IGN can solely reveal Darkish Horse and Absurd Ventures’ American Caper, a brand new crime fiction comedian sequence from the thoughts of Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar Video games and longtime head author and artistic director of the Grand Theft Auto and Purple Lifeless Redemption sequence.
The primary challenge of American Caper might be launched on November 12, 2025, and the primary arc of the sequence will include 12 points. You may try the trailer for American Caper under.
The official description under sheds extra gentle on the story, which is about in Verona, Washington:
“American Caper is a story of two completely regular, fully broken households in a world of corrupt enterprise, inept politics, bungling crime, leisure put on, and self-righteous justice,” the synopsis reads. “We observe the fortunes of two neighbors who’re on the purpose of collapse: a Mormon hitman and a playing addict lawyer, each intertwined in an actual property deal gone improper. Added to the combo are a Mexican magnificence queen on the run from her previous, two escaped convicts in love, a Wall Avenue billionaire who has turn out to be a cowboy, and a maniac hell-bent on revenge.
“From the tax avoiders within the manicured wilderness of Wyoming, to the thought police of Brooklyn, to the confused political battlegrounds of Florida, one factor is for certain: this tragedy is another person’s fault.”
Houser stated in a press release: “American Caper is predicated on my lifelong fascination with hypocrites, sociopaths, political idiots, dysfunctional households, and violence. Darkish, morally ambiguous, very vulgar and, we hope, humorous, American Caper is a comic book for the complicated world by which we dwell proper now.”
Houser will not be alone in bringing this “brutal crime fiction satire set in opposition to the backdrop of our present, hopelessly fractured, preposterous political nightmare” to life, as he might be joined by fellow Grand Theft Auto veteran Lazlow, who might be producing and contributing extra writing to American Caper.
The sequence can even be illustrated by Eisner Award-winning artist David Lapham (Stray Bullets, EC Epitaphs from the Abyss) with finishes by Chris Anderson (Creepshow, Misplaced Angels), coloured by Lee Loughridge (Nemesis: Rogue’s Gallery, G.I. Joe), and lettered by Nate Piekos (Minor Threats, The Umbrella Academy: Plan B).
Difficulty #1, which is on the market for pre-order now at native comedian outlets for $4.99, will function covers from Tyler Boss, Simon Bisley, Martin Simmonds, Joe Quinones, and Marguerite Savage. America Caper is edited by Shelly Bond and Daniel Chabon.
For extra particulars about American Caper, Darkish Horse Comics and Absurd Ventures will reveal extra at San Diego Comedian Con, with a Sunday panel and weekends signings that includes Lazlow, David Lapham, Shelly Bond, and Extra. The Darkish Horse sales space (#2615) might be internet hosting giveaways of American Caper ashcans, t-shirts, and extra.
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