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The World of Black Hammer #2
Doctor Star and The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows
This dual-narrative story set in the world of the Eisner-award winning Black Hammer series chronicles the legacy of a Golden Age superhero. Collects the first four issues of Doctor Star from New York Times bestselling and Eisner-winning creator Jeff Lemire!
An aged crime fighter desperately wants to reconnect with his estranged son, who he hoped would one day take the mantle of Doctor Star. Over the course of the story we learn his World War II-era origin, how he got his powers, his exciting astral adventures, the formation of some of Black Hammer's greatest heroes, and more in this heartbreaking superhero tale about fathers and sons.
An aged crime fighter desperately wants to reconnect with his estranged son, who he hoped would one day take the mantle of Doctor Star. Over the course of the story we learn his World War II-era origin, how he got his powers, his exciting astral adventures, the formation of some of Black Hammer's greatest heroes, and more in this heartbreaking superhero tale about fathers and sons.
128 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 27, 2018
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Jeff Lemire
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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.
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March 1, 2020
It's good but in a bleak way that just doesn't suit my personal taste.
Now, those of you (and you know who you are!) that enjoy books, music, art, movies, and yes...even comics that lean towards the depressing side of life (or death?) will absolutely adore this.
It deals with a man who is trying to connect with his dying son.
In flashbacks, you find out that Doctor Star thought that he would always have time to spend with his wife and son, but his work was important and it had to come first. For now.
He loved his work and it was interesting - all superhero-y and full of excitement!
But.
On a mission to save a race of beings on another planet, he {insert science-y wormhole sounding reason here} his family on Earth aged years and years while only weeks/months passed for himself.
Oh, and when he gets back they hate him. <--justifiably
He missed everything so that he could be a hero.
Action, meet Reaction.
And now he desperately wants to make up for it.
Very bittersweet.
Recommended for those folks who like those movies where the young girl dies at the end after a long hard-fought battle with {insert disease here} and her boyfriend writes a song about bravery, spunk, & first love...and sings it at her funeral while the audience chokes back sobs.
Now, those of you (and you know who you are!) that enjoy books, music, art, movies, and yes...even comics that lean towards the depressing side of life (or death?) will absolutely adore this.
It deals with a man who is trying to connect with his dying son.
In flashbacks, you find out that Doctor Star thought that he would always have time to spend with his wife and son, but his work was important and it had to come first. For now.
He loved his work and it was interesting - all superhero-y and full of excitement!
But.
On a mission to save a race of beings on another planet, he {insert science-y wormhole sounding reason here} his family on Earth aged years and years while only weeks/months passed for himself.
Oh, and when he gets back they hate him. <--justifiably
He missed everything so that he could be a hero.
Action, meet Reaction.
And now he desperately wants to make up for it.
Very bittersweet.
Recommended for those folks who like those movies where the young girl dies at the end after a long hard-fought battle with {insert disease here} and her boyfriend writes a song about bravery, spunk, & first love...and sings it at her funeral while the audience chokes back sobs.
November 12, 2020
Doctor Star is a love letter to James Robinson's Starman comic of the 90's with a little Green Lantern twist thrown in. Star's real name is even James Robinson. Starman is one of my favorite comics and this does it justice. As with most Lemire comics, the story deals with father issues and regret. It's very reflective, of course. While set in the world of Black Hammer, this is a completely stand alone series unconnected to the larger story.
Max Fiurama's art is hit and miss. At times it's very detailed, while others his faces are weird triangles with huge foreheads and skinny necks.
FYI - Due to some copyright issues related to the crossover with the Justice League, Doctor Star's name has been changed to Doctor Andromeda in later editions, which I actually think is a better name.
Max Fiurama's art is hit and miss. At times it's very detailed, while others his faces are weird triangles with huge foreheads and skinny necks.
FYI - Due to some copyright issues related to the crossover with the Justice League, Doctor Star's name has been changed to Doctor Andromeda in later editions, which I actually think is a better name.
December 1, 2018
Jimmy Robinson is a super hero named Doctor Star, a cosmic adventurer since World War II. Now, his son is dying of cancer and Jimmy wants to make up for lost time...
While I love Black Hammer, I had some misgivings about this one going in. James Robinson's Starman run is one of my favorite runs of all time and I was afraid this one might stray from homage to ripoff. Hell, Doctor Star's real name is Jimmy Robinson! Fortunately, while it is clearly a Starman homage set in the Black Hammer universe, it stands on its own merits.
When scientist Jimmy Robinson taps the Para-Zone and captures a mote of its power, he becomes Doctor Star, super hero and space adventurer, shoving his family into the background in favor of fame and adventure. After a mishap shoves him 18 years into the future, he has to deal with a family that passed him by.
For something I was afraid would be a straight up ripoff at the beginning, this was a touching tale at times. Sure, Doctor Star uses the Starman mythos as a base, it also combines the man out of time element of Captain America with a side dish of Green Lantern. While it could have easily been about the heroics, it was the human side of things Jeff Lemire chose to explore and it made for a great story.
Jeff Lemire's love letter to James Robinson's Starman wound up standing on its own as a touching tale of a man trying to reconnect with his son. Four out of five stars.
While I love Black Hammer, I had some misgivings about this one going in. James Robinson's Starman run is one of my favorite runs of all time and I was afraid this one might stray from homage to ripoff. Hell, Doctor Star's real name is Jimmy Robinson! Fortunately, while it is clearly a Starman homage set in the Black Hammer universe, it stands on its own merits.
When scientist Jimmy Robinson taps the Para-Zone and captures a mote of its power, he becomes Doctor Star, super hero and space adventurer, shoving his family into the background in favor of fame and adventure. After a mishap shoves him 18 years into the future, he has to deal with a family that passed him by.
For something I was afraid would be a straight up ripoff at the beginning, this was a touching tale at times. Sure, Doctor Star uses the Starman mythos as a base, it also combines the man out of time element of Captain America with a side dish of Green Lantern. While it could have easily been about the heroics, it was the human side of things Jeff Lemire chose to explore and it made for a great story.
Jeff Lemire's love letter to James Robinson's Starman wound up standing on its own as a touching tale of a man trying to reconnect with his son. Four out of five stars.
March 15, 2019
So, this is a spin-off volume from Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer series, which gives us some opportunity to get some side stories and back stories. Black Hammer is about a bunch of aging superheroes--Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien--from a town named Spiral City who find themselves in some kind purgatory, living in an idyllic, timeless farming village.
You don't need to have read Black Hammer to read and appreciate this; it can be done as a stand-alone, and I would recommend it either way. Doctor Star was Jimmy Robinson, a scientist who ventured into the para-zone and became Doctor Star, superhero. As a scientist and superhero Doc Star left his wife and son to do his work; he was driven, he needed to do this, he was going to save the world, but don't ask his ex-wife about how cool he is, and don't ask his son, either. In this sad and touching story, we see a late-career Doctor Star visit his son, who is dying of cancer, who always wanted to fly with him to distant dimensions.
While the volume is sad, a typically anguished Lemire father-son story, there are wonderfully rendered moments in it, especially in the end, which is powerful.
Max Fiumara does the art work here. I had just yesterday read another spin-off with a completely different feel, drawn by David Rubin, which is both psychedelic and steam punk, Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil, and it couldn't be more opposite in feel.. . . except it features a daughter seeking connection to her lost father, Black Hammer. Fiumara's task is more muted, more reflective than Rubin's, and he pulls it off, with the help of rock star colorist Dave Stewart.
This is also a homage for Golden Age comics geek Lemire to Starman (who is also James Robinson), and maybe a little bit of Green Lantern, I think, though you don't have to know the history of that superhero to appreciate this comic. This also features an origin story of Doctor Star, which I appreciate. One of my fave comics of the year so far.
You don't need to have read Black Hammer to read and appreciate this; it can be done as a stand-alone, and I would recommend it either way. Doctor Star was Jimmy Robinson, a scientist who ventured into the para-zone and became Doctor Star, superhero. As a scientist and superhero Doc Star left his wife and son to do his work; he was driven, he needed to do this, he was going to save the world, but don't ask his ex-wife about how cool he is, and don't ask his son, either. In this sad and touching story, we see a late-career Doctor Star visit his son, who is dying of cancer, who always wanted to fly with him to distant dimensions.
While the volume is sad, a typically anguished Lemire father-son story, there are wonderfully rendered moments in it, especially in the end, which is powerful.
Max Fiumara does the art work here. I had just yesterday read another spin-off with a completely different feel, drawn by David Rubin, which is both psychedelic and steam punk, Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil, and it couldn't be more opposite in feel.. . . except it features a daughter seeking connection to her lost father, Black Hammer. Fiumara's task is more muted, more reflective than Rubin's, and he pulls it off, with the help of rock star colorist Dave Stewart.
This is also a homage for Golden Age comics geek Lemire to Starman (who is also James Robinson), and maybe a little bit of Green Lantern, I think, though you don't have to know the history of that superhero to appreciate this comic. This also features an origin story of Doctor Star, which I appreciate. One of my fave comics of the year so far.
August 26, 2018
This spin-off doesn't really add much to main story of Black hammer but that doesn't really make it any less worthy read. This could even be read as standalone.
The story about fatherhood and responsibility and tragic consequences of ignoring them. All warped with same kind of excellent illustrations and atmosphere Lemire is known for and.
Black hammer is currently my favorite ongoing series (now even more so that Kill or be killed ended) and this spin-off only cements it there. Highest possible recommendation.
The story about fatherhood and responsibility and tragic consequences of ignoring them. All warped with same kind of excellent illustrations and atmosphere Lemire is known for and.
Black hammer is currently my favorite ongoing series (now even more so that Kill or be killed ended) and this spin-off only cements it there. Highest possible recommendation.
December 4, 2019
Doctor Star learns a hard lesson about setting priorities in life. He gets caught up in his careers as a scientist and a hero, but ends up neglecting things that might be more important to him. This story hits deep if you have children. The last 10 pages or so will have you in tears. This is well worth reading--particularly if you are a fan of the Black Hammer universe.
February 27, 2019
Whoa, I wasn't prepared for how heart-rending and emotionally resonant this would be; this great tale of a space-faring superhero trying to make things right before the end of his days. Lemire nails it and once again plays with my emotions without my permission in this stand-alone story set in his Black Hammer universe!
May 14, 2019
This was actually quite compelling. Lemire plays his usual tune touching on family and relationships with deft fingers. I'm a sucker for his story's, and this one had me good and teary eyed by the conclusion.
Note this doesn't really expand on the Black Hammer universe much. Doctor Star has a small role in volume 3. I vaguely remember him being bros with captain weird. But this is still a great story that stands well on it's own.
Note this doesn't really expand on the Black Hammer universe much. Doctor Star has a small role in volume 3. I vaguely remember him being bros with captain weird. But this is still a great story that stands well on it's own.
June 26, 2018
A wonderful spin-off series that, while it doesn't immediately affect the world of Black Hammer, it does help give it another layer of depth and atmosphere.
Doctor Star is a tragedy from start to finish. The typical Lemire feels are here and they are in full force. The artwork accompanies the prose splendidly and from top to bottom I have to say that I most definitely enjoyed this short little mini-series. With only 4 issue there isn't much room for padding and Lemire pretty much gets straight to the heart of the mater that he is trying to tackle.
Loss. Responsibility. Failure. Fatherhood.
For me, those were the main keystones, and while the story might not be full of cheer and joy, I still found it to be enjoyable. Lemire is a heck of a writer and somehow along the way his name is slowly taking up the bulk of my monthly pull lists.
So yeah...this isn't a must read for all you hardcore Balck Hammer fans out there. I mean - you won't find anything here that is immediately necessary to read about to understand the rest of the universe. But you will find something that adds a richness and depth to the world of Black Hammer. A history or a part of at least.
And beyond that...you'll find a heckuva good story too.
Doctor Star is a tragedy from start to finish. The typical Lemire feels are here and they are in full force. The artwork accompanies the prose splendidly and from top to bottom I have to say that I most definitely enjoyed this short little mini-series. With only 4 issue there isn't much room for padding and Lemire pretty much gets straight to the heart of the mater that he is trying to tackle.
Loss. Responsibility. Failure. Fatherhood.
For me, those were the main keystones, and while the story might not be full of cheer and joy, I still found it to be enjoyable. Lemire is a heck of a writer and somehow along the way his name is slowly taking up the bulk of my monthly pull lists.
So yeah...this isn't a must read for all you hardcore Balck Hammer fans out there. I mean - you won't find anything here that is immediately necessary to read about to understand the rest of the universe. But you will find something that adds a richness and depth to the world of Black Hammer. A history or a part of at least.
And beyond that...you'll find a heckuva good story too.
September 28, 2021
Over midway through my Black Hammer binge, and things seem to have settled into a series of melancholy prequels about damaged men who aren't coping well with super powers or life or whatever. Here we have an ode to absent fathers. Cue up Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle" and have at it if that's what works for you.
February 29, 2020
Wow...emotional gut punch.
I won't lie, my eyes got a bit misty.
Okay, so, what is this about? Jimmy Robinson is discovering the future. He has created basically a magic wand of sorts with his science. In doing so he might become rich, but even more so, he wants to travel the universe. The story tells the story of a inventor, a scientist, but also of a heartbreaking tale of loss as time jumps forward too much and the time he should of had with both his wife and his son is forever gone.
This is a wonderfully told story that jeff Lemire cleverly wraps up with a superhero flare. With Jimmy being a fantastic main character, giving both his self-centered side, and a side of looking back and regretting almost every choice, you have multi-layered characters. If that's not good enough you have multiple world building moments for Black Hammer Universe that mix match Starman and Green Lantern Corps. On top of that the ending, or last issue, is near perfection and made me a almost cry at work.
This might be the strongest outing so far in the Black Hammer universe. A 5 out of 5.
I won't lie, my eyes got a bit misty.
Okay, so, what is this about? Jimmy Robinson is discovering the future. He has created basically a magic wand of sorts with his science. In doing so he might become rich, but even more so, he wants to travel the universe. The story tells the story of a inventor, a scientist, but also of a heartbreaking tale of loss as time jumps forward too much and the time he should of had with both his wife and his son is forever gone.
This is a wonderfully told story that jeff Lemire cleverly wraps up with a superhero flare. With Jimmy being a fantastic main character, giving both his self-centered side, and a side of looking back and regretting almost every choice, you have multi-layered characters. If that's not good enough you have multiple world building moments for Black Hammer Universe that mix match Starman and Green Lantern Corps. On top of that the ending, or last issue, is near perfection and made me a almost cry at work.
This might be the strongest outing so far in the Black Hammer universe. A 5 out of 5.
November 24, 2018
Wow, this Black Hammer universe has become my favourite current series. So touching/emotional with so much depth in the storytelling but it just seems so simple. Father and son relationship, family, loyalty the list goes on. This deals with a scientist who becomes a superhero and the consequences of taking on too much and forgetting whats important. If you havent read any of the Black Hammer series do yourself a favour and go pick up the first volume.
February 9, 2019
I guess I'm one of the few who isn't absolutely knocked out by Black Hammer and its peripheral series. I just feel like this is too much of a pastiche to be original (echoes of Starman and Green Lantern in this one) and no matter the quality of the artwork (it's very good), this series (and others, like Sherlock Frankenstein) just seems to be a waste of time. The main Black Hammer series is interesting, though moving at a glacial pace. All this extra stuff doesn't add anything to the experience. I'd much rather have more stuff like Sweet Tooth or Descender...
August 11, 2024
Questo secondo spin-off della serie Black Hammer mi è piaciuto meno del precedente. I disegni di Max Fiumara sono molto incisivi e calibrati, adattandosi benissimo al mood narrativo della serie. Ancora di più in questo volume vengono messe a nudo tutte le debolezze del supereroe, che qui in effetti perde tutta la sua aura di grandiosità. Nel desiderio di scoperta del dottor Andromeda non c'è l'altruismo tipico del supereroe. Andromeda non si sacrifica per un bene superiore, ma semplicemente per la sua ambizione e il suo bisogno di essere distintivo, unico, migliore. Non che non metta le sue qualità a difesa del "bene" o della parte giusta. Lo fa però mettendo al centro il suo ego, lasciando che siano gli altri a sacrificarsi per lui. La sua famiglia entra nei suoi pensieri solo di striscio e sempre e solo in modo autoriferito.
Anche i disegni smontano perfettamente il concetto classico di supereroe, dando al protagonista un aspetto ordinario e quasi trasandato - sicuramente buffo e inadeguato. A livello grafico, il fil rouge che lega i volumi della serie è dato dai colori di Dave Stewart che sanno essere cupi e smorti in certi momenti e brillanti e vivaci in altri.
Non è che ci siano difetti di sorta in questo volume, ho trovato però il plot un po' prevedibile per cui la tensione narrativa è stata un po' bassa e meno coinvolgente.
Anche i disegni smontano perfettamente il concetto classico di supereroe, dando al protagonista un aspetto ordinario e quasi trasandato - sicuramente buffo e inadeguato. A livello grafico, il fil rouge che lega i volumi della serie è dato dai colori di Dave Stewart che sanno essere cupi e smorti in certi momenti e brillanti e vivaci in altri.
Non è che ci siano difetti di sorta in questo volume, ho trovato però il plot un po' prevedibile per cui la tensione narrativa è stata un po' bassa e meno coinvolgente.
December 13, 2019
Another strong issue in the Black Hammer universe. More dramatic this time, more emotional, we get a glimpse of others Lemire work, with the father and son relation and family issues (a theme quite recurring in his work) and I really enjoy that. Very good!
January 20, 2020
You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.
Spin-offs can be tricky when an author splits his creative juice simultaneously across multiple titles set within the same universe. While Jeff Lemire has been a hit-or-miss creator to my eyes, there were stories that have merited almost no praise from me while others reminded me why his Black Hammer franchise had the potential to change the comic book game. Where he succeeded this time around is in revisiting the very premise behind this universe, the idea behind looking at superheroes through humane eyes, that is to share his love for superheroes in comics across all ages. From the world of the Eisner award-winning Black Hammer series created by Jeff Lemire now comes a profound and marvelous homage to a classic DC Comics superhero character with Max Fiumara’s poignant artistic style.
What is Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows about? This dual-narrative story follows the legacy of the Golden Age superhero, Doctor Star. Father to a son and husband to a wife, Dr. James Robinson is given the funds necessary to pursue some of his most ambitious and unimaginable scientific projects allowing him to go on an astral voyage into space and discover the Para-Zone. As he obtains the powers to thus become Doctor Star and pave the way to some of the greatest heroes in Spiral City, he, unfortunately, has to neglect his family in the process. Following a grave mistake in outer space, he finds himself at loss with regret when he realizes what happened to his loved ones back on his planet.
This four-issue self-contained graphic novel gives writer Jeff Lemire the chance to present a tribute to Starman, the DC superhero created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, which follows the story of Ted Knight, an astronomer who creates a gravity rod that allows him to fly and manipulate energy. In Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows, the story follows a similar character but essentially focuses on his saga as a poor scientist turned into an exceptional out-of-space crime-fighting superhero. Instead of offering a simple origin story for a brand-new character, without being tied down by the canon story in Black Hammer, writer Jeff Lemire excels himself by tackling a very intimate and ironically down-to-earth tale that looks into the hero’s realization of his blinded pursuit for success and scientific discovery.
To capture the beautiful yet tragic father-son relationship portrayed in this story, writer Jeff Lemire works with artist Max Fiumara and colourist Dave Stewart who accomplish a fantastic job in giving this chronicle the daunting and emotional traits it wishes to convey. With the challenge to draw two distinct narratives (past and present), the artists onboard successfully and elegantly distinguish both timelines. While the present timeline has a much more melancholic tone with characters in their old age, grimmer colours, and slower pacing, the past timeline showcases much more liveliness with explosive colours, tangible dynamism with characters still young and full of dreams, and driven with optimism for a bright future. The creative team on this project thus delivers a stunning yet heartbreaking story worth checking out, with or without having read anything else within the Black Hammer universe.
Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows is a stellar love letter to DC Comics’ Starman and explores a man’s journey at the heart of a scientific and heroic revolution at the expense of his attachment to his family.
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October 19, 2019
Heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time. In this Black Hammer universe story, we get Doctor Star’s background. And I was angry. Angry that he spent his life on his self-indulgent activities, and totally neglected his wife and young son. Then, at Joan’s death, still couldn’t really understand her’s and his son’s anger with him. And though he saved a bunch of aliens as superhero Doctor Star, he was a failure in all other aspects.
It’s a predictable story, as soon as I saw the grey and beaten man at the volume’s opening, and an all too familiar story of a man preferring his adventures over his responsibilities. I also think it was somewhat implausible that Joan would have simply sat in her living room, waiting for Jimmy Robinson all those years he was in space. She was already used to Robinson’s many absences and lack of reliability as a husband and father, and I don’t think she would have so completely fallen apart, as if her only purpose in life was to wait for Robinson.
All that said, I did feel moved by the story’s end and Charlie finally getting his wish.
It’s a predictable story, as soon as I saw the grey and beaten man at the volume’s opening, and an all too familiar story of a man preferring his adventures over his responsibilities. I also think it was somewhat implausible that Joan would have simply sat in her living room, waiting for Jimmy Robinson all those years he was in space. She was already used to Robinson’s many absences and lack of reliability as a husband and father, and I don’t think she would have so completely fallen apart, as if her only purpose in life was to wait for Robinson.
All that said, I did feel moved by the story’s end and Charlie finally getting his wish.
September 30, 2021
Лімітвоана серія коміксів «Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows» є ще однією історією із всесвіту «Чорного Молота». Сценарієм займався Джефф Лемір, а малюнком - художник Макс Фіумара та колорист Дейв Стюарт.
Ця історія розповідає про Доктора Стара, літнього борця зі злочинністю, який відчайдушно хоче відновити зв’язок зі своїм сином. Він сподівався, що одного разу його нащадок надягне мантію Доктора Стара. Протягом історії дізнаємося про його походження ще з часів Другої світової війни, як він отримав свої сили та його захоплюючі пригоди.
Це найчуттєвіша й найтрагічніша історія із світу «Чорного Молота». Для мене вона навіть переплюнала основну серію, де драми, трагедії героїв є також вдосталь. Однозначно рекомендую, бо тут Джефф Лемір видав дуже сильний сюжет, а прекрасний малюнок Макса Фіумара робить цей комікс ще крутішим.
Ця історія розповідає про Доктора Стара, літнього борця зі злочинністю, який відчайдушно хоче відновити зв’язок зі своїм сином. Він сподівався, що одного разу його нащадок надягне мантію Доктора Стара. Протягом історії дізнаємося про його походження ще з часів Другої світової війни, як він отримав свої сили та його захоплюючі пригоди.
Це найчуттєвіша й найтрагічніша історія із світу «Чорного Молота». Для мене вона навіть переплюнала основну серію, де драми, трагедії героїв є також вдосталь. Однозначно рекомендую, бо тут Джефф Лемір видав дуже сильний сюжет, а прекрасний малюнок Макса Фіумара робить цей комікс ще крутішим.
March 14, 2019
This spin-off adds about nothing to the main line of Black Hammer but that's not to say it has no value for itself.
Doctor Star is a very classic but extremely well written story of the redemption of a father whose dreams of adventure estranged from his family.
Sad and melancholic from beginning to end the story also pays tribute to Starman and Green Lantern in a totally conscious way. Some'll say "rip-off", I say "brilliant homage". Your choice.
If you're into Black Hammer you needn't read this story but you really should. If you're not my advice is just the same, no particular knowledge of the BH universe is actually needed to appreciate it.
Doctor Star is a very classic but extremely well written story of the redemption of a father whose dreams of adventure estranged from his family.
Sad and melancholic from beginning to end the story also pays tribute to Starman and Green Lantern in a totally conscious way. Some'll say "rip-off", I say "brilliant homage". Your choice.
If you're into Black Hammer you needn't read this story but you really should. If you're not my advice is just the same, no particular knowledge of the BH universe is actually needed to appreciate it.
June 29, 2018
Wow, this was the most heart-felt graphic novel I have ever read... Had to shed some tears ..
Great story .. Sorry at a loss for words right now ..
Jeff, you did it again!
Go read this... now :)
Great story .. Sorry at a loss for words right now ..
Jeff, you did it again!
Go read this... now :)
July 24, 2019
Nooo, I didn't have tears in my eyes, how could I..
I loved that the narration is showed as a story Dr. Robinson is telling to his son Charlie.
I loved that the narration is showed as a story Dr. Robinson is telling to his son Charlie.
November 16, 2020
Nice art and writing make this the only mini series in the Black Hammer universe I enjoyed. While obviously a meld of the Golden Age Starman and The Modern Green Lantern concepts it is done well. Enjoyable read. Recommended
September 3, 2020
"There is only me...me and you. My son, my little boy in my arms..."
The Black Hammer universe is getting richer and richer and better and better, this story was great, a spin-off of a minor character in the main story and it was such a satisfying read, and rather quite sad. I feel Jeff Lemire really has a plan and a story for each character, however small, and they are written with such clarity and intelligence, I love them. Black Hammer is fast becoming one of my favorite comic series ever. This can easily be read as a stand alone. Clearly the writer is paying homage to all the classic comics and I cant wait to see more...4🌟
The Black Hammer universe is getting richer and richer and better and better, this story was great, a spin-off of a minor character in the main story and it was such a satisfying read, and rather quite sad. I feel Jeff Lemire really has a plan and a story for each character, however small, and they are written with such clarity and intelligence, I love them. Black Hammer is fast becoming one of my favorite comic series ever. This can easily be read as a stand alone. Clearly the writer is paying homage to all the classic comics and I cant wait to see more...4🌟
July 6, 2021
I went into this not sure if I cared about another side story in this universe. Well, that was a stupid train of thought because it was incredible.
It could have been a standalone story in any universe or taken place in any plane of reality. Good writing is good writing. And this is some seriously fucking good writing. As usual.
It could have been a standalone story in any universe or taken place in any plane of reality. Good writing is good writing. And this is some seriously fucking good writing. As usual.
July 30, 2024
A friend lent me this graphic novel. I’ve read some of Lemire’s work (Sweet Tooth) but wasn’t familiar with this one.
In Dr. Andromeda, a scientist becomes a superhero and goes off to fight the Nazis in WWII. As he becomes more powerful, he goes off on intergalactic missions (á la Green Lantern). When he returns to earth he finds out that nearly 20 years have passed. Both his wife and son are dying of cancer.
This was an unexpected gut punch and a totally different take on superheroes. Great art, great storytelling.
In Dr. Andromeda, a scientist becomes a superhero and goes off to fight the Nazis in WWII. As he becomes more powerful, he goes off on intergalactic missions (á la Green Lantern). When he returns to earth he finds out that nearly 20 years have passed. Both his wife and son are dying of cancer.
This was an unexpected gut punch and a totally different take on superheroes. Great art, great storytelling.
February 1, 2022
He llorado.
September 3, 2020
This is a short story with a great ending, I thought it was going to add more to the Black Hammer main story, but so far it seems like a nice detour to meet another character of this universe and his struggle.
Max Fiumara is a great choice to render this story, he is really good in showing the hard emotions that the plot requires, through the faces and body expressions, and he is just as good portraying the vast superhoero and sci-fi aspect of this local and space fiction.
The way color changes between different times is nice, and the matching panels also between periods are a great segway between the years.
This has what Sherlock Frankenstain lacks, an emotional journey.
So far, Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer universe keeps growing and telling nice stories of it's heroes.
Max Fiumara is a great choice to render this story, he is really good in showing the hard emotions that the plot requires, through the faces and body expressions, and he is just as good portraying the vast superhoero and sci-fi aspect of this local and space fiction.
The way color changes between different times is nice, and the matching panels also between periods are a great segway between the years.
This has what Sherlock Frankenstain lacks, an emotional journey.
So far, Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer universe keeps growing and telling nice stories of it's heroes.
July 1, 2018
Druhy spin-off ze sveta Black Hammer jde trochu jinou cestou. Sherlock Frankenstein rozvijel linku Lucy Weber a seznamil nas s radou mene znamych ci uplne neznamych postav, Doctor Star se naopak soustredi vyhradne na titulni postavu.
Hlavni hrdina umirajicimu synovi vypravi svuj zivotni pribeh. Jak si jako uspesny vedec podrobil kosmicke sily a jak pri svych objevech a dobrodruzstvich zapomnel na svoji rodinu. I do tohodle osobniho dramatu dokazal Lemire vkusne naroubovat satiru na superhrdinsky zanr (zejmena na Green Lanterna).
V poslednim sesitu uz ctenar tusi, jak to vsechno dopadne, ale i tak jsou poslendi stranky slusnej kopanec do zaludku.
Hlavni hrdina umirajicimu synovi vypravi svuj zivotni pribeh. Jak si jako uspesny vedec podrobil kosmicke sily a jak pri svych objevech a dobrodruzstvich zapomnel na svoji rodinu. I do tohodle osobniho dramatu dokazal Lemire vkusne naroubovat satiru na superhrdinsky zanr (zejmena na Green Lanterna).
V poslednim sesitu uz ctenar tusi, jak to vsechno dopadne, ale i tak jsou poslendi stranky slusnej kopanec do zaludku.
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