Hawkwoman Appreciation

[MajorHoy]

Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders Hall) - from Who's Who Vol. X - Dec. 1985.jpg

Hawkgirl - Shiera posing as a second Hawkman - from All Star Comics No. 5 - reprinted in All Sta.jpg

Hawkgirl and Hawkman - orig. from Flash Comics #88 (Oct. 1947) - reprinted in Secret Origins #1,.jpg

[The_Greatest_Username]

I was never quite able to get into Shiera. Are any of the Golden Age stories good?

Voted pre-Crisis Shayera. I really adored Hawkworld Shayera, too, though. I actually consider her closer to the animated incarnation than any other, costume notwithstanding.

I voted pre-Crisis as well. Hawkworld Shayera was brash and fun, but pre-Crisis Shayera was very smart and had a nuance about her that just makes her stand out among other Silver Age women. At least to me anyway...

[John Venus]

Any recc's for Pre-Crisis Shayera comics?

[The_Greatest_Username]

Any recc's for Pre-Crisis Shayera comics?

She was pretty great in Tony Isabella's Hawkman series. The highlights for me are the issue where she takes on Lion-Mane which I believe is #4. Also, Action Comics #588 by John Byrne--not only does she look great via Byrne art, but she also takes out Byth and Darkwing while piloting a ship.

[John Venus]

She was pretty great in Tony Isabella's Hawkman series. The highlights for me are the issue where she takes on Lion-Mane which I believe is #4. Also, Action Comics #588 by John Byrne--not only does she look great via Byrne art, but she also takes out Byth and Darkwing while piloting a ship.

Thanks! I will try to find those comics.

[MajorHoy]

She also had some good stories in Steve Englehart's Justice League of America, when Steve had her become a full-fledged member of the JLA.

[The_Greatest_Username]

She also had some good stories in Steve Englehart's Justice League of America, when Steve had her become a full-fledged member of the JLA.

I wish Comixology would brush up on the Justice League of America selection so I could read them for more completion. I haven't read much of Shayera's JLA appearances. I could track down single issues, but that seems a bit tedious.

Still, I did enjoy her introduction into the League.



Hawkman deserves a lot of credit for his insistence that she's proved her usefulness to the time many times over.

[John Venus]

So who do you think would make a great live action version of Hawkwoman?

[MajorHoy]

So who do you think would make a great live action version of Hawkwoman?

Lindsay Lohan?

[Just Is]

Agreed. It's sad that McDuffie's run was riddled with editorial interference. I recall reading some interesting ideas he had for Kendra that never came to fruition due to the constant change of plans and interference.

DC did try to push Hawkgirl during the height of JLU's popularity but I think it was a mistake to push Kendra instead of Shayera during that time because anyone picking up a comic would have been confused because of how different Kendra and Shayera are.

Thats what happened to me. Hawkgirl was tied for my favourite character in that series (with John Stewart and The Question) and made me a fan of that character.

[Troller]

They are all MEH

[MajorHoy]

They are all MEH

Yep . . . the name and where you're from fit you.
(I wonder what your dog's name would be?)

[The_Greatest_Username]

Lindsay Lohan?

That would certainly raise Shayera's profile.

I'm not sure who I would pick. Ashley Greene?

[red winter]

The last CBR needed one of these, so what better time to start one than now!
This thread is for the appreciation of Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal-Hol) known sometimes as Hawkgirl.



As of lately, she hasn't been seen since her supposed death in Savage Hawkman, but there have been some indications that we will see her again.

I thought she died during the Infinite Crisis?

[MajorHoy]

I thought she died during the Infinite Crisis?

But she came back at the end of Blackest Night, though none of that matters any longer as of September 2011.