Next up is a return to the DC Universe. This time, I’m
looking at a character I’m not a big fan of: Hawkman. I don’t think he’s a lame
character even though his mask is sometimes weird. All I know about the
character is that he is pretty screwed up continuity-wise. And I thought
Superman’s continuity had issues! I know that Carter Hall (or Katar Hol,
whatever floats your boat) has gone through changes over the years. I even
remember running across the confusion in Zero Hour, a crossover that was
supposed to end the confusion. Spoilers… It apparently didn’t and this story
here is kind of what started it.
A few months back, I was looking through some cheap trade
paperbacks. I came across Hawkworld, a three-issue prestige miniseries written
and drawn by Tim Truman. I had heard about the story, though I may had been
confusing it with the series that spun out of it. Either way, the artwork
looked nice, so I decided to pick it up. The miniseries was released in 1989,
and it was supposed to be a total reboot of the character in the same way Man
of Steel was to Superman. Truman, who has done a lot of work, wrote and penciled
the mini. Inks were done by Enrique Alcatena and colors were done by Sam
Parsons.