One of the “One Year Later” titles tied
into the big Infinite Crisis events, the Hawkman series has
morphed into the Hawkgirl series. At the same time, it’s gained a
creative duo who have only worked together sparingly despite decades of
friendship. Writer Walter Simonson and artist Howard Chaykin have previously
teamed only sporadically (some pages in a benefit comic, a back-up story in
Orion, some mutual assistance when they were studio mates), but they
clearly clicked on this first issue out of the gate. At the recent New York
Comic-Con, Simonson told us how enthusiastic he was about the project, and it
shows.