For those comics fans who are proclaiming that the Absolute Hawkman is "the Hawkman we always knew he was." I don't think they know Hawkman. (From Hawkworld Vol. 2 No. 32, March 1993) Writer: John Ostrander.
"Take away democracy once in this country and it will never come back. You only set an example for other tyrants who will take your place...
...unless you continue to rule to keep them away.
Either way, all you offer is a tyrant."
THIS is Hawkman.