Black Hammer Omnibus Volume 3

by Jeff Lemire, Caitlin Yarsky (illustrator), Malachi Ward (illustrator)

The Eisner Award–winning superhero saga returns in this story picking up years later with new series artists Caitlin Yarsky, Malachi Ward, and Matthew Sheean.

Years after Black Hammer and the rest of Spiral City’s greatest heroes seemingly died defeating the cosmic despot known as Anti-God, Lucy Weber, the daughter of Black Hammer, took up his mantle and carried on the legacy of her father.

Years after that, Lucy, and the world, have moved on. Living in the suburbs of Spiral City, Lucy is married and has children. But all is not blissful. Her marriage is falling apart, her job has reached a dead end, and for mysterious reasons, she hasn’t picked up the hammer in years.  But, as her domestic life begins to crumble, the secrets of the last twenty years, and the reasons Lucy really gave up being Black Hammer, begin to resurface, threatening her family, and the peace she has tried hard to find for herself.

Collects Black Hammer Reborn #1–#12 in a deluxe, oversized paperback format with a new cover, sketchbook extras, and more!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

328 pages, Paperback

Published October 8, 2024

About the author

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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

At first I found the flashbacks to be a little confusing but ultimately they paid off. Excellent use of parallel and multiple universes. I was shocked that it ended in a cliffhanger so I guess I’ll go right into the next one. Everything was great but I really enjoyed the use of Colonel Weird throughout this one.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeff Lemire's timey-wimey continuation of Black Hammer is an enjoyable read. It's a different take on heroes, focused on the story of Lucy 20 years after she retires, but it also delves back into the Hammer-verse in interesting ways.

It's non-conclusion is a bit surprising, but fortunately The End is out to continue the story.

[Norman · Rating 3 out of 5]

References a lot of various comics things (multiverses and even specifically the Council of Reeds) without really adding much else to it. Kinda repetitive as well with the overlapping narratives.

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting although it doesn't really end. Surprising how much it intersects with the non-core stories.

[Andrei Atanasov]

Perhaps my favorite recent Black Hammer story. I love how it clears up the ending of Age of Doom, which I never felt I understood completely, and paves the way for The End.