She's back! Twisted into the murderous villain Sky Tyrant by an infection with no cure, there's only one person in the universe who can knock some sense into Hawkman-Shayera Hol, Hawkwoman of Thanagar! Sent to rescue Carter Hall from the depths of his corruption at the hands of the Batman Who Laughs, these two star-spanning partners collide in the fight for a hero's soul. Will the goodness still lurking inside Carter Hall be enough to stop Sky Tyrant's total takeover, or will Sky Tyrant turn the tables and reveal Carter Hall's most lethal secret?
Sky Tyrant is a good thing. This series is an exploration of Carter Hall's identities, so one must take the bad with the good. Seeing this latest twisted life is character exploration, in a grotesque way. Sky Tyrant is the worst of Hawkman's old forms, but I really want to see how he gets out of this trap. More importantly, this story should have repercussions for him down the road. I hope at the least Shayera and Midway City are here to stay. Read Full Review
More Hawkwoman! Give me more Hawkwoman! Hawkman #19 is one of those comics that just leaves you wanting more. Not only does the issue whet the appetite for more Shayera and development of her shared history with Carter, but the discovery Tyrant makes at the end of the issue opens up a new avenue. Venditti always finds a way to outdo himself issue after issue. Read Full Review
It says something about Hawkman that he makes such a formidable bad guy. Strong and determined, he's going to cause problems wherever he goes and with whoever he fights. We get to see some of the "dark side" of the hero. Read Full Review
It's pure comic book fun and that's never a bad thing. Read Full Review
Venditti's stopped trying to simplify the concept of Hawkman and embraced the weird, cosmic legacy element that makes it stand out. Read Full Review
I wasn't expecting Hawkman to wind up with the best heel turn as part of the ongoing Infected event, but here we are. Read Full Review
Im kind of ready for a real reunion of Hawkman and Hawkwoman now so hopefully Vendittis instincts, which have always been solid so far on the book, have a fitting end point for the Sky Tyrant arc. Read Full Review
Hawkwoman's appearance and the Sky Tyrant's plans are just what readers need to pick this issue up. Read Full Review
I wanted to make fun of this issue for making Sky Tyrant not nearly as terrifying as his concept implies, but I also had to take into consideration that it was Hawkwoman that defeated him. Sky Tyrant is still a brute and Olliffe, Palmer and Skipper did their absolute best to express just that. Sky Tyrant looked tough throughout, but Hawkwoman was just tougher. Robert Venditti is still managing to tell a good story that elevates Hawkmans already rich lore and its still fun and enjoyable. Read Full Review
Hawkman's infected and his lady love from another world is here to beat it out of him and really, that's about it. This issue is a big fight scene that makes weird choices in who it brought into this issue and what they did with the characters, but ultimately it was all kind of boring and sadly didn't look all that great either. Read Full Review
Prelude:
Venditti has done a great job with the last issue and the start of Hawkman's "The Infected" arc. Let's see how this issue unfolds.
The Good:
I really liked the Shayera vs Sky Tyrant fight.
Sky Tyrant is interesting here especially how he relates to the greater Hawkman mythos.
The Bad:
The Black Journal just seems to be another cheap item.
Conclusion:
Another good issue, bit of a drop from the last one though.
Not bad but didn’t really add much besides a glimpse into Sky Tyrant’s motivation.
It's good to have HW back, but the artwork is very poor.
Another issue, another big action scene. I don't know if it was explicitly mentioned last issue, but I thought it was pretty obvious why Sky Tyrant killed. I don't think that reveal is effective. If it's a reveal at all... Maybe this will eventually go somewhere cool.
Sky Tyrant is kind of lame, I’m not huge into these kinds of plots, it’s just so… common.
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