American Caper #4

Dark Horse's American Caper keeps delivering its sharp, deadpan vision of contemporary America with issue #4. Tyler Boss's cover art says everything with a glance: a woman in camouflage pants hangs a "Don't Tread On Me" Gadsden flag on a backyard clothesline, a tactical vest already pegged up beside it, while an assault rifle leans casually against a fence post and a fast-food cup sits in the grass nearby — mundane domesticity and heavy hardware sharing the same suburban afternoon. It's a quietly absurdist image that captures exactly the tone this Absurd Ventures series has been building toward.