Black Hammer Library Edition #3

This handsome Black Hammer Library Edition hardcover collects the series that earned a Will Eisner Award for Best New Series, and the cover — painted in moody purples and golds — says it all about the book's atmosphere: a towering, ghostly female face dominates the background while a masked, goggled hero, a small figure in a red suit, and a glowing hammer-wielding silhouette stand in the foreground, surrounded by drifting eyeballs, a chained skull, and wheeling bats. It's a beautifully unsettling image that captures Jeff Lemire's knack for blending superhero mythology with something stranger and more melancholic. At $49.99, this 2023 edition is a satisfying way to experience the work of Lemire, artists Caitlin Yarsky and Malachi Ward, colorist Dave Stewart, and the rest of the creative team in one generous, shelf-worthy volume.