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Black Hammer
Black Hammer, Vol. 2: El Suceso
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Graphic Novels & Comics (2018)Seis exsuperhéroes llevan una década atrapados en una misteriosa granja de la que no pueden escapar. En su momento, salvaron a Spiral City de la destrucción, pero desaparecieron, se les dio por muertos y acabaron cayendo en el olvido. Todo cambia cuando un visitante del mundo exterior llega a la granja buscando al Martillo Negro y trae noticias de Spiral City a sus héroes de la edad de oro. Su llegada remueve viejos recuerdos y alimenta nuevas esperanzas en los héroes náufragos, que harán un nuevo intento por escapar de su extraña prisión.
En este segundo tomo David Rubín se incorpora al equipo creador de la serie a modo de avance del spin off Sherlock Frankenstein, del que se ha hecho cargo el dibujante gallego y que Astiberri publicará este mismo año. El dibujante gallego destaca “la libertad creativa” que le da Jeff Lemire “a la hora de proponer cambios o nuevas maneras de contar la historia”, algo que valora especialmente.
El creador de la trilogía Essex County (Astiberri, 2008-2010) y guionista de la serie Descender (Astiberri, 2016-2017) y de Plutona (Astiberri, 2017) indaga en el pasado y las motivaciones de los protagonistas de esta historia, en un proceso de deconstrucción del superhéroe, lleno de épica y melancolía a partes iguales. El primer tomo de Black Hammer ha ganado el premio Eisner 2017 a la mejor serie nueva, y el Premio del Gremio de Libreros de Madrid al mejor cómic de 2017.
Collects Black Hammer issues #7-13.
En este segundo tomo David Rubín se incorpora al equipo creador de la serie a modo de avance del spin off Sherlock Frankenstein, del que se ha hecho cargo el dibujante gallego y que Astiberri publicará este mismo año. El dibujante gallego destaca “la libertad creativa” que le da Jeff Lemire “a la hora de proponer cambios o nuevas maneras de contar la historia”, algo que valora especialmente.
El creador de la trilogía Essex County (Astiberri, 2008-2010) y guionista de la serie Descender (Astiberri, 2016-2017) y de Plutona (Astiberri, 2017) indaga en el pasado y las motivaciones de los protagonistas de esta historia, en un proceso de deconstrucción del superhéroe, lleno de épica y melancolía a partes iguales. El primer tomo de Black Hammer ha ganado el premio Eisner 2017 a la mejor serie nueva, y el Premio del Gremio de Libreros de Madrid al mejor cómic de 2017.
Collects Black Hammer issues #7-13.
176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 9, 2018
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Jeff Lemire
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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.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
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.
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February 21, 2018
4.25ish stars.
Maybe my favorite on-going title. Great character work and a solid, clever plot that deftly balances Golden Age superheroes with New Age struggles. It makes the '90s flashbacks feel like the '40s but it works. This is a big improvement over the first volume; now that the character studies are out of the way, it leaves a lot of room to delve into the plot and expand personalities. Good artwork, not my personal favorite, but it works well for the story, and I appreciate the artistic differences between the flashbacks and the current storyline. Looking forward to future installments.
Posted in Mr. Philip's Library
Maybe my favorite on-going title. Great character work and a solid, clever plot that deftly balances Golden Age superheroes with New Age struggles. It makes the '90s flashbacks feel like the '40s but it works. This is a big improvement over the first volume; now that the character studies are out of the way, it leaves a lot of room to delve into the plot and expand personalities. Good artwork, not my personal favorite, but it works well for the story, and I appreciate the artistic differences between the flashbacks and the current storyline. Looking forward to future installments.
Posted in Mr. Philip's Library
July 7, 2018
Lucy Weber, The Black Hammer's daughter, starts trying to piece together the mystery of The Farm and the town of Rockwood but someone doesn't want her to find the answers she's looking for...
Black Hammer volume 2 has fallen into my hands and it's a whopper.
The tale of the Black Hammer is finally told and it's an homage to a slew of Jack Kirby creations like Thor, the New Gods, and the Inhumans. Talky-Walky's origin is also revealed, another Mystery in Space type of adventure, just as something sinister happens to Talky-Walky back on the farm.
More of Golden Gail's past is reveals, as it the nature of the Event that led to the heroes arriving at The Farm to begin with. More of Abraham Slam and Barbalien's pasts are also revealed. Lucy unravels the mystery of Rockwood and meets her destiny. What the hell are Madam Dragonfly and Colonel Weird up to?
Yeah, a lot of shit went down in this volume and it has me salivating for the next one. I love the depth Lemire has achieved in such a short number of issues. The world of the Black Hammer feels like it's been around for decades. The mystery surrounding Rockwood and the Farm is tantalizing and I'm ready to find out just what the hell is going on. Dean Ormstrom's moody, Mignola-esque art is perfect for the series.
I really don't have any bad things to say about The Black Hammer. The slow burning mystery of what the hell is the deal with the Farm and Rockwood has me hooked. I'll be sad to see the series end in the next volume, if that's what happens. Four out of five stars.
Black Hammer volume 2 has fallen into my hands and it's a whopper.
The tale of the Black Hammer is finally told and it's an homage to a slew of Jack Kirby creations like Thor, the New Gods, and the Inhumans. Talky-Walky's origin is also revealed, another Mystery in Space type of adventure, just as something sinister happens to Talky-Walky back on the farm.
More of Golden Gail's past is reveals, as it the nature of the Event that led to the heroes arriving at The Farm to begin with. More of Abraham Slam and Barbalien's pasts are also revealed. Lucy unravels the mystery of Rockwood and meets her destiny. What the hell are Madam Dragonfly and Colonel Weird up to?
Yeah, a lot of shit went down in this volume and it has me salivating for the next one. I love the depth Lemire has achieved in such a short number of issues. The world of the Black Hammer feels like it's been around for decades. The mystery surrounding Rockwood and the Farm is tantalizing and I'm ready to find out just what the hell is going on. Dean Ormstrom's moody, Mignola-esque art is perfect for the series.
I really don't have any bad things to say about The Black Hammer. The slow burning mystery of what the hell is the deal with the Farm and Rockwood has me hooked. I'll be sad to see the series end in the next volume, if that's what happens. Four out of five stars.
January 31, 2018
One of the best ongoing comic series, winner of the 2017 Eisner award for best ongoing series, based in part on the trust they had that this team would create a great story. Lemire seems increasingly to bring together two things he loves: 1) Realistic, character-driven stories based in the bleak and desolate northern Canadian towns he knows well, and 2) superheroes. It’s both a tribute to Golden Age comics for the geeky True Supe Fans, and an explanation to his Essex County fans about why these worlds belong together. It almost feels autobiographical to me, in a way.
I liked the first volume set up, trusting a story would emerge, and it sort of begins to. All these superheroes with sad back stories are stuck on a farm in northern Canada: Abraham Slam, Colonel Randall Weird, Talky-Walky, Barbalien, Golden Gail, Madame Dragonfly. Okay, we’re still mainly in backstory here, but all of them in Lemire’s conception are deeply troubled people, true, carefully drawn characters, drawn also with heart by Dean Ormston (and one cute backstory of Walky Talky by David Rubin).
In this volume the key event is that Lucy (ooh, what could her connection be to this group?!) shows up to nudge them to escape. She finds the nearby town to be A City That Always Sleeps, and in the library, all the books are blank, hmm. And this hammer. . . hmm, what superhero besides our Black Hammer also carries a hammer? Hmm. I fully expect this is going to be great, and so far it is very good. I say 4.5, fully expecting a 5 for the next volume.
I liked the first volume set up, trusting a story would emerge, and it sort of begins to. All these superheroes with sad back stories are stuck on a farm in northern Canada: Abraham Slam, Colonel Randall Weird, Talky-Walky, Barbalien, Golden Gail, Madame Dragonfly. Okay, we’re still mainly in backstory here, but all of them in Lemire’s conception are deeply troubled people, true, carefully drawn characters, drawn also with heart by Dean Ormston (and one cute backstory of Walky Talky by David Rubin).
In this volume the key event is that Lucy (ooh, what could her connection be to this group?!) shows up to nudge them to escape. She finds the nearby town to be A City That Always Sleeps, and in the library, all the books are blank, hmm. And this hammer. . . hmm, what superhero besides our Black Hammer also carries a hammer? Hmm. I fully expect this is going to be great, and so far it is very good. I say 4.5, fully expecting a 5 for the next volume.
February 24, 2018
An almost Twilight Zone continuation of interpersonal drama, sharp dialog, black humor, and the increasingly exciting mystery of why the inhabitants of Black Hammer Farm can’t leave post-Crisis. The artwork is shared by David Rubin, whose cleaner style accommodates the vintage tone.
February 21, 2021
-El mundo ha cambiado un poco desde el evento
-No sabes lo feliz que estoy de que el mundo siga ahí. Luego de nuestra victoria hubo un flash de luz y aparecimos aquí
-Me preocupaba que fuera el final de todo .Una de mis teorías era, ahora suena estúpido, bueno que esto era el cielo y que habíamos muerto
-Crees que esto es el cielo? parece el infierno
-No seas cruel. Quizá el purgatorio
-El mundo sigue ahí, Estoy segura de eso.
Segundo volumen(7 al 13)
Un visitante del mundo exterior llega a la Granja, denotando que el mundo siguió su curso mientras nuestros personajes quedaron atrapados. esto despierta viejos recuerdos y nuevas esperanzas pero también nuevos misterios y conflictos.
se ahonda mas en el pasado, como obtuvieron sus poderes los personajes y sobre El Evento.
Continúan apareciendo personajes quiméricos tomados y mezclados de diferentes personajes de la Golden Age (aparecen en los Flashbacks).
Obviamente lo súperheroico es apenas un envoltorio, el eje es el drama, el misterio y los personajes con su profundidad.
El final es excelente.
*Se suma David Rubin como dibujante
-No sabes lo feliz que estoy de que el mundo siga ahí. Luego de nuestra victoria hubo un flash de luz y aparecimos aquí
-Me preocupaba que fuera el final de todo .Una de mis teorías era, ahora suena estúpido, bueno que esto era el cielo y que habíamos muerto
-Crees que esto es el cielo? parece el infierno
-No seas cruel. Quizá el purgatorio
-El mundo sigue ahí, Estoy segura de eso.
Segundo volumen(7 al 13)
Un visitante del mundo exterior llega a la Granja, denotando que el mundo siguió su curso mientras nuestros personajes quedaron atrapados. esto despierta viejos recuerdos y nuevas esperanzas pero también nuevos misterios y conflictos.
se ahonda mas en el pasado, como obtuvieron sus poderes los personajes y sobre El Evento.
Continúan apareciendo personajes quiméricos tomados y mezclados de diferentes personajes de la Golden Age (aparecen en los Flashbacks).
Obviamente lo súperheroico es apenas un envoltorio, el eje es el drama, el misterio y los personajes con su profundidad.
El final es excelente.
*Se suma David Rubin como dibujante
January 8, 2018
Black Hammer's daughter arrives and she's not OK with being stuck on the little farm as the rest of our tragic heroes have been. While she investigates the town we delve deeper into each character's backstory. Lemire has done such a fantastic job of reintroducing these archetypes of our youth with just enough of a tweak to keep you coming back for more. Ordstrom's moody art fits the setting and I really enjoyed David Rubin's fill in issue for the origin of Talky-Walky. Rubin's is a Spanish artist who in the past year has started to make inroads here in America as his comics are translated to English. I love the retro 40's style animation vibe he brings to his comics. Jeff Lemire's cover for the Abraham Slam issue made me chuckle when he signed it as Lemirefeld.
Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Received a review copy from Dark Horse and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
April 15, 2018
After three months of reading Manga it's good to finally read something that has color.
Not much is happening in this volume but writing and melancholic atmosphere are amazing enough to earn this volume 5 stars and place on favorites shelf.
Not much is happening in this volume but writing and melancholic atmosphere are amazing enough to earn this volume 5 stars and place on favorites shelf.
August 28, 2017
Seriously great stuff; even the 'fill-in' issues are worth five stars. I love this book...
May 6, 2018
That's more like it! I didn't fall in love with the first volume of Black Hammer, the story was too uneventful and the characters felt derivative. Fortunately, I thought the second one was an improvement.
The main storyline finally starts moving as we meet a new character, the daughter of the hero Black Hammer. The characters start to question the place they're stuck in, some make rash decisions, and one of them doesn't even survive til the end of the book. We also get a tease of what actually happened during The Event which led to all the heroes being trapped on the farm, although no straight answers again despite even the title of the book suggesting otherwise.
Lemire writes the tense relationships between all of the heroes really well, and the characters themselves open up a bit and become a little more relatable in a way. They're not exactly likeable, but you feel for them and care about their misfortunes.
Which is precisely why I am still a bit mad that Lemire decided to make their superhero alter-egos as pastiches of real superheroes. The fact that their superhero selves are dollar store knockoffs of the actual Marvel and DC characters really detracts from the weight of this story, almost turning it into some kind of parody, despite that clearly not being the author's intention. What this book is is basically a dysfunctional family drama, and a good one at that, but every time their corny superhero past comes up, it yanks me right out of the story. I don't know why Lemire does that, because there is no deconstruction or clever commentary behind that, just a silly game of "guess this reference" that cheapens the impact of the actual solid character work that is going on in the foreground. At least make them into more original superheroes, you know? They don't have to be clearly-Captain-Americas, kinda-like-Martian-Manhunters or basically-Shazams.
Other than that, I enjoyed the second volume of Black Hammer quite a bit. The plot finally starts moving somewhere, there is more intrigue, more mystery and tension, and the actual characters, dragged down by their alter-egos as they are, still manage to be interesting and layered. I still don't understand all the insane love this comic gets, but at least now I can agree that it's a pretty solid read.
The main storyline finally starts moving as we meet a new character, the daughter of the hero Black Hammer. The characters start to question the place they're stuck in, some make rash decisions, and one of them doesn't even survive til the end of the book. We also get a tease of what actually happened during The Event which led to all the heroes being trapped on the farm, although no straight answers again despite even the title of the book suggesting otherwise.
Lemire writes the tense relationships between all of the heroes really well, and the characters themselves open up a bit and become a little more relatable in a way. They're not exactly likeable, but you feel for them and care about their misfortunes.
Which is precisely why I am still a bit mad that Lemire decided to make their superhero alter-egos as pastiches of real superheroes. The fact that their superhero selves are dollar store knockoffs of the actual Marvel and DC characters really detracts from the weight of this story, almost turning it into some kind of parody, despite that clearly not being the author's intention. What this book is is basically a dysfunctional family drama, and a good one at that, but every time their corny superhero past comes up, it yanks me right out of the story. I don't know why Lemire does that, because there is no deconstruction or clever commentary behind that, just a silly game of "guess this reference" that cheapens the impact of the actual solid character work that is going on in the foreground. At least make them into more original superheroes, you know? They don't have to be clearly-Captain-Americas, kinda-like-Martian-Manhunters or basically-Shazams.
Other than that, I enjoyed the second volume of Black Hammer quite a bit. The plot finally starts moving somewhere, there is more intrigue, more mystery and tension, and the actual characters, dragged down by their alter-egos as they are, still manage to be interesting and layered. I still don't understand all the insane love this comic gets, but at least now I can agree that it's a pretty solid read.
January 31, 2018
With so many great titles in this comicbook era, it is easy to overlook this genius work written by Jeff Lemire. Black Hammer: The Event combines Lemire's themes of sadness, family and transcending yearning for love and acceptance with sci-fi and drama in this yet another great volume. Black Hammer's main strength is in the deep yet troubled personalities of the Golden Age heroes who were trapped in a strange rural town for a decade. The way they were written were so effective to me that I'd rather read their sad (sometimes pitiful) stories rather than them figuring out a way to depart from the world they are trapped in.
Oh and I enjoyed the filler backstory issues! Lemire has utilized the flashback technique very effectively and efficiently, tying up their past with their feelings and the things they are currently dealing with. It's like watching LOST, without the crappy ending (I hope Black Hammer doesn't end with that cork thing!)
Black Hammer is also beautifully drawn by Dean Ormston. The melty faces and the eerie, almost barren spaces in the pages perfectly conveys the sadness and the mystery that envelopes both the town and the characters.
Oh and I enjoyed the filler backstory issues! Lemire has utilized the flashback technique very effectively and efficiently, tying up their past with their feelings and the things they are currently dealing with. It's like watching LOST, without the crappy ending (I hope Black Hammer doesn't end with that cork thing!)
Black Hammer is also beautifully drawn by Dean Ormston. The melty faces and the eerie, almost barren spaces in the pages perfectly conveys the sadness and the mystery that envelopes both the town and the characters.
January 30, 2018
I enjoyed this second volume of Black Hammer even better than the great 1st volume! An unexpected visitor from the outside world has appeared on the farm, not only sparking a bit of hope for escape in our heroes but also sparking old memories. Similar to the first installment, it's structured by cutting back and forth between the present times and flashbacks to the past in our heroes' lives. But while in the first book, the flashbacks were used as introductions to our characters' origins, the ones here give us a bit more depth and insight into their present-day emotional state on the farm. And we find out more about who Black Hammer was and what led up to The Event!
I've really fallen in love with the world and the characters that Lemire has conjured here, you can really feel the love he and Dean Ormstom have for the classic age superhero stories. But there is also a modern feel to the way he tells the present day story. There's some great new character details here that I really enjoyed, like a look into the early relationship of Colonel Weird and Talky-Walky, and a really fascinating love story with Golden Gail, the nature of which I feel we've never seen before. There are also some great moments with Gail and Barbalien. I also loved seeing life in the town from an outsider's perspective, and focusing on how some of our heroes have given up trying to escape and have accepted their new lives...and some haven't.
I was truly bummed to find out that the series was cancelled by Dark Horse, especially after that cliffhanger! But then I got happy again when I learned that it was just part of a reboot and the story will continue this year with Black Hammer: Age of Doom.
I've really fallen in love with the world and the characters that Lemire has conjured here, you can really feel the love he and Dean Ormstom have for the classic age superhero stories. But there is also a modern feel to the way he tells the present day story. There's some great new character details here that I really enjoyed, like a look into the early relationship of Colonel Weird and Talky-Walky, and a really fascinating love story with Golden Gail, the nature of which I feel we've never seen before. There are also some great moments with Gail and Barbalien. I also loved seeing life in the town from an outsider's perspective, and focusing on how some of our heroes have given up trying to escape and have accepted their new lives...and some haven't.
I was truly bummed to find out that the series was cancelled by Dark Horse, especially after that cliffhanger! But then I got happy again when I learned that it was just part of a reboot and the story will continue this year with Black Hammer: Age of Doom.
March 14, 2018
Loving this series!! It has amazing plotting, some great artwork, complex characterisation without being overbearing. Ends with a great cliffhanger. So so good.
June 1, 2018
Es díficil ser objetiva con este tomo, porque es una oda a los superhéroes de la golden age. Es ingenua, pero intrigante, los personajes están muy bien delineados y la parte gráfica está cuidadísima, en especial cuando dibuja David Rubín. Lo otro agradable, es que si bien podemos hacernos alguna idea de qué es lo que va a pasar, siempre hay sorpresas, como el final de este tomo. Muy buena.
March 23, 2018
Book blurb: Once they were heroes. Now, banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City lead simple lives in a timeless farming town.
The thing with people is that you never really know what they'll do in a given situation. In this installment, the stranded superheroes suddenly have a visitor to the farm. Who is she, and how did she get there? Also, if she could get there, can they leave the same way? Oh, the questions. It also turns out that some of the "family" are not trustworthy, so then what is one to do?
This story continues to flash back and forth in time, and I continue to enjoy some of the plot lines better than others. The mystery deepens in some ways, while other things come to light. I quite enjoy the relationships between members of this dyfunctional found family, and the art continues to be good. However, it seems like this installment is the end of the road. With that cliffhanger ending, and all those unanswered questions, tell me it ain't so!
The thing with people is that you never really know what they'll do in a given situation. In this installment, the stranded superheroes suddenly have a visitor to the farm. Who is she, and how did she get there? Also, if she could get there, can they leave the same way? Oh, the questions. It also turns out that some of the "family" are not trustworthy, so then what is one to do?
This story continues to flash back and forth in time, and I continue to enjoy some of the plot lines better than others. The mystery deepens in some ways, while other things come to light. I quite enjoy the relationships between members of this dyfunctional found family, and the art continues to be good. However, it seems like this installment is the end of the road. With that cliffhanger ending, and all those unanswered questions, tell me it ain't so!
December 6, 2021
This was such a great continuation and it explores whats it like for the heroes in this world and we get more romance between Abe and Tammy but her problems with her husband is intriguing and some great continuation of whats going on with Gail and we know of her past family and romances and the thing with Barbalien and exploring his homosexuality and the myths of Black hammer finally revealed and their battle with Anti-god and the eventual coming here and that was such a great exploration and clearly inspired from Kirby fourth world and its awesome.
I love how Lemire takes time and explores these concepts and doesn't make it like too much exposition and his POV character Lucy is really well expanded upon here and getting the origins of Talky-walky was fun but the dark corners of 2 characters explored here makes this series so much more awesome.
I am having a blast reading it and this world is filled with so much more intrigue and what not and just continues be some of the best exploration of heroes and the world building is immaculate.
I love how Lemire takes time and explores these concepts and doesn't make it like too much exposition and his POV character Lucy is really well expanded upon here and getting the origins of Talky-walky was fun but the dark corners of 2 characters explored here makes this series so much more awesome.
I am having a blast reading it and this world is filled with so much more intrigue and what not and just continues be some of the best exploration of heroes and the world building is immaculate.
November 22, 2023
Good progression from Volume 1...
Backstories from Spiral City continue....
It's refreshing for an alternate look at superheroes and with characters easily identifiable..
Backstories from Spiral City continue....
It's refreshing for an alternate look at superheroes and with characters easily identifiable..
February 20, 2020
WOW this was a nice upgrade from volume 1.
This is much more focused with a storyline that is followed throughout the whole volume. With Black Hammer's daughter now in the same fucked up weird alter dimension that the other heroes are stuck in she begins to poke around and try to find out where they are and why they can't leave. On top of that you have some backstories on Talky and more, and some horrifying twist and backstabbings that take place soon into this volume.
What really works in this volume is the pacing. A lot of twist and turns move it along quickly but also the fact each character has a story that builds into this volume to have an exciting end result. I also thought, as almost always, Lemire handles multiple storylines and themes well such as love, religion, and more. It also helps the art has this old school feel with new school production.
There's not much negative to say here. Almost everything comes together well. I'm excited to see where the characters go from here and can only assume their fates might get worse. For now, this has me hooked much more than volume 1. A 4.5 out of 5.
This is much more focused with a storyline that is followed throughout the whole volume. With Black Hammer's daughter now in the same fucked up weird alter dimension that the other heroes are stuck in she begins to poke around and try to find out where they are and why they can't leave. On top of that you have some backstories on Talky and more, and some horrifying twist and backstabbings that take place soon into this volume.
What really works in this volume is the pacing. A lot of twist and turns move it along quickly but also the fact each character has a story that builds into this volume to have an exciting end result. I also thought, as almost always, Lemire handles multiple storylines and themes well such as love, religion, and more. It also helps the art has this old school feel with new school production.
There's not much negative to say here. Almost everything comes together well. I'm excited to see where the characters go from here and can only assume their fates might get worse. For now, this has me hooked much more than volume 1. A 4.5 out of 5.
March 1, 2018
Things are moving along at a decent pace. The newcomer who showed up at the end of the previous volume brings news of the outside world. The back cover copy claims that she, “... awakens new hope in the marooned heroes and they make a new attempt to escape their strange prison.” That's not really true, or at least not for all of them. What we do get are more flashbacks to the incidents leading up to their imprisonment, as well as a look at what happened to Black Hammer: it's not pretty. We do get more info on the town, which seems less ordinary than it appeared at first glance. And we end on a doozy of a cliffhanger. I like this series, and find myself wondering where it's all going. This is going to live or die by its pacing. Too slow, and the readers will lose interest. Too quick, and the ending will be disappointing. There’ve been no missteps yet, which is encouraging. Recommended!
September 11, 2017
I love how happy this depressing story makes me.
Holy shit. Talk about not catching a break. I mean really, Lemire, would it kill ya to just throw one of these characters a bone?
Black Hammer is one of my pulls that I get really excited for each month. Within these first two volumes, I have grown to care about each and every character in the book. I feel their plight, I feel their pains, and at times I almost feel guilty for taking so much joy in watching their tale unfold.
This is a superhero book that I can definitely get behind!
Holy shit. Talk about not catching a break. I mean really, Lemire, would it kill ya to just throw one of these characters a bone?
Black Hammer is one of my pulls that I get really excited for each month. Within these first two volumes, I have grown to care about each and every character in the book. I feel their plight, I feel their pains, and at times I almost feel guilty for taking so much joy in watching their tale unfold.
This is a superhero book that I can definitely get behind!
November 27, 2022
A leitura desse foi um pouco mais rápida do que o primeiro volume. Mesmo a gente já tendo conhecido a história dos personagens antes, nesse segundo volume o Jeff ainda mostra um pouco do passado deles, principalmente do próprio Black Hammer (que é uma espécie de Lanterna Verde HAHAHA amei), e da sua filha.
Ainda sobre o passado deles, já mostrou bastante coisa do que aconteceu antes da grande batalha com o Antideus. Mas eu acho que teve um errinho de continuação ali.
No primeiro volume, a Madame Libélula sente a presença do Antideus e diz que vai ir lá ajudar. Só que nesse segundo volume, tem um momento em que o Starlok (líder do Black Hammer) convoca todos os heróis, meio que teletransportando eles para a base lá. Posso ter entendido errado no primeiro volume, mas não fez muito sentido isso acontecendo aqui no segundo.
Gostei que, com a chegada da filha do Black Hammer, muitas respostas sobre a cidade e o lugar onde eles estão meio que foram respondidas. Claro que ainda falta algumas coisas para abordar, mas já é possível ter uma noção do quão perdido eles estão.
Teve uns plots no meio da história que eu realmente fiquei chocado. Não esperava que aquilo fosse acontecer e só levantou ainda mais perguntas/teorias sobre o motivo deles estarem naquele lugar.
Eu já suspeitava que aquilo do final poderia acontecer, acho que já estava meio óbvio. Agora só resta pegar o próximo volume para saber como isso tudo vai se desenrolar.
Ainda sobre o passado deles, já mostrou bastante coisa do que aconteceu antes da grande batalha com o Antideus. Mas eu acho que teve um errinho de continuação ali.
No primeiro volume, a Madame Libélula sente a presença do Antideus e diz que vai ir lá ajudar. Só que nesse segundo volume, tem um momento em que o Starlok (líder do Black Hammer) convoca todos os heróis, meio que teletransportando eles para a base lá. Posso ter entendido errado no primeiro volume, mas não fez muito sentido isso acontecendo aqui no segundo.
Gostei que, com a chegada da filha do Black Hammer, muitas respostas sobre a cidade e o lugar onde eles estão meio que foram respondidas. Claro que ainda falta algumas coisas para abordar, mas já é possível ter uma noção do quão perdido eles estão.
Teve uns plots no meio da história que eu realmente fiquei chocado. Não esperava que aquilo fosse acontecer e só levantou ainda mais perguntas/teorias sobre o motivo deles estarem naquele lugar.
Eu já suspeitava que aquilo do final poderia acontecer, acho que já estava meio óbvio. Agora só resta pegar o próximo volume para saber como isso tudo vai se desenrolar.
November 29, 2018
The second volume of Black Hammer is very much a middle volume, hampered by the fact that the "shocking" event on the last page is pretty obvious from page 2 or 3. Beyond that, it feels like there's lots of water treading: with the exception of a shocking event early on, then that inevitable last page reveal, not a lot happens, and what does are very slow character moments.
With all that said, this series continues to be interesting, because the characters are great and the flashbacks are revelatory. And, I expect this story might read better in the "Library Edition" where it's combined with vol. 1. (Unfortunately, Dark Horse makes Library Editions that are larger than the standard deluxes, making them entirely unwieldy IMO.)
With all that said, this series continues to be interesting, because the characters are great and the flashbacks are revelatory. And, I expect this story might read better in the "Library Edition" where it's combined with vol. 1. (Unfortunately, Dark Horse makes Library Editions that are larger than the standard deluxes, making them entirely unwieldy IMO.)
November 2, 2020
Well the art continues to be sub-par to me, barley the acceptable level of a modern comic. The plot has some interesting ideas but seems to just wander and drag trying to get to the point. Of course the series ends without fulling explaining the main question that runs throughout the series. Now I have to goto the next series to hopefully get an explanation. Recommended but just barley
July 4, 2021
4.5/5
And done. Whew. That was fast. Totally bingeable series.
And done. Whew. That was fast. Totally bingeable series.
March 24, 2019
4,25 / 5
En Black Hammer seguimos la vida de seis exsuperhéroes que llevan una década atrapados en una misteriosa granja en el desconocido pueblo de Rockwood. Allí llevan una vida anodina, triste y rendidos a la ruralidad del pueblo del que no pueden salir. Todo cambio cuando un visitante del mundo exterior aterrizo en la granja al final del volumen anterior y trae noticias de Spiral City, la ciudad de estos héroes. Su llegada no hará más que remover viejos recuerdos y alimentar la esperanzas de poder escapar de su misteriosa prisión ¿Qué paso en la lucha con el Anti-Dios? ¿Qué diantres es Rockwood?
Jeff Lemire pisa el acelerador para revelar algunos misterios de su serie, ofreciendo de nuevo una serie de guiños metatextuales al mundo de los superhéroes, pero sin dejar nunca de lado las relaciones y personalidades de cada protagonista. El americano es un experto en explorar íntimamente a cada uno de ellos a través de flashbacks que nos llevan a su pasado en Spiral City. Son estos puntales, estos pequeños momentos, los que dan tridimensionalidad a todos y cada uno de sus personajes. Y a la vez, donde más referencias, homenajes y guiños a las épocas doradas de Marvel y DC recibimos.
A los lápices, tenemos de nuevo a Dean Ormston con su particular estilo feísta que tan bien capta el tono decadente de la serie. Dota a cada personaje de esa aptitud derrotista que los rodea, con miles de defectos y problemas. Por su parte, el número 9 esta dibujado por David Rubín, que destaca por encima del resto. Las composiciones y el estilo del gallego son una delicia. Redondea la jugada, como en el primer tomo, el apagado color de Stewart en el presente que contrasta con los coloridos y satinados del pasado.
En Black Hammer seguimos la vida de seis exsuperhéroes que llevan una década atrapados en una misteriosa granja en el desconocido pueblo de Rockwood. Allí llevan una vida anodina, triste y rendidos a la ruralidad del pueblo del que no pueden salir. Todo cambio cuando un visitante del mundo exterior aterrizo en la granja al final del volumen anterior y trae noticias de Spiral City, la ciudad de estos héroes. Su llegada no hará más que remover viejos recuerdos y alimentar la esperanzas de poder escapar de su misteriosa prisión ¿Qué paso en la lucha con el Anti-Dios? ¿Qué diantres es Rockwood?
Jeff Lemire pisa el acelerador para revelar algunos misterios de su serie, ofreciendo de nuevo una serie de guiños metatextuales al mundo de los superhéroes, pero sin dejar nunca de lado las relaciones y personalidades de cada protagonista. El americano es un experto en explorar íntimamente a cada uno de ellos a través de flashbacks que nos llevan a su pasado en Spiral City. Son estos puntales, estos pequeños momentos, los que dan tridimensionalidad a todos y cada uno de sus personajes. Y a la vez, donde más referencias, homenajes y guiños a las épocas doradas de Marvel y DC recibimos.
A los lápices, tenemos de nuevo a Dean Ormston con su particular estilo feísta que tan bien capta el tono decadente de la serie. Dota a cada personaje de esa aptitud derrotista que los rodea, con miles de defectos y problemas. Por su parte, el número 9 esta dibujado por David Rubín, que destaca por encima del resto. Las composiciones y el estilo del gallego son una delicia. Redondea la jugada, como en el primer tomo, el apagado color de Stewart en el presente que contrasta con los coloridos y satinados del pasado.
January 26, 2018
A beautiful melancholy tale.
World: Fantastic art the tone is very must informed by it and it's fantastic. The world building continues to be both so nostalgic and fresh at the same time. It's Lemire's signature small town, it's a DC love letter. It'd beautifully tragic and brilliant.
Story: A continuation of the slice of life of these heroes trapped where they are. It's the small stories, the past the present the emotions are all real and relatable. It's paced wonderfully and the overarching plot is heavy and full of consequence. I don't want to ruin anything but it's good. It's a quiet look at our hero analogs and a slow slow burn that gives the best vibes of the start of Kingdom Come but is it's own thing.
Characters: All of them are beautiful tragic beings and their stories are true and real and raw, so good. I can't even explain how beautiful these characters are realized, they all are...yeah brilliant.
That end, so good
Onward to the next book!
World: Fantastic art the tone is very must informed by it and it's fantastic. The world building continues to be both so nostalgic and fresh at the same time. It's Lemire's signature small town, it's a DC love letter. It'd beautifully tragic and brilliant.
Story: A continuation of the slice of life of these heroes trapped where they are. It's the small stories, the past the present the emotions are all real and relatable. It's paced wonderfully and the overarching plot is heavy and full of consequence. I don't want to ruin anything but it's good. It's a quiet look at our hero analogs and a slow slow burn that gives the best vibes of the start of Kingdom Come but is it's own thing.
Characters: All of them are beautiful tragic beings and their stories are true and real and raw, so good. I can't even explain how beautiful these characters are realized, they all are...yeah brilliant.
That end, so good
Onward to the next book!
May 18, 2018
Black Hammer continues to be one of the best character driven superhero comic books on the market today. Bits of the mystery are revealed, but there are still lots of questions left. There's a surprise at the end that really makes me want to get ahold of volume 3 as soon as I can.
December 12, 2019
Now that Lucy Weber is in town she is trying to put all the pieces together. Is there anything more disturbing that finding a book full of empty pages? Damn, that gave me the creeps.
It doesn't really go much farther in the Rockwood thing but you get a whole lot of background details including the Black Hammer and the Lightriders story. What the hell is that place? What the hell is Weird up to? Black Hammers have some kind of shared memory? Still too many fucking mysteries.
It doesn't really go much farther in the Rockwood thing but you get a whole lot of background details including the Black Hammer and the Lightriders story. What the hell is that place? What the hell is Weird up to? Black Hammers have some kind of shared memory? Still too many fucking mysteries.
December 21, 2017
[Read as single issues]
With the heroes of Black Hammer firmly established, we can now begin to explore their pasts as they work to escap-Oh, wait, no, they're happy where they are. But someone definitely isn't. Black Hammer's daughter is new in town, and she's not about to let the heroes of old go down without a fight.
God, these characters break my heart. Everything about their backstories is tragic, and the twist on each character archetype is just a twist of the knife into the soul. Their resignation to their life in the inescapable town is super depressing, but the sinister nature of everything, not to mention the fact that some of their own seem to be working against them, just adds layer upon layer to the mystery.
The fill-in issue with art by David Rubin sets up the Sherlock Frankenstein companion mini (that I also highly recommend), and the final page reveal for issue #13 is one that has me clamouring for the next volume already.
Jeff Lemire's comics can blow hot and cold, but Black Hammer is always cooking with gas.
With the heroes of Black Hammer firmly established, we can now begin to explore their pasts as they work to escap-Oh, wait, no, they're happy where they are. But someone definitely isn't. Black Hammer's daughter is new in town, and she's not about to let the heroes of old go down without a fight.
God, these characters break my heart. Everything about their backstories is tragic, and the twist on each character archetype is just a twist of the knife into the soul. Their resignation to their life in the inescapable town is super depressing, but the sinister nature of everything, not to mention the fact that some of their own seem to be working against them, just adds layer upon layer to the mystery.
The fill-in issue with art by David Rubin sets up the Sherlock Frankenstein companion mini (that I also highly recommend), and the final page reveal for issue #13 is one that has me clamouring for the next volume already.
Jeff Lemire's comics can blow hot and cold, but Black Hammer is always cooking with gas.
May 27, 2019
This was a solid volume. We find out what happened to black hammer. Most of the heroes find themselves at an all time low. Things are getting even stranger in the town for sure. We get more flashbacks with the dual timeline which I find to be well executed with varying artwork and writing styles depending on the character featured in the flashback. We get a good cliffhanger at this volumes end that offers some hope for the characters. We should also finally get some answers in the next volume 🤞. I didnt find this quite as intriguing as volume 1 but I'm still looking forward to volume 3 my library is ordering this one in and I have it on hold. As I continue to delve deeper into the BH universe I see this being a fantastic re-read upon completion.
December 23, 2023
Lemire'in melankolik süper kahraman serisi ilk ciltten biraz daha yavan ilerliyor. İlk ciltte tek tek tüm karakterleri tanıtırken hepsinin kendine has sıkıntılarını da daha dolu işlemişti. Bu sıkıntılar burada da devam ediyor elbet ama biraz daha derinine inilmesini ya da bir gelişim göstermelerini beklemiştim. Gail'in sıkıntılarının ulaştığı derinlik güzel olsa da diğerlerin üzerinde o kadar da durulmaması biraz üzdü. Seri yine de kendi çizgisini güzel sürdürüyor. Birçok ana akım süper kahraman çizgi romanına saygı duruşunda bulunmayı da ihmal etmiyor. Devamı yerli yayıncımız tarafından basılacak mı bilememek üzücü.
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