Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)

Hawkeye (Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Bishop) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics Created by writer Allan Sheinberg and artist Jim Cheung, Bishop first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005). 

She is the third character and first female to take the Hawkeye name, after Clint Barton of the Avengers and Wyatt McDonald of the Squadron Supreme. Her costume appearance is patterned on the first Hawkeye and Mockingbird.

Hailee Steinfeld is set to portray Bishop in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Hawkeye on Disney+.

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Hawkeye first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005), created by writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung. She is first introduced as Kate Bishop and in issue #12 she takes up the Hawkeye mantle as the original Hawkeye was dead at the time after being killed in Avengers #502.

Alongside Clint Barton, Kate Bishop co-starred in Matt Fraction and David Aja's series Hawkeye (2012).

Kate had starred in her own Hawkeye book starting in the fall 2016 Marvel NOW! catalog.[5] The book was cancelled with its 16th and final issue in early 2018.[6] The writer of said book, Kelly Thompson, would then create the 2018 incarnation of the West Coast Avengers, which featured Kate as the team leader.

An upcoming five-issue miniseries, titled Hawkeye: Kate Bishop by Marieke Nijkamp and Enid Balaam will release in November to tie-in to her film introduction in the Disney+ series.

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A "normal" civilian forcibly introduced to the Young Avengers in an early rescue attempt made by the team, Kate has demonstrated skill and level-headedness in high pressure situations. Independent, tough-minded, and blunt, she is also an excellent archer. Her encounter with the young team led her to investigate them on her own, following them to Avengers headquarters and donning the gear of Mockingbird and Hawkeye, as well as what may be Swordsman's sword and Black Widow's belt. When Kate first appears wearing Mockingbird's mask, Patriot jokingly refers to her as "Hawkingbird." She invites herself to join the team after freeing them and helps them in their battle against Kang the Conqueror. She was subsequently confirmed as a member of the team.

Kate has long black hair and blue eyes.