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Scalped #6
Scalped: The Gnawing
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 come back home armed with nothing but a set of nunchuks, a hell-bent-for-leather attitude and one dark secret, to find nothing much has changed on "the Rez" — short of a glimmering new casino run by a corrupt leader named Red Crow, and a once-proud people overcome by drugs and organized crime.
In this volume, Red Crow commits a murder in front of witnesses and the FBI finally thinks they have the dirt they need to put him away. Meanwhile, Dash's loyalty to Red Crow is tested as his addiction to heroin intensifies.
Collects: Scalped #30-34.
In this volume, Red Crow commits a murder in front of witnesses and the FBI finally thinks they have the dirt they need to put him away. Meanwhile, Dash's loyalty to Red Crow is tested as his addiction to heroin intensifies.
Collects: Scalped #30-34.
128 pages, Paperback
First published May 25, 2010
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,359 books1,679 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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August 28, 2025
(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: A loose-end cleaning, big convening, double-crossing fraught, lie-in-wait though not sedate, pure action/thriller plot.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #30-32 ◦ Issues #33-34
Notes: A loose-end cleaning, big convening, double-crossing fraught, lie-in-wait though not sedate, pure action/thriller plot.
*Progress updates: Preamble ◦ Issues #30-32 ◦ Issues #33-34
October 25, 2020
A superbly crafted and very much a human interest tale with its no holds barred look at the dark side of the modern Native American communities that have been set-aside by the 'Americans'. The intense drama continues as the FBI think they have Red Crow bang to rights. Dash is all over the place as his problem with Heroin gets worse. Intense! 8 out of 12
September 13, 2018
I said the fifth volume was the best one yet, and now I think this one is even better. In this one, faced by the possibility of a Hmong war in retaliation for the jailing of one of their “contingent,” Red Crow KILLS the dude, in front of witnesses, which kicks off the biggest action volume so far, and ending a at least two major series arcs. Let’s just say there’s going to be a little bit of blood to clean up after this volume. With this killing, the revenge-focused FBI agent Nitz thinks he has the goods on Red Crow, finally, and so both Red Crow and Nitz need that witness, who escapes with the help of Dash Bad Horse, who has for some time been hired by both the FBI (undercover, to try and nail and Red Crow) AND Red Crow.
But Dash’s heroin addiction intensifies. Doesn’t look good for Dash or his also heroin-addicted lover, Carol Red Crow, but I have to say, the way that Aaron has Dash manage to play both Nitz and Red Crow is masterful crime comics storytelling. Bad Horse also takes care of the corrupt murdering wanna-be-Indian Diesel, finally, which is a satisfying plot turn. Falls Down identifies Gina Bad Horse's murderer, but that murderer also finds him, which creates another dramatic thread.
Yet another thing I love is how Aaron, while orchestrating all this action, tacks back and forth between Red Crow’s failures to be a good partner to Gina Bad Horse and father to Carol, which is truly affecting. Red Crow is a great complex character. And just possibly, Dash might turn out to be a great complex character, as well, with any luck.
The action is fast and violent here, and I have to say that R.M. Guera is great at capturing all the anguished and beat-up faces with his muddy darkly washed illusttartion. This is an epic rez crime story framed by history, current politics and living conditions, and deepening attention to characters and their suffering. Highly recommended for the storytelling mastery, especially.
But Dash’s heroin addiction intensifies. Doesn’t look good for Dash or his also heroin-addicted lover, Carol Red Crow, but I have to say, the way that Aaron has Dash manage to play both Nitz and Red Crow is masterful crime comics storytelling. Bad Horse also takes care of the corrupt murdering wanna-be-Indian Diesel, finally, which is a satisfying plot turn. Falls Down identifies Gina Bad Horse's murderer, but that murderer also finds him, which creates another dramatic thread.
Yet another thing I love is how Aaron, while orchestrating all this action, tacks back and forth between Red Crow’s failures to be a good partner to Gina Bad Horse and father to Carol, which is truly affecting. Red Crow is a great complex character. And just possibly, Dash might turn out to be a great complex character, as well, with any luck.
The action is fast and violent here, and I have to say that R.M. Guera is great at capturing all the anguished and beat-up faces with his muddy darkly washed illusttartion. This is an epic rez crime story framed by history, current politics and living conditions, and deepening attention to characters and their suffering. Highly recommended for the storytelling mastery, especially.
November 4, 2011
There aren't enough superlatives for this review. This being the sixth in the series, chances are you're as enamoured of these characters and their world as much as I am and are maybe wondering if this book is as good as the last book. It's not - it's better!
The Hmongs are coming to town to settle a score with Red Crow while Nitz finds what he needs to bring Red Crow to justice. Carol Red Crow is in for a nasty surprise while Bad Horse faces down Diesel for the last time and dodges Red Crow's men to keep his undercover identity secret. Meanwhile Falls Down finds Catcher's secret and the solution to the mystery of Gina Bad Horse's murderer.
Suffice it to say, there is a helluva lot of action going on in this book which doesn't let up from the first page to the last. The writing is top notch as always, the characters and their stories become more and more interesting, especially Red Crow who is quickly becoming my favourite character for all his complexity.
If you're a fan, you'll devour this book in one sitting like me and if you're reading this and you haven't discovered "Scalped" yet, start reading this series, it's an incredible action/drama story that deserves a wider audience.
The Hmongs are coming to town to settle a score with Red Crow while Nitz finds what he needs to bring Red Crow to justice. Carol Red Crow is in for a nasty surprise while Bad Horse faces down Diesel for the last time and dodges Red Crow's men to keep his undercover identity secret. Meanwhile Falls Down finds Catcher's secret and the solution to the mystery of Gina Bad Horse's murderer.
Suffice it to say, there is a helluva lot of action going on in this book which doesn't let up from the first page to the last. The writing is top notch as always, the characters and their stories become more and more interesting, especially Red Crow who is quickly becoming my favourite character for all his complexity.
If you're a fan, you'll devour this book in one sitting like me and if you're reading this and you haven't discovered "Scalped" yet, start reading this series, it's an incredible action/drama story that deserves a wider audience.
March 15, 2015
Compared to this, the dark knight is like My Little Pony. Holy fuck, noir. This is dark, this is grit. This is 150 shades of grey. Layer upon layer of complexity and interwoven relationships. It really is cranked up to 11 and then never stops. You want some bad ass motherfuckers? Try Red Crow...guy is stone cold. Takes out the Hmongs' man, while on the phone with him. Then tells him to come and get it...then takes a beating like Rocky fucking Balboa. Saves the Rez, and still gets the last laugh...oh and the whole time? Nitz and the FBI are on him like brown on rice...oh, and he finds out there's a rat from the FBI in his inner circle...oh and his daughter is a train wreck too, but he tried to save her...
Catcher...fuuuuck.
Dash is a Bad Bad Baaaaaad Horse. Manages to get revenge on Diesel, evade being caught as the rat, stops another guy fro. Ratting him out to Red Crow, and dodges Nitz, gets saved from Red Crow's #2 by Catcher, and still manages to come out positively on the karmic scale...
I agree with Mike and Sam on their reviews...there aren't enough words...Jason Aaron...fuuuuck. This volume alone gives you a decade of freedom for me to not ever disparage your work.
READ. THIS. NOW.
Catcher...fuuuuck.
Dash is a Bad Bad Baaaaaad Horse. Manages to get revenge on Diesel, evade being caught as the rat, stops another guy fro. Ratting him out to Red Crow, and dodges Nitz, gets saved from Red Crow's #2 by Catcher, and still manages to come out positively on the karmic scale...
I agree with Mike and Sam on their reviews...there aren't enough words...Jason Aaron...fuuuuck. This volume alone gives you a decade of freedom for me to not ever disparage your work.
READ. THIS. NOW.
November 4, 2022
I'm not going to say this is the best volume of the series or even best volume yet, because I'll just end up repeating myself. It's becoming very apparent that Jason Aaron will not put any parts of this drama into cruise control until it is over and done. I"m also expecting a giant gut-punch in the final volume.
If you've thought there is too much drama in SCALPED and wanted more action, Volume Six will punch your ticket. This is fleet, frenzied, and so very, very intense from start to finish.
Suffice to say that some desperate character (I've lost count) do some unexpected and desperate things this time. Dash is a man of principles, but you don't want to be on the wrong side of him.
Things between the Hmong investors and Red Crow come to a head. FBI Agent Nitz believes he finally has a witness that can testify against Red Crow. Diesel gets out of jail, again. Catcher, the aging alcoholic, former Rhodes scholar and radical lets the Thunder Beings guide his hand as to who to help and who to hurt. Carol gets some bad news, and the bond between her and Dash is going to grow whether she likes it or not. Superb stuff. Consistently compelling and engaging. Dark and desolate. Sad, to the highest degree.
If you've thought there is too much drama in SCALPED and wanted more action, Volume Six will punch your ticket. This is fleet, frenzied, and so very, very intense from start to finish.
Suffice to say that some desperate character (I've lost count) do some unexpected and desperate things this time. Dash is a man of principles, but you don't want to be on the wrong side of him.
Things between the Hmong investors and Red Crow come to a head. FBI Agent Nitz believes he finally has a witness that can testify against Red Crow. Diesel gets out of jail, again. Catcher, the aging alcoholic, former Rhodes scholar and radical lets the Thunder Beings guide his hand as to who to help and who to hurt. Carol gets some bad news, and the bond between her and Dash is going to grow whether she likes it or not. Superb stuff. Consistently compelling and engaging. Dark and desolate. Sad, to the highest degree.
November 7, 2018
"According to legend, a wooden pole holds up the world. When men sin, the Great Grandfather Beaver gnaws at that pole. If he gnaws all the way through, the whole world will come crashing down."
Holy smokes, but you know things are going to get even bloodier when Dash Bad Horse says "For the thing I got to do now, Momma... I'm sorry." I continue to be riveted by this story, though it is certainly not for the faint of heart.
My review of the complete series can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Holy smokes, but you know things are going to get even bloodier when Dash Bad Horse says "For the thing I got to do now, Momma... I'm sorry." I continue to be riveted by this story, though it is certainly not for the faint of heart.
My review of the complete series can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
March 29, 2018
From the first cover of this collection, I knew this read was going to be awesome. With clear similarities to Swan's debut album, the very brutality of Michael's Gira's voice/lyrics would fit perfectly into this tale of human depravity set on the "rez." I was not the least bit disappointed.
All the puzzles pieces fit as the story progresses. With harsh language to match physical lacerations, the story never seems to lose it's ethos nor energy. When Red Crow performed an unlikely execution, an already hazardous powder keg of gang-level proportions truly explodes. Now it's no longer the internal issues of the "rez" at the forefront but now faces an invasion by Hmong gangsters.
However, what really makes this issue particularly potent is the flawless execution of plot twists. Only exceeded in length by the rivers of blood that bathe most every other panel, innumerable twists and turns of plot delight first and then surprise us again and again. Remarkably cohesive, the story grows and grows with each.
The characters and their developments are great. The story itself only continues to grow and surprise with each and every page. Stellar art provides a phenomenal adhesive to glue use to each and every panel.
However, it's level of verisimilitude that is the most amazing here. Whether it's references to terrorism (9/11 happened nearly a decade before this series was completed.) or the incredibly detailed landscapes depicted within. Powerful references to the real world in form and shape make this story feel unnervingly real. Heck, even when silenced pistols are utilized in the series, they don't follow the typical puerile comic book onomatopoeias but well thought out, "phut, phut." The level of detail is insane here.
The team of Aaron/Guera clearly deserves to be in the ranks of Azzarello/Risso, Moore/Gibbons, Ennis/Dillion, and innumerable more.
Phenomenal read at every level.
All the puzzles pieces fit as the story progresses. With harsh language to match physical lacerations, the story never seems to lose it's ethos nor energy. When Red Crow performed an unlikely execution, an already hazardous powder keg of gang-level proportions truly explodes. Now it's no longer the internal issues of the "rez" at the forefront but now faces an invasion by Hmong gangsters.
However, what really makes this issue particularly potent is the flawless execution of plot twists. Only exceeded in length by the rivers of blood that bathe most every other panel, innumerable twists and turns of plot delight first and then surprise us again and again. Remarkably cohesive, the story grows and grows with each.
The characters and their developments are great. The story itself only continues to grow and surprise with each and every page. Stellar art provides a phenomenal adhesive to glue use to each and every panel.
However, it's level of verisimilitude that is the most amazing here. Whether it's references to terrorism (9/11 happened nearly a decade before this series was completed.) or the incredibly detailed landscapes depicted within. Powerful references to the real world in form and shape make this story feel unnervingly real. Heck, even when silenced pistols are utilized in the series, they don't follow the typical puerile comic book onomatopoeias but well thought out, "phut, phut." The level of detail is insane here.
The team of Aaron/Guera clearly deserves to be in the ranks of Azzarello/Risso, Moore/Gibbons, Ennis/Dillion, and innumerable more.
Phenomenal read at every level.
October 4, 2015
My god. This has got to be the most satisfying volume yet. The intensity, action, blood and deaths in The Gnawing is way of the charts, it makes a Batman story a children's story. Scalped cannot be stopped. It is a huge Indian beast trampling down the hill, trampling and crushing anything which tries to stop it.
Aaron is crazy genius! He knows when and where to punch, to beat people up to a pulp, when to pull the trigger. The build-up towards the perfect retribution is cleverly executed I cannot grinning and something like "f*ck yeah" in my mind. Not that a major storyline(s) in Scalped has ended, we can now focus on more personal and internal matters.
Aaron is crazy genius! He knows when and where to punch, to beat people up to a pulp, when to pull the trigger. The build-up towards the perfect retribution is cleverly executed I cannot grinning and something like "f*ck yeah" in my mind. Not that a major storyline(s) in Scalped has ended, we can now focus on more personal and internal matters.
October 20, 2018
Bir seri ancak bu kadar güzel dönüşür, gelişir, zirveyi her ciltte biraz daha yukarı taşır. Çok etkilendim ve her seferinde etkilenmeye devam ediyorum. Gerek Jason Aaron ve R. M. Guera'yı gerekse eseri basan Çizgi Düşleri, emek verenleri hem tebrik eder hem de teşekkürlerimi sunarım. Çok ayrıntıya girmeyeceğim, fazla şey söylemek istemiyorum. Tek söyleyeceğim "Scalped okuma imkanınız varsa başlayıp ve ilk iki cilt sabredin. Sonra çok acayip bir roman sizi bekliyor.
December 12, 2010
I don't fucking believe it. How did Aaron pull of such a masterful tale? The suspense, the amazing turns, the sheer inevitability of how this was going down. Noir really is the best colour for a good story. And his partner Guera has mastered the look of shitty, tramped-on people who stare into the abyss and somehow keep on walking. Red Crow is my absolute hero in all this, and that is a supreme accomplishment.
July 13, 2019
Ter boşandım. Roller coaster bu kadar heyecanlı değil be! Baştan sona muazzamdı. Kemirme seriyi arşa çıkardı resmen. Karakterlerinden ittifaklarına hiçbir şey kestirilemez bir şekilde ilerliyor hikaye. İyi ki ilk kitaba göre yargılayıp bırakmamışım.
May 27, 2018
I'm running out of words to express how splendid this series is. It's Shakespearean in every sense of the term. I don't want to say too much because I don't know how to resume without spoiling at this point, but it's the best story I've been reading in 2018.
January 31, 2017
Phenomenal. Volumes 7-10 can't get here fast enough. Why didn't I order these all at once (or, better yet, spring for the big deluxe HC editions)?!
March 30, 2014
I am almost afraid to reach the end of this thrill ride through the darkest psyches I have ever encountered. Superlative journey thus far.
August 13, 2014
Perfection
July 14, 2015
Shiiit. So heavy.
Seriously, this series is so good. Just read it.
Seriously, this series is so good. Just read it.
October 14, 2017
Je radosť čítať niečo, čo prekladá Kopřiva, ešte väčšia radosť by bola čítať niečo čo Kopřiva sám napíše ale k meritu veci, najsilnejšia časť zatiaľ.
October 2, 2022
(Zero spoiler review for the deluxe edition collecting this arc) 3.75/5
I started reading Scalped about a year ago. I picked up Volume's one and two and inhaled them, falling for Aaron's gritty, urban slang and the depraved, chaotic yet ultimately realistic world he was creating. This was some of the darkest, most hard hitting noir I'd been lucky enough to read. Add in some amazing artwork from R.M Guerra and you had yourself a recipe for one of the finest comics available today. As the paperback run was discontinued, I went about the frustrating task of tracking down the deluxe editions which is the ultimate way to read any comic and my preferred method of collecting. I won't be any paperbacks anymore.
So after a year or so of waiting, and on the back of one of the greatest graphic novels I'd yet read, how did volume three fair. Well, not all that well to be honest. Pretty much everything that made volume one and two great has undergone a very noticeable reduction in quality here. I'd heard a tonne of Aaron's subsequent Marvel runs coming in for considerable flack, although this being the only thing I had to judge Aaron's work on, I always wondered... How could a man with this level of talent have it all go so pear shaped. Admittedly a superhero story is an altogether different beast, but the guy was so on point. Well, I can kinda see it now.
Everything here is worse. The dialogue is no longer dripping with malicious wit or humorous urban jargon. The characters are all less than they previously were. Going from deep and darkly flawed to pale imitations of what they once were. Plotting has gone from gloriously convoluted to unsatisfying and simplistic, with contrivances and plot armour frequently rearing their ugly head. The pacing is off, with Aaron hastily rushing through what could have been a more drawn out, rewarding saga. Hell, even Guerra's artwork seems to have lost a little of its lustre. Going from decadent and brutally messy to a cleaner, more sanitised look.
I don't know, maybe it's just me, but this went from glorious to simply good really, really quickly. A spoiler review would unearth and contrast the noticeable drop in quality with far greater clarity, but we don't do spoilers here. Here's hoping this was a mid-run slump, and shit gets going again for the final two volumes, of which I now have to wait for volume four to arrive in the mail before continuing. Still pretty good though, all things considered. 3.75/5
OmniBen.
I started reading Scalped about a year ago. I picked up Volume's one and two and inhaled them, falling for Aaron's gritty, urban slang and the depraved, chaotic yet ultimately realistic world he was creating. This was some of the darkest, most hard hitting noir I'd been lucky enough to read. Add in some amazing artwork from R.M Guerra and you had yourself a recipe for one of the finest comics available today. As the paperback run was discontinued, I went about the frustrating task of tracking down the deluxe editions which is the ultimate way to read any comic and my preferred method of collecting. I won't be any paperbacks anymore.
So after a year or so of waiting, and on the back of one of the greatest graphic novels I'd yet read, how did volume three fair. Well, not all that well to be honest. Pretty much everything that made volume one and two great has undergone a very noticeable reduction in quality here. I'd heard a tonne of Aaron's subsequent Marvel runs coming in for considerable flack, although this being the only thing I had to judge Aaron's work on, I always wondered... How could a man with this level of talent have it all go so pear shaped. Admittedly a superhero story is an altogether different beast, but the guy was so on point. Well, I can kinda see it now.
Everything here is worse. The dialogue is no longer dripping with malicious wit or humorous urban jargon. The characters are all less than they previously were. Going from deep and darkly flawed to pale imitations of what they once were. Plotting has gone from gloriously convoluted to unsatisfying and simplistic, with contrivances and plot armour frequently rearing their ugly head. The pacing is off, with Aaron hastily rushing through what could have been a more drawn out, rewarding saga. Hell, even Guerra's artwork seems to have lost a little of its lustre. Going from decadent and brutally messy to a cleaner, more sanitised look.
I don't know, maybe it's just me, but this went from glorious to simply good really, really quickly. A spoiler review would unearth and contrast the noticeable drop in quality with far greater clarity, but we don't do spoilers here. Here's hoping this was a mid-run slump, and shit gets going again for the final two volumes, of which I now have to wait for volume four to arrive in the mail before continuing. Still pretty good though, all things considered. 3.75/5
OmniBen.
March 18, 2014
In The Gnawing, all hell breaks loose.
This is easily the fastest-moving and most action-packed volume of SCALPED so far. Many of the threads laid out in previous volumes come together here, so suddenly and violently that there's no room for flashbacks or introspection this time. Red Crow prepares to face the fall-out from his actions regarding Mr. Brass, as the Hmoungs come to the Rez for retribution. Meanwhile Dash Bad Horse's cover is excruciatingly close to being blown, and he is forced to take drastic measures to secure it. Officer Franklin Falls Down edges ever closer to finding Gina's killer, and when he finally does we're left with a nerve-wracking cliff-hanger (please be all right, Falls Down!!). Agent Nitz seems a breath away from a complete breakdown. And Catcher, the former radical turned mystic, takes steps to make amends for his past crimes-- even if it means doing things far worse.
Some major characters bite the bullet (or multiple bullets!) in this one, closing out their arcs, but things seem far from over.
This is easily the fastest-moving and most action-packed volume of SCALPED so far. Many of the threads laid out in previous volumes come together here, so suddenly and violently that there's no room for flashbacks or introspection this time. Red Crow prepares to face the fall-out from his actions regarding Mr. Brass, as the Hmoungs come to the Rez for retribution. Meanwhile Dash Bad Horse's cover is excruciatingly close to being blown, and he is forced to take drastic measures to secure it. Officer Franklin Falls Down edges ever closer to finding Gina's killer, and when he finally does we're left with a nerve-wracking cliff-hanger (please be all right, Falls Down!!). Agent Nitz seems a breath away from a complete breakdown. And Catcher, the former radical turned mystic, takes steps to make amends for his past crimes-- even if it means doing things far worse.
Some major characters bite the bullet (or multiple bullets!) in this one, closing out their arcs, but things seem far from over.
June 10, 2013
There's a lot of personal history in this volume for Chief Lincoln Red Crow; we see his relationship with his daughter and also with Gina Bad Horse. Red Crow has a lot of control over the lawmen in the town, and when he does something very impetuously, they cover for him. Dash is also back and gets involved.
Again, it's a lot of blood and murder, so if that makes you squeamish, well, don't read this series ;)
Again, it's a lot of blood and murder, so if that makes you squeamish, well, don't read this series ;)
April 26, 2016
Darker, yet darker indeed. Dash's involvement with Carol places him in the hands of a life-threatening reality as Catcher seeks to atone for past sins in guiding Dash for the fate of the Lakota of Prairie Rose. Red Crow has to come to blows with the Hmongs while the FBI circle draws tighter around him.
September 16, 2010
Oh, man. Aaron takes the lull from volume 5 and bashes you right in the face with it. It's almost like he wrote the previous story just to bring it down a few notches so that when everything goes to hell in this story, you feel it that much more. Scalped is killing it.
August 2, 2011
Through the last two chapters of this volume, I just kept saying, "Damn." "DAMN." "DAMN, that is COLD-BLOODED."
Good stuff.
Good stuff.
November 29, 2011
With volume 6, Aaron proves his mettle. There couldn't be a more interesting shoot 'em up noir set in a less used, never talked about setting.
December 3, 2011
The shit hits the proverbial fan in the sixth volume of Scalped, and it's a great ride.
Not much more to say on this one. Go grab the first volume and get addicted.
Not much more to say on this one. Go grab the first volume and get addicted.
August 18, 2016
Can't wait to finish whole series.
May 5, 2018
As every review explains, once you jump on the SCALPED train it twists and churns down the grittiest roads until you realize just the simple act of survival is the dirtiest thing one can do.
December 1, 2019
Yeah, I'm pretty hooked on this series at this point and enjoying it. It can, at times, be pretty damn predictable, re:Carol. Whatever, I've never been a fan of her story line.
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