Co-created by Mike Butterworth and Don Lawrence, The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire has been named as a major influence by the likes of writer Neil Gaiman (Sandman), artist Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) and Brian Bolland (Judge Dredd), amongst many others. This special hardcover edition perfectly showcases the remarkable talent of Lawrence, who is rightfully regarded as one of the finest artists in British comics history...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the outpouring of human misery has drawn demons like sharks to a bloodbath. What better time for The Son of Satan -- to pay a visit?

A street cable car holding 59 passengers in San Francisco is struck by a mysterious lightning bolt that imbues each passenger with a super power, changing them into Ultras. Later at night, a mysterious woman with powers arrives at the scene where the lightning bolt struck, causing a commotion with people who were on the cable car and the police. Six strangers from the cable car accident step up to battle the mysterious woman when she attacks the police officers. The mysterious woman takes off into the sky, leaving the six strangers to contemplate that she may have the answers behind the reason they have ultra powers. The six figure out that she must have flew into the only cloud in the sky and decide to follow her using one of the stranger's private jet.

This dual-narrative story set in the world of the Eisner-Award winning Black Hammer series chronicles the legacy of a Golden-Age superhero. An aged crime fighter desperately wants to reconnect with his estranged son, who he hoped would one day take the mantle of Doctor Star. Over the course of the story, we learn his World War II-era origin, how he got his powers, his exciting astral adventures, the formation of some of Black Hammer's greatest heroes, and more in this heartbreaking superhero tale about fathers and sons. Praise for Black Hammer: ''Every so often, you read a comic that grabs hold of you and won't let go. Its world is fascinating, its characters are captivating, and its art is mesmerizing.'' - IGN

The team rescues their friend Dr. Samuel Merrick, the man responsible for their powers. The person known as Hurricane wanted revenge, for he felt he had been mistreated by Merrick.