If I had to describe it, I'd say it's somewhere in between Watchmen and an episode of The Twilight Zone. Best of all, it doesn't require any previous knowledge of existing mythologies to make any sense. It's just that some of them happen to have cool powers. Like most good stories, it's all about the characters. It's got superheroes in it, but it's not a superhero comic in any conventional way. The writing, characterization, and worldbuilding were all top-notch. If I had to describe it, I'd say it's so Picked this up because I've read work by Jeff Lemire before and enjoyed it. Picked this up because I've read work by Jeff Lemire before and enjoyed it.
I just left me feeling trepidatious and uncertain that it was absolutely 100% going anywhere important soon.more It wasn't bad! <-that's not what I'm saying I'd feel better about Black Hammer if there had been something more than just a 6 issue set-up for whatever is supposed to happen next. There are some cool plot threads, but I've been burned before by this sort of title - one that promises some fututre action/adventure, then goes nowhere.
Overall, this was interesting enough that I'll probably come back and see if volume 2 has a bit more stuff happening in it. I have the same problem with the actual Shazam at times if I'm being totally honest.Īnyway, I just sort of cringed the entire time I was reading Gail's story, inwardly screaming, Fix it! Fix it! It's gross!, and flipped the pages maybe faster than I should have. The problem with Gail (the little girl/woman who has the Shazam esque powers) was that I find that whole adult trapped in a child's body just fucking creepy as hell. None of the others, with the possible exception of Gail, actually snagged my attention. It wasn't really until the end when I got to Madame Dragonfly's stuff that I found myself interested in a particular character, though. The backstories all look a bit old-timey - golden age, silver age, whatever.you get the drift. It wasn't really until the end when I got to Madame Dragonfly's stuff that I found myself I didn't necessarily dislike this first volume, but for the most part, there was a whole lotta nothing happening for the vast majority of the issues.Īlright, so basically each issue features one of the main characters, focuses on their individual problems, and gives a bit of their origin story.
Alright, so basically each issue features one of the main characters, focuses on their individual problems, and gives a bit of their origin story. I didn't necessarily dislike this first volume, but for the most part, there was a whole lotta nothing happening for the vast majority of the issues.
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