Black Hammer #5

Black Hammer (Single Issues)

by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston (Illustrator)

“A cosmic, reality-bending battle.”—The Hollywood Reporter

Of the exiled heroes, only Colonel Weird can leave the mysterious farm where they’ve spent the last ten years. But the confusion of the Para-Zone may hamper their escape more than it helps!

* Comics history variant cover by Jeff Lemire! Collect them all!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

32 pages, Paperback

Published November 16, 2016

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

[Evelyn Blackwater · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think Colonel Weird might be my favorite of these Black Hanmer characters thus far- he's like a blend of Dr Strange and Dr Manhattan. His powers would probably suck to have and his perspective on life honestly looks like torture or a burden. A man that littleraly knows TOO MUCH. (Like me after i read philosophy for dummies).

Tragic life as well. 😔
You just can't help but feel bad for the guy. He's crazy and for good reason- his life is one big mindfuck of time, memories and inconsistent moments.

My curiosity peeked at Barbalien's arc with the priest. The whole time I was just like: "Jeff, I know we don't know each other, but please don't hurt this poor sweet boy. Let him spend some time with his crush for fucks sake. I know stories need conflict to be interesting, but just let him have this. God!"

And to my surprise it wasn't a complete disaster. 😑😐😌
Thank you Jeff for giving one of your characters a briefly happy moment.

I honestly think I'm gonna keep reading just to see if Barbalien gets it on with the priest. (Not a sentence i thought i would write today. But neither was most of this planned either).

Black Hammer is a step above most comic narratives and it's kinda crazy how Lemire is always able to consistently prove himself a quality choice for me when picking stories.

Cause anytime I get tired of a comic series, Lemire is usually my next choice- cause he's never written a bad anything. They are always crammed with solid and clever ideas, emotionally mature, beautiful to look at and paced so well you never get tired or groan.

Dude deserves more credit than he gets and he's already got a lotta cred.

[Ned Leffingwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this issue up in a used book store and it is strange. I like the art and I liked what I read. However, this issue is in the middle of the storyline and you definitely need to start from the beginning to understand what is going on.

[Luiz Santiago · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crítica | Black Hammer: Origens Secretas
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[Maksym Karpovets · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ну що ж, блискуче. Кожен номер по-своєму розкриває персонажа, додає глибини в історії та створює дуже цікаве полотно з екс-героїв на фермі. Леміру вдалося те, що не усім вдається: створити відразу систему виразних героїв у чудесному сеттінгу. Ще дуже сподобався психоделічний антураж коміксу, який дуже доречний для зображення особистої трагедії Дивного (Weird) - чи не найбільш цікавого персонажа для мене. Комікс дуже осінній, у міру меланхолійний і до болі чуттєвий. Не знаю чи є хтось із сучасних авторів, які можуть поєднати усі ці три характеристики.

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again an amazing issue. It was cool getting to see more of Col. Weird, who is one of the more elusive characters.

[Jimbo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Starting to remind me a bit of of TRILLIUM in there, but still so cool and smart. ESSEX books meet superheroes. Want to read more.