Back in ‘Horrors to Come,’ a ghost known as Jack Sabbath who had helped the new Black Hammer, Lucy Weber during “Black Hammer: Age of Doom,” had reason to doubt his own memories. He thought he’d been dead for centuries, but then he found a comic book that showed him alive far more recently than that, and a part of the Unteens along with Kid Boom, Snapdragon, Straka, and Strobe. Much like Colonel Weird’s discovery of “the creator” in “Black Hammer: Age of Doom,” it seems Jack Sabbath is set to meet his own creator, something hinted at in the solicitation from Dark Horse:
After signing at a comic book convention, Unbelievable Unteens artist Jane Ito finds herself visited by one of the characters from her own creation – but was it her own creation? Were the Unteens an actual school of teenaged misfit superheroes who battled supervillains under the lead of the mysterious Dr. Miles Moniker? And if so, who wiped their memories and why? As Jane’s world is turned upside down and she learns the true nature of her identity she discovers a sinister plot leading her to assemble a team she had suspected was purely fictional.
“‘The Unbelievable Unteens’ is a ‘Black Hammer’ story that I have been working on for a few years and was just waiting for the right time and the right collaborator,” Lemire said regarding the series development. “After doing “Colonel Weird” with Tyler Crook I knew he would be perfect to bring the creepy and wonderful teenage super hero world of the Unteens to life. This series stands alone but will also tie back into the new ‘Black Hammer: Reborn’ series in unexpected ways!”
And Tyler Crook was only too happy to return to the World of Black Hammer. “I haven’t had many opportunities to work on superhero stories and this book gave me the chance to scratch that itch,” he said.
“The Unbelievable Unteens” #1 is set to debut August 11, 2021. Check out the full story over on ScreenRant.
