Yes, that would be a cool fight to see, but that’s not what
this post is about actually. Well, it is, kind of. I’ve been reading the New
52’s Savage Hawkman since it started back nine issues ago. It started off okay, but not great, and every
issue I read seemed less satisfying than the one before it. Plus, the artwork
was starting to bother me. Maybe I’m a purist when it comes to comic book art,
but I like really clean pencils, and to me the artwork in Savage Hawkman just
seemed sloppy.
About a month ago, after reading issue #8, I posted on
Twitter that I was thinking of dumping Hawkman for the new Batgirl comic book.
The response I got was crystal clear—do it. Batgirl, apparently, has been
kicking some serious butt out there.
I
did manage to read the first two issues of it, but for some reason haven’t yet
jumped on board. I like the Batgirl
character, but now that I’ve started reading Hawkman I feel committed. As I mentioned way back in my original
Hawkman post, he’s a character that interested me for a long time, but I never
read any comics with him because I didn’t know where to jump in. Then, when DC
decided to relaunch him it seemed like the perfect time. Now, after finally jumping in, I’m afraid to
jump out!
I know, the answer is obviously to just read Batgirl
too. Why trade one for the other,
right? But I already read about ten
different comics a month, and that seems like just the right balance for
me. Right around the time that I finish
the pile the lady at the comic book store calls to tell me my next batch of
books is in.
Thankfully, Savage Hawkman has a new artist on the job as of
issue #9. I read it yesterday and it’s a
vast improvement, so for now I think I’ll stick with it, and maybe sneak in a
bit of Batgirl here and there. One thing
though—I’m not getting the whole “savage” Hawkman thing. Honestly, he hasn’t been very savage at
all. They might want to rethink that. Either drop the nickname or have him really
tear it up. Personally, I’d prefer the
latter.
If your looking for a good place to jump into Hawkman, then I would recommend you start with Geoff Johns's run.
ReplyDeleteFrom the picture that you posted, it looked like Hawkman was fighting a Talon from the Court of Owls. And then I thought, "Oh crap, there's another comic (or two) that I will have to buy because of the Night of the Owls crossover." But then when I clicked the picture and saw the big version, I realized I was wrong. My debit card says "whew".
ReplyDeleteOn the subject of Batgirl, I hadn't read any of the New 52 issues until the Owls issue, and it was good. But I was curious about how she was no longer in a wheelchair, so I picked up #1. Don't want to spoil it, but there really isn't an explanation. Just a page about it and how she can walk again after 3 years. Don't know if that gets fleshed out in later issues, but I would hope so (if not, that's pretty disappointing and misses a great opportunity to tell a more complete story). So I think I'll pick up the rest of the missed issues and see what's going on, and judge from there whether or not I want to continue it.
iPad is my preferred method of reading too, even though I still love the collecting aspect of the paper book. I saw The Ravegers in the store on Wednesday, but the cover just didn't reach out and grab me (a lot of times I'll buy a #1 issue solely based on the cover...that way if the story sucks I'll still think I got some value out of the book if I decided to display it).
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