Black Hammer: Age of Doom #9

The world continues to grow ever so large. This ambitious tale expands with every new issue and mini-series still to come. Lemire and Ormston have indeed worked together and created something magical that will stand the test of time. Akin to a 90s Vertigo series, this title ascends time and supplants itself into the source wall of comics as a whole. Read Full Review

Overall, I liked this issue, and Im enjoying the direction that the story is taking. Read Full Review

Serving as a bridging issue, "Black Hammer: Age of Doom" #9 is an extremely satisfying push forward in story that gives readers a peek into what could be on the horizon for Black Hammer and co. Read Full Review

The pacing for this storyline is pretty solid as I can imagine it going a lot longer already, yet we're getting some very good movement forward for it. Lucy as the linchpin isn't a surprise as she was the catalyst for change at the farm as well and having Talky aware means he's able to tweak and nudge things quickly already. I really liked what we're getting from Mark since it's taking him out of the usual environs and expanding more on his whole home, which what little we got before was always interesting to see. I also really like how Lucy and Talky interact and just how her curiosity can't stop her from tugging at things and figuring out what's going on. It's a solid installment all around and I just love how Ormston handles all the various environments, particularly the Martian side for Mark. Read Full Review

Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer projects continue to be a fantastic read and a beacon of hope for Dark Horse. Read Full Review

When you think it's going left, they go right and keep you guessing, something that leaves you begging for the next issue in line. Read Full Review

Brion Salazar

Mar 28, 2019

While not the best issue so far from this series, a solid 'gap' issue that was necessary to move the story along. My deep love of everything Jeff Lemire and company has done with the Black Hammerverse is well documented. I have raved about the series inprint and on podcasts,and it is one of the few titles that I will purchase sight-unseen. Even the worst single issues have been entertaining and intriguing. This issue however felt like a necessary evil, having to provide a lot of exposition and very little in the way of action or narrative - taken as an individual dose it comes up weak. While Lucy, Abe, and Mark are stuck in a bland alternate reality where superheroes only exist in the pages of comic books (I know how they feel) Talk y-Walky has retained his memories and has spent a long time trying to figure a way out for him and his friend. He tries to convince Lucy that the key is finding her father's hammer, but she thinks he is crazy or trying to pull a prank on her. Meanwhile she, Abe, and Mark are finding their 'normal' lives to be filled with hardships that can't be fixed as easily as the stories in the funny pages. Colonel Weird apparently died during the Apollo 16 mission and we still don't know the fate of either Madame Dragonfly or Golden Gail. While not a thrilling story, there are a few moments of drama our heroes face and a cliffhanger that will leave you eagerly anticipating the next issue. Making monthly comics is not an easy thing. Sometimes the individual issues will suffer for the overall good of the story at large. I put my trust in the creators to prove that like pizza, ice cream, or sex - at its worst this book is still pretty good more