'Pinions and Rants (December 2025)

 

November 2025 has come and come, and it is now over five years since Hawkman has had his own series. Robert Venditti's series ran for 29 issues from 2018 to 2021 (cover dates) and left Hawkman and Hawkwoman in a really, really good place. They had been reunited, were completely devoted and committed to each other, and their reincarnation was over and done with. Hawkman was Dr. Carter Hall, renowned archaeologist on Earth, while Hawkwoman was Shayera Hol, Empress and Protector of the Thanagarians. They had a super awesome spaceship called the Soarship. They were members of the Justice Society. They were given an extremely long life span (as long as they don't get killed for the last time), and they were now ready to live their final life together...and then...nothing. 

Hawkgirl Helmet Added to the Hawkworld Aviary!

The Hawkgirl helmet arrived today. I've been wanting a Hawkgirl helmet to go with the Hawkman helmet for a while and I found one a while back. It's fashioned after the helmet in the Superman movie so it's not quite the style I prefer, but it was a good price so I went for it. It was bent a bit out of shape so I'll have to get it back into shape and figure out how to display it in my Hawkworld Aviary! 

Update! Rearranged my Hawkworld Aviary a bit to make a spot for the helmets! Click Read more for pics!

Nine Random Wheets of a Hawkfan #20251204

 

Random Hawkman/Hawkgirl Wheets 12-4-2025

*Hawkman can go shirtless because he doesn't feel cold. The Nth metal protects him.
*As a hero, Hawkman flies high in the sky. As an archaeologist, he goes far underground. Interesting contrast.

A Rock In My Hawkworld Collection

Of all the hundreds of items in my Hawkworld.org Aviary, a plain, ordinary brown rock takes a prominent place in my collection. But it's an extremely special rock.

The History of Hawkman and Hawkgirl in a Gantt Chart

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The history of Hawkman is long, and there have been several versions of the heroes over the years. I've made several attempts at making guides and flowcharts of their history to make it easie to navigate through their history. I thought I would try another chart to take a look at their history. I believe this is called a Gantt Chart (using time bars) but I'm not an authority on charts so if this style has another name, please let me know. Anyway, it's a Gantt Chart for now. 

I Saw Shiera Kissing Carter Hall! (Who cares about Ma Hunkel...)

 DAYUM. I had heard that Hawkman (Carter Hall) and Hawkgirl (Shiera Saunders) had a cameo in DC's I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus. With Christmas coming up, I wasn't about to spend $11 on something that may not turn out to be so good but wow. This cameo is the cameo to end all cameos! And I'm just kidding. I love Ma Hunkel. She's awesome.

Art by Scott Kolins and colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr. 

This is absolutely beautiful. Love truly is in the air! 

The Claw of Horus Returns in DC K.O.

Scott Snyder's absolutely madhouse event, DC K.O., continues in issue No. 2, and the second round plays out. In this round, 32 heroes and villains have to obtain one of the sixteen most powerful items in the DC universe in order to advance to the next round. And lo and behold, Hawkman's Claw of Horus is one of those items! 

Hawk Alerts for November 26, 2025!

The DC releases for November 26 are out and I'm getting news that the Hawks are in a few comics so here's a heads up for all the Hawkfans! 

Four Hawkman vs Superman Battles

  

 Hawkman vs. Superman. These two have been teammates and friends since the Golden Age of comics, but there have been a few times when they have gone up against each other. DC Comics solicitations for February 2026 revealed that they would be going up against each other yet again in Absolute Superman No. 16. The cover by Rafa Sandoval has goteen a lot of attention in the last few days so I thought I would look back on a few occassions when Hawkman and Superman went up against each other. 

    On paper, Hawkman doesn't stand a chance. Superman is one of the most powerful superheroes in DC Comics. I'm a Hawkman fan but even I will admit that Superman way above Hawkman's level in strength and power. However, there have been a couple times when Hawkman got the upperhand.  Let's take a look back at the times the two iconic heroes have gone head to head. 

Absolute Universe's Hawkman Vs. Superman

 

    DC Comics' solicitations came out this weekend and we found out that the Absolute Hawkman will be going up against the Absolute Superman in Absolute Superman No. 16 (release date Feb. 4). Here's what it says.