As I sat down to read Hawkman No. 2, I
found myself feeling the same way I do when I sit down to watch a movie that I
know, from all the word of mouth and previews, is going to be good. We are only two issues into Robert Venditti’s Hawkman
series, but this is what many Hawkman fans have been wanting for a very long
time. Geoff John’s run in Hawkman Vol. 4 (2002-2004) is often called the best
version of Hawkman since the Gardner Fox-Joe Kubert days, but in my opinion
this series is already on its way to surpassing it. The writing by Venditti and
the art of Bryan Hitch has brought Carter Hall/Hawkman to where Hawkfans have always
wanted him. The Indiana Jones comparisons have been made often over the years
but it’s about time someone finally fully embraced that connection instead of
trying to avoid it. Here are my thoughts on the issue and it is a completely
spoiler rich review, so feel free to come back after you’ve read the issue.
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| By Bryan Hitch and Alex Sinclair |
