DCU Comic Book Reviews

HAWKMAN #41

Farewell My Enemy, part 5

August 2005

Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray

Pencils by Joe Bennett

Inks by Ruy Jose

Cover by Ryan Sook

Synopsis

In St. Roch, Manhawks are flying overhead, preventing Hawkman and Golden Eagle from flying away.  Trapped, the Fadeaway Man, Lion-Mane, Lasso, and Hummingbird attack the heroes.  Eventually Hawkman and Golden Eagle are able to break free, but the Manhawks swarm all over Hawkman.  Golden Eagle and Detective Grubs attempt to save him, but are too late...Hawkman is dead.  Later, at Hawkman’s funeral, Golden Eagle reveals Hawkman is his father.

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

Essentially an entire issue devoted to the BIG fight, but it was done well.  The battle was riveting with well-done layouts by Bennett of the fight and how it was being played out.  Seeing Hawkman growl and cut off the heads of the Manhwaks, basically going all postal on them, was great fun.

Unlike other heroes, Hawkman’s death may very well be real.  Let’s face it, when a hero “dies” we know it is more than likely a trick on the writer’s part.  Yet, Hawkman could very easily die.  His entire history is predicated on the concept of reincarnation, so there are plenty of avenues the writer’s could explore to revive him and bring him back.  Unfortunately, with the looming Crisis and the current Rann/Thanagar War mini-series, we know that Carter Hall exists in some capacity in his own body with his memories intact.  This negates the potential for Hawkman to appear as a different person or without his memories of the past. 

I am not entirely certain about the final revelation of the story, however.  Part of me thinks that this is all part of Golden Eagle’s master, evil plan, in which case I like it.  But if it is true and Carter has a son, it kind defeats the underlying concept that hawks would always remain childless because of the curse placed upon them (and puts into question, who is the mother?).  Yes, I know Carter has a son, but that was always called a “blessing” and something he never expected to happen.  But, hey, Kendra has a daughter, so who the hell knows anymore.

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