BulletPoints Review: Scalped: Indian Country
Scalped Issues #1-3
Written by Jason Aaron Art by R.M. Guera
Review by Jay Ferguson (Modern Lover)

       This book is like the comic I have been waiting for all my life but I
never knew it. I really love almost everything I’ve read recently from
Vertigo, but this really hit a nerve with me, because I’ve done some
community service on the Yakama reservation, and it is a sad and scary
place, and stories that really deal with the modern Native American
culture besides as a place to gamble or buy illegal fireworks. It’s nice
to see someone addressing the issues that arise in the horrible
conditions of the reservation. The art and writing are stellar, and the
only one minor complaint I can make is that there are a few places where
page layouts are slightly confusing, and it is not clear what order the
panels are supposed to be read in. Otherwise the art and writing work
well together and it’s a very engaging tale that seems likely only to get
better.
       The story centers on Dash Bad Horse, an FBI agent who is working
undercover to uncover the corruption in his tribe. Lincoln Red Crow, the
chief, is running a corrupt regime and everyone seems to be under his
thumb. Dash really doesn’t want to do this since this is the reservation
where he was born, and he has to deal with his mother who views him as
someone who has sold out his tribal pride, because he is working with the
corrupt police, but he can’t explain to her why he is doing this. He also
is having trouble with the chief’s daughter. She used to be his
girlfriend, but she is married now, but now that he’s back she wants to
get back together. The chief also seems to be setting up a trap for Dash
that develops over the course of these three issues. This is a great
introductory storyline for this series. You may not have the emotional
connection that I have to it through my past experiences, but it is still
a damn good story, and well worth a look if this sounds like something
interesting to you.