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Hammer Vol 1: The Ocean Kingdom by Jeyodin
Feb. 8th, 2026 09:19 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
HAMMER
Left on his own again, Stud gets sucked into one of his father’s journals down into an ocean kingdom grappling with the murder of its king. Can Stud use his hammer hands to solve the case?
Our hero Stud is a fourteen-year-old boy whose father regularly goes on expeditions that he catalogs in his own journals. Having to fend for himself, Stud isn’t like most kids - he can turn his hands into hammers! Unfortunately, the kids in the village don’t think its cool and do not allow him to join their own fun adventures. Stud’s father has always advised him that friends are the most important accomplishment a person can make, so what’s a boy who can turn part of his body into metal to do? Go on his own adventures, of course!
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Jeyodin’s self-illustrated manga-style graphic novel (the first in a series) is richly imagined and has a lot of thought put into its world building while Stud is a naive but sweet natured character. However the black and white drawings are difficult to follow including when it comes to distinguishing between characters plus there’s a lot of set up with the main plot only really getting going in the final quarter, at which point the book ends.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Left on his own again, Stud gets sucked into one of his father’s journals down into an ocean kingdom grappling with the murder of its king. Can Stud use his hammer hands to solve the case?
Our hero Stud is a fourteen-year-old boy whose father regularly goes on expeditions that he catalogs in his own journals. Having to fend for himself, Stud isn’t like most kids - he can turn his hands into hammers! Unfortunately, the kids in the village don’t think its cool and do not allow him to join their own fun adventures. Stud’s father has always advised him that friends are the most important accomplishment a person can make, so what’s a boy who can turn part of his body into metal to do? Go on his own adventures, of course!
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Jeyodin’s self-illustrated manga-style graphic novel (the first in a series) is richly imagined and has a lot of thought put into its world building while Stud is a naive but sweet natured character. However the black and white drawings are difficult to follow including when it comes to distinguishing between characters plus there’s a lot of set up with the main plot only really getting going in the final quarter, at which point the book ends.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
