Hey Darkhawk supporters and fanatics! I just wanted to post a short update to let you know that there is still more to come, and still more stuff I’d like to update and do. There’s been a quick growing support during the first month this has come online. I wanted to give you a list of things that are still coming and things that are still going to be updated.

Things to Come:

  • More Darkhawk custom toys! I still have a few images and posts on the back-burner waiting to hear back from their creators. In some cases it’s extremely difficult to find their real names or contact info. I can only hope that being fans enough to make Darkhawk customs, that they’ll eventually wind up over here and join the community!
  • Some customs of my own! As you can see from the previous post, my work desk has been swarmed by figures getting make overs.
    • The large Iron Man toy was completed last week and looks kick ass in my opinion–kind of like a modern street-level “Legends” look to it.
    • The Bart Simpson figure took a while to remold nearly completely, but it was finished a few days ago.
    • The key chain Iron Man figure wrapped up two days ago and now stands on a base that looks like a stack of breaks.
    • The smaller Iron Man is still deciding which way to go costume-wise; too much silver armor plates just doesn’t feel right at this point.
    • The Animated Spider-Man is coming along and needs the helmet-head molded; I’m taking it down a design choice that mixes the War of Kings look with manga. That’s the only way I can describe it.
  • Essays featuring some things that I’ve thought about, discovered, contemplated, compared and ranted about that deserve a proper treatment. Maybe they’ll just be blog posts… but I’d like to actually attempt doing them as small technical papers. We’ll see how that goes! There are at least 6 topics in me head ready to go.
  • More commissioned art still has to make its way onto the site. I’d like to create a similar post for each and in some cases I need to actually scan them in because I got the original. I’ve taken a break from commissioning more until I’m caught up on here!

Things to Update:

  • I’ve added thumb images to the “Alternate Darkhawks” page. I’d like to do the same for the “Armor Variants” page but I need some time to actually scan some comic images in since many don’t exist online yet.
  • I’d like to make the “Gallery” page into a thumbnail preview gallery to allow for a better viewing experience.
  • I’d like to feature NON-commissioned Darkhawk art on the “Gallery” page as well. I think it’s important to showcase the work of others for the benefit of all DHers that visit here for new Darkhawk goodness. Am I wrong? No. Of course I’m not.
  • I need to re-read every collection Darkhawk is in PAST the original run’s timeline. The “Comprehensive Timeline” won’t be comprehensive until I do, sorry for the delays but I really wanted to get a site up for Darkhawk before I got buried in taking notes again. Same goes for updating the “Creative Teams” page–that’ll get done at the same time.

Need Help On:

  • There are some cards I just can’t find. The “Trading Cards” page has blanks so I’m reaching out to the DHers to see if they have these cards or know someone who does–or a comic shop–anything! I’ve searched the hell out of the web… hours and hours… trust me they aren’t there. We need a different strategy. I’m combing Ebay daily with an RSS feed hoping something comes up. I will start to put out “wanted” ads soon after returning from a trip post Xmas on things like kijiji and the like. Yes, folks, I’m that committed!
  • Are there fans out there with fan art that’s not online? Please contact me and offer a scan so that it can get showcased here!
  • Anyone with custom figures with no photos online? Like the above, clicky-click folks and send me those photos! I’d love to feature them!

Finally, I just want to send out a great thank you to all who have come by thus far. I truly hope to make this the greatest Darkhawk fansite around that won’t be challenged. Yes, yes, I hear some of you mocking the fact that no one WOULD want to challenge me… but I say to you fine people, Darkhawk fanatics are out there… and I shall unite them!

If any of you have suggestions for what you’d like to see, contact me and let me know. I’ll add it to the list and see what can be done in the future!