Black Hammer

In Black Hammer (2017–present, Dark Horse), Jeff Lemire and a rotating team of artists including Dean Ormston, Malachi Ward, and Rich Tommaso craft a deconstructive superhero saga that begins with a group of Golden Age heroes trapped for decades on a bizarre, rural farm. The series explores the melancholy of fallen icons and the weight of legacy, blending cosmic mystery with small-town dread. Its nine-issue core run established a richly textured universe that reimagines classic archetypes through a lens of human fragility and quiet desperation, making it a standout in modern indie superhero storytelling.