Scalped #60 is very much a comic of two parts: climax and epilogue. But if you haven’t read issue #60 yet, go and do that now, then come back to read this. I held off on posting this up immediately to give everyone plenty of time to check it out. I’ll warn you that I’m going to go into spoilers in this review. Through the run of Scalped, we were able to visit Prairie Rose and glimpse into the lives of its residents, but now our stay is over, and it’s time to leave. It features a sign, on which reads the message, “NOW LEAVING THE PRAIRIE ROSE RESERVATION.” Of course, the very first panel on the very first page of the very first issue featured the flipside of the same sign, reading, “NOW ENTERING THE PRAIRIE ROSE RESERVATION.” And that says it all, really. Now, that revelation has finally arrived, and the last page presented to us is simple, but also absolutely fitting. Ever since then, I’ve been waiting with anticipation – and perhaps a bit of dread, too – to see what that last page would be, the final word on one of the greatest comic books of all time. Guera, during which the final page of Scalped was decided upon. A couple of years back, I recall reading a column by Jason Aaron where he spoke of a meeting in a New York steakhouse with R.M.
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