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"Overwhelming is the right word to use for this book. It's a must-buy." - Silver Bullet Comics "Scalped reads like an action movie... punctuated by dollops of violence, splashes of sexuality, and seeds of future storylines planted everywhere you look." - Newsarama.com "Jason Aaron's new creation hits the mark. His latest work might start an avalanche unlike Indian Country has ever seen... If Scalped doesn't leave shivers down your back, read it again." - RezNet News"
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Fifteen years ago, Dashiell "Dash" Bad Horse ran away from a life of poverty and hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in search of something better. Now he's home, with trouble in mind...Armed with nothing but a set of nunchucs, a hell-for-leather attitude and one dark secret, Dash finds nothing much has changed on "The Rez" - short of a glimmering new casino, and a once-proud people overcome by drugs and organized crime. Is he here to set things right or just get a piece of the action?Acclaimed new writer Jason Aaron ("The Other Side") and artist R. M Guera ("Le Lievre De Mars") welcome you to a down-and-dirty, dangerous world! Warning: Adults Only!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well, I get there in the end. I've only just read this - in June of 2009 - and yet it came out in October of 2007. To be honest, I'm stunned that mine is the first review of this trade paperback as it is, to be honest, rather bloomin' excellent!
I've got back into reading comics after a bit of a hiatus, and though I generally have a love of dark superhero fare, SF or strange road trip stories like Garth Ennis's Preacher, I've found myself led to Scalped by a growing appreciation of rather excellent crime comics that has followed in this order: Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank > the Punisher MAX series > the Criminal series > Scalped.
Scalped, like those that led me to it, is nicely complex and full of rich characterisations. The basic plot is of a late 20s Native American called Dashiell Bad Horse who, after 15 years of absence, returns to the reservation he grew up on. Here he ends up working as a semi-corrupt cop for a local Chief and man of money and influence called Red Crow (though, of course, that's only one small element of the whole story).
This is a tale full of drugs and violence and passion and anger and subterfuge, and has twists and turns of plot that keep you in great suspense. I gobbled up this first volume in a day and immediately ordered the next (currently available) three online.
One of the things I love about this volume as well, is the insertion of flashbacks (a la Lost) whereby we learn much more detail and history of many of the characters. Now, one could just learn that from boring exposition, as chatted away by any of the characters, but the beauty of flashbacks is that the writer and artist allow us to become time travellers and take us back to those moments so we can experience them as they happened.
Jason Aaron is a new young writer (and it's no surprise that the great Brian K. Vaughan of Y: The Last Man fame gives a glowing introduction to this volume) who obviously has a great talent and a great future ahead of him. Apart from the Scalped series he has also written The Other Side, which I have on my yet-to-read graphic novel shelf, and I am made all the more excited of that future reading after experiencing this marvellous first volume of Scalped.
And, of course, all comics are a joint venture between writer and artist, and it is fair to say that R. M. Guera's art is perfect for this story. It has a grimy and dirty flavour to it which also has moments of pure delicate sensitivity where scenes are nuanced perfectly and characters expressions are made so very real.
I can't recommend this enough. Much has been said of it's similarity in writing quality to the Sopranos, but I've never watched that so I cannot comment on that fact. But if you love a decent crime comic (such as 100 Bullets or Criminal), or just enjoy a well scripted and darkly involving drama, then you may well take to this as much as I have.
I've got back into reading comics after a bit of a hiatus, and though I generally have a love of dark superhero fare, SF or strange road trip stories like Garth Ennis's Preacher, I've found myself led to Scalped by a growing appreciation of rather excellent crime comics that has followed in this order: Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank > the Punisher MAX series > the Criminal series > Scalped.
Scalped, like those that led me to it, is nicely complex and full of rich characterisations. The basic plot is of a late 20s Native American called Dashiell Bad Horse who, after 15 years of absence, returns to the reservation he grew up on. Here he ends up working as a semi-corrupt cop for a local Chief and man of money and influence called Red Crow (though, of course, that's only one small element of the whole story).
This is a tale full of drugs and violence and passion and anger and subterfuge, and has twists and turns of plot that keep you in great suspense. I gobbled up this first volume in a day and immediately ordered the next (currently available) three online.
One of the things I love about this volume as well, is the insertion of flashbacks (a la Lost) whereby we learn much more detail and history of many of the characters. Now, one could just learn that from boring exposition, as chatted away by any of the characters, but the beauty of flashbacks is that the writer and artist allow us to become time travellers and take us back to those moments so we can experience them as they happened.
Jason Aaron is a new young writer (and it's no surprise that the great Brian K. Vaughan of Y: The Last Man fame gives a glowing introduction to this volume) who obviously has a great talent and a great future ahead of him. Apart from the Scalped series he has also written The Other Side, which I have on my yet-to-read graphic novel shelf, and I am made all the more excited of that future reading after experiencing this marvellous first volume of Scalped.
And, of course, all comics are a joint venture between writer and artist, and it is fair to say that R. M. Guera's art is perfect for this story. It has a grimy and dirty flavour to it which also has moments of pure delicate sensitivity where scenes are nuanced perfectly and characters expressions are made so very real.
I can't recommend this enough. Much has been said of it's similarity in writing quality to the Sopranos, but I've never watched that so I cannot comment on that fact. But if you love a decent crime comic (such as 100 Bullets or Criminal), or just enjoy a well scripted and darkly involving drama, then you may well take to this as much as I have.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dashiell Bad Horse returns to the Indian Reservation in South Dakota where he grew up to find it in a state of decay - alcoholism and drug abuse is rife, women are prostituting themselves, and Red Crow, once a fighter for Indian rights, has become a bloated, greedy sell-out intent only on money and his chain of Indian casinos. But this isn't some nostalgia trip for Bad Horse, though for whatever reason it is he's returning for, he can't help but run into ghosts from the past. And some ghosts want Bad Horse dead.
I've liked Jason Aaron's work so much I was surprised by how little I cared for this effort. The characters are all hostile and angry at each other, as well as displaying no real likeable traits, while pursuing their own selfish, petty agendas. I didn't like the characters, I didn't care about the story, and the artwork was pretty terrible. There's too much black on the pages and what little colour there is looks washed out and faded. It makes looking at the comic that much more difficult when presented with an equally dismal story.
It's basically a crime drama, very little innovation than in any other crime series you've seen only the characters are all modern day Native Americans, and lots of staples such as the ex-girlfriend the hero still holds a candle for despite the two of them fighting, the old cop working a case from 30 years ago which still sticks in his craw, and the usual array of violence, swearing, and sex for critics to point to and say that it's "gritty".
"Indian Country" is an unimpressive first book in this series and, despite being a fan of Aaron's (his work on Marvel's Punisher MAX and Wolverine: Weapon X is fantastic), I struggled through this slim volume. I'm not sure if I want to continue with this series and if the other books following this are similar, then I definitely won't be.
*Update, 11 December 2011 - Having stuck with it and just finished the eighth book "You Gotta Sin To Get Saved", I can't let my two star rating of "Indian Country" stick as it might put people off of this amazing book. All I can say is that I'm glad I stuck with it, while the first book asks a lot of the reader, it's worth it. This is an amazing series and deserves all the acclaim and readers it gets - read it, you won't be disappointed.
I've liked Jason Aaron's work so much I was surprised by how little I cared for this effort. The characters are all hostile and angry at each other, as well as displaying no real likeable traits, while pursuing their own selfish, petty agendas. I didn't like the characters, I didn't care about the story, and the artwork was pretty terrible. There's too much black on the pages and what little colour there is looks washed out and faded. It makes looking at the comic that much more difficult when presented with an equally dismal story.
It's basically a crime drama, very little innovation than in any other crime series you've seen only the characters are all modern day Native Americans, and lots of staples such as the ex-girlfriend the hero still holds a candle for despite the two of them fighting, the old cop working a case from 30 years ago which still sticks in his craw, and the usual array of violence, swearing, and sex for critics to point to and say that it's "gritty".
"Indian Country" is an unimpressive first book in this series and, despite being a fan of Aaron's (his work on Marvel's Punisher MAX and Wolverine: Weapon X is fantastic), I struggled through this slim volume. I'm not sure if I want to continue with this series and if the other books following this are similar, then I definitely won't be.
*Update, 11 December 2011 - Having stuck with it and just finished the eighth book "You Gotta Sin To Get Saved", I can't let my two star rating of "Indian Country" stick as it might put people off of this amazing book. All I can say is that I'm glad I stuck with it, while the first book asks a lot of the reader, it's worth it. This is an amazing series and deserves all the acclaim and readers it gets - read it, you won't be disappointed.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A trade paperback that collects the first five issues of a new comic from vertigo, who do comics strictly for grown ups. This is a very grim and gritty crime drama best described as the sopranos on a present day indian range.
On this particular range, in the face of grinding poverty and a massive alcohol abuse problem, chief red crow struggles to bring prosperity to his people. His grand scheme is to open a big new casino, and this is close to completion. But red crow was an activist for indian rights decades before, and his past activities are about to catch up with him.
Dashiell bad horse, son of red crow's former girlfriend, left the reservation when he was a teenager, not wanting to live there anymore. But now he's come home, and a swift demonstration of how tough he is gets him a job as a reservation police officer.
Both red crow and bad horse have bigger plans. As do many of the supporting cast.
A superb piece of work, this is a series that hooks from the word go with compelling characters and a well drawn setting. I won't say too much about the plot because there are some really good twists and turns along the way. The artwork is rough and suits the script very well. As does the dark colouring although that can make things a little difficult to see at points.
Nevertheless, this is a great start to a great new comic series, and really worth getting. Just remember it's for adults only, as there's some strong sex violence and swearing here.
On this particular range, in the face of grinding poverty and a massive alcohol abuse problem, chief red crow struggles to bring prosperity to his people. His grand scheme is to open a big new casino, and this is close to completion. But red crow was an activist for indian rights decades before, and his past activities are about to catch up with him.
Dashiell bad horse, son of red crow's former girlfriend, left the reservation when he was a teenager, not wanting to live there anymore. But now he's come home, and a swift demonstration of how tough he is gets him a job as a reservation police officer.
Both red crow and bad horse have bigger plans. As do many of the supporting cast.
A superb piece of work, this is a series that hooks from the word go with compelling characters and a well drawn setting. I won't say too much about the plot because there are some really good twists and turns along the way. The artwork is rough and suits the script very well. As does the dark colouring although that can make things a little difficult to see at points.
Nevertheless, this is a great start to a great new comic series, and really worth getting. Just remember it's for adults only, as there's some strong sex violence and swearing here.
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