Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy
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- Author：Jeff Lemire
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Summary
Spiral City finds itself trapped in a vicious cycle of crime， corruption， and violence。
With the heart of the city at stake， a vigilante rises in Skulldigger。 However， when the nefarious Grimjim escapes from prison， will Skulldigger and his ward， Skeleton Boy， be enough to save Spiral City？ From the world of the Eisner Award-winng Black Hammer series comes a dark tale of tragedy！
Collects Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy: From the World of Black Hammer #1-6 from the Eisner Award-winning writer Jeff Lemire and superstar artist Tonco Zonjic！
With the heart of the city at stake， a vigilante rises in Skulldigger。 However， when the nefarious Grimjim escapes from prison， will Skulldigger and his ward， Skeleton Boy， be enough to save Spiral City？ From the world of the Eisner Award-winng Black Hammer series comes a dark tale of tragedy！
Collects Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy: From the World of Black Hammer #1-6 from the Eisner Award-winning writer Jeff Lemire and superstar artist Tonco Zonjic！
Reviews
David Pain
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2。5 stars。Terrific， graphic artwork to fit the Black Hammer world well。The story， however， is a VERY old trope with a couple of VERY slight variations。 I didn't get the emotional pull from this that I usually get from BH。 The policewoman character was the best， but not amazing。 The flow of the plot felt clunky。It wasn't all bad but I was bored by it， mainly。 2。5 stars。Terrific， graphic artwork to fit the Black Hammer world well。The story， however， is a VERY old trope with a couple of VERY slight variations。 I didn't get the emotional pull from this that I usually get from BH。 The policewoman character was the best， but not amazing。 The flow of the plot felt clunky。It wasn't all bad but I was bored by it， mainly。 。。。more
Aron
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4。0 Stars。 Very good， and hard to put down。 I've been looking forward to this book since it came out in the floppies。 Great story， and fantastic artwork。 I read the main Black Hammer series & loved it and although this is set in the Black Hammer Universe it's not necessary to have read BH before reading this。 4。0 Stars。 Very good， and hard to put down。 I've been looking forward to this book since it came out in the floppies。 Great story， and fantastic artwork。 I read the main Black Hammer series & loved it and although this is set in the Black Hammer Universe it's not necessary to have read BH before reading this。 。。。more
Mark
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Favorite Black Hammer so far。 Great art and a fun story。
Scott Waldie
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One of the best of the Black Hammer universe spin-offs， with an interesting parallel to the Batman mythos。
Chris Lemmerman
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Jeff Lemire's take on Batman & Robin join the Black Hammer universe in a tale that deconstructs the Batman/Robin/Joker/Gordon paradigm into something completely different， with some unexpected developments and an ending that you'd never see coming。 Zonjic's artwork hits that classic feel without lacking in detail （think Cliff Chiang）， and some of the layouts are beautifully rendered。 The sketchpad section in the back of the book is particularly enlightening。The Black Hammer magic strikes again。 Jeff Lemire's take on Batman & Robin join the Black Hammer universe in a tale that deconstructs the Batman/Robin/Joker/Gordon paradigm into something completely different， with some unexpected developments and an ending that you'd never see coming。 Zonjic's artwork hits that classic feel without lacking in detail （think Cliff Chiang）， and some of the layouts are beautifully rendered。 The sketchpad section in the back of the book is particularly enlightening。The Black Hammer magic strikes again。 。。。more
John Hartford
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This might be my favorite book。 It's really something special。 5/5 This might be my favorite book。 It's really something special。 5/5 。。。more
Jamie Connolly
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Not the best of the black hammer universe。 But at this point I'm so invested all the black hammers books are winners I think。 4 stars。 Not the best of the black hammer universe。 But at this point I'm so invested all the black hammers books are winners I think。 4 stars。 。。。more
Nate Billy
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I was torn between giving Skulldigger a 3 or 4 because as good as the story is， it could’ve and should’ve been drawn out to at least 12 issues。 Why？ Because every aspect and character of the series are 2 dimensional。 There’s very little character development， background， or explanations—Skulldigger lacks depth giving the annoying impression we the readers are only skimming the surface。 There’s a lot left to be desired and you’ll still have hundreds of questions in the end。 Hopefully Lemire conti I was torn between giving Skulldigger a 3 or 4 because as good as the story is， it could’ve and should’ve been drawn out to at least 12 issues。 Why？ Because every aspect and character of the series are 2 dimensional。 There’s very little character development， background， or explanations—Skulldigger lacks depth giving the annoying impression we the readers are only skimming the surface。 There’s a lot left to be desired and you’ll still have hundreds of questions in the end。 Hopefully Lemire continues this series and dives deep the individual characters—especially Skulldigger。The speed at which these Black Hammer stories are coming out and because they all connect， I’m sure somehow， some way， some time down the line the gaps will be filled in whether it be from another Skulldigger series or other hammerverse stories referencing Skulldigger。 I believe this will happen， so in that spirit I gave it 4 stars。 Either way it’s a great read and an enjoyable play on comic book vigilantes like Batman and the Punisher。 。。。more
Jake
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Have you ever wondered what would happen if the Punisher was more like Batman？ Lemire did with this spin-off of Black Hammer。From the classic tragedy of parents shot for no reason to the questionable ethics of 90s comics comes this series。 With the optimistic heroes missing， the grim and gritty vigilantes come in。The problem comes from how these kind of characters really aren't good people， no matter how hard they try。 The Skeleton Boy for example， he seems to be a genuine psychopath。 At first I Have you ever wondered what would happen if the Punisher was more like Batman？ Lemire did with this spin-off of Black Hammer。From the classic tragedy of parents shot for no reason to the questionable ethics of 90s comics comes this series。 With the optimistic heroes missing， the grim and gritty vigilantes come in。The problem comes from how these kind of characters really aren't good people， no matter how hard they try。 The Skeleton Boy for example， he seems to be a genuine psychopath。 At first I thought he was just shocked， but the more I saw his thoughts， the more I felt the bloodlust coming from him。 This kid didn't want to be around Skulldigger for a power fantasy， he wanted to be feared and eventually steal the fearsomeness of his boss。Skulldigger certainly fits the mold of a ruthless vigilante driven by bloodlust。 He was genuinely trying his best to help the Skeleton Boy the only way he knew how。 He even took the lessons from the mentor he had a falling out with to heart。Then there's that detective Amanda Reyes。 She certainly means well and tries to be the voice of reason。 But at her core， she's just as driven by her traumas。 Despite her desire to get between Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy and the commentary criticism of vigilante heroes she's supposed to represent， there's little difference between Skulldigger and her。 Reyes is just a lesser evil。Despite all the smart stuff， it was a little jarring to see the last issue happen differently from the cliffhanger of the penultimate issue。 Did Lemire and company want to avoid controversy？ 。。。more
Andres Pasten
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Ágil y entretenida， con un final algo extraño。 No sé si habrá segunda parte。
Whitney
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I liked this a lot。 Like a twisted batman/robin origin story， but Batman's father is the Joker。 My only complaint is that it ended abruptly。 But I look forward to the next volume。 I liked this a lot。 Like a twisted batman/robin origin story， but Batman's father is the Joker。 My only complaint is that it ended abruptly。 But I look forward to the next volume。 。。。more
Michele Monteleone
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Jeff Lemire per mettere un altro tassello all'universo narrativo a cui ha dato vita con Black Hammer， mesce una parte di Batman e una del Punitore， per scrivere una storia che è un cocktail moderno， ma dal gusto retro， una riflessione amara e dura su quanto in effetti sarebbe spaventoso essere il giovane sidekick di un supereroe e sul peso schoacciante delle colpe dei padri。 Il tutto con gli straordinari colori e disegni di Tonci Zonji， autore dal tratto tothiano， la linea pulitissima e una narr Jeff Lemire per mettere un altro tassello all'universo narrativo a cui ha dato vita con Black Hammer， mesce una parte di Batman e una del Punitore， per scrivere una storia che è un cocktail moderno， ma dal gusto retro， una riflessione amara e dura su quanto in effetti sarebbe spaventoso essere il giovane sidekick di un supereroe e sul peso schoacciante delle colpe dei padri。 Il tutto con gli straordinari colori e disegni di Tonci Zonji， autore dal tratto tothiano， la linea pulitissima e una narrazione incredibilmente fluida impreziosita da un uso emozionale del colore e lampi di colori fluo。 È un vero peccaro che non sia mai arrivato in Italia。 。。。more
Sam
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Hands down the best Black Hammer title so far。 It’s Jeff Lemire finally getting to do Punisher and Batman on his own terms。 The artwork gave me a new appreciation for comic book art。 Loved the colors and the contrast with all the black。
Nate
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While I think Black Hammer has gone a little overboard with these miniseries， this one is pretty good。 It’s an homage to the gritty 90s， looking at a Batman and Robin type relationship between a vigilante and the orphan he takes in。 But they kill， so it’s more like， “what if the Punisher had a ward？” The story plays out from there， with a mayoral election backdrop， Rene Montoya-esque detective on their trail， and villain Grimjim （read: Joker） stirring things up。 Lemire moves things along at a go While I think Black Hammer has gone a little overboard with these miniseries， this one is pretty good。 It’s an homage to the gritty 90s， looking at a Batman and Robin type relationship between a vigilante and the orphan he takes in。 But they kill， so it’s more like， “what if the Punisher had a ward？” The story plays out from there， with a mayoral election backdrop， Rene Montoya-esque detective on their trail， and villain Grimjim （read: Joker） stirring things up。 Lemire moves things along at a good pace with tight writing and character moments。 Until the ending， which is rushed and anticlimactic。 This is one of the cases where I said aloud， “that’s it？” Specifically because a character says outright in the first issue something that will happen， and that something doesn’t come to pass。 Seems like a glaring oversight。Still， it’s a solid read， with excellent art from Tonci Zonjic。 His clean lines and measured colors give the story a great look， even if the art isn’t as gritty as I was expecting。 。。。more
Roman Zarichnyi
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«Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy» ще один мальопис у всесвіті «Чорного Молота»。 Сценаристом є Джефф Лемір， а художником — Тончі Зойніч。Спіраль Сіті опиняється в замкнутому циклі злочинності， корупції та насильства。 І в серці міста з’являється сумнівний герой Черепокопач （Skulldigger）， який намагається хоч якось виправити ситуацію。 Однак， коли злочинець Ґримджім втікає з в'язниці， чи достатньо буде Черепокопача， щоб врятувати місто。 Але волею випадку у нього з’являється підопічний Хлопчик-Скелет， як «Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy» ще один мальопис у всесвіті «Чорного Молота»。 Сценаристом є Джефф Лемір， а художником — Тончі Зойніч。Спіраль Сіті опиняється в замкнутому циклі злочинності， корупції та насильства。 І в серці міста з’являється сумнівний герой Черепокопач （Skulldigger）， який намагається хоч якось виправити ситуацію。 Однак， коли злочинець Ґримджім втікає з в'язниці， чи достатньо буде Черепокопача， щоб врятувати місто。 Але волею випадку у нього з’являється підопічний Хлопчик-Скелет， якого він врятував та навчає боротьби із негідниками。Думаю ті， хоч трішки знайомий із всесвітом Marvel， то помітять омаж Черепокопача на одного із героїв Marvel。 Сюжет простий， але читається все добре， бо ще малюнок Зойніча створює відповідну атмосферу。 Але я не розумію мету створення цього коміксу， який на дрібку навіть не дотичний до основних подій。 Тому цей факт вибиває сильно з розуміння напрямку Леміра。 Але якщо в майбутньому ці герої будуть використані в основному сюжету， то все буде Леміру прощено。Та загалом можна читати。 。。。more
Blake
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Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy feels like a Punisher comic mashed up with Batman and Robin。 There are some other comparisons to be made but I'll stop it there for fear of spoiling things。 The art is great。 It really matches the tone of the book and fits the story。 The character designs are nice。 I especially liked the padding on the helmet of Skulldigger and the design of the protagonist， GrimJim （also that's a great name。）The story starts off strong and I was really enjoying it。 Unfortunately， th Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy feels like a Punisher comic mashed up with Batman and Robin。 There are some other comparisons to be made but I'll stop it there for fear of spoiling things。 The art is great。 It really matches the tone of the book and fits the story。 The character designs are nice。 I especially liked the padding on the helmet of Skulldigger and the design of the protagonist， GrimJim （also that's a great name。）The story starts off strong and I was really enjoying it。 Unfortunately， the beginning of the story wrote checks the end did not cash。 There is a pretty major point of foreshadowing in the first issue that never comes to fruition at the end。 That's pretty glaring。 Perhaps the idea is to resolve this in a later volume but if that's the case， I would say this volume should not have ended with The End。 In the absence of more information， I will assume it's done and that is just kind of sloppy。 Additionally， the transition between issues 5 and 6 is similarly jarring。 At the end of issue 5 you are expecting conflict between 2 characters only it does not happen。 I was actually happy to not have the expected conflict。 Then to start issue 6 at the moment issue 5 ends and the conflict is now there。 It just does not makes sense and it makes me wonder what the heck is going on here。 Jeff Lemire is a great writer。 I read just about everything he writes and I am especially committed to the Black Hammer Universe。 I'll just write it off as the plans changed and things had to be changed because outside of these complaints， it was perfect comics。 。。。more
Paul E。 Morph
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This was great。 Jeff Lemire looks at the child sidekick trope from a new angle with an ending that made me grin so widely the top of my head nearly fell off。 Needless to say， Tonči Zonjić‘s artwork is superb。 Definitely one of the best Black Hammer spin-offs。 Recommended。My next book: The Unicorn From the Stars and Other Plays This was great。 Jeff Lemire looks at the child sidekick trope from a new angle with an ending that made me grin so widely the top of my head nearly fell off。 Needless to say， Tonči Zonjić‘s artwork is superb。 Definitely one of the best Black Hammer spin-offs。 Recommended。My next book: The Unicorn From the Stars and Other Plays 。。。more
Mike Hughes
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Loved the direction this script took， and how it ended up feeling like an examination of the role childhood trauma has played in various in cape books。 Zonjic’s art fit the story really well throughout， going to have to track down some of his earlier work。
Benjamin Barham
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Easily the best Black Hammer related book。
Alexander Peterhans
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Sadman and Robin。3。5 stars
Chris Greensmith
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