Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hawkman Families: Hawkman of Hawkworld

Hawkworld: Hawkman art by NightwingTAS



Today is the first in a series of posts highlighting the "Hawkman Family" of characters as envisioned by artist NightwingTAS. The concept here is to flesh out characters with designs which could be used in a Bruce Timm/Paul Dini style animated series for various DC Comics properties. And this bblog being the blog it is, we have the Hawks, as starring in the theoretical series Hawkworld Take it away, Nightwing:

"Here is the beginning of my Hawkman Family set.

Carter Hall is the latest reincarnation of Prince Khufu. The Priest Hath Set had murdered Khufu and hiis love Chay-Ara with a knife made of Nth Metal which is also responsible for their perpetual reincarnations. Through the Nth Metal the two's souls are forever bound, to reunite, and fall in love. With full knowledge of his past lives Carter tried to reach his love's soul inside her niece Kendra, and just as she was opening up and falling for Carter they are plunged into the Blackest Night. During the Blackest Night Sheira was brought back and given a second chance at life."

Pretty much a streamlined version of the Post-Crisis Carter Hall, removing some of the more wonky bits such as being reincarnated in Katar Hol's body. As a high concept, it works very well, which is what I say to people who routinely call Hawkman too convoluted. Taken as a whole, yes; but stripped down to the basics, he's not bad at all.

The look is quite nifty as well, incorporating the typical pouch belt which Rags Morales used a lot in Volume 4. Not sure how well that would animate, but if Black Canary and Zatana can have their fishnets then Carter can have his pouch. The model is shown with his morningstar, but I presume that in the series we would see him armed with other weapons, yes?

Be sure to check out the other posts in this series today!

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Image: Hawkman, 2010, NightwingTAS, Image Retrieved from Super Buddies.

1 comment:

Diabolu Frank said...

I just realized that the Martian Manhunter design has the exact same center piece at the straps. SONOVA...

I love the Ralph Bakshe/Filmation background. You got the best one!

For some reason, the handle "NightwingTAS" makes Bloodhound Gang's "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" play in my brain when I set up these posts. I'm all "Here's a new design from Nightwing-Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss..."