''Blackhawks'' was a monthly series launched by
DC Comics
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in September 2011. The series had no direct ties to previous incarnations of DC's long-running
Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to:
Animals
* Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856
* Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus''
* Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii''
* Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus urub ...
characters. The book is set in the present day with no appearances by or mention of prior Blackhawks, although there is a new "
Lady Blackhawk
Lady Blackhawk is an alias used by three fictional comic book characters appearing in American comic books. The first, Zinda Blake, was introduced in a DC Comics publication in 1959 (''Blackhawk'' #133); the second, Natalie Reed, appeared in a DC ...
". The book shares the setting of the rebooted
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lant ...
continuity set up in the ''
Flashpoint'' mini-series and is a part of DC's
New 52
The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Following the conclusion of the " Flashpoint" crossover storyline, DC canceled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new series ...
initiative.
The series ended with ''Blackhawks'' #8 (April 2012) to make way for a "second wave" of New 52 titles.
References
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