I was looking forward to the new Black Hammer and I was not let down at all. I like the idea of what happens to superheroes after their peak and with most of these characters being silver age archetypes for the most part, it's interesting to see them in this day and age. You definitely get the feel that they are in a different era with how the characters are drawn and I like that they are stuck in some nowhere small town area. And with living in a small town, you see how some of the characters deal with it which is a huge struggle for most people who have lived in a small town. I also do like that each of the characters is their own person and that it shows in the first issue.
This first issue brings up so many questions and sets most of the characters up in a way that makes you want to find out more along the way. Some of my questions at this point, the biggest being who or where is the Black Hammer? Why is Golden Gail nine years old? It is pretty funny having an adult woman in the body of a nine year old and how she is dealing with that. Where does Col. Weird go to the point that he is too busy and doesn't seem to be stuck in the small town like the others?
With the art done by Dean Ormstron and the coloring by Dave Stewart, for the most part it is great. It contributes to the flow of the story. The colors are a little dark. It works well in connection with the story of these characters being in such a boring, almost dreary place. The only small gripe that I have with the art and it is pretty small but it does just bother me for some reason is how a couple of the older characters are drawn with so many little lines on their faces to show wrinkles. There are too many for some reason and it just looks bad. So yeah, this is a really good comic and the only flaw that I can find is that a couple of the characters have bad wrinkly faces.
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