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- 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.

Gritty, grayscale Jack Hammer style illustration of Jack, startled awake on his desk by a ringing phone, with a liquor bottle and full ashtray. Sincerely yours, Jack Hammer.

THE HAMMER FILES: My Home My Office

Jack Hammer5 months ago4 months ago05 mins mins

Home at Lost The cab was an old yellow dog, its engine wheezing with every turn. I paid the fare—plus…

A high-contrast, black-and-white graphic novel illustration of a man and his accomplice standing over a fallen man in a dark, rainy alley. The standing man aims a revolver at the man on the ground.

THE HAMMER FILES: Hit the Streets

Jack Hammer5 months ago4 months ago03 mins mins

A Deadly Gambit From my perch in the war room, my telephoto lens captured the chaos in the room across…

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 Hammer5 months ago4 months ago03 mins mins

The door to Frank’s brownstone shut behind me with a tired sigh, and I stepped back onto the cracked pavement…

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

Jack Hammer5 months ago4 months ago03 mins mins

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

Jack Hammer5 months ago4 months ago02 mins mins

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

Jack Hammer5 months ago4 months ago03 mins mins

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

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