Scalped #9

Vertigo's Scalped remains one of the most acclaimed crime series of its era, and this 2012 trade collecting stories under the title "The Art of Scalping – The Art of Surviving" showcases why. Jock's cover art delivers an arresting, blood-splashed composition — a partially obscured face emerging from a clash of stark black, white, and violent red — perfectly capturing the series' raw, unrelenting tension. Inside, writer Jason Aaron is joined by an impressive roster of artists including R. M. Guéra, Jill Thompson, Steve Dillon, and Brendan McCarthy, making this a genuinely varied and ambitious collection.