Barbalien: Red Planet--From the World of Black Hammer
  • Published: 2 July 2021
  • ISBN: 9781506715803
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 136
  • RRP: $45.00
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Barbalien: Red Planet--From the World of Black Hammer

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A groundbreaking new sci-fi action series in the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer universe, about prejudice, honor, and identity.

A groundbreaking new sci-fi action series in the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer universe, about prejudice, honor, and identity.

Mark Markz has found his place on Earth as both a decorated police officer and as the beloved superhero, Barbalien. But in the midst of the AIDS crisis, hatred from all sides makes balancing these identities seem impossible--especially when a Martian enemy from the past hunts him down to take him back, dead or alive.

Collects Barbalien: Red Planet #1-#5.
  • Published: 2 July 2021
  • ISBN: 9781506715803
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 136
  • RRP: $45.00
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About the author

Jeff Lemire

Award-winning Canadian cartoonist Jeff Lemire is the creator of the acclaimed monthly comic book series SWEET TOOTH published by DC/Vertigo and the award winning graphic novel Essex County published by Top Shelf. Now one of DC Comics cornerstone writers, Jeff was prominent in the publisher's recent New 52 line-wide relaunch as the writer of GREEN ARROW, ANIMAL MAN and FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E. He has also written the monthly adventures of SUPERBOY, THE ATOM, and JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK. In 2008 Jeff won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist and The Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. He also won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award, recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal. He has also been nominated for 5 Eisner awards and 5 Harvey Awards. In 2010 Essex County was named as one of the five Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. He currently lives and works in Toronto with his wife and son.

Also by Jeff Lemire

Sweet Tooth Compendium
Sweet Tooth Book Three
Sweet Tooth Book One
Sweet Tooth Book Two
The World of Black Hammer Omnibus Volume 4
Black Hammer Volume 8: The End
The World of Black Hammer Omnibus Volume 3
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Praise for Barbalien: Red Planet--From the World of Black Hammer

"I didn't think something could be thrilling and sad at the same time but now there's Black Hammer proving me wrong. Amazing, just flat-out amazing."--Patton Oswalt

"Fantastic."--Scott Snyder (Batman, Wytches)

"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 by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Dave Stewart."--Mike Mignola

"On my pull list by the time I got to page five." --Mark Waid (Kingdom Come)

"Black Hammer is the maddest, most brilliant comic I've read in years."--Mark Millar (Kick Ass)

"Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer feels like it's walking two roads--one honoring the past of superhero comics, and one forging a path into the future of the genre."--Cullen Bunn (Harrow County)

"Black Hammer feels like a superhero story through an X-Files lens; it's strange and melancholy and real. The tale evokes an immense world filled with typically deep Lemire-ian themes of isolation, joy and simplicity. I can't wait to see where he goes from here." --Charles Soule (Star Wars: Poe Dameron, Letter 44)