Mattel pulled out all the stops this year, or so it seems. Another fan favorite, has been released, Hawkman. Now this pack comes with two other figures. I’m not going to discuss them for a couple of reasons. Though they are nice figures, they don’t really belong with Hawkman. I would much rather see Hawkman/ Shayera Hol/Green Lantern. Or do a Shadow Thief. In fact, this would be a great six pack. Hawkman, Shayera Hol, Green Lantern, Vixen, Shadow Thief and Hath-Set. Of course we would never see a Hath-Set figure, but it’s nice to dream. Or, how about a Thanagarian pack? Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Kragger, Paran Dul, Hro Talak, and perhaps just another warrior? Anyway.. on with the review.

CHARACTER HISTORY:
Carter Hall was originally Joseph Gardner, an archaeologist who, whilst a dig in Egypt, came upon an ancient Thanagarian tomb. There, he found an Absorbacron, which gave him recollections of the life of Katar Hol, a Thanagarian law officer who lived ca. 1600 B.C. Gardner was convinced that he was the reincarnation of Katar Hol and Shayera Hol was the reincarnation of Katar Hol's beloved. In the three years that followed his discovery, Joseph Gardner had his name legally changed to Carter Hall, and set off to stalk Shayera. When he finally found the opportunity to approach her, Hall told her about the Thanagarian tomb and asked for help to deciphering some glyphs, which Shayera reluctantly obliged. In loco, Hall revealed the real reason behind his pretense? He put on a harness of artificial wings, a hawk-helmet, and claimed to be "Hawkman".

He then told Shayera all about their past life; how they crashed on Earth; their tragic death at the hands of a jealous priest, and the Absorbacron. Shayera dismissed his theory, dismissing that device as a mere ship's log that imprinted memories on him. Carter Hall pleaded to Shayera touch the Absorbacron, and right when she engaged him, both were attacked by the Shadow Thief, who had been following Carter Hall, in the hope of being led to the Thanagarian technology. Hawkman, Shayera, and Batman defeated Shadow Thief, and fought their way out of the collapsing tomb. Hawkman refused to accept that his memories were fake? Seeing as he knew a lot about Shayera? And asserted that he truly loved her. He believed that they were bound by fate, and was willing to wait for her to come to terms with their fate. Later that year, they ascertained that the villainous Shadow Thief was actually Hawkman's inner desires brought to life by the Absorbacron. Hawkman, John Stewart and Hawkgirl are forced to experience the memories of Shayera and Ashari in ancient Egypt. Hawkman then learned that he is not destined to have Shayera; instead, he believes that she is destined to be with John Stewart.

PACKAGING:
I found it a little hard to pull Hawkman out of his package. His wings were behind him with a hole in the bubble. It was the best way to pack him, and at least he didn’t have twist ties!

ARTICULATION:
Hawkman has five point of articulation. Neck (1); Shoulders (2); Hips (2). This would have been the perfect figure to give more articulation to. However, once again, he’s still good to display.

OVERALL:
If you already have the other two figures, you might go ahead and pick this one up. While most figures are also released as a single, it is unknown if this one will be one of those. Still, you need this figure to make your collection more complete.