EXCLUSIVE: "Earth 2" #4 Cover Introduces Hawkgirl

[bat39]

Personally, I'd like her to be an archaeologist who learned her detective skills by solving ancient puzzles but is now applying those skills to contemporary mysteries and crimes as well.

That's kinda what I had in mind as well :)

[pad]

Not that it matters to me, but why should it be Kendra for Earth 2? Just curious.

Sandy Hausler

Robinson co-created her so he wants to use her. Since she was a JSA character she fits more with Earth 2 than in the regular DCU. I wonder if Stargirl will be a member of the team. Seeing that Geoff Johns created her, I thought she would start appearing more after his position in the company rose.

[Mr. Holmes]

Plus the idea seems to be that the Earth-2 heroes are all normal people, so an alien cop or an ancient princess wouldn't fit.

[Sandy Hausler]

I'm feeling this. Pretty cool. I like Shayera too, but for Earth 2 it should be Kendra.

Not that it matters to me, but why should it be Kendra for Earth ? Just curious.

Sandy Hausler

[slvn]

Plus the idea seems to be that the Earth-2 heroes are all normal people, so an alien cop or an ancient princess wouldn't fit.

This makes sense, though I think a reincarnated ancient princess could be fine as long as she grew up as a "normal person" and has only recently begun finding out about her past lives.

[bat39]

Plus the idea seems to be that the Earth-2 heroes are all normal people, so an alien cop or an ancient princess wouldn't fit.

The heroes of Earth 2 are no more 'normal' than those of Earth 0.

Jay's a guy granted the power of super-speed by a dying God. Alan's likely being powered by mystical/cosmic energy. And we DID have an Amazon and a Kryptonian on this earth...

[jnocomski]

I've got to figure out how to turn off auto-correct on my tablet.
Yesterday I typed "she said" and it came out "confused".
But hey, at least she has the legs to be a showgirl.



Yeah, they could easily change it by the time the book comes out; lord knows they still can't seem to decide if the current Teen Titans are the first or not.
The writer said one thing, the editor said something else and the books are ridiculously vague.
Still, this got printed in a book DC is using to push the title; so either Robinson wrote it or the editor did.

Now that's more like it! Maybe Kendra is/was married to Carter Hall in Earth 2. Hence Kendra Hall! :)

[pryde15]

Robinson co-created her so he wants to use her. Since she was a JSA character she fits more with Earth 2 than in the regular DCU. I wonder if Stargirl will be a member of the team. Seeing that Geoff Johns created her, I thought she would start appearing more after his position in the company rose.

Hopefully Robinson finds a place for Stargirl and Atom Smasher in Earth 2, they are two great characters and I'd be disappointed to see them go to waste.

[Lady Obie]

I wonder if Stargirl will be a member of the team. Seeing that Geoff Johns created her, I thought she would start appearing more after his position in the company rose.

Exactly and that's why I'm surprised we have such a wait to see her again

Plus Court's not just a random creation either. Geoff created her based on his late younger sis who tragically died in TWA Flight 800

Considering that he must have either an economy-sized package of patience or perhaps there are future plans for Court we don't know about yet

[slvn]

The heroes of Earth 2 are no more 'normal' than those of Earth 0.

Jay's a guy granted the power of super-speed by a dying God. Alan's likely being powered by mystical/cosmic energy. And we DID have an Amazon and a Kryptonian on this earth...

Yeah, but Jay, Alan, and Al are just now getting their powers and starting their superhero careers. Up until now, Jay was a VERY normal recent college grad, Al was a normal though heroic soldier, and Alan was--well, as normal as celebrity CEO's get, I guess. Something similar could have been said of Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, etc.; but it could only have been said of them five years before their respective New 52 #1 issues. Earth 2, at least for now, seems to be about ordinary people becoming superheroes and filling the giant hole left by the deceased trinity. I have a feeling Hawkgirl might be less of a newbie than some of the others, but if she's still relatively down-to-earth and a new-ish superhero, that might fit the them better than a space cop.

[bat39]

Yeah, but Jay, Alan, and Al are just now getting their powers and starting their superhero careers. Up until now, Jay was a VERY normal recent college grad, Al was a normal though heroic soldier, and Alan was--well, as normal as celebrity CEO's get, I guess. Something similar could have been said of Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, etc.; but it could only have been said of them five years before their respective New 52 #1 issues. Earth 2, at least for now, seems to be about ordinary people becoming superheroes and filling the giant hole left by the deceased trinity. I have a feeling Hawkgirl might be less of a newbie than some of the others, but if she's still relatively down-to-earth and a new-ish superhero, that might fit the them better than a space cop.

Well, if she is a reincarnated Egyptian princess, she likely WOULD be relative down-to-earth and a 'new' superhero at the beginning of her story in Earth 2.

On the other hand, Robinson once made some comment in an interview about Hawkgirl having to cope with Flash's 'inexperience', suggesting that she has some experience over him (which goes well with the space cop angle).

If we have someone 'unusual' like an alien cop or a reincarnated warrior among these 'normal' people, I'm sure it would add to the diversity of the team in any case!

[doordoor123]

Looking at this cover pic some more I'm now starting to wonder, is it just the coloring and lighting or might the new Kendra be African American

Well Egypt is in Africa right?
I'm guessing she's Egyptian and I'm guessing these Zombies are a result of how she got her powers in Egypt because everyone knows that there are a ton of zombies in ancient Egypt.

[Free-Man]

Looking at this cover pic some more I'm now starting to wonder, is it just the coloring and lighting or might the new Kendra be African American

Kendra's mom was Latina. They could simply be highlighting that.

Not that it matters to me, but why should it be Kendra for Earth 2? Just curious.

If they use something akin to her initial appearances (before they dragged her into all the suicide/reincarnation stuff) it could just be a matter of simplicity. No Egyptian reincarnation or alien space cop stuff, she's just a woman who finds some Thanagarian gear and goes out to fight crime. And then of course as I mentioned she was biracial so that could have played a part in her getting used over Shayera as well.

[Aelle3]

Holy Moley, I wonder if this means Hector Hall might be back!

[Mr. Holmes]

The heroes of Earth 2 are no more 'normal' than those of Earth 0.

Jay's a guy granted the power of super-speed by a dying God. Alan's likely being powered by mystical/cosmic energy.

By normal people I don't mean people with no powers. They are normal people who are endowed with powers.

And we DID have an Amazon and a Kryptonian on this earth...

"DID" being the key word.