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"I tried to write a story about honesty in Washington, but my typewriter jammed. Must’ve sensed the lie before I did. Around here, truth’s an endangered species—spotted once a decade, stuffed, mounted, and trotted out for campaign season."

Yours Truly,
Jack Hammer.

A man in a fedora sits at a smoky jazz club bar, his weary face reflected in a whiskey glass. Other patrons are shadowy figures in the background. The scene is high-contrast, gritty grayscale, and noir-style, with a single bare lightbulb. The mood is lonely and mysterious.

An Evening at the Local Playhouse

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THE HAMMER FILES: A Seat at the Show This Jack Hammer Pulp-Noir, finds Jack stopping for a quick drink, and…

Black-and-white graphic novel panel depicting Jack punching Gus against a brick wall in an alley, while Jamie watches with calm resolve.

THE HAMMER FILES: The Alleyway

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A Debt Collected The alley behind the Grand Reserve was a different kind of world. It was a world of…

A grayscale, high-contrast pulp-noir graphic novel panel shows Jack Hammer, a burly man in a trench coat and fedora, standing at a payphone located in the back corner of a dimly lit, gritty bar. He holds the receiver with a serious, intense expression. The bar's bottles and shadowy figures are blurred in the background, adding to the mysterious atmosphere.

THE HAMMER FILES: The Setup – Jack Calls Jamie Diamond

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The bell above the door of Joe’s Place was missing, probably pried off by a drunk looking for spare change….

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

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A New Hand Frank just stared, the cigar smoke curling around his ancient face like a shroud. He didn’t say…

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

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The cab dropped me off in front of a brownstone that had seen better days, probably before I was born….

A grayscale, high-contrast pulp-noir graphic novel panel shows Jack Hammer, a burly man in a trench coat and fedora, confronting a female performer on a small stage in a dimly lit, gritty dive bar. She stands by a microphone, looking at him with a serious, warning expression, implying danger. The bar's name, "The Blue Note," is faintly visible in the background.

The Hammer Files: Rocco’s Game and The Girl

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Rocco’s Game and The Girl The diner was a dead end, a graveyard of cold coffee and bad memories. But…

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