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Nighthawk was doomed the second Marvel face-planted on the Squadron book. Unless you were reading the JMS Squadron Supreme 10+ years ago, you had no idea who NH was, and rarely do you just throw a book out to the sharks with a new or obscure character and expect it to succeed without putting certain contingencies in place. That's what support actually is. And the ANAD Squadron book wasn't supported on that level to where Nighthawk or Hyperion ever had a chance to stay afloat.
Remember Avengers #0? SS was supposed to be the introduction of Nighthawk to the MU, and they made it seem like the team was going to be a big deal. But nearly a year later and they haven't been a part of anything. Literally, nothing. Ultimates aint worried about them. Pleasant Hill, nothing. Civil War II, nothing. Has anyone in the MU even acknowledged that Namor was killed? Funeral? "Mourning the Fallen" issue? The UAvengers guest appeared in the SS book, but that's just b/c its the same writer.
So basically the big intro of Nighthawk to the MU in the months leading to his solo debut consisted of no relevance to the larger MU sandbox and a terrible first 2 arcs that went away from the initial premise of the team. All this, marinated in completely and utterly shytty artwork. A month or two before Nighthawk's solo ever came out, I knew it was screwed, word to @Bigbigguy . Hyperion too. Bc at that point Squadron was dead in the water with no momentum or spotlight for any of the characters in the greater MU.
Remember Avengers #0? SS was supposed to be the introduction of Nighthawk to the MU, and they made it seem like the team was going to be a big deal. But nearly a year later and they haven't been a part of anything. Literally, nothing. Ultimates aint worried about them. Pleasant Hill, nothing. Civil War II, nothing. Has anyone in the MU even acknowledged that Namor was killed? Funeral? "Mourning the Fallen" issue? The UAvengers guest appeared in the SS book, but that's just b/c its the same writer.
So basically the big intro of Nighthawk to the MU in the months leading to his solo debut consisted of no relevance to the larger MU sandbox and a terrible first 2 arcs that went away from the initial premise of the team. All this, marinated in completely and utterly shytty artwork. A month or two before Nighthawk's solo ever came out, I knew it was screwed, word to @Bigbigguy . Hyperion too. Bc at that point Squadron was dead in the water with no momentum or spotlight for any of the characters in the greater MU.
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
Damn, Namor dying straight up got the bushes treatment. 
And breh was one of the founding characters who started the Marvel legacy (Namor vs. Torch).
And breh was one of the founding characters who started the Marvel legacy (Namor vs. Torch).
AquaCityBoy
Veteran
Some essential reads for anyone trying to get into Rebirth, consider it a "Prebirth" reading list:
Flashpoint
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Court of Owls
Batman: Zero Year
Aquaman: Throne of Atlantis
All of Geoff Johns's Green Lantern saga (which has a reading list of its own here)
Justice League: The Darkseid War
Justice League issues 51 and 52 (New 52 volume, lead directly into Rebirth)
The Final Days of Superman
Wonder Woman: Blood
Titans Hunt
Watchmen
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Court of Owls
Batman: Zero Year
Aquaman: Throne of Atlantis
All of Geoff Johns's Green Lantern saga (which has a reading list of its own here)
Justice League: The Darkseid War
Justice League issues 51 and 52 (New 52 volume, lead directly into Rebirth)
The Final Days of Superman
Wonder Woman: Blood
Titans Hunt
Damn, Namor dying straight up got the bushes treatment.
And breh was one of the founding characters who started the Marvel legacy (Namor vs. Torch).
Bro as a black panther fan i can only fukk with namor at a distance and even I feel they did him maaad dirty with that shyt 
Should've just let BP give him a dramatic death on a grand stage
as opposed to this bs that no one acknowledges and will be quickly forgotten soon as they bring him back in a few months
Dillah810
Flat Girther
Dusty Bake Activate
Fukk your corny debates
I know. Marvel put together a team of...why we cant lead
-A black king of a powerful nation who is also probably a top 5 smartest man in the word.
-Another black super-genius who's one of the most powerful beings on Earth.
-A black female who used to lead the Avengers.
-A hispanic female that can punch into different dimensions.
-Galactus.
But the leader of the team is a white woman who's most famous for getting thrown off a bridge and put into a years-long coma by Rogue.
Carol used to get sonned by Dazzler back in the days.
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I'm late, I'm a Bat stan to the core; my Superman sonned the hell outta Batman in Injusttice
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I remember following Miles first run issue by issue
I fell off a bit, but, just picked up the latest joint
And this happens :pelscry2:
my connection is wack 
Dillah810
Flat Girther
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