With Doctor Star, we get a new, tragic hero, and an ending that will gut punch you before you finish the last page. I have loved everything connected to the Black Hammer universe, and Doctor Star has me now waiting to see what exactly happens to Robinson and when he hung up the goggles and stopped looking at the stars. Read Full Review

Jeff Lemire is certainly starting to show his versatility of late, working on a range of books from a range of publishers. Here, his “JSA wannabes” and Doctor Star himself, have an opportunity to shine some light on the long forgotten Golden Age and quite possibly by doing so, go someway to show that not every great story needs to be centred around an event. Read Full Review

Overall, I found this to be a heartfelt and compelling opening chapter. I believe that this has the potential to be a great series, with both sad and exciting scenes to come. The art is lovely, and works well with translating this tale into a compelling and engaging visual narrative. Read Full Review

Journey back to the Golden Age, back to the 1940's and WWII. To a time of heroes and adventures, a shining and glorious time. That is what Jeff Lemire and the rest of the team working on this comic have set out to achieve. And in a style that pays homage to a certain star-themed hero from a different publisher, it is crystal clear that this is one comic series people won't want to miss. Read Full Review

This book checks all the boxes that are needed to make a great issue of a comic. Read Full Review

Doctor Star and The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1 is a heartfelt issue looking to explore parental ties, obsession, and, potentially, retribution. Read Full Review

Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1 promises to be an emotional and conflicted tale of classic heroism and how it all looks after hanging up the suit. This is a very strong opener, and Jeff Lemire seems to be only getting started. This one is strongly recommended. Check it out. Read Full Review

Doctor Star is a familiar story told in a familiar way but with such a polished and engaging execution riding on top of the events of other Black Hammer universe works that it's simply raised up by that alone. Lemire and Fiumara are strong talents playing at the top of their game here and it shows. I've long enjoyed works that tackle the past in a new light and it's been going on for decades and can still have surprises. This one is setting up its foundations very well with an engaging character in the title role, putting in a few supporting connections, and pulling it all together with fantastic artwork that gives it the emotional weight it needs. The next issue cannot come soon enough. Read Full Review

If youre already a Black Hammer fan then this should be viewed as an absolutely essential purchase, but given the strength of both the writing and the artwork, this could also be looked at as an equally enjoyable stand-alone series. Highly recommended either way. Read Full Review

"Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows" gets off to a fantastic gut-wrenching start with the portrait of man's life from his highest moments and unspoken deepest regrets. Read Full Review

Black Hammer is one of the most refreshing corners of the comic book industry. These spin-off series have proved to be completely necessary in building this world into something bigger. Dark Horse is 2-for-2 so far with these spin-offs. As long as they keep taking us new and unique places, keep them coming. Read Full Review

Being this is my first foray into the Black Hammer universe, I was somewhat apprehensive that a lot of the plot or mythology would be lost to me. But as a first issue goes, Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows functions pretty well. Read Full Review

This is a really great spin-off in the "Black Hammer" universe, the classic trope of the obsessed scientist whose ambition has unintended, tragic results. This issue has a powerful ending that closes the issue with force, a sad, impactful ending I didn't see coming. I really liked Max Fiumara's art here...he gives the protagonist, the aptly named James Robinson, a really palpable anguish. Dave Stewart's colours gave this an even more dynamic look. I almost slept on this series...don't miss it!

I didn't read Lemire Black Hammer ... Yeah bwooo to me ! Bwoo ! You are ok new ?
I did like his work on Thanos & specially Moon knight (There, you are better new).
I have take this one only by curiosity & because I really like the cover. And I discover not a heroes but a moving human being. With is flaw in his past. A man that have regrets & miss the good all time. But today he didn't have any shadowing figure to take out, but be there for his son. And I find this story very nicely bring to us. For some part, I trust I did see where the story lead a little to easily, and lack of originality. But that's ok but that's not the important part of the story, Lemire mislead me there. The more important part is the heartbreaking cliffhanger. Well done Mr Lemire.

Cover - Marvelous & with link to the story inside 2/2
Writing - Very nicely done sir ! 3/3
Arts - One of the best art I seen form some time, now. A really pleasant & careful work. The Hero is less beautiful now than in the old time, but that's for making the flown of time more important. 3/3
Feeling - So the good part is that you can read it without reading Black Hammer. This is a nice story. But I'm not quite sure I want to pay for 3 other parts. Could he not have made a One shot. Yeah more bigger = more expensive. But not sure that 4 part for this kind of story would worth it. But even if I didn't sollicite them, if I see the second issue, I will pick it. 1/2 more

so cool how this keeps growing.

The expanding world of Black Hammer is fantastic to take in.