Let's all take a moment to remember Baker's comments about this series:
"By the way, just for the fans, I'm making this story the bloodiest and most depressing story ever! Full of realism! HAWKMAN'S WORLD WILL BE CHANGED FOREVER! I've revealed too much. I can say no more."
"For some reason, a lot of message board posters think I'm joking about the story being depressing. I'm not sure why. The most successful book I've done recently has been NAT TURNER, which was certainly a bloody, realistic, and depressing story! By contrast, my work on PLASTIC MAN was hated by fans, and the last six issues were never reprinted. Dan Didio told fans and editors that nobody liked my art style, and I wasn't offered work from DC for years after. The great comedian Sergio Aragones is writing serious cowboy stories for another artist at DC. DARK KNIGHT was the biggest movie ever, and Warner's has announced they are going to make more superhero movies that are dark and depressing. Obviously, this is what people want. I will not do any more comedy in DC or Marvel comics. I have four children to feed. I have enough awards.
Writer Bob Morales was recently speaking to Marvel editor Axel Alonso about doing a sequel to our Captain America book, TRUTH. Axel said, "We want you to write it Bob, but the folks here at Marvel really hated Kyle's art on that book." Bob told Axel that I had changed my style, and sent him links to this post. Axel saw the art and said, "That's much better, he can do it."