Scalped #30

Written by Jason Aaron
Art by RM Guera
I've lost count of how many times I've read an issue of Scalped and been blown away by the quality of it. This title really does just keep getting better and better with almost every issue.

This issue starts off the 5-part arc, "The Gnawing", and it seems that a lot of things are going to be happening in the next little while. Bad Horse has a strange run in with Catcher, before being told by Red Crow that he has to find an FBI mole on the rez (which, of course, is him). As well, it looks like things are going to really heat up between Red Crow and the Hmong, as the consequences for his attacking Mr. Brass look to be major.

It feel a little like Aaron is moving the story closer to a big finish with this new arc. A lot of long-standing plot lines could get resolved here. What makes this book so brilliant though are the smaller character-based moments that get sprinkled around the issue. I particularly like Granny's story about how the world is held up, which leads to the title for this arc.