Jim Starlin is a master of his craft. Especially when it comes to these outer-space sagas. And this one . . . well let's just say that it may piss-off any hard-core Hawkman fans out there. Basically, Jim has taken the Hawkman character . . . and dispensed with all of his convoluted past. During an encounter on Rann, he's confronted by the Nameless . . the god of the Eternal Light Corporation Church. Yeah . . . like anyone really thought he was real. Turns out . . . he is. And apparently, he has plans for Hawkman . . or, actually, Hawkman in the future. We don't really know when or where, but we do know that he's part of a 6-man group called the Aberrant Six. Whatever that is. Anyways, while talking to Hawkman, the Nameless finds an anomoly in Hawkman's psyche. Somehow, after the Crisis on Infinite Earth's, when everything combined in to one, someone or something wanted to fill Hawkman with the memories of all these previous lives, I guess for confusion. The Nameless has to remove this because he says that with it he won't be the same person he faces in the future. He also says that Hawkman is going to be the only one to notice the differences, because they'll be subtle. But, as he dismisses him and sends him back, he refers to him as Katar Hol. So, I'm guessing, he really is Thanagarian, and not an Earthling. I'm not exactly sure why it was necessary to do this, but I am sure it has something to do with the Rann/Thanagar war. So we'll have to keep an eye on that title for the repercussions. And since Jim is writing both . . . he wouldn't do something like this just to do it. Jim also drew this book, with the abled assist of Al Milgrom. It really was a nice looking issue. I almost didn't pick it up, but now . . I'm glad I did. Apparently, this issue re-invents the character. I can't wait to see what Jim has up his sleeve.
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