FIRST LOOK: Historical Fiction Crime Series 'Kosher Mafia' by David Hazan, Sami Kivelä, and Ellie Wright

 It's great for fans of We Only Kill Each Other and Criminal

Kosher Mafia #1

Writers: David Hazan

Artist: Sami Kivelä

Colorist: Ellie Wright

Letterer: Simon Bowland

In Cleveland, Ohio, in 1936, Howard Berkowicz, the bookkeeper for the Jewish Mob finds himself on the wrong end of an enforcer’s gun when he tries to spur the Kosher Mafia into action against the rising tide of domestic Nazism in the German American Bund.

Publication Date: August 7, 2024

Courtesy of Mad Cave Studios

“I poured my heart and soul into KOSHER MAFIA. The characters live and breathe and talk like people I know, love, or would love to have known, family or otherwise. It's a crime thriller that's more than a little transgressive and provocative, and it's steeped in Jewish Cleveland, where our modern comic book industry was born. This comic is about antisemitism, specifically that it neither started nor ended with the Holocaust. When I took the idea to Mad Cave, they didn't just take a chance on this book, they threw their support behind it, full-throated, and that kicked off with reaching out to Samï, who is a singular talent whose work I'd admired for so long...and the work, once we got started, exceeded all expectations. I hope what we've created provides not only a feast for the eyes, but also for the soul, and to that, ess gezunt!” – Writer, David Hazan

“As a huge fan of crime and noir comics, it’s been exciting to work with David and bring his vision of the Cleveland’s Mafia scene of the 1930s to life. I hope readers will enjoy diving into this adventure where our heroes Howard and Eph try to escape the wrath of the mobsters.” – Artist, Sami Kivelä