The Stop Button

With the help of guest artist Davide Furnò, Aaron recovers Scalped‘s quality. It probably doesn’t hurt Dash is nowhere in the issue save a mention or two, with Aaron instead concentrating on the honest cop on the reservation and his return to work.

It’s a done-in-one, undoubtedly with some setup for the future (the cop–Falls Down–is investigating Gina’s death), so the issue’s quality doesn’t reassure me Aaron won’t fall off the proverbial writing wagon again.

Furnò is the real star. He brings Scalped into a tonal place, more crime comic sparse than its been the rest of the run. He’s able to handle the mystical aspects too, which is nice.

The issue would be just as outstanding if it followed a great arc too, which says a lot for the work Aaron and Furnò do. It builds the story–Aaron is expanding again instead of contracting.

CREDITS

Falls Down; writer, Jason Aaron; artist, Davide Furnò; colorist, Giulia Brusco; letterer, Steve Wands; editors, Casey Seijas and Will Dennis; publisher, Vertigo.