How do we improve him?
Hawkman:
Bring back Harvey Birdman instead.
Ultra-violence
Savage Hawwkman was a flop for that reason, among others
Make Hawkman/Hawkwoman a romance title and market it towards women.
I thought about this. Get Stjepan Sejic or Kris Anka on the book, and we'll have the woman/gay market. Plus no more cuckholdry!
"Birds of a Feather..."
"Love Nest"
(years later)
"Empty Nest"
Lose the pants.
Eygptian Conan Highlander.
he's a fascist bird cop from a fantasy nazi planet
what if hawkman wore a suit like moon knight?
needs more reincarnation
He's a guy with wings.
It's just boring.
Even Marvel finally just gave up on Angel, an OG X-man.
That's where this leads.
it is retconed from time to time
Give him a distinct, likeable personality.
What's wrong with his current personality?
It would be good if he were autistically obsessed with his hawkwaifu. He enters badass mode only to help her out.
I haven't read his current book but from what I have bread it's a pretty cookie cutter stoic mentality. Not bad, but not standout.
How would you improve it?
He's boring. Give him more bird related abilities or something. Or make him extremely fast when flying like a peregrine falcon or some shit
Add some kind of trait that would be exaggerated for comedy but also used seriously. I would first try and make his romance with hawkgirl genuinely compelling. Then I would make his autistic devotion to her a main character trait. Just to add some flavour because it would contrast well with his usual stoicism.
turn him in sky!Aquaman ?
Have him become a DOOMSLAYER for a decade where demons run from him and have a portal open up where Dr Fate is waiting to hold them back and they're screaming for their lives. Then He Happens Along.....
That's literally been his character for the past 50 years with the whole conservative schtick
Not in the books I read
I thought Venditti saved him?
Hmmm
Put him on a self-contained universe and in a fantasy setting with fantasy monsters.
he's just a guy with wings, he doesn't really have much going for him
he has this essense of pulpy hero. A shirtless Indiana Jones and Flash Gordon in one persone. He can go on adventure into forgoten jungle temple in the morning, fly into space to fight galactic conquer from planet Xenu at lunch and solving crimes at night. He was there, he saw it all. He has not time for anybody bullshit. He had died a thousand time, lost the loved once and can remember to most of it. There is nothing to improve. Just stay faithful to the pulp... and dont go nose deep into the reincarnation whirpool. Venditit finally turned into something salvageable.