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A review by captwinghead
Hawkeye: Kate Bishop Vol. 3: Family Reunion by Kelly Thompson
3.0
3,5 stars.
What I liked about this?
- Seeing Clint and Kate working together again. I loved their chemistry and this book (minus one little scene).
- Seeing more action scenes that showcase Clint and Kate's talents. This series was pretty great at showing that they're more than just archers
- Eden has a semi compelling reason for what she was doing
- Clint was Clint. I've missed him. (Although, I had no clue what was being referenced with him because I refuse to read Secret Empire and I didn't read Walker's book with him)
What I didn't like?
- This just reminded me of the first volume in that the conclusion didn't really wow me. It was a little lackluster because it seemed pretty similar to a finale Kate already had. It also reminded me of Kate breaking into her father's office in the last volume which made the large action see here a little less memorable.
- Once again, I feel like this ended without me truly learning anything more about Kate's friends. I get the feeling Thompson was told to wrap things up but we had three volumes and I still feel like I didn't get to know them any better. Part of that is not giving them enough focus but I can't really blame Thompson for that because Marvel has a history of cancelling books early. Like way early. It really is quite sad.
- I don't understand why we had to have that cover and gimmick of Clint kissing Kate. No one wants that. Selling that issue that way is odd because, as I said before, no one wants that. Then we get Kate being upset that Clint found it gross which I get was supposed to be humorous but it just wasn't to me. It's odd because a similar thing with an unwanted kiss happens in West Coast Avengers and I just don't get why??? It bugged me because, that issue was sold on that cover and it was just a gimmick. I remember so many of my friends, who were reading this issue by issue, being really mad about it.
So, this was just okay. The good was pretty good and the rest of it was kind of meh for me. I wanted to rate it higher because of the chemistry between Clint and Kate (platonic!) that I enjoyed but I felt like the ending was too rushed to really enjoy.
It's a shame because, if Marvel wasn't so worried about profits, this could have been a lengthy, enjoyable series.
What I liked about this?
- Seeing Clint and Kate working together again. I loved their chemistry and this book (minus one little scene).
- Seeing more action scenes that showcase Clint and Kate's talents. This series was pretty great at showing that they're more than just archers
- Eden has a semi compelling reason for what she was doing
- Clint was Clint. I've missed him. (Although, I had no clue what was being referenced with him because I refuse to read Secret Empire and I didn't read Walker's book with him)
What I didn't like?
- This just reminded me of the first volume in that the conclusion didn't really wow me. It was a little lackluster because it seemed pretty similar to a finale Kate already had. It also reminded me of Kate breaking into her father's office in the last volume which made the large action see here a little less memorable.
- Once again, I feel like this ended without me truly learning anything more about Kate's friends. I get the feeling Thompson was told to wrap things up but we had three volumes and I still feel like I didn't get to know them any better. Part of that is not giving them enough focus but I can't really blame Thompson for that because Marvel has a history of cancelling books early. Like way early. It really is quite sad.
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So, this was just okay. The good was pretty good and the rest of it was kind of meh for me. I wanted to rate it higher because of the chemistry between Clint and Kate (platonic!) that I enjoyed but I felt like the ending was too rushed to really enjoy.
It's a shame because, if Marvel wasn't so worried about profits, this could have been a lengthy, enjoyable series.