Hawkman has been defined in several ways. He is about flight, exploration, discovery, and reincarnation. I have always thought that his story is about order. Here is a hero who desperately wants to find the answers to his life and get his life, his existence, and his soul back in order. And we now have a new definition of Hawkman; redemption. With this new origin and meaning, Hawkman is soaring higher than he ever has before. Read Full Review

Hawkman soars to new heights in what is, without a shadow of a doubt, the best comic series of 2018! Read Full Review

Venditti has now created even more purpose to each and every reincarnation of Carter Hall. But with purpose, does Carter now continue his journey to finally end his curse of stall in order to live forever? Carter has lived many lives but is the debt close to being paid? It's hard to imagine that there will be a time when Hawkman is no more. I'm sure Venditti will write some epic loop hole for Carter to help him maintain the power of reincarnation, but only time will tell. And according to Carter's ship, next stop is one I'm looking forward to very much. Krypton. Read Full Review

I cant recommend this title enough to readers new or old. Venditti has given new readers a great hopping on point but at the same time given something old readers will love. This Hawkman series has been the kind of book that made me fall in love with reading comic books for in the first place. Read Full Review

An all-new era starts here asHawkman#7 reveals an updated origin for our winged hero. A perfect jumping on point for new readers. Read Full Review

HAWKMAN #7 is an amazing comic. The visuals are captivating and dark, perfectly capturing the Deathrbringer's devastation and Hawkman's internal strife. Also, Hawkman's past unravels in this revamped storyline for HAWKMAN #7. By far, a must read! Read Full Review

Robert Venditti seems to have found the DC character he's meant to write, as his run on Hawkman has far outstripped any of his other comic book work in quality. Read Full Review

It is not explicitly told to us where Ktar Deathbringer came from, but his moment of enlightenment in Hawkman #7 leads into the story of resurrection that has since become the backbone of Hawkman's existence. He has lifetimes of redemption to slog through, which we've started to see (well, we've been seeing it for a while) and will certainly shade the proceedings of the series going forward. Venditti does a great job of choosing his battles to fight and the threads of history to investigate, giving readers a wonderful adventure to follow along the way. We're there from the beginning of the reincarnation cycle and we have an idea of why. That makes Hawkman #7 critical turning point in this volume of Hawkman and perhaps even a Rosetta Stone of sorts for the character throughout his almost-eighty years of published existence. Read Full Review

Courageous. Beautiful. Honest. "Hawkman" #7 is what other origin and revelation stories aspire to be. By trusting and believing on its core characters, it allows them to fly further. Read Full Review

The origin story that Hawkman #7 gave us was worth the wait. Hawkman has been a lot of things, but this revelation changes everything that Carter Hall thought he knew about himself and his past lives. Read Full Review

While it might not have advanced the main story too much, this was a compelling issue that further developed Hawkman's past as it begins to shape his future. Read Full Review

I've been really enjoying Hawkman since this series got underway and it's made me look back fondly on all the other series over the decades that I read and enjoyed immensely. Venditti is tying it together pretty well with the larger story concept here and doing the minor travelogue as we have definitely gives us a bigger picture view of Carter's life and what's going on. Read Full Review

Yes, Im being really vague here but thats because I dont want to spoil the great story. This is the retcon to end all retcons for a character's origin, but one which definitely makes sense as part of the story thats being told here. And with these revelations out of the way, its time to battle The Deathbringers, and that means going to a place up in the sky, not with a bird or a plane… but well get there soon enough. Read Full Review

While I love that this issue of Hawkman loses the formula that it's been using since the beginning and the fact that we're getting new information about the origins of Hawkman that will tie into what we're currently dealing with, this issue feels a little off in that it just throws us into a situation that comes off odd and without any kind of background.  The art is decent and I can't wait to see where these new revelations will take Carter Hall. Read Full Review

This issue's plot seems as if it could have been resolved in a handful of pages rather than dragging it out over an entire issue. Read Full Review

THE GOOD:

-This was a great self-contained issue. At first I thought it's plot was just an introduction, but as it became the entire issue, I actually enjoyed it more.

-The writing was pretty great. Venditti is really good at writing omniscient disembodied voices.

-I love Bryan Hitch's art. It is super cinematic and fits the writing really well.

-The whole concept of seeing Carter as a Deathbringer is great, and this issue executes it masterfully.

-I loved seeing him be broken down by this woman he keeps seeing as well.

-Everything that happens after Carter's death was pretty awesome in my opinion. Amazing imagery. Great effects. Super cool!

-This was a great answer to the mystery presented in the first six issues, and it sets up more great issues to come.

THE BAD:

-My only complaint is that I wish they didn't have the last page. I feel like the impact of the issue would be greater if it took place entirely in the life of the original Carter. End with that amazing shot of Carter's eye, or splash page. I just thought the last page felt abrupt and without it, the focus of the issue would be greater. more

I actually was really interested in that origin story, and I wish that we had gotten more of that earlier, because I’m finally not bored by this character and his story!

This was a good issue. It feels like they're finally about to do more with Hawkman. The formula for the first arc was really getting tired. Hopefully, that doesn't return.

I'm not even a Hawkman fan, but an adventure across space and time!

So did God send Ktar back? Such a weird conceit underlying a really interesting idea for the why in Carter's life. But how does the woman figure into it? Sooner or later, Vendetti has got to bring Kendra into the story.

Also, great art by Hitch with a nice layer of Kubert style.

What a pay-off! This is my favorite Venditti-written series I've read. Hitch's art is always delicious. But the real headline is that we finally have a Hawkman series/origin that's clear, grand as hell, and one that warrants a long run. I've always loved Hawkman but I haven't loved any modern Hawkman title, including Johns' whom I usually enjoy a lot. This feels to me like the best Hawkman series since Joe Kubert was drawing the definitive version of the character. I hope it lives up to its promise. There's so much potential here.

Would have preferred if the issue was half flashbacks and half present, felt like you could have progress the story so much better that way. The artwork was eh ok, solid 6/10. His background story overall seemed very dull.