{"product_id":"hammer-volume-1-the-ocean-kingdom-9780760376836","title":"Hammer, Volume 1: The Ocean Kingdom","description":"\u003cb\u003eLeft on his own \u003ci\u003eagain\u003c\/i\u003e, 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?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur hero \u003cb\u003eStud is a fourteen-year-old boy whose father regularly abandons him\u003c\/b\u003e on expeditions that he regularly catalogs in his own journals. Having to fend for himself, \u003cb\u003eStud isn't like most kids--he can turn his hands into hammers!\u003c\/b\u003e Unfortunately, the kids in the village don't think it's cool and do not allow him to join their own fun adventures. Considering that his father has always advised him that friends are the most important accomplishment a person can make, what's a boy who can turn part of his body into metal to do? Go on his \u003ci\u003eown\u003c\/i\u003e adventures, of course! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eStud stumbles upon one of his father's journals detailing his past adventures\u003c\/b\u003e with Tara, Stud's mother; our young hero unknowingly makes a wish. Using \"wishing coins,\" after reading a passage about them, \u003cb\u003eStud gets sucked into the book\u003c\/b\u003e, and it is at the location of one of his parents' adventures! While that would be weird enough, he's fallen \u003cb\u003eon top of a hammerhead shark by the name of Steele, who is suspected of killing the Ocean King\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStranded in a water world and unable to breathe without special assistance, Stud's in a bit of trouble. With no way home in sight, he attempts to \u003ci\u003efinally \u003c\/i\u003emake a friend who can help him and thus \u003cb\u003echooses to aid the Mermaid Detective trying to solve the murder case. Can Stud solve this problem with his shiny hammer hands? He's going to try!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaturday AM, the world's most diverse manga-inspired comics, are now presented in a new format! Introducing \u003cb\u003eSaturday AM TANKS\u003c\/b\u003e, the new graphic novel format similar to Japanese Tankobons where we collect the global heroes and artists of Saturday AM. These handsome volumes have select color pages, revised artwork, and innovative post-credit scenes that help bring new life to our popular BIPOC, LGBTQ, and\/or culturally diverse characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inaugural \u003cb\u003eSaturday AM TANKS include: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eApple Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHammer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaigami\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOblivion Rouge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMassively Multiplayer World of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClock Striker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rockport Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760376836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jey Odin, Saturday Am","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42095555772597,"sku":"9780760376836","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b7e078eb-2b47-414c-9f11-34c7fddb766e.jpg?v=1651587424","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hammer-volume-1-the-ocean-kingdom-9780760376836","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}