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A review by ostrava
Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2 by Jeff Lemire
5.0
This is probably going to be a divisive story. It's a bit all over the place, not quite as random as some people would want it to be, not quite as serviceable either.
It's not necessarily a farewell to superhero comic books either, but it does feel like one, very late one, might I add.
I think it does a wonderful job of characterization and stepping up to the pressure of Watchmen, but not through an intelectual angle. It actually leans more on the emotional, the heart of indie.
I don't know... I think both ideas are mixed well. I also prefer this "unfair" ending over all other possibilities, as it makes you think of the what ifs that are so popular on this medium.
That's all I can say for now. In a sea of disappointments and "refreshers"... Black Hammer feels like its own little thing that doesn't owe anyone anything, in the spirit of all good indies.
It's not necessarily a farewell to superhero comic books either, but it does feel like one, very late one, might I add.
I think it does a wonderful job of characterization and stepping up to the pressure of Watchmen, but not through an intelectual angle. It actually leans more on the emotional, the heart of indie.
I don't know... I think both ideas are mixed well. I also prefer this "unfair" ending over all other possibilities, as it makes you think of the what ifs that are so popular on this medium.
That's all I can say for now. In a sea of disappointments and "refreshers"... Black Hammer feels like its own little thing that doesn't owe anyone anything, in the spirit of all good indies.