# Black Hammer (comics)

Black Hammer is an ongoing American comic series created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dean Ormston, published by Dark Horse Comics.

## Plot

Ten years ago, Black Hammer and six other superheroes saved Spiral City from the Anti-God, but in the process became trapped in Rockwood, a timeless Twilight Zone-ish town. Shortly after the heroes arrived, Black Hammer died while trying to escape. In the present, the six heroes live on Black Hammer farm with very little hope of ever escaping Rockwood.

## Publication history
### Phase I

Jeff Lemire originally conceived of Black Hammer in 2007, intending to draw the story himself after the end of Essex County. In 2008, he pitched the series to Dark Horse editor Diana Schutz. The pitch was accepted, but Lemire was unable to begin work until he finished The Nobody and Sweet Tooth for Vertigo, then his exclusivity contract for DC Comics prevented him from working on the series from 2010 to 2014. When Lemire returned to the series in 2014, he was working on so many projects that drawing it himself was no longer possible, so he teamed up with artist Dean Ormston for the title. According to Lemire, it was important for Black Hammer to not to look anything like mainstream superhero comics. He wanted the series to stand outside of superhero comics and comment on them, not become one of them. For this, Ormston's art style was deemed perfect.
Black Hammer #1 was originally scheduled for release March 2015, but Ormston suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, which left the right side of his body partially paralyzed. After months of rehabilitation, Ormston recovered. The first issue of Black Hammer came out July the following year. Lemire continued working on the series while Ormston recovered. Dean Ormston's working pace was greatly reduced, so he sometimes worked with layout assistance from Peter Gross. Because of this, Lemire has scripts written well ahead of the release schedule.
In 2017, Jeff Lemire started to expand the Black Hammer universe with spinoff titles, starting with Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil. The spinoffs are identified by a "From the world of Black Hammer" banner along the top of the cover. Early on, Black Hammer and its spinoffs were frequently referred to as "The Hammerverse" (not to be confused with David Drake's Hammerverse) by editor Daniel Chabon in the letter columns, though the official branding is now "The World of Black Hammer".

#### Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil

In October 2017, shortly after the cliffhanger ending of Black Hammer #13, Dark Horse Comics launched Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil, the first Black Hammer spinoff miniseries, written by Jeff Lemire with art by David Rubín. The series focused on Lucy Weber, a young investigative reporter searching for the truth about what happened ten years ago when her father, the Black Hammer, disappeared. The miniseries introduced numerous characters that would go on to play larger roles in future stories, such as Cthu-Louise and Grimjim.

#### Doctor Andromeda and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows

Originally published as Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows, this second Black Hammer spinoff miniseries was written by Jeff Lemire with art by Max Fiumara was launched in December 2017. The series focuses on Doctor Star (later renamed Doctor Andromeda), a Golden Age superhero and contemporary of Abraham Slam.
The series was retitled "Doctor Andromeda and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows" following a legal issue with another publisher. As Lemire himself explained in a 2020 interview:
   "I have been cagey about this because the honest truth is that there was a legal issue with the name and its similarity to another publisher's character and there is very little I can actually discuss. But we worked it out very amicably with that other publisher and we agreed to change his name and costume a bit. Not any drama or anything, it was all very civil. The good thing is the name changed, but the story is exactly the same. And that original printing of Doctor Star trades and floppies will probably be collector's items to a degree now, I guess.
   This being Black Hammer, I do have a fun meta way of explaining the name change within the universe itself that will unfold next year in some new Black Hammer projects".
Doctor Andromeda originally appeared in a cameo role in the original Black Hammer series as an homage to Starman, specifically the incarnation written by James Robinson, to the point that the character's alter ego was named "Jimmy Robinson".

#### Black Hammer: Age of Doom

Black Hammer series ended and was relaunched as Black Hammer: Age of Doom in 2018. Lemire explained the name change in a press release:
   "One thing Black Hammer has always done is comment on the history of superhero comics and we live in a world where superhero universes seem to be rebooted, relaunched, and rebirthed every year. It felt like we needed to play around with that idea, but put a Black Hammer spin on it".
Age of Doom finished the story that Lemire had originally pitched to Dark Horse about the superheroes stranded on Black Hammer farm. However, in a July 2019 interview, he explained this was simply the end of Phase I, and went on to tease developments for Phase II with more spinoffs and a new core Black Hammer series.

#### The Quantum Age

The Quantum Age, a spinoff set in 2141 (originally 3041, but this date was revised in the trade paperback) about a group of superheroes, inspired by the heroes of Black Hammer Farm, was released in March 2018. The series deals with some of the aftermath of Age of Doom.

#### Black Hammer ’45

Black Hammer ’45, a four-issue miniseries about the Black Hammer Squadron in World War II, was published in December 2018. This miniseries marked the first time a Black Hammer title wasn't solely written by Jeff Lemire, with Ray Fawkes joining as co-writer. Matt Kindt, who had previously worked on the Black Hammer: Giant-Sized Annual, returned as the artist.

### Phase II
#### Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy

Just prior to SDCC 2019, Newsarama announced Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy, a six-issue miniseries about the vigilante Skulldigger, written by Jeff Lemire with art by Tonci Zonjic. The series had previously been mentioned in the Stranger Things / Black Hammer Free Comic Book Day 2019 issue and in The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia. Jeff Lemire said that this book would be the first title in "Phase II" of the Black Hammer universe. Early on, Lemire had planned on drawing the series himself, but he couldn't find time in his schedule.

#### Colonel Weird: Cosmagog

Colonel Weird: Cosmagog, a four-issue miniseries was published in October 2020, written by Jeff Lemire with art by Tyler Crook. It looks at Colonel Randall Weird's past and his future beyond the ending of Black Hammer: Age of Doom. Lemire described the series as a bridge from the Phase I Black Hammer series to the stories he has planned for the future.

#### Barbalien: Red Planet

Barbalien: Red Planet, a five-issue miniseries written by Jeff Lemire and Tate Brombal with art by Gabriel Hernández Walta was announced in spring 2020. The miniseries explores Mark Markz's time as a police officer during the 1980s AIDS crisis. It was originally scheduled to launch in LGBTQ Pride Month, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

#### Black Hammer: Visions

In November 2020, Dark Horse announced an eight-issue anthology series, with each story from different creative teams. Lemire has clarified that Visions is not in continuity.

#### Black Hammer: Reborn

This will be the core title of Phase II. It will be a twelve-issue series with a new artist, Caitlin Yarsky. Dean Ormston will continue to work in the World of Black Hammer on another title with more of a horror focus. The series jumps ahead twenty years after the finale of Black Hammer: Age of Doom with Lucy living in the suburbs with her partner and children. Lemire described it as "Lucy Weber's Mid-Life Crisis on Multiple Earths". It will focus on Lucy Weber as the new Black Hammer and include Skulldigger in a prominent role as well as many other returning characters.

#### The Unbelievable Unteens

Dark Horse announced a new spinoff reuniting Jeff Lemire and Tyler Crook, The Unbelievable Unteens in May 2021. This story is set to focus on comic artist Jane Ito meeting one of her comics creations. Earlier that year, Lemire had posted a teaser image by Crook featuring Jack Sabbath holding the fictional final issue of The Incredible Unteens.

#### The Last Days of Black Hammer

In March 2022, Lemire launched The Last Days of Black Hammer, a 110-page comic that was serialized weekly through his newsletter, Tales from the Farm. Drawn by Stefano Simeone, this story is a prequel to the original Black Hammer run, set in 1986 and focused on Joe Weber and his family.

#### Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda

Like The Last Days of Black Hammer, Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda was originally serialized through Jeff Lemire's Tales from the Farm newsletter. Written by Tate Brombal, the series has work from many artists. Ray Fawkes drew the framing sequences, while Tyler Bence, Shawn Kuruneru, Ariela Kristantina, Dani, Marguerite Sauvage, Andrea Sorrentino, Tyler Crook, Yuko Shimizu, and Nick Robles all drew self-contained stories within the framework. The series introduced the character Willow D. Whisper, created by Tate Brombal and Dani.

#### Black Hammer: The End

In September 2021, Lemire posted an image on Instagram teasing Black Hammer: The End. After it was announced that he had entered into an exclusive deal with Image Comics, Lemire posted a newsletter explaining what this would mean for Black Hammer—that the deal had an exemption for all his Black Hammer work. However, he also mentioned that he was planning to bring Black Hammer to an end in 2023. He has since clarified that The End will wrap up all the storylines that have been building over the last few years, and will set the stage for a whole new era of Black Hammer stories in 2024 and beyond.

### Phase III
#### Black Hammer: Spiral City

In July 2024, Dark Horse Comics announced a new seven-issue miniseries, Black Hammer: Spiral City, the first in a new phase, written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Teddy Kristiansen. The series debuted November 2024.

### Crossovers

Beginning in July 2019, Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics released "Hammer of Justice," a five-issue Black Hammer and Justice League crossover miniseries, written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Michael Walsh. In the initial announcement, Lemire assured readers he would keep Black Hammer character-driven and free of unnecessary tie-ins and events. "Hammer of Justice!" is not "a throwaway imaginary story" and will have lasting repercussions for future stories in continuity.
As to the topic of further crossovers in future, Lemire said: "If there is a very good story to be told, I am open to it, but I doubt we will see many, or any, other crossovers in the future. This particular opportunity really worked and was a great once in a lifetime chance to tell a really fun story". He has mentioned that artist Dean Ormston would like to do a Hellboy crossover if Mike Mignola was interested.

### Future

In his email newsletter, Lemire has spoken about a few upcoming titles that have yet to be formally announced. Dean Ormston will be drawing a Madame Dragonfly miniseries. Following Black Hammer: The End, Lemire said he aimed to bring the series back to one core Black Hammer book for a while.
Lemire has also mentioned he'd like to do a sequel to The Quantum Age called The Quantum World with artist Wilfredo Torres. He's also mentioned that he intends to come back to Black Hammer at some point after The End, when he's had a few years' break, to do a Golden Gail story.

### Tales from the Farm online stories

In September 2021, Lemire launched a new iteration of his Tales from the Farm newsletter through Substack, a place where paying subscribers would have access to behind-the-scenes material and new stories. On January 31, 2022, he began the first of several planned World of Black Hammer projects.
On September 1, 2022, Lemire posted that he would no longer be serializing stories through the newsletter due to increased demands on his schedule. (He was showrunning the Essex County television adaptation at the time.) The Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda story was left incomplete until its hardcover collection in March the following year. On this topic, Lemire said, "I naïvely thought I could juggle comics with doing that show, but it just became obvious that it was like a full-time job ... The last year has been basically just the show."

## Issues

Phase I :
| Series | Issue | Release Date | Story | Art | Colors | Letters | Cover |
| Black Hammer | #1 | July 20, 2016 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variant) Dustin Nguyen (SDCC 2016 variant) Fábio Moon (ECCC 2018 variant) |
| Black Hammer | #2 | August 17, 2016 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #3 | September 21, 2016 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #4 | October 19, 2016 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #5 | November 16, 2016 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #6 | December 21, 2016 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | Giant-Sized Annual (2017) | January 18, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | Michael Allred Ray Fawkes Matt Kindt Emi Lenox Dustin Nguyen Nate Powell | Ray Fawkes Sharlene Kindt Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Jeff Lemire |
| Black Hammer | #7 | March 22, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #8 | April 19, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #9 | May 24, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín Jeff Lemire (variant) |
| Black Hammer | #10 | June 21, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #11 | July 26, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variants) |
| Black Hammer | #12 | August 23, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín Jeff Lemire (variant) |
| Black Hammer | #13 | September 20, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variant) |
| Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil | #1 | October 18, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín Mike Mignola (variant) Darren Warren Johnson (ECCC 2018 variant) |
| Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil | #2 | November 22, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín Dean Ormston (variant) |
| Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil | #3 | December 20, 2017 | Jeff Lemire | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín Duncan Fegredo (variant) |
| Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil | #4 | January 24, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín Jeff Lemire (variant) |
| Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows | #1 | March 7, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Max Fiumara Declan Shalvey & Jordie Bellaire (variant) Jeff Lemire (ComicsPRO variant) |
| Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows | #2 | April 4, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Max Fiumara J.G. Jones (variant) |
| Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows | #3 | May 2, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Max Fiumara Dustin Nguyen (variant) |
| Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows | #4 | June 6, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Max Fiumara Annie Wu (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #1 | April 18, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Skottie Young (variant) Rafael Albuquerque (2018 Diamond Retailer Summit variant) James Stokoe (C2E2 2018 variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #2 | May 23, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Jeff Lemire (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #3 | June 20, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Michael Cho (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #4 | August 22, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston James Harren (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #5 | September 19, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Fábio Moon (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #6 | October 17, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Rich Tommaso | Rich Tommaso | Rich Tommaso | Rich Tommaso Farel Dalrymple (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #7 | November 21, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Rich Tommaso | Rich Tommaso | Rich Tommaso | Rich Tommaso Christian Ward (variant) |
| Black Hammer | FCBD 2018: Overwatch / Black Hammer "The Quantum Age" | May 5, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston Wilfredo Torres | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | N/A |
| The Quantum Age | #1 | July 4, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Wilfredo Torres | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Wilfredo Torres Christian Ward (variant) Marcos Martín (SDCC 2018 variant) |
| The Quantum Age | #2 | August 1, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Wilfredo Torres | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Wilfredo Torres Andrew MacLean (variant) |
| The Quantum Age | #3 | October 10, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Wilfredo Torres | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Wilfredo Torres Marco Rudy (variant) |
| The Quantum Age | #4 | November 14, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Wilfredo Torres | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Wilfredo Torres Brendan McCarthy (variant) |
| The Quantum Age | #5 | December 12, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Wilfredo Torres | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Wilfredo Torres Tula Lotay (variant) |
| The Quantum Age | #6 | January 30, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Wilfredo Torres | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Wilfredo Torres Jeff Lemire (variant) |
| Black Hammer | Cthu-Louise | December 12, 2018 | Jeff Lemire | Emi Lenox | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Emi Lenox Jill Thompson (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #8 | February 27, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Bill Sienkiewicz (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #9 | March 27, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Sanford Greene (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #10 | May 8, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Michel Fiffe (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #11 | July 3, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Paolo and Joe Rivera (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom | #12 | September 18, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Dean Ormston | Dave Stewart | Todd Klein | Dean Ormston Paul Pope (variant) |
| Black Hammer ’45 | #1 | March 6, 2019 | STORY Jeff Lemire STORY & SCRIPT Ray Fawkes | Matt Kindt | Sharlene Kindt | Marie Enger | Matt & Sharlene Kindt Veronica Fish (variant) |
| Black Hammer ’45 | #2 | April 3, 2019 | STORY Jeff Lemire STORY & SCRIPT Ray Fawkes | Matt Kindt | Sharlene Kindt | Marie Enger | Matt & Sharlene Kindt Glenn Fabry (variant) |
| Black Hammer ’45 | #3 | May 1, 2019 | STORY Jeff Lemire STORY & SCRIPT Ray Fawkes | Matt Kindt | Sharlene Kindt | Marie Enger | Matt & Sharlene Kindt Denys Cowan, Don Hudson, & Noelle Giddings (variant) |
| Black Hammer ’45 | #4 | June 5, 2019 | STORY Jeff Lemire STORY & SCRIPT Ray Fawkes | Matt Kindt | Sharlene Kindt | Marie Enger | Matt & Sharlene Kindt Sanford Greene (variant) |
| Black Hammer | FCBD 2019: Stranger Things / Black Hammer "Horrors to Come" | May 4, 2019 | Jeff Lemire Ray Fawkes | David Rubín | David Rubín | David Rubín | N/A |
| Black Hammer | The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia | July 3, 2019 | Jeff Lemire Tate Brombal | Various | Dave Stewart | N/A | Andrea Sorrentino |
| Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! | #1 | July 10, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Michael Walsh | Michael Walsh | Nate Piekos | Michael Walsh Jeff Lemire (variant) Yanick Paquette (variant) Yuko Shimizu (variant) Andrea Sorrentino (2 variants) Christian Ward (SDCC 2019 variant) |
| Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! | #2 | August 14, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Michael Walsh | Michael Walsh | Nate Piekos | Michael Walsh Ian Bertram (variant) Matteo Scalera (variant) Jill Thompson (variant) Julián Totino Tedesco (variant) |
| Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! | #3 | September 11, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Michael Walsh | Michael Walsh | Nate Piekos | Michael Walsh Ray Fawkes (variant) Tradd Moore (variant) Nate Powell (variant) Evan Shaner (variant) |
| Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! | #4 | October 9, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Michael Walsh | Michael Walsh | Nate Piekos | Michael Walsh Tyler Crook (variant) Francesco Francavilla (variant) Andrew Robinson (variant) Gabriel Walta (variant) |
| Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! | #5 | November 13, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Michael Walsh | Michael Walsh | Nate Piekos | Michael Walsh Shawn Crystal (variant) Terry Dodson (variant) Sandy Jarrell (variant) Matt Kindt (variant) |
| Black Hammer | 3 for $1 | November 6, 2019 | ʀᴇᴘʀɪɴᴛs: Black Hammer #1 Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1 The Quantum Age #1 | ʀᴇᴘʀɪɴᴛs: Black Hammer #1 Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1 The Quantum Age #1 | ʀᴇᴘʀɪɴᴛs: Black Hammer #1 Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1 The Quantum Age #1 | ʀᴇᴘʀɪɴᴛs: Black Hammer #1 Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1 The Quantum Age #1 | David Rubín |
Phase II :
| Series | Issue | Release Date | Story | Art | Colors | Letters | Cover |
| Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy | #1 | December 18, 2019 | Jeff Lemire | Tonci Zonjic | Tonci Zonjic | Steve Wands | Tonci Zonjic Mike Deodato Jr. (variant) Jeff Lemire (variant) |
| Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy | #2 | January 15, 2020 | Jeff Lemire | Tonci Zonjic | Tonci Zonjic | Steve Wands | Tonci Zonjic James Harren (variant) |
| Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy | #3 | February 19, 2020 | Jeff Lemire | Tonci Zonjic | Tonci Zonjic | Steve Wands | Tonci Zonjic Patric Reynolds (variant) |
| Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy | #4 | September 23, 2020 | Jeff Lemire | Tonci Zonjic | Tonci Zonjic | Steve Wands | Tonci Zonjic Daniel Warren Johnson with Mike Spicer (variant) |
| Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy | #5 | October 21, 2020 | Jeff Lemire | Tonci Zonjic | Tonci Zonjic | Steve Wands | Tonci Zonjic Sam Kieth (variant) |
| Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy | #6 | February 24, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Tonci Zonjic | Tonci Zonjic | Steve Wands | Tonci Zonjic Cliff Chiang (variant) |
| Colonel Weird: Cosmagog | #1 | October 28, 2020 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook Jeff Lemire with Dave Stewart (variant) |
| Colonel Weird: Cosmagog | #2 | November 25, 2020 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook Evan Dorkin with Sarah Dyer (variant) |
| Colonel Weird: Cosmagog | #3 | December 30, 2020 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook John McCrea with Mike Spicer (variant) |
| Colonel Weird: Cosmagog | #4 | January 27, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook Malachi Ward (variant) |
| Barbalien: Red Planet | #1 | November 18, 2020 | Tate Brombal | Gabriel Hernández Walta | Jordie Bellaire | Aditya Bidikar | Gabriel Hernández Walta Phil Jimenez with Dave Stewart (variant) |
| Barbalien: Red Planet | #2 | December 16, 2020 | Tate Brombal | Gabriel Hernández Walta | Jordie Bellaire | Aditya Bidikar | Gabriel Hernández Walta Kevin Wada (variant) |
| Barbalien: Red Planet | #3 | January 20, 2021 | Tate Brombal | Gabriel Hernández Walta | Jordie Bellaire | Aditya Bidikar | Gabriel Hernández Walta Aud Koch (variant) |
| Barbalien: Red Planet | #4 | February 17, 2021 | Tate Brombal | Gabriel Hernández Walta | Jordie Bellaire | Aditya Bidikar | Gabriel Hernández Walta Naomi Franquiz (variant) |
| Barbalien: Red Planet | #5 | March 24, 2021 | Tate Brombal | Gabriel Hernández Walta | Jordie Bellaire | Aditya Bidikar | Gabriel Hernández Walta Nick Robles (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #1 | February 10, 2021 | Patton Oswalt | Dean Kotz | Jason Wordie | Nate Piekos | Dean Kotz with Jason Wordie Evan Dorkin with Sarah Dyer (variant) Gilbert Hernández with Dave Stewart (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #2 | March 10, 2021 | Geoff Johns | Scott Kolins | Bill Crabtree | Nate Piekos | Scott Kolins Kelley Jones with Bill Crabtree (variant) Tom & Sian Mandrake (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #3 | April 14, 2021 | Chip Zdarsky | Johnnie Christmas | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Chip Zdarsky Jason Loo (variant) Gerardo Zaffino (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #4 | May 12, 2021 | Mariko Tamaki | Diego Olortegui | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Diego Olortegui Christina Chung (variant) Patricia Martin (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #5 | June 9, 2021 | Kelly Thompson | Leonardo Romero | Jordie Bellaire | Nate Piekos | Leonardo Romero Annie Wu (variant) Marguerite Sauvage (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #6 | July 14, 2021 | Cullen Bunn | Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean Dan Brereton (variant) Brian Hurtt (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #7 | August 18, 2021 | Cecil Castellucci | Melissa Duffy | Bill Crabtree | Nate Piekos | Melissa Duffy Veronica Fish (variant) Yuko Shimizu (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Visions | #8 | September 22, 2021 | Scott Snyder | David Rubín | David Rubín | Nate Piekos | David Rubín Glenn Fabry with Karen Holloway (variant) Patric Reynolds with Luis NCT (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #1 | June 23, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Jeff Lemire with Dave Stewart (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #2 | July 21, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Jill Thompson (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #3 | September 1, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Fiona Stephenson (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #4 | October 13, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Dave Johnson (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #5 | October 27, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Malachi Ward THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean (variant) Vanesa Del Rey (Tales from the Farm variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #6 | November 24, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Malachi Ward THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean (variants) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #7 | December 29, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Malachi Ward THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean (variants) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #8 | January 26, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Malachi Ward THE CASE OF THE ELECTRIC BOY Rich Tomasso | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Malachi Ward & Matthew Sheean (variants) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #9 | February 23, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Aaron Conley (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #10 | March 23, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Andrea Mutti (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #11 | April 20, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Stefano Simeone (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Reborn | #12 | May 18, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Caitlin Yarsky | Dave Stewart | Nate Piekos | Caitlin Yarsky Raul Allen (variant) |
| The Unbelievable Unteens | #1 | August 11, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook John McCrea (variant) |
| The Unbelievable Unteens | #2 | September 8, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook Emi Lenox (variant) |
| The Unbelievable Unteens | #3 | October 13, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook Ray Fawkes (variant) |
| The Unbelievable Unteens | #4 | November 10, 2021 | Jeff Lemire | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook Andrea Sorrentino (variant) |
| Black Hammer: The End | #1 | August 30 2023 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward | Malachi Ward | Nate Piekos | Malachi Ward David Rubín (variant) |
| Black Hammer: The End | #2 | September 27, 2023 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward | Malachi Ward | Nate Piekos | Malachi Ward Max Fiumara (variant) |
| Black Hammer: The End | #3 | October 25, 2023 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward | Malachi Ward | Nate Piekos | Malachi Ward Wilfredo Torres with Bill Crabtree (variant) |
| Black Hammer: The End | #4 | November 22, 2023 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward | Malachi Ward | Nate Piekos | Malachi Ward Tonci Zonjic (variant) |
| Black Hammer: The End | #5 | January 17, 2024 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward | Malachi Ward | Nate Piekos | Malachi Ward Caitlin Yarsky (variant) |
| Black Hammer: The End | #6 | March 27, 2024 | Jeff Lemire | Malachi Ward | Malachi Ward | Nate Piekos | Malachi Ward Tyler Crook (variant) |
Phase III :
| Series | Issue | Release Date | Story | Art | Colors | Letters | Cover |
| Black Hammer: Spiral City | #1 | November 13, 2024 | Jeff Lemire | Teddy Kristiansen | Teddy Kristiansen | Nate Piekos | Teddy Kristiansen Mike Mignola (variant) Matt Wagner (variant) Duncan Fegredo (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Spiral City | #2 | Scheduled for December 18, 2024 | Jeff Lemire | Teddy Kristiansen | Teddy Kristiansen | Nate Piekos | Teddy Kristiansen Jesse Lonergan (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Spiral City | #3 | Scheduled for January 22, 2025 | Jeff Lemire | Teddy Kristiansen | Teddy Kristiansen | Nate Piekos | Teddy Kristiansen Dan Orgill (variant) |
| Black Hammer: Spiral City | #4 | Scheduled for February 26, 2025 | Jeff Lemire | Teddy Kristiansen | Teddy Kristiansen | Nate Piekos | Teddy Kristiansen Cliff Chiang (variant) |
Tales from the Farm stories :
| Series | Chapter | Release Date | Story | Art | Colors | Letters |
| The Last Days of Black Hammer | The Hyperguild War! | January 31 – March 17, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Stefano Simone | Stefano Simone | Nate Piekos |
| The Last Days of Black Hammer | Black Hammer No More | March 31 – April 28, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Stefano Simone | Stefano Simone | Nate Piekos |
| The Last Days of Black Hammer | Cataclysm Crossover | May 19, 2022 – July 7, 2022 | Jeff Lemire | Stefano Simone | Stefano Simone | Nate Piekos |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Parts 1–4 | April 6 – May 5, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Ray Fawkes | Ray Fawkes | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Para-Zoned | May 18, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Tyler Bence | Bill Crabtree | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Martian Mayday | May 25, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Shawn Kuruneru | Jordie Bellaire | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Utopia Born | June 8, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Ariela Kristantina | Ariela Kristantina | | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Interlude I Willow D. Whisper: Chaotic Investigator | June 15, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Dani | Jordie Bellaire | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Cataclysm | June 22, 2022 | Ray Fawkes | Ray Fawkes | Ray Fawkes | | | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Para-Zone Island | June 29, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Marguerite Sauvage | Marguerite Sauvage | | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | A Girl and her Eyeball | July 6, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Andrea Sorrentino | Dave Stewart | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Cosmic Sheep | July 13, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Tyler Crook | Tyler Crook | | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | The End of Eve | July 20, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Yuko Shimizu | Yuko Shimizu | | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Interlude II Chasing Chaos | July 27, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Dani | Jordie Bellaire | Steve Wands |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | Randall's Story | August 3, 2022 | Tate Brombal | Nick Robles | Nick Robles | | Steve Wands |
| Untitled Black Hammer: Visions story | Untitled Black Hammer: Visions story | August 4, 2022 | David A. Robertson | Scott B. Henderson | Scott B. Henderson | Uncredited |
| Betwixt, Between | Betwixt, Between | August 24, 2022 | Lucy Sullivan | Lucy Sullivan | Lucy Sullivan | Lucy Sullivan |

## Collected editions
### Trade paperbacks

Black Hammer trade paperbacks :
| Title | # | Release Date | Material collected | ISBN |
| Black Hammer: Secret Origins | 1 | March 29, 2017 | Black Hammer #1–6 | 9781616557867 |
| Black Hammer: The Event | 2 | December 27, 2017 | Black Hammer #7–11, #13 | 9781506701981 |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom – Part I | 3 | January 2, 2019 | Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1–5 | 9781506703893 |
| Black Hammer: Streets of Spiral | — | September 11, 2019 | Black Hammer: Giant-Sized Annual Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise "Horrors to Come" The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia | 9781506709413 |
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom – Part II | 4 | December 18, 2019 | Black Hammer: Age of Doom #6–12 | 9781506708164 |
| Black Hammer: Reborn – Part I | 5 | February 2, 2022 | Black Hammer: Reborn #1–4 | 9781506714264 |
| Black Hammer: Reborn – Part II | 6 | June 1, 2022 | Black Hammer: Reborn #5–8 | 9781506715155 |
| Black Hammer: Reborn – Part III | 7 | October 4, 2022 | Black Hammer: Reborn #9–12 | 9781506720159 |
| The Last Days of Black Hammer | — | February 22, 2023 | The Last Days of Black Hammer | 9781506731124 |
| Black Hammer: The End | 8 | June 11, 2024 | Black Hammer: The End #1–6 | 9781506732534 |
The World of Black Hammer trade paperbacks :
| Title | Release Date | Material collected | ISBN |
| Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil | May 9, 2018 | Black Hammer #12 Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1–4 | 9781506705262 |
| Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows | November 14, 2018 | Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1–4 | 9781506706597 |
| Doctor Andromeda and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows (revised edition) | April 28, 2021 | Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1–4 | 9781506723297 |
| The Quantum Age | April 10, 2019 | "The Quantum Age" The Quantum Age #1–6 | 9781506708416 |
| Black Hammer ’45 | October 16, 2019 | Black Hammer ’45 #1–4 | 9781506708508 |
| Colonel Weird: Cosmagog | January 27, 2021 | Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #1–4 | 9781506715162 |
| Barbalien: Red Planet | May 12, 2021 | Barbalien: Red Planet #1–5 | 9781506715803 |
| Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy | June 2, 2021 | Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy #1–6 | 9781506710334 |
| The Unbelievable Unteens | March 9, 2022 | "Horrors to Come" The Unbelievable Unteens #1–4 | 9781506724362 |

### Hardcovers

Black Hammer hardcovers :
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| Title | Release Date | Material collected | ISBN |
| Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! | March 25, 2020 | Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! #1–5 | 9781506710990 |
| Black Hammer: Visions – Volume 1 | October 13, 2021 | Black Hammer: Visions #1–4 | 9781506723266 |
| Black Hammer: Visions – Volume 2 | February 2, 2022 | Black Hammer: Visions #5–8 | 9781506725512 |
| Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | March 22, 2023 | Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda | 9781506733821 |

### Library editions

Black Hammer library editions :
| Volume | Release Date | Material collected | Material collected | ISBN |
| 1 | November 28, 2018 | Black Hammer #1–13 Black Hammer: Giant-Sized Annual (2017) | Black Hammer #1–13 Black Hammer: Giant-Sized Annual (2017) | 9781506710730 |
| 2 | September 23, 2020 | Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1–12 Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia | Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1–12 Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia | 9781506711850 |
| 3 | October 10, 2023 | Black Hammer: Reborn #1–12 | Black Hammer: Reborn #1–12 | 9781506725468 |
The World of Black Hammer library editions :
| Volume | Volume | Release Date | Material collected | ISBN |
| 1 | Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil and Doctor Andromeda and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows | October 7, 2020 | Black Hammer #12 Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1–4 Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1–4 | 9781506719955 |
| 2 | Black Hammer ’45 and The Quantum Age | February 23, 2021 | Black Hammer ’45 #1–4 "The Quantum Age" The Quantum Age #1–6 | 9781506719962 |
| 3 | Colonel Weird: Cosmagog and Barbalien: Red Planet | June 16, 2021 | Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #1–4 Barbalien: Red Planet #1–5 | 9781506719979 |
| 4 | Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy and The Unbelievable Unteens | October 26, 2022 | Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy #1–6 "Horrors to Come" The Unbelievable Unteens #1–4 | 9781506726014 |
| 5 | Visions | April 12, 2023 | Black Hammer: Visions #1–8 | 9781506732503 |

## Awards

| Award | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| Eisner Awards | 2017 | Best New Series | Black Hammer Jeff Lemire & Dean Ormston | Won |
| Eisner Awards | 2017 | Best Lettering | Todd Klein | Won |
| Eisner Awards | 2017 | Best Writer | Jeff Lemire | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2018 | Best Continuing Series | Black Hammer Jeff Lemire & Dean Ormston | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2018 | Best Writer | Jeff Lemire | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2018 | Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team | David Rubín | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2018 | Best Coloring | David Rubín | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2018 | Best Coloring | Dave Stewart | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2019 | Best Single Issue/One-Shot | Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise Jeff Lemire & Emi Lenox | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2019 | Best Continuing Series | Black Hammer: Age of Doom Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, & Rich Tommaso | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2019 | Best Writer | Jeff Lemire | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2019 | Best Lettering | Todd Klein | Won |
| Eisner Awards | 2020 | Best Coloring | Dave Stewart | Won |
| Eisner Awards | 2021 | Best Limited Series | Barbalien: Red Planet Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, and Gabriel Hernández Walta | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2021 | Best Writer | Jeff Lemire | Nominated |
| Eisner Awards | 2021 | Best Graphic Album—Reprint | Black Hammer – Volume 2 (library edition) Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormstom, Emi Lenox, and Rich Tommaso | Nominated |
| Harvey Awards | 2018 | Book of the Year | Black Hammer: Secret Origins | Nominated |
| Ringo Awards | 2019 | Best Series | Black Hammer: Age of Doom | Won |
| Ringo Awards | 2020 | Best Series | Black Hammer: Age of Doom | Nominated |
| Tripwire Awards | 2021 | Best Collection | Black Hammer – Volume 2 (library edition) | Won |
| Tripwire Awards | 2021 | Best Colourist | Dave Stewart | Nominated |

## In other media

A film and television development was reported to be in development with Legendary Entertainment in November 2018. This deal included not just Black Hammer, but all its associated titles, effectively opening the door to create a cross-platform film and television shared universe. Both Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston are executive producers, and Lemire will be actively involved in the adaptations. Lemire described his involvement as follows:
   "I decided with Black Hammer, because it's so personal and near and dear to my heart, if I was ever going to option and develop it, I had to be intimately involved. As far as that adaptation, I do have to be the one that is creatively steering that ship, like the comic".
Lemire wrote a pilot script for the initial project with Legendary and a series bible, but in April 2021 Legendary Entertainment's option on the series was passed and Lemire was looking a new home for it.