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More on the New DC Universe
June 8th, 2011

In case you thought I was totally out of my mind in ripping the re-booted DCU the other day, today the following was announced: One of the new DC #1 titles will be Hawk & Dove. The book will be drawn by Rob Liefeld.

If you want a series about a bullying fascist and his commie, emo brother fighting crime and wearing lots and lots of pouches, have I got a comic for you!

And I’ll tell you one thing that the re-imagined Hawk & Dove won’t have: feet. I hope Jim Lee didn’t spend a lot of time reconceptualizing their boots.

Dave S. June 9, 2011 at 1:20 pm

I am not into comic books but that collection of bad Liefeld (redundant?) was really something.

Also sorry to see that Hawk & Dove is not in fact about one of my favorite Capitol Hill bars. Too bad, ’cause you could hide the feet under the tables, bar rail, etc.

Fake Herzog June 9, 2011 at 6:05 pm

X-Men, Liefeld, and Matt Vaughn:

http://www.toddseavey.com/2011/06/x-men-conservatism-for-punks-plot-idea.html#more

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