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A BETTER PARADISE novel and audiobook out now

AMERICAN CAPER comic book series out now

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The first appearance of AMERICAN CAPER is here

Creator-writer Dan Houser’s new crime fiction comic saga begins—with Issue # 1 out now

Visit your local comic book shop and add AMERICAN CAPER to your pull list to never miss an issue
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Jump on the ground floor for American Caper a 21st century crime comic. The crew joins me at 7pm pst on WB Live www.youtube.com/live/FH2wNKK...
21st century crime comics with American Caper Team
21st century crime comics with American Caper Team
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November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Creator-writer Dan Houser on American Caper’s setting… and sundry cast of over-the-top characters

From Dan’s in-depth conversation with Lex Fridman; watch the entire episode on YouTube youtu.be/o3gbXDjNWyI?...
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Issue # 1 now available in comic shops across America – and beyond

Visit the Absurd Ventures Feed for a partial directory of shops with copies of the debut issue of AMERICAN CAPER, while supplies last: www.absurdventures.com/feed/posts/0...
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The first appearance of AMERICAN CAPER is here

Creator-writer Dan Houser’s new crime fiction comic saga begins—with Issue # 1 out now

Visit your local comic book shop and add AMERICAN CAPER to your pull list to never miss an issue
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Join us on Saturday, November 15th for a special AMERICAN CAPER #1 Launch Signing featuring the all-star creative team of @sxbond.bsky.social, @chrisacomics.bsky.social, Lazlow & Lee Loughridge!

RSVP: bit.ly/accplaunch

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November 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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This Saturday, 11/15 from 2-4, we’ll be signing your new favorite monthly comic, AMERICAN CAPER! Join us at my LCS @collectorsparadise.bsky.social in NOHO for free swag & fun times! @absurdventures.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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🔥THIS WEEK!!!🔥 Grand Theft Auto & Red Dead Redemption creator DAN HOUSER makes his comic debut with AMERICAN CAPER #1!!! PRE-ORDER for THIRD EYE PICK-UP🛒 or THIRD EYE SHIPS📬 👉 buythirdeyeordie.com/americancape
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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American Caper, written by Dan Houser and illustrated by David Lapham, is exactly the kind of wild, over-the-top take on modern America I never knew I needed.

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American Caper #1 Review: A Wild Satire of Modern America
American Caper, by Dan Houser and David Lapham, is exactly the kind of wild, over-the-top take on modern America I never knew I needed.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Variant Cover E by @margueritesauvage.bsky.social

Marguerite’s variant cover of AMERICAN CAPER Issue # 1 depicting William and Marnie Hamilton is a satirical homage to the iconic James Bond poster art of the late great Robert McGinnis.
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What is the Absurdaverse?

Dan Houser speaks to Lex Fridman about Absurd’s comedy universe with animation projects and an open-world video game in development.

“I hope it’s got comedy, cynicism, heart, drama, and some amusing life lessons.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Variant covers by Simon Bisley

We are honored to have the legendary Simon Bisley contributing variant covers to AMERICAN CAPER including Cover B of Issue #1 coming next week Nov 12. Biz also created original concept and character art for the series which we’ll be sharing some BTS glimpses of soon.
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
AMERICAN CAPER #1 Signing Tour: Kicking off TOMORROW in Los Angeles at the Revenge Of Comic Creators Block Party w/ Lazlow, Shelly Bond, Chris Anderson, Lee Loughridge, and Marguerite Sauvage—and ending with a signing at the iconic Forbidden Planet London with Dan Houser.
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Marnie and Arabella Hamilton. A perpetually politically outraged mother and daughter.
Happy Election Day!

AMERICAN CAPER Issue #1 in comic shops next week, November 12. From Absurd Ventures and @darkhorse.com.

Cover shown is Variant C by @joequinones.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Freddie Abel. A maniac hell-bent on revenge.

AMERICAN CAPER Issue # 1 in comic shops November 12.
Order now at your local comics shop or via the Absurd Ventures Store (link in bio).

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“Part satire, part noir, and totally unhinged” - AIPT
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yaroslav Lukina. High security internment facility. Location unknown. February 5, 2039.

A BETTER PARADISE Volume One by Dan Houser — now available in hardcover and ebook at all fine bookstores. Audiobook edition available exclusively on Audible.

www.absurdventures.com/abetterparad...
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Presenting the covers of Issue # 4 of AMERICAN CAPER
Cover A by @tylerboss.bsky.social
Variant Cover B by @davidlapham.bsky.social

Join us for cocktails, lines of chang, and treachery as brunch gets bloody.

Issue 1: Nov 12
Issue 2: Dec 24
Issue 3: Jan 21
Issue 4: Feb 18
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October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Eva Suarez. A Mexican beauty queen on the run.

AMERICAN CAPER Issue # 1 in comic shops November 12.
Order now at your local comics shop or via the Absurd Ventures Store (link in bio).

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“Absolutely a must-read" - Screen Rant
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The audiobook of A BETTER PARADISE Vol 1: An Aftermath is now available exclusively on Audible. The first story from an expansive new universe by legendary games writer, Dan Houser.
Listen now on Audible: www.audible.com/pd/A-BETTER-...
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A BETTER PARADISE, the novel
Out now in hardcover, ebook and audio
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October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“In the wilderness, you’ll hunt your own special monster.
Hunt salvation.
Hunt redemption.
Absolution.
You’ll hunt yourself.”

A BETTER PARADISE Volume One, the novel - from Dan Houser

Coming next week, October 14
Pre-order now from all fine booksellers
www.absurdventures.com/abetterparad...
October 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Absurd things to buy and love.

The Absurd Ventures Store is now live – featuring official merchandise as well as pre-orders of the A Better Paradise novel and Issue # 1 of the American Caper comic book series.

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October 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Former GTA Boss' American Caper Comic Book Is Now Available To Preorder
American Caper #1 (Kindle edition) $5.74 Preorder at Amazon Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser isn't just preparing to launch a new book--titled A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath--but also a new comic book series called American Caper. The first issue launches on November 12, and it follows a Mormon hitman, a gambling lawyer, and a Mexican beauty queen as their fates become tangled together after a real estate deal goes wrong. If you're interested in reading the first issue, Amazon is offering the Kindle version of it for $5.74. American Caper #1 (Kindle edition) $5.74 Joined by Grand Theft Auto veteran Lazlow--who will also write additional material for American Caper--the first storyline of this series will run for 12 issues. Bringing it to life will be a veteran team of illustrators, including Eisner Award-winning artist David Lapham (Stray Bullets), colorist Chris Anderson (Lost Angels), Lee Loughridge (GI Joe), and letterer Nate Piekos (The Umbrella Academy). Houser describes the series as a tale of corrupt business, inept politics, bungling crime, leisure wear, and self-righteous justice, and he has teased a cast of colorful characters for American Caper, ranging from a Wall Street billionaire who has become a cowboy to a "maniac" seeking revenge. Preorder at Amazon "I love doing crime comedy and having done lots of stories about carjackers, or people that have to be tough, living in this moment right now. I wanted to tell a story about some degenerate criminals from a completely different perspective, in a completely different part of the world, that you could never make a GTA game in," Houser said to IGN during a panel at LA Comic-Con this month. "Men getting confused between reality and the fantasy in their heads is something a lot of stories are about, and is something I find very interesting. America, particularly the rural west, in this moment right now is something I found interesting, and thought was an interesting place to set a dark comedy." Houser's other project, A Better Paradise, will be released on October 14, and the novel will also be available in ebook and audiobook formats. This book is adapted from an audio fiction series that aired in 2024, and it's set in the near future at a video game company. The story takes place at Daisy's Ark, an advanced video game world developed by tech startup Tyburn Industria that was eventually shut down following a pattern of "unexpected and disturbing results" that had an impact on everyone involved. A decade later, development on the project resumes.Continue Reading at GameSpot
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September 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Check out American Caper cover artists at New York Comic-Con!
If you’re attending #NYCC this weekend, stop by Artist Alley and pay a visit to several of our amazing American Caper cover artists including:
TYLER BOSS @tylerboss.bsky.social (Series Cover Artist) NYCC Artist Alley Table E-01
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM