Number 38- Black Hammer- Secret Origins- Jeff Lemire/Dean Ormston

 

It occurred to me that I've not read many graphic novels this year, so i thought I'd fix that with a pair of Jeff Lemire offerings.

This is Lemire's non-DC take on the superhero genre.

A group of Golden Age superhero types are stuck in a small town that they can't escape for reasons not yet disclosed. They've been there for 10 years, since they and Black Hammer defeated the AntiGod and saved Spiral City. They vanished from their own universe at the moment of victory and are assumed dead.

This is absolutely vintage Lemire. It's got great characters, a mind-bending premise (especially Colonel Weird's storyline) and an emotional heart the size of Texas. 

The artwork by Dean Ormston is top notch. I need to get volume 2 of this ASAP given the cliffhanger ending.