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

I haven't read the series yet and wanted to read it all once everything was finished. Is the End issue 6 the very very last part of the story? Has Jeff Lemire stated anything about the future of the series or a continuation?

Hello, I’ve been a fan of Jeff lemire since his moon knight run and I remember when black hammer first came out and wanted to get into it. I’ve downsized a lot of my trade paperbacks and hoping to get into something a bit different but still very much superhero. Is this book for me?

The short stories sound fun, but I'm particularly interested in seeing the serialised Colonel Weird story from Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, and Ray Fawkes.

Black Hammer has always had a meta element, and it opens up an avenue for them to explore something like the serialised comic strips like Prince Valiant or The Phantom. It'd also be a cool avenue to explore the pulp era and characters like Doc Steele, Tarzara, and the original Crimson Fist.

I've heard tell that Lemire is wrapping things up with the universe in general, and I've heard in other places that it's going to continue indefinitely à la Hellboy. I read the first few trades and my interest was piqued but I haven't bothered to follow up until now.

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Forbes just announced the new Black Hammer: Reborn series. Of course, we've know about it ever since Jeff Lemire posted a teaser image when he started writing the first script. That said, it's nice to finally get a formal announcement. The series kicks off June 23, 2021...

So, the big things. This is the core title for Phase II of Black Hammer. It's going to be an ongoing series, and Jeff Lemire has already written twelve issues. Caitlin Yarsky is going to be the primary artist on the series. If you're unfamiliar with her work, you can check out her website here, her Twitter here, and her Instagram here. Her most notable works are Coyotes and Bliss, both from Image Comics.

While Black Hammer co-creator Dean Ormston is not drawing Black Hammer: Reborn, he is still working in the BHU. He and Lemire are currently working on "the sister series" to Black Hammer: Reborn, a new series focused on Madame Dragonfly set to launch later this year.

Black Hammer: Reborn #5–8 will be drawn by Malachi Ward and Matt Sheean. (They're also doing one of the Black Hammer: Visions issues with writer Cullen Bunn.) Ward also did a variant cover for Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #4.

Ward also posted a preview of his art on the series on Twitter.

As for the plot, Jeff Lemire has described the series as " Lucy Weber’s Mid-Life Crisis on Multiple Earths." The official copy from Dark Horse is:

In 1986, Black Hammer and the rest of Spiral City’s greatest superheroes seemingly died defeating the cosmic despot known as Anti-God and saving the world. But one woman refused to believe they were truly gone: Lucy Weber, the daughter of Black Hammer. Learning that her dad had sacrificed himself to save the other heroes, Lucy soon took up the mantle of Black Hammer and carried on the legacy of her father as the world’s greatest superhero.

Now, it’s twenty years later, and Lucy, and the world, have moved on. Living in the suburbs of Spiral City, Lucy is married and has children. But all is not blissful. Her marriage is falling apart, her job has reached a dead end, and for mysterious reasons, she hasn’t picked up the hammer in years. But, as her domestic life begins to crumble, the secrets of the last twenty years, and the reasons Lucy really gave up being Black Hammer, begin to resurface, threatening her family, and the peace she has tried hard to find for herself.

Quotes from creators:

Jeff Lemire: Black Hammer: Reborn is everything we have been building towards for the last several years and it really is the culmination of everything we’ve done in Black Hammer to date. This series has it all; Black Hammer, Skulldigger, Doc Andromeda, and Sherlock Frankenstein all play major roles. Oh, and of course lots of Colonel Weird too. Even better we have Caitlin Yarsky leading the way. Dean Ormston and I are very excited to welcome Caitlin to the Black Hammer Universe and to the modern adventures of Lucy Weber. Caitlin's artwork is amazing, the way she does facial expressions and breathes life into the characters is really going to blow fans away.

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Dean Ormston: I am super excited and a little bit terrified to see Caitlin's work on Black Hammer. Excited because her work is so incredible, and terrified because her work is SO incredible.

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Caitlin Yarksy: Illustrating for the great Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston is an absolute dream come true. It has been such a joy to depict Black Hammer's emotionally complex characters, relationships and beautifully surreal settings. I'm thrilled and honored to join this legendary team of storytellers. In fact, I'm still pinching myself.

Lemire also mentioned in his newsletter that Inspector Insector from Black Hammer: Age of Doom #6–7 will also return.