Scalped #37

Scalped #37 brings the conclusion of "A Fine Action of an Honorable and Catholic Spaniard" to Vertigo's critically admired reservation noir, written by Jason Aaron with interior art by Davide Furnò. Mark Simpson's stark cover — rendered almost entirely in black and white with a single slash of orange — depicts a suited man gazing upward toward a bare hanging bulb, his expression taut and searching, while a smaller solitary figure crouches in the shadowy background. The minimalist, brushwork-driven composition gives the whole thing a quietly unsettling gravity that fits the series perfectly.