Black Hammer Volume 1: Secret Origins : Secret Origins (Paperback)

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A very fun, creative, and interesting new comic. Picked it up kind of on a whim at the Hershey Library yesterday, and definitely glad I did. Similar in vein to that of The Watchmen in that it takes stereotypical/prototypical 50s/60s/70s comic book heroes, and turns everything on its head. This is...

from EnidaV

I'm not a fan of superheroes but since this is by the great Jeff Lemire I had to read it, and I'm glad I did. It's not your typical superhero story but instead an amazing mix of adventure, comic book history, satire, horror, mystery and tragedy. The artwork is fantastic too. I loved it. Can't wai...

from villemezbrown

This is a big homage to the entire history of DC Comics superhero, science fiction and horror comics with an emphasis on the '80s revisionism of Alan Moore and the Crisis on Infinite Earths reboot. Frankly, I was so distracted cracking all the easter eggs to really let myself get caught up in the...

from ragwaine

This was fun, sad and interesting. The retro-style is great and Lemire manages to pull it off without it seeming becoming too campy. You really start to feel sorry for these heroes, so you're hoping they're going to find the answers they need. The flashbacks provide enough action to balance the s...

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A very fun, creative, and interesting new comic. Picked it up kind of on a whim at the Hershey Library yesterday, and definitely glad I did. Similar in vein to that of The Watchmen in that it takes stereotypical/prototypical 50s/60s/70s comic book heroes, and turns everything on its head. This is...