Hell Hawk #1 is a comic written by Malcolm McFadden with art by Rom Silva and colors by Matheus Huve. Hell Hawk returns to Helltron City to take down those who make it dangerous. This is a superhero comic with dramatic elements, grittiness, and plenty of violence that stars a dark, brooding lead. The main man here is Hell Hawk, he is a notably violent superhero who hung up the cape for about twenty years for unknown reasons but is now back with a vengeance. Following his exploits throughout the city are the detectives Iglesias and Hopkins, Hopkins is a new transfer from Pyramid City while Iglesias was a rookie when Hall Hawk first came on the scene. There are other masked characters and various gangs that make their mark here. This story begins with two members of the RCG driving around and terrorizing people. Their sinister fun is put to a stop when Hell Hawk causes their vehicle to crash. Moments later, the police are on the scene. The violence here is decently bloody with many gruesome attacks sometimes leading to gore. The pacing here is steady and the tone is very dark and broody. There are many intense moments usually due to violence and danger. The dialogue is split between being conversational and giving us Hell Hawk’s thoughts via narration. There is palpable aggression all-around. There is only one word-heavy page. This is an exciting debut issue that drops us in the middle of a dangerous and violent city with a dark and angry lead who reflects revels in these traits

            The art here is smoothly detailed and drawn in a modern style with heavy shading. The color range here is decent and they tend to be dark in tone as most of this story takes place at night. This takes place entirely inside Helltron City so all the scenery is of the urban variety with buildings and city streets. There is a main location as Hell Hawk’s campaign takes him all over the place with most encounters taking place on roads, in alleys, or on rooftops. The backgrounds are split between being a gradient color and showing the surroundings. The expression level here is tick below average as Hell Hawk wears a mask and most other characters maintain a hard look. The main emotions here are anger, irritation, fear, and pain. Happiness is extremely rare. The faces here have a good amount of detail and show the different expressions well. The violence here involves a lot of bladed weapons but is more physical and features gruesome attacks. There is a decent amount of blood here with some nasty gore. The action scenes come in bursts and tend to have a good amount of panels and generally smooth flow.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like superhero stories with dramatic elements that star a brooding and angry man in a majority black cast and features a large amount of violence, grittiness, and that take place at night then this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

R. Violence, gore.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“I have no sympathy for these low lifes. No sympathy at all.”

 

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Digital Link: https://www.sixfifteencomics.com/product/hell-hawk-1-digital/108

Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sixfifteencomics/six-fifteen-comics-chapter-1/description

***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 31

Violent Pages: 12, for 39% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 3

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 5

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 3

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”

 

Porn Level – 1

“Everybody kept their clothes on.”

“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”

“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”

“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”

“Oh. This is porn.”