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Cartoon. Noir. Gray scale. Jack Hammer is getting out of a beat-up cab in a run-down, gritty "Old Town" neighborhood. The street is dark and rain-slicked, with a few flickering neon signs in the distance. The scene is dramatic and high-contrast, with deep shadows, capturing the somber, contemplative mood as he steps into the familiar, tough environment.

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Town Frank

Jack Hammer1 month ago4 weeks ago04 mins

This entry is part 5 of 16 in the series Chapter 1: The Case of December's Debt.

The whiskey didn’t burn so good anymore. It just sat there, a cold reminder of the target on my back. Rocco Racini’s name was a brand, a promise

Cartoon. Noir. Gray scale. Jack Hammer is sitting on a worn couch in a dimly lit living room. Across from him, his aged uncle Frank, looking like he's in his hundreds, sits in an old armchair, smoking a cigar. The room is filled with dramatic shadows and the faint haze of cigar smoke. The scene captures a gritty, contemplative mood.

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Town Frank’s Welcome

Jack Hammer1 month ago4 weeks ago04 mins

This entry is part 6 of 16 in the series Chapter 1: The Case of December's Debt.

The cab dropped me off in front of a brownstone that had seen better days, probably before I was born. Old Town hadn’t changed much, still smelled

A grayscale, high-contrast pulp-noir graphic novel panel shows Jack Hammer, a burly man in a trench coat and fedora, walking down a rundown city street at night. The street is lined with dilapidated buildings, broken windows, and fire escapes, all rendered with sharp lines and deep shadows, conveying a sense of urban decay and grittiness.

THE HAMMER FILES: A New Hand

Jack Hammer1 month ago4 weeks ago04 mins

This entry is part 7 of 16 in the series Chapter 1: The Case of December's Debt.

A New Hand Frank just stared, the cigar smoke curling around his ancient face like a shroud. He didn’t say much, but his eyes, those flinty chips of granite,

Noir cartoon of Jack Hammer, looking thoughtful, thumbing through a pocket-sized contacts book, with a ghostly face floating above him, set against the rundown streets of Old Town."

THE HAMMER FILES: High Stakes and a Diamond

Jack Hammer1 month ago4 weeks ago05 mins

This entry is part 8 of 16 in the series Chapter 1: The Case of December's Debt.

The door to Frank’s brownstone shut behind me with a tired sigh, and I stepped back onto the cracked pavement of Old Town. The street was a grim tunnel,

Jack Hammer

THE NEWZ DESK

The Desk of Jack Hammer

Chapter 1: The Case of December's Debt.

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Town Frank

THE HAMMER FILES: Old Town Frank’s Welcome

THE HAMMER FILES: A New Hand

THE HAMMER FILES: High Stakes and a Diamond

Jack Hammer

THE NEWZ DESK

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