The first chapter of the highly acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning superhero saga in deluxe, oversized hardcover format.Collects the first and second volumes of Black Hammer, and Black Hammer: Giant Sized Annual in a deluxe, hardcover, and oversized format with a new cover, sketchbook extras, and more!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!"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." - Mike Mignola"Black Hammer is easily one of Lemire's best creations." - Scott Snyder"Amazing. Just flat-out amazing." - Patton Oswalt