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caper - Written by Judd Winick; art and cover by Farel Dalrymple

A 12-issue maxiseries by Judd Winick delves into the world of organized crime in turn-of-the-century San Francisco! The first of three 4-issue story arcs (the latter two illustrated by John Severin and Tom Fowler, respectively) tells the tale of Izzy and Jacob Weiss, brothers and co-workers for San Francisco's Jewish Mafia who've done the dirtiest work for years. But this time, their Boss may have pushed them too far!

- i nearly missed this, it is very rare that i buy anything from DC Comics, so to be honest i don't even notice them. if they are doing anything worth while it is most likely to be on their vertgio imprint. strangely Caper is not on vertigo - which is odd, given that it certainly is more of an adult comic - with swearing and nudity that seems out of place for DC. initially judd winnick's name caught my eye - though not for his work on "green arrow" which DC keep mentioning in relation to this title, rather for his own titles like "barry ween" and "blood and water" (which was published by vertigo). but winnick has done super hero material before and that is what i kind of expected till i spotted art by farel dalrymple - of meathaus and pop gun war - and it struck me as such a curious combination. a quick flick through it and i bought it. disappointed to learn from the above blurb that dalrymple is not on the full 12 issue run, but it seems to read well enough from the first issue and is something to watch for the moment at least.