I was generally onboard with this issue, even though Furnò’s sex scene is a muted train wreck and even though Aaron seems to be using it to do a combination social message and history lesson. Turns out Red Crow’s top sidekick is closeted. He’s out of town on business and gets busy with a guy.
Of course, since he’s a closeted tough guy he’s rough and afterwards he threatens the other guy’s life if he ever tells. Painfully predictable. Aaron’s scenes aren’t bad, though, just his plotting.
But then, towards the end, Aaron reveals his narration trick (it’s first person from the other guy, but with a twist) and the whole thing gets dumb. And it’d survived the other guy giving Red Crow’s sidekick a history lesson in how American Indians weren’t homophobic until the white man landed.
Still, Furnò’s pictures are pretty enough one can ignore the lame narration.
CREDITS
A Fine Action of an Honorable and Catholic Spaniard, Part One of Two; writer, Jason Aaron; artist, Davide Furnò; colorist, Giulia Brusco; letterer, Steve Wands; editors, Mark Doyle and Will Dennis; publisher, Vertigo.
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