Rocco Racini Archives - Newz Hammer

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 year ago1 month ago03 mins mins

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

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 year ago1 month ago03 mins mins

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