What do you think?
Rate this book
JSA (1999)
JSA, Vol. 3: The Return of Hawkman
In JSA, Vol 3: The Return of Hawkman, one of the most legendary heroes of all time returns from the dead as his true origin and history are told for the first time ever. When the JSA travel back to Thanagar, home world of the Hawkpeople, Hawkgirl learns that everything that she believed about her past is false. Furthermore she discovers that she holds the key to her beloved Hawkman's reincarnation. But before she can hope to be reunited with the winged warrior, the JSA must defeat an omnipotent despot determined to ravage Thanagar. This book marks the triumphant return of Hawkman and the beginning of a new era in his legend.
Collecting: JSA 16-25
Collecting: JSA 16-25
244 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2002
276 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 32 reviews
September 21, 2018
Johnny Sorrow and the Injustice League are back bedeviling the Justice Society and they’ve crossed a line to do it – the “we-are-hanging-out-chilling-in-our-street-clothes-and-shouldn’t-be-messed-with” line. So screw with Dr. Mid-Nite putting the moves on Black Canary or Wildcat and Sand checking out the latest movie treasure at the local adult cinema or geezer Jay Garrick taking a nap, at your peril.
The difference between here and the last time the Injustice League made an appearance * is a wild card – Black Adam.
Hold your breath or start counting down what's left of those nine lives, Kitty.
Johnny Sorrow’s game is to bring back the King of Tears.
Welcome Chtulhu-type creature!
The Flash runs right into the Speed Force (because that solves almost any problem in the DC universe)...
And a transition issue leading to:
“Hiya Hawkman!” Or “Is that a bar of Nth metal in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”
Hawkgirl is conflicted and having flashbacks from the dozens of lives she’s led – the earring she lost in 16th century Madrid – found it! Black Adam tries to help by being grabby, but…
Nice try, but we still don’t trust you. Ass!
So it’s an Uber cab ride to planet Thanagar, where someone evil has taken over and because it’s a comic book prophesy, it’s up to Hawkman to be resurrected and fight back.
I’ve never gotten into Hawkman as a character, but I have to give props to Geoff Johns for attempting to unravel and simplify the whole Hawkman mythos.
Carter Hall/Hawkman’s reunion with the geriatric members of the JSA and his now grown up son, Hector/Dr. Fate was touching.
So it’s cliffhanger city…
…Black Adam steps up…
…and a resolution.
Goodreader, you may ask how the heck they can defeat a living planet…
Bottom line: A few nice moments don’t make a coherent or interesting read, still Geoff Johns has a decent grasp of what makes these characters great and does a nice job using ancient continuity as a way of reflecting on present character developments.
*That would be volume 2 – Jumpin’ Java Jeff.
The difference between here and the last time the Injustice League made an appearance * is a wild card – Black Adam.
Hold your breath or start counting down what's left of those nine lives, Kitty.
Johnny Sorrow’s game is to bring back the King of Tears.
Welcome Chtulhu-type creature!
The Flash runs right into the Speed Force (because that solves almost any problem in the DC universe)...
And a transition issue leading to:
“Hiya Hawkman!” Or “Is that a bar of Nth metal in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?”
Hawkgirl is conflicted and having flashbacks from the dozens of lives she’s led – the earring she lost in 16th century Madrid – found it! Black Adam tries to help by being grabby, but…
Nice try, but we still don’t trust you. Ass!
So it’s an Uber cab ride to planet Thanagar, where someone evil has taken over and because it’s a comic book prophesy, it’s up to Hawkman to be resurrected and fight back.
I’ve never gotten into Hawkman as a character, but I have to give props to Geoff Johns for attempting to unravel and simplify the whole Hawkman mythos.
Carter Hall/Hawkman’s reunion with the geriatric members of the JSA and his now grown up son, Hector/Dr. Fate was touching.
So it’s cliffhanger city…
…Black Adam steps up…
…and a resolution.
Goodreader, you may ask how the heck they can defeat a living planet…
Bottom line: A few nice moments don’t make a coherent or interesting read, still Geoff Johns has a decent grasp of what makes these characters great and does a nice job using ancient continuity as a way of reflecting on present character developments.
*That would be volume 2 – Jumpin’ Java Jeff.
March 6, 2019
I love how this book wraps itself in DC's history. It has just the right mix of classic JSA, Infinity Inc., and other 2nd generation heroes. The Injustice League returns, attacking the JSA members at home before Johnny Sorrow tries to go all Cthulhu on everyone. Then Johns and Goyer come up with a great way to bring back Hawkman. Dan Jurgens really screwed this character up while trying to fix him in Zero Hour. Johns does a top notch job unraveling Jurgens's mess with the simple concept of reincarnation. It fits in well with Carter Hall's Egyption roots. I also like how Black Adam was used, making him much more than a one note villain for Captain Marvel. Here he's much more complex and I really dug how Dr. Fate, Black Adam, Hawkman and Hawkgirl were all tied together. This is basically volume 0 of Johns's Hawkman run. The art is all very solid, in the house JSA style, tied together with John Kalisz's colors.
October 2, 2022
Reread: 01/10/2022
This was actually pretty fun and it's one of the biggest JSA stories like we see JSA vs Injustice Society and the way they introduce one villain per character of JSA was fun and showing what challenge they are for the JSA and the big stuff with Johnny Sorrow and the King of tears was awesome and it makes for an awesome read! Probably one of the best Jay Garrick moments!
Then the big story with how Hawkman returns and I like the way Johns handles it and shows Carter at his most epic return yet and the stuff he does with Kendra and the big battle vs Onimar-Synn on Thanagar, that was awesome and the art was great here and makes it such an epic read and sets up the stuff to come in next volume!
__________________________________________________________
This was quite good.
It starts with the usual JSA vs ISA and well its everyone of JSA's enemies and we get to see origins of some and some heroic moments for Black adam and I love how Johns explores it here but the thrust of the story is of Kendra being reborn and as they go to Thanagar and face Onimar Synn and its the return of Hawkman and I like that aspect of the story but its so convoluted immersed in Post crisis history that it can be boring for some.
I enjoyed some moments like for Black Adam and Hawkman and what that means for the team and the art while meh I like the setting of things to come for these characters in the future.
This was actually pretty fun and it's one of the biggest JSA stories like we see JSA vs Injustice Society and the way they introduce one villain per character of JSA was fun and showing what challenge they are for the JSA and the big stuff with Johnny Sorrow and the King of tears was awesome and it makes for an awesome read! Probably one of the best Jay Garrick moments!
Then the big story with how Hawkman returns and I like the way Johns handles it and shows Carter at his most epic return yet and the stuff he does with Kendra and the big battle vs Onimar-Synn on Thanagar, that was awesome and the art was great here and makes it such an epic read and sets up the stuff to come in next volume!
__________________________________________________________
This was quite good.
It starts with the usual JSA vs ISA and well its everyone of JSA's enemies and we get to see origins of some and some heroic moments for Black adam and I love how Johns explores it here but the thrust of the story is of Kendra being reborn and as they go to Thanagar and face Onimar Synn and its the return of Hawkman and I like that aspect of the story but its so convoluted immersed in Post crisis history that it can be boring for some.
I enjoyed some moments like for Black Adam and Hawkman and what that means for the team and the art while meh I like the setting of things to come for these characters in the future.
June 8, 2015
Re-read in 2015.
This story arc is all about LEGACY. Or to put it another way: Why the hell should anyone care about these old school DC characters?
Goyer and Johns begin to answer that one by crafting an old school superhero adventure with modern qualities. Naturally, the big thing that occurs here is that Hawkman returns. Something that I personally didn't give a damnn about when I read this back-in-the-day. (Hawkman never really inspired me, whichever version I was reading.) But somehow the creative team made Carter Hall's resurrection exciting and emotionally inspiring. And through the winged warriors reintroduction to the JSA, the creative team boldly proclaimed that "Young Justice and the Titans, they look up to the Justice League. But the Justice League... they look up to US!"
Wow, talk about some balls. I mean, now I had to take these old school guys and gals seriously because they were the mentors to the JLA. It really peaked my interst in DC history. Something, I knew little about, having been a Marvel fan most of my life.
Anyway, this was a really entertaining collection. It was pure sugar-coated superhero fun. No one here was anything other than a superhero, and they didn't pretend to be. Even the most horrible events were not entirely realistic but cartoony in that cool comic way. And everything (Well, most everything) turned out alright in the end.
This story arc is all about LEGACY. Or to put it another way: Why the hell should anyone care about these old school DC characters?
Goyer and Johns begin to answer that one by crafting an old school superhero adventure with modern qualities. Naturally, the big thing that occurs here is that Hawkman returns. Something that I personally didn't give a damnn about when I read this back-in-the-day. (Hawkman never really inspired me, whichever version I was reading.) But somehow the creative team made Carter Hall's resurrection exciting and emotionally inspiring. And through the winged warriors reintroduction to the JSA, the creative team boldly proclaimed that "Young Justice and the Titans, they look up to the Justice League. But the Justice League... they look up to US!"
Wow, talk about some balls. I mean, now I had to take these old school guys and gals seriously because they were the mentors to the JLA. It really peaked my interst in DC history. Something, I knew little about, having been a Marvel fan most of my life.
Anyway, this was a really entertaining collection. It was pure sugar-coated superhero fun. No one here was anything other than a superhero, and they didn't pretend to be. Even the most horrible events were not entirely realistic but cartoony in that cool comic way. And everything (Well, most everything) turned out alright in the end.
February 10, 2016
I love the golden age superheroes from DC and the new JSA brings these original heroes back into the modern age along with their legacy namesakes. Well above average art and plot keep these 70 year old comic characters interesting and entertaining. Very recommended
April 23, 2013
The Johnny Sorrow story that leads things off is a fun romp, though the initial battle against the Injustice League [8/10] is more interesting than the later battle against the King of Tears [7/10]. The "Guardian Angels" one-off is a nice look at several of the characters [8/10]. The "Return of Hawkman" that follows is a generally good story [7+/10] that does a good job of trying to figure out the mess that is Hawkman continuity..
November 3, 2022
(2022 re-read)
Oh, wow. It's been years since I read these comics (maybe not since they were on the stands), and I had forgotten how excellent the art and writing truly are. 75% of the dross DC currently publishes each month can't even hold a candle to this JSA run. These two tour-de-force story arcs live large in my comics-reading history. It was great catching up with these versions of characters I love so much, the versions I loved first.
Oh, wow. It's been years since I read these comics (maybe not since they were on the stands), and I had forgotten how excellent the art and writing truly are. 75% of the dross DC currently publishes each month can't even hold a candle to this JSA run. These two tour-de-force story arcs live large in my comics-reading history. It was great catching up with these versions of characters I love so much, the versions I loved first.
July 23, 2020
Best JSA volume yet! Such a fantastic story.
March 1, 2012
DC went crazy in the 1990s. Thinking that all their characters have become too archaic for the cutting-edged tastes of today's readers, they systematically set out to eliminate all their "old" characters and replace them with "new" characters. Thus we have all the big "events" of the 1990s - the "death" of Superman (to be replaced by FOUR Supermen - and finally the original returned with long hair), the "maiming" of Batman (to be replaced by a psychotic, badly-drawn Jean Paul Valley), the "defeat" of Wonder Woman and the "amputation" of Aquaman.
And there were the "events". Underworld Unleashed. Zero Hour. Final Night. Day of Judgment. Our Worlds At War. Joker's Last Laugh. etc. etc. Mega-crossovers that involve a million titles.
Here in this book, we have DC doing what DC should have been doing. Silver-Age storytelling with a modern sense of the epic. Goyer and Johns here stick to the "comic-characters-as-absurd-heroic-visions" view of past-writers like John Broome and Gardner Fox. There are no attempts here to force the characters to become unneccessarily "adult" ala' the pretentious Vertigo attempts. The characters here dress and talk like comic characters. And that's what they should always have been. And finally, no crossovers. The whole saga happened within ONE title - JSA.
Of course, as the title implies, Hawkman returns. And what an awe-inspiring scene that was. I still get that familiar tingle down my spine looking at that full-page blast of Carter Hall resurrected and proclaiming, "Arise, my once and future love!" And his return was just in time too. As the JSA then rush off to face Onimarr Synn.
Finally, there is that JSA meeting at the end of the story. Hawkman is back. And they do a little re-examination of what the JSA stands for - "Young Justice and the Titans, they look up to the Justice League. But the Justice League... they look up to US!" That's what the JSA is all about - LEGACY, what with being the original super-team in human history.
And there were the "events". Underworld Unleashed. Zero Hour. Final Night. Day of Judgment. Our Worlds At War. Joker's Last Laugh. etc. etc. Mega-crossovers that involve a million titles.
Here in this book, we have DC doing what DC should have been doing. Silver-Age storytelling with a modern sense of the epic. Goyer and Johns here stick to the "comic-characters-as-absurd-heroic-visions" view of past-writers like John Broome and Gardner Fox. There are no attempts here to force the characters to become unneccessarily "adult" ala' the pretentious Vertigo attempts. The characters here dress and talk like comic characters. And that's what they should always have been. And finally, no crossovers. The whole saga happened within ONE title - JSA.
Of course, as the title implies, Hawkman returns. And what an awe-inspiring scene that was. I still get that familiar tingle down my spine looking at that full-page blast of Carter Hall resurrected and proclaiming, "Arise, my once and future love!" And his return was just in time too. As the JSA then rush off to face Onimarr Synn.
Finally, there is that JSA meeting at the end of the story. Hawkman is back. And they do a little re-examination of what the JSA stands for - "Young Justice and the Titans, they look up to the Justice League. But the Justice League... they look up to US!" That's what the JSA is all about - LEGACY, what with being the original super-team in human history.
December 2, 2017
Ouch boring...
August 12, 2007
Hawkman's back! He's always been one of those characters that looks cool, but I have very little interest in. David Goyer and Geoff Johns do a decent job bringing back the often-retconned character, blending all the different versions of Hawkman into one guy that emerges from a magical portal (it sort of makes sense.) Hawkman and Hawkgirl then defeat Onimar Synn (who controlled Thanagar with Hawk-corpses) with the power of their eternal love, which seemed kind of lame. I do like the dynamic between the two Hawks, with Hawkman saying they're destined to be together, and Hawkgirl much more hesitant.
There are some other nice moments in the book. I like Black Adam, one of Shazam(!)'s main villains, reforming and tentatively joining the team, and the Golden Age Flash's trip back through time. Also, Zauriel, who was a stand-in for Hawkman on Grant Morrison's Justice League, makes an appearance, and actually comes off as a useful character.
The book starts out with a story with the Injustice Gang that had a bit too much continuity for me to get into.
There are some other nice moments in the book. I like Black Adam, one of Shazam(!)'s main villains, reforming and tentatively joining the team, and the Golden Age Flash's trip back through time. Also, Zauriel, who was a stand-in for Hawkman on Grant Morrison's Justice League, makes an appearance, and actually comes off as a useful character.
The book starts out with a story with the Injustice Gang that had a bit too much continuity for me to get into.
September 29, 2013
This volume just made me happy. I'm a big Hawkman fan, and it was great to see him return at long last. Goyer and Johns, in telling a fresh and exciting adventure story, also manage to streamline and consolidate all the disparate threads of Hawkman continuity into one cohesive origin that really works. Return of Hawkman also sets up the new, surprisingly different relationship between Carter Hall and the new Hawkgirl, Sheira Saunders. Nicely done.
The opening story, before the Hawkman tale, features the Injustice Society again (led by the brilliantly-named villain Johnny Sorrow) and focuses on the new Dr. Fate and the new Spectre (who I believe was Hal Jordan around this time, but don't quote me on that). It was a very good story, but I was maybe a bit impatient reading it because I wanted to get to the Hawkman stuff. Overall, volume three was better than volume two. Still really loving this series.
The opening story, before the Hawkman tale, features the Injustice Society again (led by the brilliantly-named villain Johnny Sorrow) and focuses on the new Dr. Fate and the new Spectre (who I believe was Hal Jordan around this time, but don't quote me on that). It was a very good story, but I was maybe a bit impatient reading it because I wanted to get to the Hawkman stuff. Overall, volume three was better than volume two. Still really loving this series.
December 9, 2009
Geoff Johns takes the convoluted mess that is Hawkman's history and sorts through to find the good stuff and cleans it all up so he can bring him back from comic book limbo.
Great story that travels from ancient Egypt to outer space while juggling a lot of comic book history and some decent relationship stuff.
Johns is an incredibly hit or miss writer, but his work on the JSA series was one of the hits and the love and effort he made to get Hawkman back in action is much appreciated by me.
Great story that travels from ancient Egypt to outer space while juggling a lot of comic book history and some decent relationship stuff.
Johns is an incredibly hit or miss writer, but his work on the JSA series was one of the hits and the love and effort he made to get Hawkman back in action is much appreciated by me.
November 10, 2008
A great book, one of the best storylines of Johns' run on JSA. Brings Carter Hall back into the fold and clears up the continuity mess surrounding the character.
June 16, 2021
Slows down a little, which can be a good thing when you've got 10 issues of anything in a collection, and also a good thing when the material is shifting backwards and forwards over the course of 3000 years, and trying to get you to embrace the reincarnations of the various Hawkpeople. Mr Terrific and Sand both become important here, and Star comes into her own while Black Canary & Dr. Mid-Nite's blossoming romance takes off. Some stakes-raising from Johnny Sorrow and the King of Tears, but JSA chest-puffing moments predominate, and this starts to feel more like when Johns would take over entirely.
November 20, 2024
Just here to say I've really enjoyed all I've read of this JSA run so far, and this luckily hasn't been an exception.
This is the version of the team I'm most familiar with, incorporating the old, classic heroes with the next generations. The text says it best, as the first super team, the JSA inspired and is respected by all subsequent heroes.
I'm not a big fan of Hawkman, but this explained his convoluted history well, in a short time, something others have struggled with. My main issue is he's a bit weird towards Kendra, which I can excuse in this book, and though he continues later in the volume, others do call him out.
This is the version of the team I'm most familiar with, incorporating the old, classic heroes with the next generations. The text says it best, as the first super team, the JSA inspired and is respected by all subsequent heroes.
I'm not a big fan of Hawkman, but this explained his convoluted history well, in a short time, something others have struggled with. My main issue is he's a bit weird towards Kendra, which I can excuse in this book, and though he continues later in the volume, others do call him out.
June 21, 2020
Aunque el título es el regreso de Hawkman también regresa la Injustice Society comandados por Johnny Sorrow y su maquinaciones para despertar un mal muy antiguo. Entretenida y una buena forma de conocer a los viejos villanos ahora que estarán más presentes en la serie de Stargirl.
November 13, 2020
It was very good. Action packed. Great characters. Kept my interest, and great art.
April 28, 2025
3.5 or 4, some unnecessary filler pieces in my opinion and at first i was bored cause im such a courtney main, but i really enjoyed jay and kendra in this volume!!
December 18, 2025
One of Johns' better efforts. Still very mid.
November 27, 2024
Contains JSA 16-26 and JSA Secret Files 1
This volume is made up of two longer storylines (“Injustice Be Done” and “The Return of Hawkman”).
“Injustice Be Done” features the team taking on the Injustice Society, and it’s chock full of good ol’ superhero fun. I don’t have a lot to say about it beyond that, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s a cool story and it looks great.
“The Return of Hawkman” is a more significant story, since it heralds the return of… well, you know who. Part One (Lost Friends) is told in a clever top and bottom format, two stories unfolding simultaneously, one in the past and one in the present, with different artists for each. It’s a story of reincarnation, identity, fate, ancient evil and ancient good. It’s a really strong story, and this is another strong volume of JSA.
This volume is made up of two longer storylines (“Injustice Be Done” and “The Return of Hawkman”).
“Injustice Be Done” features the team taking on the Injustice Society, and it’s chock full of good ol’ superhero fun. I don’t have a lot to say about it beyond that, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s a cool story and it looks great.
“The Return of Hawkman” is a more significant story, since it heralds the return of… well, you know who. Part One (Lost Friends) is told in a clever top and bottom format, two stories unfolding simultaneously, one in the past and one in the present, with different artists for each. It’s a story of reincarnation, identity, fate, ancient evil and ancient good. It’s a really strong story, and this is another strong volume of JSA.
October 7, 2013
Menos mal...
Ya creía yo que mi percepción antiguamente no estaba en muy buena forma.
Este tercer volumen de la JSA sí supuso un paso adelante.
Nuevamente dos historias, en la primera de ellas tenemos la verdadera amenaza de la Injustice Society, curiosamente uno o dos de sus miembros ponen en jaque a varios miembros del grupo, lo cual pone en entredicho aún más el absurdo número en que WildCat era capaz de acabar con ella solo. Buen final con un Flash en plan estrella y que acaba desplazado en el tiempo lo cuál le sirve a Johns para plantear el resurgimiento de Hawkman en el segundo grupo de historias.
Esta está muy bien llevada y además empieza a plantear dudas con la identidad de los personajes y el cuestionamiento del famoso legado, encarnado en la figura de Hawkgirl, que quiere afrontar un destinto distinto.
Un buen tebeo de superhéroes. El dibujo, poco más se puede decir de Sadowski, domina el movimiento y la secuencialidad pero sus dibujos no son tampoco una maravilla.
Ya creía yo que mi percepción antiguamente no estaba en muy buena forma.
Este tercer volumen de la JSA sí supuso un paso adelante.
Nuevamente dos historias, en la primera de ellas tenemos la verdadera amenaza de la Injustice Society, curiosamente uno o dos de sus miembros ponen en jaque a varios miembros del grupo, lo cual pone en entredicho aún más el absurdo número en que WildCat era capaz de acabar con ella solo. Buen final con un Flash en plan estrella y que acaba desplazado en el tiempo lo cuál le sirve a Johns para plantear el resurgimiento de Hawkman en el segundo grupo de historias.
Esta está muy bien llevada y además empieza a plantear dudas con la identidad de los personajes y el cuestionamiento del famoso legado, encarnado en la figura de Hawkgirl, que quiere afrontar un destinto distinto.
Un buen tebeo de superhéroes. El dibujo, poco más se puede decir de Sadowski, domina el movimiento y la secuencialidad pero sus dibujos no son tampoco una maravilla.
February 8, 2016
Very interesting! I read this as background for Legends of Tomorrow show, I had never really even considered Hawkman as a credible character until this series! I think Geoff Johns did a masterful job of distilling what seems like a very convoluted back story into a very entertaining read. It's fun and very enjoyable. The art is of the time period, early 2000s, and whilst at times it seemed a bit static or not capturing some of the bigger battle/action sequences, I give great credit for the sheer amount of detail covered within! A very enjoyable story arc - Geoff Johns has got me interested in a team and concept that I have never cared about, just by deepening the characters involved and using subplots really well. Its quite obvious to me now why this series is so highly regarded! I would recommend this to DC fans looking for a solid read.
August 15, 2018
Well I have had the flu the last several days and was bed bound. I have a hard time reading novels when I am ill but enjoy reading graphic novels. I have been in bed the last three days and proceeded to read volumes 3-11 of the JSA. This series including volumes 1 and 2 make up one of my all time favorite DC reads. I love the characters, the dialogue, the back stories, inter woven plots and the art. I can see why D put so much faith in Geoff Johns after his run on this book. It was a total pleasure to re-read these books for the first time in a long time. I just wish that DC would use all these characters again. They phased them out during their New 52 period.
April 10, 2021
Second favorite storyline of this JSA run. I'm not a fan of the primary villain, but the writers used him, and the setting of Thanagar as an excellent backdrop. Readers also get a really nice, deep-dive into the religious history of the planet while facing down the bad guy.
Goyer has a real love for Hawkman and it shines through here. Despite being the third book in the series, it is a great jumping on point for new readers, even ones with little to no knowledge of the JSA and its (in 2002) 62 year history.
FIND IT! BUY IT! READ IT!
Goyer has a real love for Hawkman and it shines through here. Despite being the third book in the series, it is a great jumping on point for new readers, even ones with little to no knowledge of the JSA and its (in 2002) 62 year history.
FIND IT! BUY IT! READ IT!
April 9, 2015
What a great book! David Goyer wrote great JSA stories, before he went on to write and/or direct movies and cable tv shows ( the Blade Trilogy, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Dark City) He really put the JSA on the map (with the help of Geoff Johns and some great artists) Stephen Sadowski and Michael Bair did great work on the art, and JSA also had some great guest artists. If you want good, intelligent superhero stories, look no further than David Goyer and Geoff Johns JSA.
January 5, 2016
Exceptional story. Without a doubt in the Golden Age there was nobody that was the heart and soul of the Justice Society was Hawkman. I find it odd the circumstances of his death aren't fully mention nor is that of Hawkgirl/Shiera Hall but all I'm glad is that Carter is back and how he begins his relationship/partnership with Kendra.
The rest of this story goes by quick with a good pace. Still this is for my love for Hawkman & Hawkgirl only.
B
The rest of this story goes by quick with a good pace. Still this is for my love for Hawkman & Hawkgirl only.
B
March 29, 2016
Admittedly, this JSA collection of comics was not my favorite of the series. However, I did find myself more and more excited about Hawkman. I have really enjoyed the other characters of the JSA, but "The Return of Hawkman" has a clear emphasis on him, Hawkgirl, and Black Adam. While it was good getting to know those characters better, I have to admit I missed the presence of some of the other characters. Overall, however, it is still worth reading.
April 15, 2016
The Goyer/Johns JSA is a bunch of interesting ideas that are just executed really boringly. Frankly, I gotta put the blame on Goyer. The ideas themselves feel like Johns - stuff that bridges superheroing, emotional resonance, and continuity in ways that aren't quite as impressive as they think they are, but still lead to interesting places. But the scripting feels very flat, melodrama that gestures vaguely at that emotional resonance but doesn't really engage with it.
March 2, 2015
Solid writing and artwork.
Just what I want when I pick the JSA.
Fun story, the voices of each member felt correct.
I really liked this one.
Time for more..
Just what I want when I pick the JSA.
Fun story, the voices of each member felt correct.
I really liked this one.
Time for more..
Displaying 1 - 30 of 32 reviews