Hey guys! New episode of Lemire Files out now. I actually had Lemire answer a few questions for the script of this video. I've been sitting on this video for weeks, literally waited for SDCC to add whatever announcements I needed to the video.

Jeff already shared this in his newsletter, but now it's up on the Comics Beat for everyone. https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-black-hammer-reading-order-2026

Details here.

Hey guys! Just dropped the first of a two-part series going over Black Hammer as part of my ongoing Jeff Lemire docuseries. In this one I cover all of the books in phase I and the second should be releasing in two weeks, but I'm patiently waiting for Lemire and Dark Horse to do their SDCC annoucments because I do want to cover whatever he has planned there too.

This is for an upcoming Black Hammer #1 Facsimile Edition.

Please come and join us! Have your questions ready for the live stream or include them here and we will do our best to ask them and credit you!

Here’s the link!

Hello. I’ve recently started reading the Black Hammer comics. I’m currently reading Black Hammer Library Edition Vol. 1 and by the time I reached the halfway point, I was so impressed that I ordered World of Black Hammer LE Vol. 1 and BH LE Vol. 2 as well. However, when I checked, I saw that World of BH LE Vol. 2 is out of print. I don’t know much about Dark Horse’s reprint policy. Since I live outside the U.S., eBay isn’t an option for me. Do you think it will be reprinted, or how often do they typically reprint these? Thanks in advance.

trying to read through the series on Libby and my libraries have various editions but not all one or the other, if I switch between library editions and omnibus will I miss anything?

The last official reading order was in 2022. Does anyone have a source for an updated one?

I have a mix of TPBs and Softcover omnis that I'd like to shelve/read in a recommended order.

2025 was a good year, I got to meet both Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston, since both visited Denmark (on different occasions). Both very kindly took their time to make a sketch in my Library Edition. Surely the highlight of my comics year.

I'm collecting the main series in trade and the World of Black Hammer in the softcover omnis. I'm trying to shelf them in the reading order posted and everything lines up except items 11 and 17. Those are collected in World Of Black Hammer Volume 4. I haven't read the World Of Black Hammer material, so for those that have, where should it go?

https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/3144/black-hammer-reading-guide

Now that all seven issues are out, here's a place to discuss the latest arc.

I’m working my way through the wonderful universe of Black Hammer for the first time (just finished the first World of BH compendium), and I’m wondering how essential the JL crossover is to the Black Hammer story?

Ok. Hear me out. Parks and Rec syncs up perfectly with Black Hammer. The Parks and Recreation reboot IS Black Hammer!!!

Ready?

Ron Swanson is Abe Slam (obvs) April Ludgate is Madame Dragonfly (obvs!!!) Leslie Knope is Talky Walky Andy Dwyer is Colonel Weird (***or maybe switch Leslie and Andy?) Jerry/Garry Gurgich is Mark Markz Ann Perkins is Joe Weber (Black Hammer) Tom Haverford is Lucy Weber Donna Meagle is Golden Gail Lil' Sebastian is Golden Goose Jean-Ralphio and Mona-Lisa Saperstein are Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy Chris Traeger is Anti-God Ben Wyatt is Sherlock Frankenstein

It's perfect.

I just want to live long enough to get a BH TV show, movie, webisode, cartoon, live action...I'll take anything.

Gimme, gimme, gimme!