The World of Black Hammer: Library Edition, Volume 3
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- Author：Jeff Lemire
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Summary
The Eisner Award-winning
Black Hammer
universe is given a closer look， with two complete series drawn by Tyler Crook and Gabriel Hern�ndez Walta！
In Colonel Weird: Cosmagog， sanity-challenged space adventurer Colonel Weird embarks on a strange journey through space and time for something that he's long forgotten with his sanity and life at stake！
In Barbalien: Red Planet， the shape-shifting superhero Barbalien struggles to find his place in the world during the AIDS crisis--something made all the more difficult when a Martian enemy from the past follows him to earth to take him back， dead or alive。
Collects Colonel Weird: Cosmagog and Barbalien: Red Planet in a deluxe， oversized hardcover format with a new cover， sketchbook extras， and more！
In Colonel Weird: Cosmagog， sanity-challenged space adventurer Colonel Weird embarks on a strange journey through space and time for something that he's long forgotten with his sanity and life at stake！
In Barbalien: Red Planet， the shape-shifting superhero Barbalien struggles to find his place in the world during the AIDS crisis--something made all the more difficult when a Martian enemy from the past follows him to earth to take him back， dead or alive。
Collects Colonel Weird: Cosmagog and Barbalien: Red Planet in a deluxe， oversized hardcover format with a new cover， sketchbook extras， and more！
Reviews
David
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Well， that Col。 Weird story was pointless confusion。 The Barbalien story is much better， though far from the best exploration of the AIDS crisis and gay identity。
April Gray
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This edition collects the fifth and sixth books of The World of Black Hammer， Colonel Weird: Cosmagog， and Barbalien: Red Planet。 These are essentially origin stories， though I admit I don't know how much of this background information has been covered in the previous books， as this is where I started。 I get the feeling the Barbalien story offers more previously unknown info than the Colonel Weird story does， but I could be wrong。 At any rate， if you do start here as I did， I think you'll be fin This edition collects the fifth and sixth books of The World of Black Hammer， Colonel Weird: Cosmagog， and Barbalien: Red Planet。 These are essentially origin stories， though I admit I don't know how much of this background information has been covered in the previous books， as this is where I started。 I get the feeling the Barbalien story offers more previously unknown info than the Colonel Weird story does， but I could be wrong。 At any rate， if you do start here as I did， I think you'll be fine; I knew I was not getting as full a story as I would've had if I'd read them in order， but I still got a pretty full story。Cosmagog is confusing and disjointed at first， but that fits the story of a man who travels through space， time， and dimensions very well。 Weird has lost and/or forgotten something very important， and until he finds/remembers it， he and the pattern he's compelled to follow is going to unravel， and that will be bad。 This is a great story to get sucked into; it's a wild ride that comes around to making some sort of sense， and the art is amazing。In Red Planet， we get dual stories of Barbalien on his home planet of Mars， and on Earth， as he's coming to terms with being gay。 The story is taking place in the mid '80s in New York， and was way more emotional than I was expecting。 Barbalien can shapeshift， and is a closeted cop by day， superhero by night， and takes on a third persona as a newly out gay man， learning about the AIDS crisis and the protests that happened after AIDS sufferers were basically being ignored by the government and much of the public， except to ridicule， blame， and ostracize gay men。 Barbalien experiencing this while he's just coming to terms with his sexuality， falling for a young man who's active in the protests， while being a cop who's supposed to be keeping these protestors in line when he believes in their cause， seeing how his fellow officers harass and beat them， is a hard ride， you feel his pain and torment。 Then you have a headstrong warrior from Mars who shows up to take Barbalien back to Mars to be tried for supposed treason， and you get a whole other layer of feels to contend with。 It's a powerful story with powerful themes， it will hit you in all your feels， and it was so good。 The art is striking， and the use of blank space at times is so effective， it suits the story so well。In closing， I'd say read the Black Hammer books in order if you can， but if you end up starting here like I did， you won't feel completely lost。 You will definitely want to find the previous books， because this world will suck you in and make you want more。 。。。more
Chad
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Colonel Weird: CosmogogThis story doesn't really add much to Colonel Weird's story if you've read Black Hammer。 （And if you haven't， why are you reading this first？） Jeff Lemire tells this story beautifully and Tyler Crooks watercolors work brilliantly both in the Parazone and those flashbacks to times past。 God， that art is gorgeous。Barbalien: Red PlanetBarbalien has always been an analog of Martian Manhunter with the twist that he's gay。 This origin story is set during the AIDS Crisis of the 8 Colonel Weird: CosmogogThis story doesn't really add much to Colonel Weird's story if you've read Black Hammer。 （And if you haven't， why are you reading this first？） Jeff Lemire tells this story beautifully and Tyler Crooks watercolors work brilliantly both in the Parazone and those flashbacks to times past。 God， that art is gorgeous。Barbalien: Red PlanetBarbalien has always been an analog of Martian Manhunter with the twist that he's gay。 This origin story is set during the AIDS Crisis of the 80's。 Mark Markz is still coming to terms with being gay。 He's a closeted police officer by day， Barbalien by night。 He becomes enamored with a gay activist he saves at a rally。 This book really works when it's about Mark coming to accept itself。 The story has quite a few holes with the Martian 'B' plotline that I didn't care about one iota。 Gabriel Hernandez Walta's art is packed with emotion making it perfect for this series。 。。。more
Jake
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