What is Hawkgirl?
[[File:C2E2 2014 Contest - Hawkgirl (14109161624).jpg|thumb|Cosplayer as Hawkgirl.]] '''Hawkgirl''' is the name of several fictional [[superheroines]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. The original Hawkgirl, '''[[Shiera Sanders Hall]]''', was created by writer [[Gardner Fox]] and artist [[Dennis Neville]]. She first appeared in ''[[Flash Comics]]'' #1 (January 1940). '''[[Shayera Hol]]''' was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Joe Kubert, and first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #34 (March 1961). '''[[Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)|Kendra Saunders]]''' was created by writer David S. Goyer and artist Stephen Sadowski, and first appeared in ''JSA: Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (August 1999). She is a member of the [[The Justice League|Justice League]]. She often works with and sometimes has a romantic relationship with [[Hawkman]]. == In other media == Shiera Sanders Hall, Shayera Hol, and Kendra Saunders have all been adapted into various media, including direct-to-video animated movies, video games, and both live-action and animated television series, featuring as a main or recurring character in the shows ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'', ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''. In particular, [[Ciara Renée]] portrayed Saunders in the [[Arrowverse]] franchise while [[Isabela Merced]] will portray an unidentified Hawkgirl in the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] (DCU) movie ''[[Superman (2025 movie)|Superman]]'' (2025). ==Other websites== * [http://www.dccomics.com/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories/hawkman_and_hawkgirl&p=1 Hawkman and Hawkgirl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418151943/http://www.dccomics.com/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories%2Fhawkman_and_hawkgirl&p=1 |date=2008-04-18 }} on [[DC Comics]]. * [https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Ha