Aaron layers in another flashback at the start of this issue. We’re already into a flashback to events in the first issue, then he digs deeper into Dashiell’s childhood. His mother is showing him a man shot dead, Aaron using the guns to tie it to the modern (albeit flashback) day.
It’s a nice, effective pairing. It also gives Aaron a chance to further humanize Dashiell–everyone’s calling him Dash now, at least occasionally, to show the reader he’s not just the protagonist, he’s also a sympathetic one.
Aaron creating something of a neo noir with Scalped and he’s already running into the problem of heroes. Noir doesn’t have any. A lot of what he does is demonize everyone else. For example, Dash’s FBI superior isn’t just an ass, he’s a mildly racist one.
Most of Aaron’s writing is outstanding, more than enough to compensate for his more obvious moments.
CREDITS
Indian Country, Part Three of Three; writer, Jason Aaron; artist, R.M. Guera; colorist, Lee Loughridge; letterer, Phil Balsman; editors, Casey Seijas and Will Dennis; publisher, Vertigo.
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