Written by Jason Aaron; Art by R.M. Guera; Cover by Jock Introducing SCALPED, an all-new monthly series by up-and-coming writer Jason Aaron (THE OTHER SIDE) featuring the gritty art of R.M. Guera (Heavy Metal). Fifteen years ago, Dashiell "Dash" Bad Horse ran away from a life of abject poverty and utter hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in hopes of finding something better. Now, he's come back home to find nothing much has changed on "The Rez" — short of a glimmering new casino, and a once-proud people overcome by drugs and organized crime. So is he back to set things right or just get a piece of the action? Also at the center of the storm is Tribal Leader Lincoln Red Crow, a former "Red Power" activist turned burgeoning crime boss who figures that after 100 years of the Lakota being robbed and murdered by the white man, it's now time to return the favor. Now Dash — armed with nothing but a set of nunchucks, a hellbent-for-leather attitude and (at least) one dark secret — must survive a world of gambling, gunfights, G-men, Dawg Soldierz, massacres, meth labs, trashy sex, fry bread, Indian pride, Thunder Beings, the rugged beauty of the Badlands…and even a brutal scalping or two. For a dose of Sopranos-style organized crime drama mixed with current Native American culture, look no further than SCALPED! Vertigo | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US On Sale January 3, 2007

SCALPED #25 Written by Jason Aaron Art by R.M. Guera Cover by Jock In this first part of an all-new arc that sets up major events on the Prairie Rose reservation, we see the landscape through the eyes of a newcomer — a card shark and con man — whose presence could spell doom for one of our main characters. The countdown to chaos begins here with part 1 of "High Lonesome." On sale January 21 -- 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US