Hawkworld Review of JSA No. 18

The beginning of the Justice Society has been going on for about six issues, but we finally got to see the original members, plus Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman, join forces to defeat Ultra-Humanite in this flashback story. It felt like a new version of the Justice Society's origin that we know so well, but in the end, writer Jeff Lemire managed to fit all the pieces in without messing up the original story. 

"Does This Come In Chromium?" Podcast Interview

 I had the privilege of talking about all things Hawkman and Hawkgirl with Matt Anderson on his podcast, "Does This Come In Chromium! The interview started with Matt's interest in the famous Hawkman No. 1 "gold chromium" cover from 1993, but covered all sorts of Hawkman and Hawkgirl topics. Matt really knows his stuff, and it was great fun talking to him. Click the link or the pic to go to the podcast interview! Let us know in the comments what you thought of the interview, or maybe some questions you have after listening to it. 

Link: Does This Come In Chromium / Hawkman #1 with Tim Board

DC Comics Solicitations June 2026 for Hawkman and Hawkgirl

The solicitations for June 2026 are out, but there's not much good news for Hawkman and Hawkgirl. The JSA series is continuing, but according to JSA #16, the Hawks are on indefinite leave (uh-huh), so they are probably not even in the issue. The pickings are slim, but here's what I was able to find. 

Catch all the Hawkman and Hawkgirl posts on Bluesky!

 For those of you who have the Bluesky app, you can add a feed to your account to follow all of the posts that mention Hawkman and Hawkgirl! I started a Feed on Bluesky, so like and follow the Hawks there!

Just click # Feeds on the left column, type in Hawkman in the search bar, and you'll find it! Same for Hawkgirl! You won't miss any posts with Hawkman and Hawkgirl!

My Bluesky account: https://bsky.app/profile/hawkworld.bsky.social

Reviews for Absolute Superman #17 and JSA

Here are the reviews for JSA No. 17 and Absolute Superman No. 17. In JSA, it appears the Hawks will be written out of the series. They're on "indefinite leave," but I suppose they might still be in the flashback story. In Absolute Superman, Lois said it best about Hawkman. "In a world of *e%#@, you're King %$*@ of *@#%$." I think she's saying "in a world of meadow muffins, you're King Dung of Manure Mountain. I could be wrong. 

Anyway, here are some reviews by people who liked the issues. 

ComicBook Round Up Reviews for Absolute Superman No. 17 

ComicBook Round Up Reviews for JSANo. 17

DC Comics Solicitations 2026 May for Hawkman and Hawkgirl

 DC Comics' solicitations for May 2026 were released recently. Unfortunately, there isn't much to report. But it may be short, but report I will. 

JSA #19
Release Date: May 6 

The Justice Society of America is putting the pieces back together after its tumultuous run-in with the Injustice Society. But before the dust can settle, the Spectre returns with only one driving mission: VENGEANCE!

 JSA has been pretty much a bust for the Hawks in this series. Although Hawkgirl (over to the right, third or so back) and Hawkman (way in the back, behind Kid Eternity's legs) are sort of on the cover, it's not guaranteed they will be in the comic, so buy at your own risk. 

They have recently had short appearances in World's Finest, Aquaman, and Green Lantern Corps, but there is zero mention of the Hawks in the summaries this month, so nothing to report there. 

That's it for May!

DC Solicitations 2026 April for Hawkman and Hawkgirl

   The solicitations for April 2026 are out. Hawkman gets no mentions, and Hawkgirl appears once in the solicitations, but they do appear on a few covers. However, being on a cover does not mean they are actually in the comic, so put these comics on your pull list at your own risk. 

10 Years of Hawkworld

   Happy anniversary, Hawkworld! January 15, 2026, is the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the fan group called Hawkworld. It's hard to believe that it's been ten years. When I began the group on Facebook 10 years ago, I made it a personal mission to build Hawkfans a place that was active, informative, and fun. What a journey it has been. 

The Origins of Hawkman and Hawkgirl (YouTube Video)

 I've seen numerous articles and videos explaining the origin of Hawkman and Hawkgirl over the years, so I decided to create my own and share my take on their origin story. I've drawn on my experience of following Hawkman for almost 50 years, with a focus on the origins that Gardner Fox and Robert Venditti provided us. Subscribe to the Hawkworld YouTube channel if you can! Many thanks!

Happy New Year from Hawkworld!

 

Happy New Year to everyone from Hawkworld! May this year bring health and happiness to you and your loved ones! Soar high, Hawkfans! 

(Photo taken on January 1st, 2026 in Kirishima, Japan.) 

Looking Back at Hawkworld 2025

   The Year 2025 is coming to a close, so it's time to take a look back at some of Hawkworld's highlights and lowlights of the year. Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and even Hawkwoman continued to appear in comics here and there throughout the year, including the JSA series, some unannounced cameos, and a few covers and variant covers. Hawkgirl made her silver screen debut in Superman, the horrid Absolute Hawkman appeared, and the wait for a Hawkman series entered its sixth year. I've made a list of highs and lows for the year. If you have a certain highlight or lowlight you would like to add, please leave it in the comments below! And now, the highlights first...

DC Comics Solicitations 2026 March for Hawkman/Hawkgirl

DC Comics released its solicitations for March 2026, and it appears to be another bare month for the Hawks. The biggest surprise was that Absolute Hawkman is still alive after apparently confronting Absolute Superman in February. Of course, covers are never reliable, so we'll have to wait and see. He may not even be in the issue. DC must have liked their K.O. thing, so now it appears they're doing a wrestling version of it. There were zero mentions of Hawkman or Hawkgirl this month, but they appeared on a couple of covers. Details below. 

Random Wheets of a Hawkman #251217

* A Thanagarian's average lifespan is 300 years.
*Carter and Shayera's wings come out of their harnesses, but Kendra's are organic.
*Hawkman's Soarship, which has the biggest collection of historical artifacts in the universe, is in Earth's orbit.
*Catar-Ol, one of Hawkman's past lives, was Supergirl's history teacher on Krypton.
*Dr. Carter Hall is a renowned archaeologist and museum curator.
*Shayera Hol is the daughter of Lord Provis Thal. When he died, she became the ruler of Thanagar.
*Hawkman can speak thousands of languages.
*Most humans cannot lift Hawkman's Nth metal mace.
*Hawkman has been wearing Nth metal for so long, it's in his blood stream.
*Hawkman has a universe-wide network of friends whose ancestors were saved by him.

Board Review of JSA #14

DC Comics and Jeff Lemire are in the process of rewriting the beginning of the Justice Society and we have the charter members gradually meeting each othre for the first time. Hawkman and Hawkgirl are already together, with Shiera already Carter's equal partner as an archaeologist and a superhero. This review will focus on their part of the story. Spoilers everywhere so turn away if you haven't read it yet. 

'Pinions and Rants (December 2025)

 

November 2025 has come and come, and it is now over five years since Hawkman has had his own series. Robert Venditti's series ran for 29 issues from 2018 to 2021 (cover dates) and left Hawkman and Hawkwoman in a really, really good place. They had been reunited, were completely devoted and committed to each other, and their reincarnation was over and done with. Hawkman was Dr. Carter Hall, renowned archaeologist on Earth, while Hawkwoman was Shayera Hol, Empress and Protector of the Thanagarians. They had a super awesome spaceship called the Soarship. They were members of the Justice Society. They were given an extremely long life span (as long as they don't get killed for the last time), and they were now ready to live their final life together...and then...nothing. 

Hawkgirl Helmet Added to the Hawkworld Aviary!

The Hawkgirl helmet arrived today. I've been wanting a Hawkgirl helmet to go with the Hawkman helmet for a while and I found one a while back. It's fashioned after the helmet in the Superman movie so it's not quite the style I prefer, but it was a good price so I went for it. It was bent a bit out of shape so I'll have to get it back into shape and figure out how to display it in my Hawkworld Aviary! 

Update! Rearranged my Hawkworld Aviary a bit to make a spot for the helmets! Click Read more for pics!

Nine Random Wheets of a Hawkfan #20251204

 

Random Hawkman/Hawkgirl Wheets 12-4-2025

*Hawkman can go shirtless because he doesn't feel cold. The Nth metal protects him.
*As a hero, Hawkman flies high in the sky. As an archaeologist, he goes far underground. Interesting contrast.

The History of Hawkman and Hawkgirl in a Gantt Chart

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The history of Hawkman is long, and there have been several versions of the heroes over the years. I've made several attempts at making guides and flowcharts of their history to make it easie to navigate through their history. I thought I would try another chart to take a look at their history. I believe this is called a Gantt Chart (using time bars) but I'm not an authority on charts so if this style has another name, please let me know. Anyway, it's a Gantt Chart for now. 

I Saw Shiera Kissing Carter Hall! (Who cares about Ma Hunkel...)

 DAYUM. I had heard that Hawkman (Carter Hall) and Hawkgirl (Shiera Saunders) had a cameo in DC's I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus. With Christmas coming up, I wasn't about to spend $11 on something that may not turn out to be so good but wow. This cameo is the cameo to end all cameos! And I'm just kidding. I love Ma Hunkel. She's awesome.

Art by Scott Kolins and colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr. 

This is absolutely beautiful. Love truly is in the air! 

Hawk Alerts for November 26, 2025!

The DC releases for November 26 are out and I'm getting news that the Hawks are in a few comics so here's a heads up for all the Hawkfans!