Hawkfans Choose the Best Moments of 2017

By Tim Board (Hawkworld Facebook and Hawkworld Twitter)

It was a tough year for Hawkfans, with no Hawkman or Hawkgirl series after March, continued neglect by DC Rebirth, and Batman taking over the Hawks' Nth Metal. Still, there were some moments to remember during the twelve months of 2017. We gave Hawkfans a chance to vote for their favorite moments of 2017. 

The Life of Hawkman as a Japanese Samurai

The History of the Japanese Hawkman

By Tim Board (Admin of Hawkworld Twitter and Hawkworld Facebook)

Here’s a history question for you. Who was Hawkman/Carter Hall in his life as a Japanese man? In the Reincarnation Age of Hawkman (2001–2010) and on the chart Doug Zawisza had in Hawkman Companion, several former lives of Hawkman have been identified. So far we have the following:

Prince Khufu: 13th century B.C.

Brian Kent (Silent Knight): 5th century A.D.

Koenrad Von Grimm: October 1483 — November 1514

Captain John Smith: June 1580 — January 1631

Hannibal Hawkes: 19th Century

Detective James Wright: Early 20th Century

In Hawkman Vol. 4 No.18, titled “Bloodlines”, Hawkman is remembering his past lives. On one page he mentions about a former life as a Japanese man during the Ashikaga Period. Also, in Justice Society of America (2007) No. 11, it is mentioned that Hawkman speaks hundreds of languages fluently, including Japanese. I’ve always wondered about who he was in his Japanese life.

Bleeding Cool's Sales Report for Hawkman Found

Bleeding Cool put out their list of best selling comics for the last week of the year. Some of the comments are hilarious, but this just proves that most of the general public fails to see how awesome Hawkman can be. Click for Article. 

Art by Bryan Hitch, Kevin Nowlan, Alex Sinclair, Jeremiah Skipper

Why HAWKMAN Matters

Dan Greenfield of 13th Demension:

"Tim wrote a piece recently that laid out exactly why Hawkman matters so much to him. I found it genuinely moving because his points are universal. When he says Hawkman, you’ll think of your favorite character. Thing is, though, you’ll be struck by how much he loves this second-tier superhero in particular.
Tim readily agreed to allow me to publish his piece here. He even selected the 13 superb covers you see spread out across this post. With Metal hitting this week, the timing is perfect. And hopefully all this augurs, dare I say it, a new life for Hawkman:" Article Link

Review of 2017 for Hawkman and Hawkgirl

The year 2017 was an odd year for Hawkman and Hawkgirl. The year started with both in their own soon-to-end series and the year would end with both being involved in a Batman-project with hope that it would lead to their own series in the near future.

A Hawkman-Hawkgirl Collage (1940-2017)

About two years ago, I thought I would put together a few of my favorite Hawkman pictures from the comics. The first collage I made had 35 pictures, but then I thought to do one with a picture from every year since 1940. After that, I thought I should do one for Hawkgirl. Then I thought I could combine them. The result was a 154-pic collage of the history of the Hawks that took over a year to put together. Now, how about a 500-pic collage next? 
Click link for a better look!

Reviews of Hawkman Found

Here are the links to various reviews of Hawkman Found from various websites and blogs.
Comicosity: By Doug Zawisza
Comics Nexus: Article by John Babos 
IGN: By Jesse Schedeen 
Comicsverse: By Brandon Bloxdorf 
Newsarama: By Joey Edsall 
Weird Science: By Eric Shea 
Bleeding Cool: By Joshua Davison 
Comic Watch: By Jericho Wilson

My own review for the issue will be up shortly. 

Scott Snyder's Syfy Wire Interview Quotes

Some promising comments were made by Scott Snyder during his interview with Syfy Wire! 

Lady Blackhawk and the Dragon of Barbatos (Metal No. 4)

Quotes from Scott Snyder:

"Thanagar Prime, which is a story element that's going to be picked up after Metal, as well."

"They've always been central to the DNA of the story and plot-wise it's been about Batman picking up on a mystery that the two of them have been a part of for generations. This is the part that their emotional conflict, their mythology, their mission, relationship with each other, their love comes to the front of the story. Everything becomes jeopardized and they become very prominent figures from here on out. What happens to them plays out in stories after Metal too. So it's great to move them to center stage and moving them forward."

"I love writing Hawkman. I love writing Carter Hall. I love the fact that he's this detective of history. He's this hero that's sort of reincarnated over and over and over. And has this mantle I think, and this burden of knowing so much about human progress, human failings. He's been around since the very beginning of humanity and so he's seen the scope of our greatest ambitions and our biggest failures. He's also connected to these wild alien elements and so there's almost this great secret history to him and his character."

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Hawkman Returns in Metal No. 4 (Sort of...)

Spoilers ahead for Metal No. 4. Kendra Saunders gets taken over Barbados and becomes some kind of evil Lady Blackhawk and Hawkman is...well check out the article and see for yourself. 
Article: DC Metal Features The Return Of [Spoiler] To The DCU

Hawkman's Ultimate Weapon: The Claw of Horus

Hawkman's Ultimate Weapon: The Claw of Horus

By Tim Board 

Throughout his history, one of Hawkman's trademarks has been his weapons, From the beginning he has used all sorts of weapons to defeat his enemies; from his ever present mace to his Katar from Hawkworld. However, in 2001, David Goyer and Geoff Johns created a weapon for Hawkman that would be his most powerful weapon ever; the Claw of Horus.