Found this wallpaper while doing my routine search for new and exciting Hawkman imagery. There's no mistaking that this is Hawkman from Superfriends, with the extended, uh, thingys on his helmet and primary coloring. I have to say though, as few times as he appeared on the show, other than the elongated face of the helmet, Hawkman's animation model is pretty sweet. The artist, one Mike Peters, has other wallpapers available, including others of this style for other Superfriends characters, including Aquaman, Flash, and Black Vulcan. Basic, yes, but I think it has a sort of goofy charm to it. Image: Superfriends Hawkman wallpaper, Mike Peters, retrieved from Superhero Universe.
This is the third installment of the original Joe Kubert pages from Flash Comics #97 for your enjoyment and perusal, thanks to Doug Zawisza of the Doom Patrol blog. You can find the previous two installments here and here. The Hawks engage the Zeta-Ray weilding thugs (careful, they'll send you to Rann!) and find they are more than they bargained for. I like the thug totally no-selling Hawkman's punch in the middle of the page, which is right up there with Shiera tossing the gooey seaweed on the guy's face two panels later. This is a good looking page, like the rest of the group. But I am a sucker for Joe Kubert so I am probably a little biased. Image: Page 3 from Hawkman feature in Flash Comics #97, 1948, Joe Kubert, provided by Doug Zawisza.
Paul Smith is best known for his work on X-titles over the years, including handing the art chores on Uncanny in most of 1983. This is appropriate to me, as his work has always reminded me a little bit of Neal Adams, whose X-Men is, as far as I am concerned, the best that team has ever looked. He also did the superlative Golden Age miniseries, plus American Flagg!, and Nexus. Now, THIS is how the Hawks can look dynamic and graceful without aping Joe Kubert! *coughcoughWednesdayComicscough* Hawkman looks powerful without being bulky, which is how he is normally portrayed nowadays. His helmet has nice texture and shape. Hawkgirl really looks great, too, with her flowing locks, rocking helmet, and athletic build. While I like cheesecake as much as the next guy, Hawkgirl, to me, is a character who should always have that trim build. But just because she's not voluptuious doesn't mean she's not sexy, though -- check out that figure! Homina homina homina! I also like the wings being portrayed differently for each character, with Hawkgirl's wings looking like a pixie or fairy's wings almost. For some reason I also really like the taped wrists that Hawkman is sporting, like a prizefighter. Disclaimer: I do not own or have possession of this sketch. It is being reposted from the cited website only. Image: Hawkman and Hawkgirl sketches, ???, Paul Smith, posted from 11by17.com.
Found this adorable image from a thread over on the Comic Geek Speak message boards. You can see lots of superhero and science fiction characters in the Simpsons house style over at this page on io9. (Sorry, no Martian Manhunter. Or Green Arrow. But we do get two Aquamans.) I can't get over how awesome Hawkman looks depicted ala Matt Groening. Even the helmet and mace look great. Image: Hawkman (Simpsons Style), ????, possibly "Dean."
What kind of Hawk-related swag can we expect to find at the comic shop this week? Let's take a look! Green Lantern #43 -- The Prologue to Blackest Night. I imagine this will function like that issue of Justice League of America did the week before Final Crisis. Personally, I doubt that the Hawks will actually show up in this issue (save maybe a cameo), but I figure if this is the setup for the story which we have been told for months is going to sort out the Hawks' situation, then I want the whole story. Wednesday Comics #1 -- DC's grand new experiment begins this week, and Hawkman is right there at the forefront. I'm still not sure if I am going to buy this entire series -- it's an extra expense, for one thing, and I don't know that I will have the ability to really enjoy these right now with the home-life being dominated by our infant son. But I want to support projects of this nature, as well as buying stuff with Hawkman in it. Kyle Baker's art has not appealed to me in the previews (especially compared to Karl Kerschl's awesome work on The Flash and Iris West, as seen on The Source), but I am hoping on the page it is more to my liking.
Picked this one up on the 3rd while visiting some comic shops in Greenville with my friend Adama, who was in town for an Independence Day party. One step closer to completing my run of Volume 4, the issues contained herein (#15-22) are the last consecutive bunch collected under the Hawkman moniker for a while. The next three are found over in JSA: Black Reign, then remains uncollected until issue #37. How biz-arre. Luckily, I have most of those in singles! Image: Hawkman v.3: Wings Of Fury, 2005, Andrew Robinson.
As posted on the DC Universe: The Source blog: ABSOLUTE JUSTICE, collecting the series from writer Jim Krueger, artist Doug Braithwaite and some guy named Alex Ross hits in November. And because we can never get too much Ross goodness, we've got the previously-unseen dustjacket from the collection, along with some character sketches that will also be in the Absolute. Ross really seems to have a thing for the Hawks looking like, well, humanoid Hawks, as these sketches strongly remind me of his Hawk-headed Hawkman from Kingdom Come. Still, an interesting study for fully-armored (and feathered) pair of Winged Wonders. You can see the uncropped image, which also features the Atom, Plastic Man, and some headshots of Flash and Red Tornado, here. Image: Hawkman and Hawkgirl armor sketches, 2007? Alex Ross.
