Black Hammer: Visions Volume 1

​Jeff Lemire created something really special with Black Hammer. Only four books, but an entire universe of flawed superheroes trying to fit in in a “normal” world and all their storied pasts and ideas for the future. The writing was great, the art was terrific, but what really shined were the characters – so exciting, so engaging, so likable that you didn’t want the books to be over.
And if that’s how you felt, well, apparently you weren’t the only one; hence this two-book edition of Black Hammer Visions where (as the title suggests) various authors and artists present their own visions of the Black Hammer universe.
A somewhat uneven collection, with volume one being the real star of the show, with four diverse tales featuring the main characters with a particularly trippy, cleverly-woven tale of different realities colliding closing out the book.
Very nice. Nothing like the originals, but close enough to the next best thing and nostalgic value too. Onto the next one.