Rating | Collected Issues | Reviews |
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9.1
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Black Hammer #1 | 28 |
8.7
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Black Hammer #2 | 18 |
9.1
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Black Hammer #3 | 14 |
9.2
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Black Hammer #4 | 12 |
8.8
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Black Hammer #5 | 7 |
8.9
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Black Hammer #6 | 8 |
Black Hammer is quite the strange beast. It is essentially a family drama told with superheroes characters and a major Twilight Zone twist.... and its one of the best books I've ever read. The book centers around a team of 5 superheroes all transported in the middle of a battle for the universe to a small farming town which they cannot leave. The book picks up after 10 years of the team trying to fit into the community, while they try and find out where and when they are and a way to get home. The writing on this book is unbelievable. Right from the first page the characters are set up in the perfect way as we get each origin story told in golden era comics brilliance. The family dynamics work so well you cant help but feel for each character as each one deals with being confined to this farm for 10 years! While this is happening Lemire keeps building the mystery of where & why this has happened! The art is a perfect call back to classic superhero books simply stunning! Overall I've never read anything like this and I couldn't put it down! Such an amazing idea with perfect execution! This absolutely lives up to the hype!
This book is incredible. All of the characters are well developed and interesting and given a full issue to themselves in this volume.
One of the best trades i’ve read.