When the Superman (2025) movie hit the theatres last year, it really rekindled an old obsession I had with Hawkgirl. Nearly 20 years ago I was quite in love with this character and had quite a large collection of figures. I was drawn to her palette of primary colors and animal-themed characters always grab my attention. But something about the toys themselves put me off. They were always difficult to display - taking up much more space than the average action figure, and often toppling over due to the weight of her wings (taking down a whole shelf of toys along with them). I eventually made the sad decision to sell them all. But I always regretted it. Her role in the cinematic Superman movie brought on a new surge of classic products, and with that refreshed supply of collectibles occupying my brain, I eventually went to eBay and picked up all those old figures I had parted with ages ago. I'm a more patient collector now so I'll figure out how to display them safely. Let's check out her newest figure from McFarlane below!
This standard release of Hawkgirl from McFarlane toys isn't perfect. Her head seems awkwardly small for her frame and her wings (re-used from the Dark Knights Metal Batman Who Laughs figure) seem a tad too stylized and curvy for a classic Hawkgirl. But I still think she's great.
Kendra comes with a figure stand, a collector's card, three pairs of hands, and a mace.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is the Kendra Saunders Hawkgirl with her Platinum Variant, Shayera Thal.
From Left to Right: JSA Series 1 (DC Direct 2007), DC Multiverse (McFarlane 2025), and JLA Series 2 (DC Direct 2008).
Cheers!
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