Scalped Vol 1 - Indian Country by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera

Indian Country introduces us to Dashiell Bad Horse, a native to The Prairie Rose Reservation, South Dakota. The first thing Dash does is get into a fight with fifteen guys in a bar. With nunchaku, no less! He is, to put it mildly, looking for trouble. He's been off the Rez for fifteen years and has just come back for reasons of his own. So Bad Horse starts working for Lincoln Red Crow, the Council Tribal President who essentially runs the reservation. He is also working on opening up a huge Casino.

It takes awhile to figure out why Bad Horse has come back and it isn't so he can reconnect with his mother. He's an undercover FBI agent who's been sicced on Red Crow by probably the most miserable and hateful FBI minder ever to "grace" South Dakota with his presence: Special Agent Nitz. Nitz has an axe to grind with Red Crow that goes back twenty some years to the murder of two FBI agents on the Prairie Rose Reservation.

This comic is harsh, nothing romantic about it and the people are hard and live hard. There's shootings, meth lab busts, rampant sex, organized crime intrigue, plus betrayal, and scalping (hence the title).

This series is not an easy one to read but I've been intrigued by the series for awhile so thought I would give it a try. I'm already waiting for the next volume - so far there are 6 total.