CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Bad Rap #1
"Chapter One - Rotten Rules" kicks off a gritty, high-stakes mystery in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Bad Rap #1 (2003), where the CSI team investigates a deadly clash between rival retro punk rappers Bernard “Busta Kapp” Caplin and Joey Glass, triggered at the Romanov Hotel. The case takes a twist when the violence spills into the Platinum King Casino, where Warrick is unexpectedly caught in the crossfire during a night out watching the legendary Doug Clennon host the Oldie Olympics. Written by Max Allan Collins and Matthew V. Clemens, with striking art by Ashley Wood, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Sulaco Studios, and a cover by Lorenzo Agius, this issue blends urban tension with the series’ signature forensic edge.
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The CSI team is called-in when a rivalry between retro punk rappers Bernard “Busta Kapp” Caplin and Joey Glass claims its first victim at the Romanov Hotel. The violence spreads to the Platinum King Casino where Warrick is spending his night off on a date watching the all-star line-up of the Oldie Olympics hosted by the legendary Doug Clennon.
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