Black Hammer: Visions #6

Black Hammer: Visions

by Cullen Bunn (Writer), Malachi Ward (Artist), Matthew Sheean (Artist)

Cullen Bunn! After rejecting the calls of a dark god and his rat emissary beneath the sewers of Spiral City, Cthu-Lou's favorite television program is interrupted by an underground cult and their world-ending horror machine.

Genres: Comics

32 pages, Comic Book

Published July 1, 2021

About the author

Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.

All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.

And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.

Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got nervous when I saw Cullen Bunn on the cover, but this was actually pretty great.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Me gusta el concepto de este personaje. Y con Cullen Bunn en el guion me esperaba mucho más que una sencilla historieta de humor totalmente light sin más. Y es que se nota la intención de querer ser un homenaje directo al The Goon de Eric Powell con el estilo visual y coloreado de Malachi Ward. Pero eso, le faltaba abrazar mucho más la locura (sic.) y salvajada de un fontanero en debacle existencial que es forzado a ser el Avatar terrenal de una deidad Primigenia que busca tomar cuerpo físico en nuestra Realidad para Acabar con Todo y que finalmente debe de poner orden en todo este asunto (en el último momento).

[uzhuj · Rating 3 out of 5]

So is Cthu-Lou really the asshole he seems from the main series? In this the stars are aligning for some elder god shenenigans, but Lou is disinterested and annoyed by all the punk kids working toward the end of humanity building the plumbing of doom.
It's mediocre. Not entirely or offensively trash, has some okay visuals, but it's just somehow not accomplishing what it should be.
3/5