#hammerverse

[extraordinary-heroes]

Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy #2 [Variant Cover] (Cover Art by James Harren)

#skulldigger #james harren #skeleton boy #jeff lemire #black hanmer #hammerverse #dark horse comics #illustration #artwork

[unholyleaf]

I finally caved and made a reference sheet for Morgana.

#dnd #dungeons and dragons #d&d #warhammer fantasy #warhammer #paladin #oath of Redemption #hammerverse #oc: morgana

[comicweek]

Did the Others Know?

Black Hammer ‘45 #1 Story by Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes Written by Ray Fawkes Illustrated by Matt Kindt Colored by Sharlene Kindt Lettered by Marie Enger

#dark horse comics #dark horse #black hammer #hammer 45 #hammerverse #hammer hawthorne #jeff lemire #ray fawkes #matt kindt #sharlene kindt #marie enger #water colour art #water color #comics #indie comics

[federicopironi1]

Golden Gail from Black Hammer

"Do you like this? Ask for a commission"

#golden gail #black hammer #jeff lemire #dark horse comics #zafram #comics #fanart #hammerverse #inked #inkedart #illustration #commission

[seanhtaylor]

Fun with Hammers (well, yes, but not quite)

You know what would be fun to write? A comic book title that ties together the Hammerverse of Horror. Something like "Agents of Hammer," in which the Gorgon, the Reptile, and the Wolfman are put under the care of Van Helsing and find themselves drawn into period mysteries where they must stop evil such as "The Curse of the Zombie Plague," "The Fury of the Mummy's Curse," The Evil of Dracula," "The Betrayal of Sister Hyde," and "The Master Plan of Frankenstein."

#Hammer #horror #Hammer's House of Horror #Hammer Studios #mummy #wolfman #werewolves #vampires #nosferatu #mina harker #van helsing 2004 #The Reptile #The Gorgon #frankenstein #Frankenstein monster #zombies #comic books #movies #horror movies #horror comics #wish list gigs

[dccomicsnews]

Indie Comics Review: Black Hammer: Visions #2

Indie Comics Review: Black Hammer: Visions #2

Indie Comics Review: BLACK HAMMER: VISIONS #2   [Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers] Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Scott Kolins Colours: Bill Crabtree Letters: Nate Piekos   Reviewed By: Derek McNeil   Summary Black Hammer: Visions #2: DC superstar Geoff Johns joins the Hammerverse with this creepy tale about a young boy who flees a kidnapper only to find…

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#Bill Crabtree #Black Hammer #Dark Horse #Dark Horse Comics #DC comics news #DC Comics News Reviews #DCN Reviews #Geoff Johns #Kid Dragonfly #Madame Dragonfly #Nate Piekos #review #Scott Kolins

[renmorris]

Lorrimer Van Helsing IS Lawerence Van Helsing

(a fun evolving Hammerverse theory created by Grayson @redwoodrroad and myself. pictures from him as well)

Dracula AD 1972 is a fun, dumb movie. It’s the 70s! Dracula is here. But he’s not particularly enthusiastic about any of these women because they aren’t Jessica Van Helsing...and then when he gets her he’s not particularly enthusiastic about that either because the guy he actually wants revenge on has been dead for a century.

Or has he?

“Look on me and remember.”

And boy does he ever. Drac gets a little flashback moment and makes some really great faces.

Maybe Lorrimer is just playing up his resemblance to Lawerence or maybe something else is going on.

So like, the movie naturally opens with Lawerence and Dracula’s final battle. It’s all very dramatic and goofy and he goes out doing what he loved, killing Dracula. Rest In Peace, Lawerence.

Oh sorry I mean Rest In Final Peace.

Why final? And why the repeated focus on his grave and it's inscription? Well of course Dracula is buried a few feet away so by association it’s an ironic landmark. But is that really all that's going on? Is it just poetic that they’re buried together, could the Bible quote be a hint about Lawerence's own status?

“'I am the resurrection and the life,’ sayeth the Lord, ‘He that believeith in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeith in Me shall never die.’”

[cue funky opening credits]

This is Lorrimer's reaction to looking at Lawerence's book and then Dracula’s portrait. It's kinda the universal movie shorthand for weird memory and/or psychic shit being afoot, right? So that’s interesting.

Anyway. Things happen. Jessica is nabbed by Dracula. Johnny Alucard dies screaming in a shower. It’s fucking great.

Lorrimer shows up to the church dressed exactly like Van Helsing at the end of Brides. And Dracula loses his shit when he sees him. Another candlestick is thrown and misses it's mark by like five feet, then Dracula dies pretty brutally.

Then this happens:

In conclusion:

He’s not resting in peace.

(also that’s a pretty intense line directed at Jessica, which feels like it’s deliberately trying to communicate something more. She sobs afterwards. Is it a confession? An explanation?)

Maybe he’s immortal (divine quasi vampire?) or he’s reincarnating and will be around until Dracula is gone for good. All up for further explanation and debate! All we know is something is up with this grandpa.

#hammer horror #dracula #peter cushing #christopher lee #van helsing #dracula ad 1972 #untitled vampire thing #hammer dracula #ren descends into hammer hell

[extraordinary-heroes]

Skulldigger + Skeleton Boy #1 (Cover art by Tonci Zonjic)

#black hammer #tonci zonjic #skulldigger #skeleton boy #jeff lemire #steve wands #hammerverse #dark horse comics #textless cover art #superheroes #artwork #illustration

[unholyleaf]

My heroforge minis came in so obviously I painted Morgana first. I'm SUPER proud of her too especially since her face turned out REALLY GOOD and faces arent really my strong suit.

So yeah here's my purple lesbian elf paladin.

#dnd #dungeons and dragons #d&d #heroforge #mini painting #miniature #dnd minis #d&d miniatures #warhammer #warhammer fantasy #warhammer oc #warhammer ocs #hammerverse #oc: morgana #hero forge

[comicweek]

Black Hammer '45

Black Hammer '45 From the World of Black Hammer is a World War II-era story about the Golden Age of Superheroes with Lemire's signature Hammer twist. Lemire will co-write the book with Ray Fawkes (One Soul, Batman: Eternal), and Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Dept. H) will supply the art, with Sharlene Kindt and Marie Enger also contributing.

Black Hammer '45 turns the clock back to 1945 at the height of World War II. The Black Hammer Squadron will take on Nazis, occult threats, and the Ghost Hunter — their ultimate aerial nemesis. With each story of Black Hammer paying homage to a different era of superheroes, 1940s comics like The Invaders, The Shield, and Captain America could be referenced, among many others.

#Black Hammer #Black Hammer 45 #Dark Horse Comics #Jeff Lemire #matt kindt #Ray Fawkes #Black Hammer Squadron #Hammerverse

[forthegothicheroine]

Idea I wanna play with after I get immersed in Hammerverse: Van Helsing's neck gets real messed up when his faith wavers

Ooh, I like that! I love that scene so much, it's so dramatic and heroic.

#renmorris

[lobocomicsandtoys]

BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #2 (OF 8)

Published by DARK HORSE COMICS Written by Geoff Johns Art by Scott Kolins

DC superstar Geoff Johns joins the Hammerverse with this creepy tale about a young boy who flees a kidnapper only to find himself trapped in the Cabin of Horrors and face-to-face with the mysterious Madame Dragonfly.

Available at Lobo Comics & Toys this coming Wednesday, 03/10/2021

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#lobo comics and toys #lobo comics #lobo #lobo comics toys #comics #toys #comic #comic store in albuquerque #comic shop in albuquerque #albuquerque #comic shop in new mexico #comic store in new mexico #new mexico

[multiversitycomics]

The World of “Black Hammer” Timeline

Multiversity Comics takes a deep dive into the world of Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston's "Black Hammer."

Here at Multiversity Comics, we love Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston’s “Black Hammer.” The series has been on a break for a few months, but it returns later this week with “Black Hammer: Age of Doom” #1, so we wanted to take a look back at the Hammerverse and do a bit of a refresher course. “Black Hammer” #1 took place on the ten year anniversary of the Cataclysm, when Anti-God attacked Spiral City.…

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[renmorris]

okay so an explanation of what I said earlier about this being a weird no-homo attempt at Hammer!Dracula/Hammer!Van Helsing:

The thing about Van Helsing and Dracula in the hammer movies is that they do actually have a distinct chemistry but we only see that in the sadly fleeting moments that they share screen time.

And that screen time is usually intense, really fun, and backed by Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing being both excellent actors and extremely good best friends forever.

This last episode was Mofftiss' take on Dracula AD 1972, in the end of which Dracula comes face-to-face with Van Helsing's descendant (also played by Peter Cushing) and seems to recognize him as being a reincarnation of the previous one.

(A friend and I actually wrote a longer analysis of that scene here:)

The dynamic they have is interesting because Dracula is genuinely terrified of Van Helsing. Like there's none of this 'he outwits him everytime because he's the bestest baddest guy around' nonesense. He straight up puts as much distance between himself and him as he can in the first movie and he actually misses his chance to simply kill him by trying to turn him into a vampire.

It should be noted that this was what they specifically reference when they were talking about their choice to make Dracula bi coded as well. 🙄

(Oh I’m sorry, bi-homicidal 🤢)

Anyway the most screen time they actually get together is in Christopher Lee's final Dracula movie and it's not a GOOD movie but it is rewarding and plain fun to see them just sit down and talk for a bit and their final confrontation is...it's ridiculous, it's fun, it's more than a little stupid.

And I strongly recommend checking out the actual Hammer films in general because they are so much rewarding in their campiness than what Mofftiss just subjected y’all to. Treat yourself, have some fun, get some crushes on some dorky, old timey British actors.

#bbc dracula spoilers #bbc dracula #dracula #hammer horror #dracula blogging

[unholyleaf]

Red tears run down like a river Don't close your eyes, it won't disappear No fear, you wanna end the pain Don't let go, don't back down Hold the line, we'll bring the reckoning

The Reckoning - Within Temptation

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So in the Grey King AU, Cedric takes over the city of Altdorf and makes himself emperor, however he changes his title to King. Morgana and the rest of the party are sent to Altdorf to speak with the “King of the Iron Phoenix” in hopes to get him to call off his plans of a seige on Nuln. When there, Morgana is allowed into the throne room to speak, and is HORRIFIED when she realizes that the king is Cedric, the kid she mentored and considered to be family. It had been four years since she had last seen him, as he ran away in the middle of the night after losing a duel with one of his brothers.  Unfortunately, Morgana is unable to convince him to call off the seige, so she and the party go back to Nuln to prepare for war. When Cedric lays seige to Nuln and it’s outskirts, Morgana is the one to face him down. She holds back as she doesn’t want to hurt him. Morgana fears Khorne’s corruption has made Cedric too far gone, but she still holds back. This is where this art takes place. 

(pose by @senshistock from their sword fighting pack)

#warhammer #warhammer fantasy #warhammer ocs #dnd #dungeons and dragons #ocs #oc #au #Grey King AU #Hammerverse #OC: Morgana

[comicweek]

In this issue “The Quantum Age,” the League fights Gravitus and the series ends, or is that a new beginning?

The Quantum Age #6 Written by Jeff Lemire Illustrated by Wilfredo Torres Colored by Dave Stewart Lettered by Nate Piekos 

“The Quantum Age” comes to a close, or is it just a new beginning? This finale, unlike other entries in the Hammerverse, has left me ambivalent about the finale and series as a whole. The creative team of writer Jeff Lemire and artist Wilfredo Torres, with Dave Stewart on colors, give a sound, thematically appropriate send off but the means used to get there do not feel wholly satisfying. With these Hammerverse spinoffs, Lemire has spoken consistently about the need for an extra twist so that the final product would not just be a pastiche. In searching for that extra twist, the finale to “The Quantum Age” feels a bit too clever by half.

The funny thing is “Quantum Age” #6 on paper gives readers pretty much everything one would expect from a finale and this series, just maybe not in the order they would expect. There is a final showdown with the fallen Gravitus and effective denouement to the series themes and motifs. Wilfredo Torres gets to go action big again like he did in the first issue and contrast that with well the smaller intimate moments between Weird and Madame Dragonfly. The series has been keeping with the Silver Age design template, but when it comes time for action the artist pushes things a little bit. In particular his use of perspective and overlaying panels. Torres never pictures Gravitus as anything but the imposing tyrant he is. When the League is “captured” and sent to his quarters, Torres shows his size with a bit of forced perspective in from a thin tall vertical panel, juxtaposed against wider and squatter one, overlaying Gravitus across both of them making him appear giant. Other times he’ll use a singular big image of action and overlay smaller panels around it. This method threatens to over crowd the page and diminish the anchor image, but the reading line and macro design elements help to emphasize the strength of the core image. Constantly emphasizing Gravitus size makes the moment, a full page spread, when he unleashes his full power, and how that warps the overall presentation, land more effectively.

As the action pushes the restraints on the page, his design work for Colonel Weird as he visits Madame Dragonfly in Spiral Swamp is more an exercise in traditionally good paneling. This sequence isn’t without action, but the emphasis in the panel isn’t on the size of the action but the reactions they get. The big panel isn’t the image of Bernie making like a leaf in the wind, but the Madame’s angered reaction to the loss of her companion. As Madame Dragonfly comments on how different the Colonel is compared to his past, how assured he appears, Torres downplays the statement in the next panel. Instead of showing a strong, assured, Colonel Weird we get a tight close up on his far from certain expression to accompany Lemire’s dialog on how far from assured he is.

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#dark horse black hammer #black hammer #hammerverse #The Quantum Age #dark horse comics #Jeff Lemire #Wilfredo Torres #Dave Stewart #nate piekos #Thoughts