Ok, so the plot itself is pretty simple. Carter Hall finds a totem of his past, teleports through space and time to one of his past lives, beats stuff up, repeat. There is an overarching threat that's motivating Hawkman to go on all these adventures, but it's not elaborated on beyond the standard "ancient doom incoming" trope.

The new lore bits and the tone of the book are really fun though. Vinditti takes the concept of a reincarnating archaeologist and goes "ok, but what if he wasnt always human in his past lives? What if in one life he was a Thanagarian and in another he was Kryptonian?" It's a fun twist on what's historically been one of the most convoluted characters in superhero comics.

I like this version of Carter too. Hawkman is a force to be reckoned with, but he's no longer a creepy, raging barbarian. Vinditti gives us an adventurous, swashbuckling archaeologist who's not only saved lives throughout history, but maintained generations long relationships with those people AND their families. It's fun to see Carter need help and simply reach out to a family he's known for generations to give him a boat ride or a place to stay while he's traveling. This plot has its problems, but it's got enough charm to get me onboard for the next volume.