{"id":4771,"date":"2015-12-16T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=4771"},"modified":"2015-12-13T19:40:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T00:40:46","slug":"nighthawk-burning-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2015\/12\/16\/nighthawk-burning-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Nighthawk: Burning Skies’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\""Nighthawk:Nighthawk<\/strong> is a new aviation hero\/spy in the model of G-8<\/strong>. Created by Ron Fortier<\/strong> and published by Moonstone<\/a>, his first adventure is out.<\/p>\n

While clearly inspired by G-8, as far as I know, Nighthawk: Burning Skies<\/em> was not written as a G-8 story. Some believe so, after the debacle with the planned Operator #5<\/strong> shared novel that had to be renamed when the rights were lost. But Fortier has stated that this was never the case.<\/p>\n

But there are a lot<\/em> of similarities with G-8. Like G-8, we never learn Nighthawk’s real name. He is assisted by two wingmen. Flying Spad #7 is Dusty Hogan<\/strong> (a nod to Robert Hogan<\/strong>, the author of G-8?) instead of Bull Martin<\/strong>; flying Spad #13 is Brix Burton<\/strong> instead of Nippy Weston<\/strong>. The characteristics of the two are flipped (Brix and Bull are similar, as are Nippy and Dusty). Nighthawk has a butler, Brainard<\/strong>, instead of G-8’s Battle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Joining them on this adventure is Major Richard Kincaid<\/strong> of Military Intelligence.<\/p>\n

They go against with several German villains. There is Doktor Ungeheur<\/strong>, who is similar to Herr Doktor Krueger<\/strong>. But the main enemies are Count Otto von Scharf, the Black Knight<\/strong>, and his daughter, the spy and pilot Marlena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Black Knight is out of action, but still working behind the scenes. With a new terror weapon developed by Ungeheur: Fire Bombers, large flamethrowers attached to planes that can burn factories, planes, and villages. His daughter has taken his place as the new Black Knight.<\/p>\n

Can Nighthawk and his team put an end to this new threat?<\/p>\n

The epilogue of the story gives us the intro to another new pulp character. I won’t say more than that.<\/p>\n

This is a good story and an interesting set of characters. There are a lot of possibilities. Many have wondered what a post-war version of G-8 might be like. Maybe with Nighhawk, we’ll see that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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