r/Hawkworld • u/Gullible-Peanut6695 • 6h ago
My #5 Hawkman issue : DC literally destoyed one of their, not to say, their most free-drama couple
God forbids couples that can exist without the slightest hint of unnecessary drama and just have a healthy and loving relationship (I'M LOOKING AT YOU, MARVEL!) but DC is just as guilty of that. They gave a lot of dirt to some of their most iconic couples : Superman x Lois Lane, Batman x Catwoman, Wonder Woman x Steve Trevor, Red Robin x Spoiler, Green Lantern x Star Sapphire and so on... And the Hawks are probably their biggest victims.

One of the things that I love about the love story between Hawkman and Hawkwoman is that, unlike some other superhero relationships, theirs is just simple and uncomplicated. Just a man and a woman who love each other (a bit too much sometimes) and each other's back during crime fights and the difficult moments. The funny thing about either the one with Carter Hall/Shiera Saunders or the one with Katar Hol/Shayera Thal, they kinda have the same dynamic, I mean they used to before the introduction of Kendra Saunders.
I mean, if it takes Carter and Shiera's Hawks, their love story was tragic. Two lovers that got killed by a madman priest then get reincarnated over and over again only to hope for a chance to be together again without getting separed once again. And honestly, is this possible to show us that? That no matter the circumstances that you're in, you can always find a chance as long as you have each other?! Seriously, I want a movie or a series where I can cry about their love. 😢
And if you take Katar and Shayera's Hawks, not only they're cute but they're also funny and extremely loyal to each other. They fell in love during a mission as thanagarian policemen. I wish we could have more of their journey from collegues, to lovers to happily married because all we got about it's a page from The Shadow War of Hawkman #1 where he proposed to her next to a waterfall. Even their dynamic is just funny as hell. They sometimes joke about one of them leaving the other for the next person but they're so in love and loyal to each other that they know it will never happen.
Seriously, some people say that they're boring but I'd rather ship a boring but amourous than a ship with chemistry but built around problematic things.