With the first year and the origin story of Hawkman completed, we wondered where writer Robert Venditti would take us for the standalone issue. After the big climax in the last issue, it's natural to assume that this issue would be a bit of a breather, but Rob stepped up and gave us one of the best issues in Hawkman's history. Some of the
standalone issues from Hawkman Vol. 4 (2002-2006) are some of the best issues of the
series, and this issue is right up there with those. Over the past year,
Venditti has shown us what he can do when he can build up a story gradually,
and now we see what he can do with one issue. This review is full of spoilers
so if you haven’t read the comic yet, don’t spoil it. Go buy the
comic, read it and then come back to read the review.
