Hawkman Car Decal

March 4, 2004 12:10 PM

I keep seeing a weird decal on cars- it's a circle, maybe 8" diameter, with this weird hawk-man thing inside flexing its wings/arms and screaming. This is in Minneapolis- I don't know if this is purely local, or nationwide. Does anyone know what the hell it signifies? Is it some sort of hawkman army planning a violent revolt?
posted by COBRA! to Grab Bag (20 answers total)

Is it this? Because that's a Tony Hawk logo.
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 12:46 PM on March 4, 2004

Response by poster: Nope.
posted by COBRA! at 12:50 PM on March 4, 2004

wild guess
posted by GeekAnimator at 12:52 PM on March 4, 2004

Response by poster: Also nope. It's more like a half man/half bird thing, shown from the waist up, flexing in the traditional "muscleman" pose.
posted by COBRA! at 1:11 PM on March 4, 2004

Could it be the Led Zeppelin Swan Song logo?
posted by waxpancake at 1:42 PM on March 4, 2004

I think I know the one you're thinking of... I always assumed it was the Rebel logo from Star Wars, but now that I look at it I realize it's something different.
posted by kaefer at 2:25 PM on March 4, 2004

Is it related to the SilverHawks? Toys and cartoons from the 80s are seeing a nostalgic surge in popularity right now...
posted by Galvatron at 4:51 PM on March 4, 2004

Is it some sort of hawkman army planning a violent revolt?

I say we kidnap Bush and send him to Central Africa, just in case. I welcome our new hawkmen overlords!
posted by squirrel at 5:05 PM on March 4, 2004

Is it this?
posted by Sangre Azul at 5:13 PM on March 4, 2004

it's not flexing. i think it might be a phoenix or firebird. it has its arms upraised, kinda like the us air force's new logo.

totally haven't the slightest idea what it is. i also thought it was the rebel logo. it's usually red, also.

i think it might be a teenager thing.
posted by taumeson at 5:34 PM on March 4, 2004

Is it black with a red background, arms raised overhead, with the head looking up and to the right? I'm having a hell of a time finding it on Google, but I'm sure it's some sort of skateboard logo, and I've seen them around for years. If I only remembered the name of the company...
posted by LionIndex at 5:55 PM on March 4, 2004

I know the sticker you're talking about. I see it (mostly on newish pickup trucks driven by youngish guys) in LA and have wondered the same thing.
posted by shoos at 7:03 PM on March 4, 2004

It's not this, is it?
posted by Danelope at 8:21 PM on March 4, 2004

Danelope -- I dunno if that's what the poster was looking for, but I've been trying to find that logo for awhile. ('Course, I live in PHX, so maybe it's natural...) Thanks!
posted by ph00dz at 8:41 PM on March 4, 2004

(For the record, it's the Dragon Sunglasses logo.)
posted by Danelope at 9:07 PM on March 4, 2004

Weird. I always figured it was an evil version of Phoenix's logo.
posted by ph00dz at 9:59 PM on March 4, 2004

A picture would be grand. I'm in M/SP and I can't say I've noticed anything similar to what you're describing. Is it more prevalent in certain areas of Minneapolis?
posted by esch at 2:39 AM on March 5, 2004

Response by poster: Danelope has it. Thanks a ton, that's been driving me nuts. Guess it's dragons, not hawkmen, that I need to worry about.

Thanks also to whoever that was that emailed me.
posted by COBRA! at 6:53 AM on March 5, 2004

Sunglasses? How lame. Here I thought maybe Minneapolis was cool enough to have an underground SilverHawks fan club...
posted by Galvatron at 9:33 AM on March 5, 2004

Response by poster: Never too late to start one.
posted by COBRA! at 9:36 AM on March 5, 2004