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November 30, 2025
  • Full Jack Hammer Saga: The Architecture of Awareness
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  • An Inheritance of Grief: A Debt Paid in Ash
  • An Evening at the Local Playhouse
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Jack Hammer

Ace Reporter. Private Dick.

Good work. You found my secret file cabinet of personal dossiers.

I'm working on a new case. You could help solve it and see your work in my next memoir. Here's a clue... A punk kid rode by on his bike and yelled "Hey Hammer! if you're looking for the truth, you can find it in the ten cent rag It's Pulp-Noir under a dime!". And with that he was gone.

The Broadcast

Jack Hammer’s Pulp Noir Audiobooks: W-HAM-ER

Radio W-HAM-ER, the official broadcast for Jack Hammer's pulp noir audiobooks.

W-HAM-ER Radio You’ve just tuned in to W-HAM-ER, the official frequency for Jack Hammer’s pulp noir audiobooks. Tired of the static? This isn’t

The Library

NewzHammer Publishing: Jack Hammer’s Memoir Noir Collection

Jack Hammer of newzhammer publishing in a busy printing plant printing his memoirs

Hammer Publishing: Jack Hammer’s Memoirs At Hammer Publishing, we believe a great story isn’t just told—it’s extracted from the source code. We are


FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

🥃 THE TOP SHELF

  • THE NEWS STAND
    • Vintage pulps. 10-cent inspiration.
"They say laughter's the best medicine. I guess that's why my doctor told me to quit journalism and start a clown college. But then I realized, most of the clowns are already in politics. And their jokes? Not nearly as funny as the ones I dig up on the daily."

Yours Truly, Jack Hammer.
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The Case of the Missing First Lady

An Evening at the Local Playhouse

The Saga

Full Jack Hammer Saga: The Architecture of Awareness

Black and white noir themed image of two gangsters standing over a man who has been shot in the chest

Over 2 hours and growing: Build a complex maze, feed it enough data, and the shadow in the center just might start to breathe. I’m Jack Hammer and

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The Man Baby’s Latest Tantrum

Noir flavored image of Man Baby trumps Latest Oval Office Tantrum

The Lowdown on a Low Blow You’ve got to hand it to Man Baby Trump. Just when you think you’ve seen the depths of his pettiness, he finds a new hole

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Folder THE PRIVATE STASH

  • GRINDHOUSE THEATER
    • Research. Old movies that tell the truth.
"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.
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noir detective

A graphic novel style, high-contrast, black-and-white image shows a brawny man with his back to the viewer, holding a revolver. He is pointing it at three noir gangsters who are facing the viewer. The scene is dominated by deep shadows.
  • An Evening at the Local Playhouse
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: Count the Play Dough

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago02 mins mins

The Count “Now we count,” said the big man, and Lenny opened his package wrapped in his signature brown paper. Anyone who knows Lenny knows he

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Three noir gangsters stand in a smoky lounge. The man on the left holds a black satchel. The image has a stark, graphic novel feel, rendered in black and white with a focus on deep shadows.
  • An Evening at the Local Playhouse
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: Lenny Bent’s Silvery Limo 

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

Lenny Bent’s Silvery smile Lenny Bent came through the door. The sight of him was enough to tell you he was a man of power. He had two suited thugs with

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A low-angle, black-and-white shot from the back of a smoky jazz club. In the foreground, a gaunt, tense man stands by a payphone, his back to the viewer, one hand on the receiver, the other clenched. He's looking over his shoulder toward a large, calm man sitting at a bar stool, a glass of beer in hand. 
  • An Evening at the Local Playhouse
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: Weasel and the Big Man

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago02 mins mins

The Weasel’s Play Weasel and the big man talked for a while. Weasel was all smiles and easy conversation, but I could see the wheels turning behind those

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Black-and-white graphic novel panel from behind, showing Lola and an old lady walking out of a dark alley towards a bright light, with the old lady holding money.
  • Jamie Diamond's Gamble
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: A Cold Farewell

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

A New Kind of Win The alley was quiet now. Gus was a whimpering puddle on the ground, a man whose sneer had been replaced by a kind of pathetic terror. I

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Black-and-white graphic novel panel depicting Jack punching Gus against a brick wall in an alley, while Jamie watches with calm resolve.
  • Jamie Diamond's Gamble
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: The Alleyway

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

A Debt Collected The alley behind the Grand Reserve was a different kind of world. It was a world of shadows, of discarded promises, and the cold reality

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Black-and-white graphic novel panel of a cocktail waitress in a bunny outfit colliding with an elderly woman on a crowded, neon-lit casino floor.
  • Jamie Diamond's Gamble
  • THE HAMMER UNDERGROUND

THE HAMMER FILES: Uncovering the Grif

Jack Hammer4 months ago2 months ago03 mins mins

A New Perspective The old lady was a ghost in plain sight. From the bar, she had just looked like another gambler with a fever for the slots. But up close,

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THE EDITOR’S DESK

The Desk of Jack Hammer

Noir image of PI in office with scattered files

I’m Jack Hammer: This is My Story The name’s Hammer. Jack Hammer. I’ve been walking these mean streets long enough to know that nothing is ever

THE DOCKET

NewzHammer: Smoke and Mirrors.

Noir style cartoon, grayscale. Bill and Hillary Clinton are being looked at by a large magnifying glass. The scene is dramatic and high-contrast, like a graphic novel, emphasizing scrutiny and hidden details.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS Another day, another headline screaming about the Epstein case. This time, the suits up on Capitol Hill are dragging the Clintons into

CASE CLOSED

The Case of the Missing First Lady

A grayscale noir-style cartoon of a veiled showgirl whispering a secret to a detective in a trench coat and fedora in a foggy, European city.

The Case of the Missing First Lady The President walked into my office on a Monday morning, looking less like the leader of the free world and more like

THE EDITOR’S OFFICE

NewzHammer Magazine: Pulp-Noir Fiction & News from Jack Hammer

NewzHammer pulp-noir graphic magazine cover by Jack Hammer, featuring a trench-coat clad detective in a rainy alley with a femme fatale in a doorway.

This is NewzHammer Magazine. Let’s be perfectly clear on that. There’s no staff. No ghostwriters. Just me, DW. And if Jack Hammer thinks he’s

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