Post by thwhtguardian on Nov 19, 2016 20:05:56 GMT -5
Black Hammer #5
Written by Jeff Lemire
Art by Dean Ormston
Colored by Dave Stewart
Written by Jeff Lemire
Art by Dean Ormston
Colored by Dave Stewart
Summary: Colonel Weird phases in and out of the Para-zone reliving his past and hinting at what the future may hold.
Plot: While the last few issues have been pretty straight forward in giving us a look into the every day lives of this superhero family in this issue he got characteristically weird which is more of what I was expecting from him, and it's very fitting as this issue showcases Colonel Weird, one of the odder characters in the cast. The fluid exploration of the strange para-zone provided some great insight into a character who until now just sort of popped in and out of the stories making weird comments and also finally gave us a clue into what exactly happened to strand these characters. Previously I was confused as to what was really going on, the characters mentioned being unable to escape and we'd occasionally move back to the city where a reporter was looking into where the heroes went and I was left wondering how they were hiding in the suburbs. Was it a bottle city kind of thing that made it so they couldn't go back? Time travel? But here we found out that it's actually another dimension which is why they're hiding as evidently in this world there are no heroes. The specifics are still shrouded but finally having part of the answer was very satisfying.
Art: My favorite segments of this book were the parts were Ormston and Stewart recreated that classic 50's scifi look, the square jawed hero and the domed robot against the bright primary colors of the alien planet was just perfect. And in contrast to that we got a look inside the parazone which perfectly channeled that phsychadelic Ditko look of the late 60's early 70's which was not only fiting for such a weird place but it fit the time jump as well as Weird found out that when he phased back to reality that he was in the 60's.
Conclusion: Although not as deeply character driven as the previous issues the weirdness was fun and the clues towards what went on here were wildly compelling making the mystery really sing.
Grade: 9/10
Plot: While the last few issues have been pretty straight forward in giving us a look into the every day lives of this superhero family in this issue he got characteristically weird which is more of what I was expecting from him, and it's very fitting as this issue showcases Colonel Weird, one of the odder characters in the cast. The fluid exploration of the strange para-zone provided some great insight into a character who until now just sort of popped in and out of the stories making weird comments and also finally gave us a clue into what exactly happened to strand these characters. Previously I was confused as to what was really going on, the characters mentioned being unable to escape and we'd occasionally move back to the city where a reporter was looking into where the heroes went and I was left wondering how they were hiding in the suburbs. Was it a bottle city kind of thing that made it so they couldn't go back? Time travel? But here we found out that it's actually another dimension which is why they're hiding as evidently in this world there are no heroes. The specifics are still shrouded but finally having part of the answer was very satisfying.
Art: My favorite segments of this book were the parts were Ormston and Stewart recreated that classic 50's scifi look, the square jawed hero and the domed robot against the bright primary colors of the alien planet was just perfect. And in contrast to that we got a look inside the parazone which perfectly channeled that phsychadelic Ditko look of the late 60's early 70's which was not only fiting for such a weird place but it fit the time jump as well as Weird found out that when he phased back to reality that he was in the 60's.
Conclusion: Although not as deeply character driven as the previous issues the weirdness was fun and the clues towards what went on here were wildly compelling making the mystery really sing.
Grade: 9/10
