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scrooge3's review
4.0
We get added insight into Colonel Weird, who definitely lives up to his name, in various incarnations as he bounces around time and space. Don't start the Black Hammer series with this volume, that's for sure! Its non-linear format is hard enough to follow even knowing how it fits into the larger Black Hammer universe. This seems to be Lemire's riff on characters like Watchmen's Doctor Manhattan for whom time and space hold no bounds. This is a short, fast read that really doesn't have a tidy ending, being more interested in studying Colonel Weird's character and origins than progressing the overall Black Hammer story. Let's hope there's a follow-up soon. The beautiful watercolor artwork by Tyler Crook is probably not to everyone's liking, but it fits the dreamy quality of Colonel Weird's life.
oldmangaz's review against another edition
5.0
F@#king hell! This was next level! I love Jeff Lemire, I love the Black Hammer series, and Colonel Weird is the most interesting character, but this book, for me anyway, was way and above what has gone before.
dave_ex_machina's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
And something like a true sequel to the original black hammer run, this mini tells something of the origin story of Colonel weird in a jumble of timelines.
urbon_adamsson's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the reading. Maybe I'm being too harsh on the rating but even though I had a pleasant reading it just feel like a lazy story.
It doesn't really add much to the world of Black Hammer. It feels like a filler.
The art is beautiful. It could have been much better with a more meaningful story.
It doesn't really add much to the world of Black Hammer. It feels like a filler.
The art is beautiful. It could have been much better with a more meaningful story.
myqz's review against another edition
4.0
Great to see the full time hopping potential of Col. Weird fully realized here- he’s been the most interesting character throughout Black Hammer’s long, wide run to me, and Lemire writing this arc feels like putting a bow on everything the series has been up to this point. Crook’s water colors stand in a nice contrast to the styles of Ormston (or Tammaso, Rubin) that I usually associate with the character, and help to illustrate the multi-faced look at grief, regret, and cosmic inevitably.
joshgauthier's review against another edition
4.0
With Crook's art capturing a broken, lost Colonel Weird as effectively as we've ever seen, Lemire fully embraces the strangeness of the cosmagog as Black Hammer's strangest hero goes on a journey through the pattern of existence in an attempt to return to the place he is meant to be--a challenge easier said than done for a man who has seen all and forgotten much. Continuing to expand the world of Black Hammer Lemire's character writing shines, giving the reader a glimpse into the ever-repeating cycles of the world and its terrible wonder.
mschlat's review against another edition
2.0
Glorious Tyler Crook artwork for a confusing Jeff Lemire story that had me going "Wait, that's it?" at the end.
In Lemire's Black Hammer universe (a pastiche of the classic DC universe), Colonel Weird is a stand in for space characters like Adam Strange. In all the stories to date, he's been portrayed as powerful, but also seriously confused, as his cognition appears to be permanently altered by the dimension hopping and time travelling he's done. This collected miniseries shows his history (along with a number of intriguing glimpses of Black Hammer continuity), but does so in a time jumping fashion that represents the character, but makes for a frustrating reading experience. And the ending seems so light and insubstantial that I wasn't sure what the point of the series of when I was done.
In Lemire's Black Hammer universe (a pastiche of the classic DC universe), Colonel Weird is a stand in for space characters like Adam Strange. In all the stories to date, he's been portrayed as powerful, but also seriously confused, as his cognition appears to be permanently altered by the dimension hopping and time travelling he's done. This collected miniseries shows his history (along with a number of intriguing glimpses of Black Hammer continuity), but does so in a time jumping fashion that represents the character, but makes for a frustrating reading experience. And the ending seems so light and insubstantial that I wasn't sure what the point of the series of when I was done.
kryten4k's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
renee_pompeii's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable entry into the Black Hammer oeuvre, with looks into Col. Weird's childhood the most interesting new bits IMO. Art matches the feel of Weird perfectly, as he gets more unhinged it gets loopier as well, which is cool.