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Darkhawk #33-34
Issue(s): Darkhawk #33, Darkhawk #34
Cover Date: Nov-Dec 93
Title: "Burial at sea" / "Here fishy fishy..."
Credits:
Danny Fingeroth - Writer
Todd Smith - Penciler
Ian Akin - Inker
John Lewandowski - Assistant Editor
Nel Yomtov - Editor
Review/plot:
Like last issue, this is a pair of "regular" Darkhawk issues, i.e. they aren't tied to any big event. And i think these are somewhat better than last issue. The oneshot villain is called 'Cuda.
'Cuda turns out to be a scientist that was trying to stop a company from polluting and wound up getting transformed. Darkhawk eventually defeats him and he's taken to the Vault (never to be seen again). It's a pretty standard plot and there's no special twist about it. But for some reason it made me nostalgic. It's the kind of plot that you'd see a lot of in the 80s. This story could easily have occurred in a 1980s issue of Moon Knight or Daredevil or anything else. That's also the downside: there's nothing about it that justifies the continued existence of a Darkhawk series. And neither the writing, the art, nor the character of Darkhawk make up for that.
Some other developments:
Darkhawk takes Evilhawk's amulet and gives it to the Avengers.
Darkhawk is already a reserve West Coast Avenger, for what it's worth.
As Chris Powell, Darkhawk is still having residency problems. He's living with his friend Headset and his family, but they don't like him coming home at all hours. Darkhawk is friends with the New Warriors and i'm sure they could get him a place to stay (this is actually raised in the lettercol but the response says that Chris is doing ok with Headset for now).
Broderick Bazin continues to manipulate Chris' brother Jason. He has him throwing bricks at buildings and generally taking out "revenge" on the world.
Meanwhile, Chris' mom interviews Allegra Bazin and learns that Broderick killed their mom. And Allergra is afraid that Broderick is out killing all of their father's former enemies and that he might come after her. At the end of the issue, Chris' mom figures out that Jason is missing. And we see that Broderick has seemingly killed him.
We also learn that Chris' father is definitely alive.
Quality Rating: C
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: The subplot with the Bazins continues directly into the next story arc.
References:
- Darkhawk got Evilhawk's amulet in Darkhawk #24-25. Also in this issue, Darkhawk gets a job at the radio station that he was interning at in those issues.
- Broderick testified against his father in Darkhawk #12.
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
"That's also the downside: there's nothing about it that justifies the continued existence of a Darkhawk series. And neither the writing, the art, nor the character of Darkhawk make up for that."
IMO, it does get better with the next two arcs - the Venom story and the "Amulet Quest".
Evilhawk's amulet goes to the Avengers- and in a later issue St. Johnny retrieves it and encounters Captain America- another reason why Abnett's and Lanning's retcon doesn't work.
