The first chapter of the highly acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning superhero saga by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston, now in an affordable omnibus format. Mysteriously banished from existence by a multiversal event, the old superheroes of Spiral City now lead simple lives on a bizarre farm from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure! Collects Black Hammer #1-13, and Black Hammer: Giant Sized Annual. "I didn't think something could be thrilling and sad at the same time but now there's Black Hammer proving me wrong. Amazing, Just flat-out amazing."--Patton Oswalt "I don't read many comics these days and I can't remember the last time I read a superhero comic, but I'm loving BLACK HAMMER by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Dave Stewart."--Mike Mignola (Hellboy) On my pull list by the time I got to page five. --Mark Waid (Kingdom Come) "Fantastic."--Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches)