American Caper Volume 2: Cowboys and Conspiracies

American Caper Volume 2: Cowboys and Conspiracies

Continues part two of the hit political crime-fiction comics saga created and written by Rockstar Games co-founder DAN HOUSER ( Grand Theft Auto , Red Dead Redemption ) with additional writing by LAZLOW, with art by Eisner Award-winner DAVID LAPHAM ( Stray Bullets ). The once peaceful town of Verona, Wyoming, unravels into a maelstrom of murder, synthetic sugar, and performance enhancing drugs. Mormon hitman Orson Charmers faces a dilemma when sent on a mission to take out insane billionaire hedge fund cowboy Marty Blowman. Marnie Hamilton seduces her conspiracy crush while her husband goes into hiding. A pair of lovers break out from prison with a mission of revenge. And just as the FBI starts to uncover the connection between a series of grisly murders, a Mexican cartel castrates their case, while hunting for a runaway glamour model with blood on her hands. Just your normal, bucolic life in the Western Rockies interrupted by litigious land deals, booby traps, and exploding cattle. For mature audiences. Collects American Caper #5–#8. As the writer and creative director behind the Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and Bully video game series among others, Dan Houser has helped establish video games as a leading form of narrative fiction. Dan is now authoring new stories as founder of Absurd Ventures, a storytelling-driven entertainment company creating original comic books, video games, books, live-action and animated film and television, audio fiction, and more. Lazlow served as a Director, Producer and Co-Writer on history-making franchises like Grand Theft Auto , Red Dead Redemption , Bully , Max Payne , Midnight Club , and more. He is a founding member of Absurd Ventures and has worked with Dan Houser as a cowriter and creative partner for over twenty five years. Lazlow writes and directs for games, animated comedy, comic books and audio fiction series.