American Caper Is a New Crime Fiction Comic Series From the Mind of Grand Theft Auto's Dan Houser

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IGN tin exclusively uncover Dark Horse and Absurd Ventures' American Caper, a caller transgression fabrication comic bid from the caput of Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar Games and longtime caput writer and originative manager of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series.

The archetypal contented of American Caper volition beryllium released connected November 12, 2025, and the archetypal arc of the bid volition dwell of 12 issues. You tin cheque retired the trailer for American Caper below.

The authoritative statement beneath sheds much airy connected the story, which is acceptable successful Verona, Washington:

"American Caper is a communicative of 2 wholly normal, wholly damaged families successful a satellite of corrupt business, inept politics, bungling crime, leisure wear, and self-righteous justice," the synopsis reads. "We travel the fortunes of 2 neighbors who are connected the constituent of collapse: a Mormon hitman and a gambling addict lawyer, some intertwined successful a existent property woody gone wrong. Added to the premix are a Mexican quality queen connected the tally from her past, 2 escaped convicts successful love, a Wall Street billionaire who has go a cowboy, and a maniac hell-bent connected revenge.

"From the taxation avoiders successful the manicured wilderness of Wyoming, to the thought constabulary of Brooklyn, to the confused governmental battlegrounds of Florida, 1 happening is certain: this calamity is idiosyncratic else’s fault."

Houser said successful a statement: American Caper is based connected my lifelong fascination with hypocrites, sociopaths, governmental idiots, dysfunctional families, and violence. Dark, morally ambiguous, precise vulgar and, we hope, funny, American Caper is simply a comic for the confusing satellite successful which we unrecorded close now."

Houser won't beryllium unsocial successful bringing this "brutal transgression fabrication satire acceptable against the backdrop of our current, hopelessly fractured, preposterous governmental nightmare" to life, arsenic helium volition beryllium joined by chap Grand Theft Auto seasoned Lazlow, who volition beryllium producing and contributing further penning to American Caper.

The bid volition besides beryllium illustrated by Eisner Award-winning creator David Lapham (Stray Bullets, EC Epitaphs from the Abyss) with finishes by Chris Anderson (Creepshow, Lost Angels), colored by Lee Loughridge (Nemesis: Rogue’s Gallery, G.I. Joe), and lettered by Nate Piekos (Minor Threats, The Umbrella Academy: Plan B).

Issue #1, which is disposable for pre-order present astatine section comic shops for $4.99, volition diagnostic covers from Tyler Boss, Simon Bisley, Martin Simmonds, Joe Quinones, and Marguerite Savage. America Caper is edited by Shelly Bond and Daniel Chabon.

For much details astir American Caper, Dark Horse Comics and Absurd Ventures volition uncover much astatine San Diego Comic Con, with a Sunday sheet and weekends signings featuring Lazlow, David Lapham, Shelly Bond, and More. The Dark Horse booth (#2615) volition beryllium hosting giveaways of American Caper ashcans, t-shirts, and more.

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