Colonel Weird: Cosmagog
Jeff Lemire, writer; Tyler Crook, art & letters
Dark Horse Books, 2021
This collects a four-issue miniseries starring Colonel Weird, arguably the strangest and most interesting character in the Black Hammer universe. The Colonel begins the story unsure of where--or when--he is, and spends the entire time bouncing around in time. In the process we see him as a young boy (1946), as the adult Colonel embarking on the fateful space exploration mission (1955), as a ghostly visitor to his wife (1964), as a hippie cult leader in the Seventies (1976), and as the superhero we know from the Black Hammer stories. Early in the story all five versions of him meet and agree that his mission is to retrieve an important memory that they have all forgotten. He finally remembers the missing piece: the sentient robot Talky-Walky, who had been his partner in all of his space adventures. Reunited on their old space ship, Weird asks Talky to plot their course, for a change. As always, a fascinating look at Black Hammer history, as well as great story telling. Tyler Crook (Harrow County) makes a great addition to the Black Hammer artist roster.
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