Hawk & Dove and The Beast

 

I liked the fact that after their transformations into non-human forms, characters like Hank McCoy and Ben Grimm decided to lean into it and just wear trunks as their entire costume - they weren't hiding thier new appearances from the world!  It's too bad the movies aren't following suit, with Hank in his lab coat and now a fully suited Thing in Fantastic Four: First Steps.  Even The Hulk is completely dressed these days!

Moon Knight and Hawk & Dove

Being the youngest of 5 boys in my family, I knew all about battling brothers growing up.  So the bickering between siblings that I read in their adventures rung true to me.  At least they still worked together in the en. Poor Moon Knight had to bicker between his own multiple personalities.

 

Man-Thing and Hawk & Dove

 

I wonder which of these brothers would get along better with Man-Thing?  Hank shows less outward fear than Don does, but he is also a lot more aggressive.  Their interactions would be fun to watch play out.

Hawk & Dove Vs. Doctor Doom

 

It's a good thing that these two are working together because taking on Doom on his own turf is no simple feat.  Let's hope they have and ace up their sleeve.

Hawk & Dove and Spider-Woman

 

I've been hoping to see a live action Spider-Woman for years.  I thought that the upcoming Madame Web movie might fulfill that wish.  The first trailer for the Sony movie has dropped, and there are no shortage of spider-powered women in there.  I'm nor sure if any of them are Jessica Drew, though.  I guess we'll have to keep on waiting.

Hawk & Dove Vs. Electro

 

I wanted to put together another all-Ditko cover, but this one provided me with a bit of a challenge.  Here's a behind the scenes look at some of the clean up and repair work that I needed to take care of before adding Electro in:

Falcon and Dove

 

For the conclusion to our Three-Part Epic, we see that thankfully, Hank Hall's injuries were not fatal - but in the meantime, there's still work to be done!  It might be interesting to see how this pairing operates together without Hawk's participation.

Hawk & Dove and The Falcon (Part Two)

 

For the second part of our Three-Part Epic, we see that despite joining forces, the battle still has taken a tragic toll.  Dark times, indeed - but where will our heroes go from here?  make sure you come back tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion!

Hawk & Dove and The Falcon (Part One)

 

Presenting Part One of a Three-Part Epic!  I felt that it was time to put the bird themed heroes together.  The Falcon possesses skills that strike a nice balance between these two.  He battles with the ferocity of Hawk and the precision of Dove. Make sure you come back tomorrow for the middle chapter!

Wolverine and Hawk & Dove

 

This would be a fun team up if only to see how Logan gets along with each side of this team. I was happy to use a Steve Dillon Wolverine image here.  He really made an impression on me, especially his work on The Punisher.  I was lucky enough to pick up an original page by him several years back:

Hawk & Dove and Power Man & Iron Fist in: The Purple Man's Final Push!"

 

I remember first reading about The Purple Man in Marvel Team-Up #4, and thinking that he had a pretty scary skill set.  Brian Michael Bendis really took those abilities down a dark path when he used the villain in Alias.  While I wish he had the purple skin from the comics, I loved David Tennant's take on the character on the Jessica Jones Netflix series.

These two teams first crossed paths in STF #602...

Hawk & Dove and Doctor Strange

The Hawk and Dove costumes on Titans look great to me.  Hawk in particular has one of those superhero costumes that seemed to me to be very difficult to translate to live action, but I am surprised and impressed with the results.  It gives me hope for other characters with tricky looks like The Creeper or Moon Knight to be done justice on screen.

Hawk & Dove and The Hulk

One thing that I liked about the original Hawk and Dove was that they were a brother team.  Usually when a hero had a brother in the comics one was good and one was evil and they would be at odds.  While Hank and Don hall had very different viewpoints, they still fought side by side as a team.  I had four big brothers, so this dynamic appealed to me as a kid.

Hawk and Dove Vs. Deadpool

I was interested to hear that brothers Donald and Steven Glover are going to bring an animated Deadpool series to FXX.  Not much more is known about the show, but they certainly have the comedy chops necessary for The Merc With a Mouth, so I will definitely be keeping my eye out for this one.

Spider-Man and Hawk & Dove in "The High Cost of Crime Fighting!"

Batman has probably had the best video games made about him, but there's something I always love about playing as Spider-Man in a game.  His power seem very well suited for the experience.  I even loved the old school games, going back to the first Atari Spider-Man, where he was just a few red and blue blocks climbing a wall or swinging side to side.  Great stuff!

Spidey crossed paths with the first Hawk and Dove team in STF #1379...

Hawk & Dove and The Punisher

I've lost track of where Hawk & Dove are in the DCU these days.  I remember them having a big role in the Blackest Night/Brightest Day event from a few years back, but haven't read much about them since.  The new Titans series seems to be an appropriate place to make a rebirth of their own, if it hasn't happened already.

Hawk & Dove and The Falcon

Now that the proposed Titans-related TV series has been scrapped, I am wondering if we will get another chance to see Hawk &Dove show up on one of the CW superhero shows.  I think the natural place would be on DC's Legends of Tomorrow.  Imaging the team piloting the Waverider to the swinging 60's... warring brothers Hank and Don Hall would be the perfect guest stars!

Hawk & Dove and Spider-Man

The only thing that really bummed me out about TNT deciding not to go forward with their Titans series is that they had intended to use The Hawk and the Dove as part of the roster.  I have always liked these characters, both Pre and Post-Crisis versions, and it would have been cool to see them in live action.  Something tells me the costumes from the comics would have been highly altered had this come to pass.  They may be pretty retro, but I really dig those Ditko designs.

Hawk and Dove and Cloak and Dagger

These crime-fighting pairs may have never broken through to the A-list, but I have always been a big fan of both of them.  Hawk and Dove have had several incarnations in the DC Universe and my favorite is still the original Steve Ditko team - I love the idea of brothers who work together despite their differing views and styles.  Cloak and Dagger have such a cool back story and visual that I am surprised that Marvel hasn't announced plans for some sort of live action translation - I think they would be perfect for it, and there's a ton of potential there.

Another Hawk and Dove team met Cloak and Dagger in STF #479...

Hawk and Dove Vs. Power Man and Iron Fist

I'm looking forward to Netflix various Marvel series, especially that the characters first four shows (Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist) will joining together for the final series, The Defenders.  Still, I hope they don't wait the entire run of their individual series before they start crossing over.  I definitely want to see a lot of action with Luke Cage and Danny Rand together.  Power Man and Iron Fist are one of comics' greatest buddy teams and I have been waiting decades to see them depicted in live action.  It's strange that it has taken this long, they seem to me to be two of the easier heroes to adapt.