4,5.Is amazing how well written this book is. This is so far the best one of the series, can't wait for the fifth volume!

This one brings on a statement of nihilism from the Dostoevsky school of literature, which is the perfect setup for the inevitable conclusion. One interesting technique that I really noticed in these volumes was the combination of thought bubbles and dialogue. Characters talking - or not talking as it were - and then showing their thoughts, the words they want to say but can't or won't say. This a powerful bit of omniscient narration that maybe can only be done in graphic novels, where you can s...

Scalped is a visceral tour de force into the badlands, both physically and metaphorically.The gritty, punched up artwork accentuates the dialogue and the multi-threaded plot careens towards perdition.There is no clear divide between the proverbial "good guys" and "bad guys". Rather each character grapples with their own inner demons in hopes of taking a right turn towards redemption.Scalped is sublime in its execution, it doesn't shy away from dealing with harrowing issues and never seeks to deh...

The best book in the series so far. Jason Aaron is a genius and scalped is a masterpiece.

Still a very very good read, but have to give it just 4* because of the number of extremely random things that happen inside the book. Especially one part is completely needless, does not develop the characters or anything and is just...really, really a let down.

Wow! RM Guera keeps getting better and better. The story dragged a little in this volume, but it's still amazing and grittier and more mature and serious than anything you've ever seen in a comic book before.

a f*****g MASTERPIECE!

Amazing storytelling. This needs more praise than it gets. The first fee issues were about side character which changed the story a little and I was worried the main story arc wasnt going to be coveree thoroughly for awhile. Cant wait for Book 5.

Interested to see how this one wraps up

"You gotta sin to get saved..." This penultimate chapter of Scalped reads like more of a waypoint on the way to it's inevitable finale. While the writing is still incredibly strong and the story continues to be compelling, much of it focuses on the characters dealing with the aftermath of the events from the previous book and setting them in place for the next one. It's really a transition story so it's not as stunning as the last installment. But you'd be hard pressed to find a bette

5⭐️Scalped still holds the grimy, blood-splattered, numero uno spot in my heart for graphic novels. This deluxe edition contains volumes 7 and 8 of Jason Aaron’s/ R.M. Guerra’s neo-noir masterpiece and is full of poignant “calm before the storm” moments. You can feel things spiraling toward a conclusion for Dash, Red Crow and co., but this book starts with a touching story about an older Indian couple on the res, unrelated to anything else in Scalped, but it still hits just as hard. I liked the

As a kid I read Marvel comics. As a young adult I read indie and underground. Now as a 50 year old I’m reading Image, Vertigo, Dark Horse titles that I missed because I thought that indie stuff was elevated and somehow of higher quality. I was wrong. A series like Scalped brings the best art and writing together in a compelling combination. I’m Anishinaabe and I live on a reserve and quite frankly this is great fiction. It is not offensive because these scenarios exist in my community and I don’...

I had friends who swore by this series, as well as my local comic shop guy, and Youtubers that I watch who like to talk about comics, so I was quite excited to get into this series. In fact, some of the first reviews that I read on this site before I myself starting using it were of this series. Then I found a certain review of this series that so shocked me by its forceful use of its voice and language that, for one, I had to go out and find this guy and befriend him, as I was quite impressed w...

Out of the four deluxe editions of scalped that I read so far, this one was the best. It is still brutal and over the top but it also was human and that was a bit missing in the previous books. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

This series just gets more impressive with every volume. I'd even go so far as to say that Scalped is one of the finest crime comics ever published. I admit to not having read 100 Bullets, but I've generally not been impressed with any of Brian Azzarello's other comics that I've read, so I suspect I wouldn't like it as much as I like Scalped.As always, Aaron makes sure we understand everyone's motives. We see how difficult their choices are. I think I've been rooting for every single one of the

So, while Dash gets straightened out, he finds himself being in the middle of Nitz's and Red Crow's attention, a place where you really don't want to be with both parties ready to kill Dash, or throw him under the bus. As that goes on, the story shifts focus on the other characters of the rez. We see Shunka being sent out of the rez to deal with another Native American tribe (and boy did it hold some surprises). We get back to Carol, and how old Granny Poor Bear brought her to the closest thing

The second last Deluxe Volume of Scalped continues the shifting narrative approach that Jason Aaron adopted in the previous volume. The primary story arc is periodically interrupted by one-shot style story lines that focus on different characters from the expansive cast. For some comics this might appear to be an unwelcome distraction or an excuse to pad out the narrative with irrelevant content. In this case however, I found each one shot to be an engaging diversion that sheds light on the moti...

(Zero spoiler review) 3.5/5The highest rated book of the series according to the reviewers here... please. This is the most disappointing of the four so far, and Unfortunately, I could see it coming. I lamented, with much foreboding in my bones, that book 3 was heading in a different, and much less enjoyable direction from books 1 & 2, which were some of the best comics I've read. This collection had a distinct feeling of filler to it, with several of the issues, including the opening three, bei...

Oh man, this story has always been crazy and intense, but I'm super nervous about what is coming next.

What’s not to love about this series. Guera’s art just has style and Aaron has written a piece that is tense, provocative and human.