Hawkman #40 By Hervé St.Louis Oct 23, 2005 - 6:58:00 PM

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Hawkman #40
DC Comics
Writers: Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti
Pencil: Joe Bennett
Ink: Ruy Jose

In this issue, Hawkman reacts to his savage attack on Hawkgirl caused by his being drugged by his opponents earlier. Hawkman’s JSA buddies finally react to some rumours circulating about him and his treatment of villains, as revealed in the Identity Crisis mini-series. Hawkman goes through a spiritual journey, courtesy of his son Doctor Fate to try to put his life in perspective and find a solution to his problems.

Much if this story holds no surprises as one can see the conclusion of this storyline. It’s all there. One would hope that Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti could write stories on a second degree that would require more brain power to elucidate. Although they amp up the action and the threats facing Hawkman, they haven’t updated their comic book writing style to this decade. What would have been a classic epic a decade ago, feels like warmed up clichés.

If you follow recent stories in Birds of Prey, you’ll notice that Bennett draws Wildcat the same way, without his mask. All of his characters have distinctive features, although all his women have the same sumptuous look. Bennet is a great talent. He can draw spiritual scenes and gritty street fights. Bennett however suffers from the same fate of many solid DC Comics’ artists. An accomplished storyteller without a sexy and stylized brush.

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