Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye #1

Generations #5

by Kelly Thompson, Greg Smallwood (Cover Art), Stefano Raffaele (Artist)

TWO ARCHERS. ONE-SHOT. Kate Bishop, A.K.A. Hawkeye, finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a battle royal between the world's most skilled sharpshooters — including an inexplicably young Clint Barton, A.K.A. the OTHER Hawkeye. The prize? Bragging rights for being named the best, of course — oh, and you get to stay alive! Unfortunately for Clint, several of his competitors are villains he's taken down, making HIM a primary target. So, on top of figuring out where and WHEN she is, Kate's got to find a way to win this little contest of skills and keep her not-so-old pal Clint out of the crosshairs… easy, peasy.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Superheroes, Graphic Novels, Fiction

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 30, 2017

About the author

KELLY THOMPSON has a degree in Sequential Art from The Savannah College of Art & Design. Her love of comics and superheroes have compelled her since she first discovered them as a teenager. Currently living in Portland, Oregon with her boyfriend and the two brilliant cats that run their lives, you can find Kelly all over the Internet where she is generally well liked, except where she's detested.

Kelly has published two novels - THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING (2012) and STORYKILLER (2014) and the graphic novel HEART IN A BOX from Dark Horse Comics (2015). She's currently writing ROGUE & GAMBIT, HAWKEYE, and PHASMA for Marvel Comics and GHOSTBUSTERS for IDW. Other major credits include: A-Force, Captain Marvel & The Carol Corps, Jem and The Holograms, Misfits, Power Rangers Pink, and the creator-owned mini-series Mega Princess.

Kelly's ambitions are eclipsed only by her desire to exist entirely in pajamas. Fortunately pajamas and writers go hand in hand (most of the time). Please buy all her stuff so that she can buy (and wear) more pajamas.

Reviews

[Vinton Bayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well done. I loved the way Kate thought in modern caption boxes and Clint thought in classic thought bubbles. What a great idea!

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now this is more like it! Has good art, good writing, and is actually worth $5!

[Kay ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed every bit of it. Kelly Thompson is a good writer. Artwork was okay.

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Not bad. I really don't know these characters and I'm not sure this makes me want to.

The art was decent, but the plot was predictable and a little lame.

Again, meh.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved having Clint and Kate back together. The plot itself wasn't anything great, but man, did I miss these two. At least I have issue #13 to look forward to now.

[kat!? · Rating 3 out of 5]

very cute!! loved clint and katie back together, and the banter between them was peak!! i liked the range of villians

[mollythemagic]

did i start this before 12am? it’s 12:31am rn

at the end of this it says the next comic is hawkeye #13, so it’s probably safe to assume this falls in between kate bishop’s hawkeye issues 12 and 13. probably anyway

this was fun. i like kelly thompson

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5

[Katherine (Kat)]

2.5

[Sonja · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been reading fewer comics lately, and have cancelled some subscriptions, but I still get every Hawkeye issue that comes out. They're always fun to read for me, with Kate Bishop's Hawkeye as much as with Clint Barton's (though admittedly I enjoyed the Fraction/Aja stories a bit more than the current run. Those were brilliant, right now it's only very good). So no surprise that this issue - even though nothing really 'deep' is happening (unless you count Kate's little speech at the end during which Clint falls asleep on her) - was right up my alley.

[Katlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

the only other Kate / Clint interaction I have read were Clint's brief appearances in Young Avengers. I really enjoyed this issue! and what it shows about the issues Kate is dealing with post-young avengers. I should read more Hawkeye & post-young avengers Kate Bishop!

[Ellen Schoener · Rating 3 out of 5]

I adored the Hawkeye comics by Fraction.
So of all the generations comics, I think the two Hawkeyes were the ones I knew the most, and Kate is the only one I read up in depth.
This was a nice meet-up again with Kate and Clint, although it is nothing really new.

[Monika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing special but I'm happy to see Clint and Kate back and working as a team. Also this cover is amazing.

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've missed these two Hawkeye's together

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. interesting start and it'll be cool to see some Hawkeye villains from before I got into the comics. Love seeing Clint and Kate team up again.

[TK · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hawkeye x2 always the best. So glad Hawkess wasn't ever her name.

[juliana · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was fun!!! i love kate and clint sm

[sillypunk · Rating 5 out of 5]

God I loved this

[Mariana · Rating 4 out of 5]

really cool

[j]

3.75? clint & kate's banter is always entertaining, love those two together.

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

they’re hilarious together plssss

[✩ · Rating 3 out of 5]

FOFOS

[Liz.Loki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Italian review:

Una piccola oneshot su Kate che incontra il Clint del passato. Carina dai, i dialoghi molto simpatici. Anche i disegni non sono male.

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English review:

A little oneshot of Kate meeting Clint from the past. Cute, the dialogues are very nice. The drawings are not bad either.