The World Of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 3

(Hardback)

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The Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer universe is given a closer look, with two complete series drawn by Tyler Crook and Gabriel Hernandez Walta! In Colonel Weird- Cosmagog, sanity-challenged space adventurer Colonel Weird embarks on a strange journey through space and time for something that he's long forgotten with his sanity and life at stake! In Barbalien- Red Planet, the shape-shifting superhero Barbalien struggles to find his place in the world during the AIDS crisis--something made all the more difficult when a Martian enemy from the past follows him to earth to take him back, dead or alive. Collects Colonel Weird- Cosmagog and Barbalien- Red Planet in a deluxe, oversized hardcover format with a new cover, sketchbook extras, and more!

Reviews

I didnt think something could be thrilling and sad at the same time but now theres Black Hammer proving me wrong. Amazing, just flat-out amazing.Patton Oswalt

Fantastic.Scott Snyder

I dont read many comics these days and I cant remember the last time I read a superhero comic, but Im loving BLACK HAMMER by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Dave Stewart.Mike Mignola

Author Bio

New York Times bestselling author, Jeff Lemire, is the creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder and Trillium. His upcoming projects include the original graphic novel Roughneck from Simon and Schuster, as well as the sci-fi series Descender for Image Comics (with Dustin Nguyen) and Black Hammer for Dark Horse Comics (with Dean Ormston). Jeff has also written Green Arrow, Justice League and Animal Man for DC Comics and Hawkeye for Marvel Comics. In 2008 and in 2013 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist. He has also received The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent and the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 8 Eisner awards, 7 Harvey Awards and 8 Shuster Awards. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.