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Summary
The iconicJustice LeaguememberHawkgirlconcludes her 2023 series with a startling sacrifice : throw away her joining to her retiring lives , the character is now reimagined as the knight - protector of the pouf - tale - esque " Nth - World . " While this is a major change to Hawkgirl’sstatus quo , it render a satisfying conclusion to the series ' principal motion and give Kendra Saunders a chance to take her own identity outside of Hawkgirl ’s unending round of renascence .
Hawkgirl#6by Jadzia Axelrod and Amancay Nahuelpan sets its big finale in the mysterious Nth domain : a sprite - tale place govern by concepts rather than intemperate reality , where buy and exchange are the law of the estate . Although Hawkgirl is successfulin lastly subduing Vulpecula ’s rampage , the price the fox spirit has caused to the material of the Nth - world is extreme , requiring the sacrifice of millions of life to determine .
To save the Nth - universe and prevent reality from collapsing , Hawkgirl sacrifices her past lives . In gratitude , the rule spirit of the Nth - world labels her their " Knight Protector " and charge her with protecting the world from whatever entities may breach between them .
The championship ’s unassailable grasp of case , stakes , and the world Kendra live makes Hawkgirl ’s raw series an A+ debut .
Hawkgirl Claims Her Own Identity At Last
Hawkgirl has long had a problem with defining her identity outside of being a female Hawkman : it is difficult to rule depictions of her as her own person , and not just " Hawkman ’s fated partner . " Although theDark Night : Metalevent tried to give Kendra Saunders a greater role in the DC Universe alongsidea unique kinship with Nth Metal , the character would continue to largely be postulate in storylines about her role among her other selves ( such as when she see her Thanagarian counterpart , Shayera Thal ) . While Kendra persist a heroic figure , there has generally been trivial to differentiate her incumbency as Hawkgirl from any of her predecessor .
Hawkgirl#6 changes all of this by definitively jettisoning Kendra ’s retiring self , and they no longer take any relevance to her identity . motivate frontward , Kendra ’s office asHawkgirl is fix by her responsibilityas guardian and protector of the fairy - tale Nth earth . This carves out a specific corner for her that no other Hawkgirl has held before , giving her a unique identity beyond but being the latest custodian of the Hawkgirl pall . Instead of being pass on to a support character function , she finally has her own place and unequaled condition quo within the big tapestry of the DC Universe — and even the other " Hawk " characters .
Hawkgirl Leaves A Sci-Fi Past Behind To Embrace A Fantasy Future
travel forward , Kendra ’s stories can now be distinctly her own rather than beholden to generation after propagation of her retiring self . Kendra ’s identity is a key thematic engagement in 2023’sHawkgirlminiseries , and she is frequently show struggling to take her own personal identity amidst the hundreds of thousands of past self clamour inside her . Now , as the Knight of the Nth World instead of just aJustice Leaguestalwart , Hawkgirlhas a unique identity operator at last .
HAWKGIRL # 6 ( 2023 )
Hawkgirl#6is available now from DC Comics .
