The hunt for a murderer brings to light an old case our two distinguished detectives thought long closed. Could there be a missing connection?

Every crime scene is unique. But when New York City Police homicide detectives Sam and Twitch investigate the scene of the first of several Mafia-related murders, they find four severed thumbs. Yet these bloody digits are not from anyof the victims. The medical examiner further discovers that the thumbs are genetically identical but their DNA cell structure is in different stages of development. Weird. As the detectives investigate more deaths in the Sangiacomo mob family, they discover widespread corruption in their own department, more bio-engineered body parts and seemingly innocent people dying from a bio-engineered virus. If that isn`t overwhelming enough, Sam and Twitch also find themselves in the center of a Federal Government Internal Affairs investigation where they are being used as bait in their own investigation. Follow Sam and Twitch as they risk life, limb and sanity to track down the meaning of the mysterious Udaku. in one of the most talked-about crime fiction dramas ever.

"In the dead of winter during a nasty snowstorm a routine homicide investigation takes a literary twist. A suspected drug dealer is found dead, naked and with what seems to be part of a larger story written all over his body. This is the beginning of the serial killing spree dubbed by the press as 'The Writer.' Detectives Sam Burke and 'Twitch' Williams, helped by graphologist Charlotte Garland, have to discover the truth, and end the literary nightmare that has descended, like the snow, upon the city"--Back cover.

The investigation takes a turn that neither detective saw coming. Now they are the target of a vicious killer!

Just when they thought theyÕd cracked the case, another body turns up. The killer is constantly one step ahead of them, and Sam is beginning to doubt his abilities.

SERIES PREMIERE Your fan-favorite detectives are back in their new ongoing series, SAM AND TWITCH: CASE FILES. From the world of SPAWN, acclaimed creator TODD McFARLANE and artist SZYMON KUDRANSKI bring you a tale of murder, intrigue, and deception in this noir crime drama.

Where is Lee Harvey Oswald’s body? The Kennedy assassination is a rat’s nest of conspiracy theories: mafia involvement, the second gunman, government cover-up... but the most important chapter of this sordid tale may just be the theory that the body buried at Oswald’s Rose Hill gravesite is not actually Lee Harvey himself. Meet the ragtag group of “useful idiots” who are unwittingly brought together to clean up the crime of the century – a wannabe cowboy from Wisconsin, a Buddy Holly-idolizing (former) car thief, a world-weary Civil Rights activist ready for revolution, and a failed G-Man who still acts the part – and specifically, regarding the matter of Oswald’s body.

They say that the truth will set you free. Unfortunately for Twitch, the truth is about to get him killed.

The Spawn Universe's favorite detectives come at you full-force in their own groundbreaking series! Featuring an all-star cast of creators, the bar was set high for gritty crime fiction when Sam and Twitch first came on the scene. Follow the exploits of NYPD's two most dedicated public servants as they try to uncover the secrets behind the Central Park "Witchcraft" murders and also solve the mystery of "Udaku." Collected in an all-new size and format, Sam and Twitch: The Complete Collection Volume 1 brings you the art and stories that made this series a classic. Collects Sam and Twitch #1-13, plus extra features including a cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art.

The case takes a decidedly dark turn for the detectives, but a new lead brings them one step closer.