Scout (comic book)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Eclipse Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | September 1985 – October 1987 |
| No. of issues | 24 |
| Main character(s) | Emanuel Santana |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Timothy Truman |
| Written by | Timothy Truman |
| Letterer(s) | Timothy Harkins |
| Colorist(s) | Sam Parsons |
| Editor(s) | Cat Yronwoode |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | ISBN |
| Volume 2 | ISBN |
Scout is a comic book series by American writer, artist and musician Timothy Truman. It was published by Eclipse Comics starting from 1985.
The story stars a Native American Apache named Emanuel Santana. The setting of the series is a dystopian United States that has become a Third World country.
Twenty-four issues of the first series were published.
After the series ended, a short comic featuring Santana's marriage ceremony was published inside Timothy Truman's first album release entitled Marauder by his band The Dixie Pistols.
Two mini-series were published that 'bridged the gap' between the two Scout series: New America and Swords of Texas, each 4 issues long. While Truman oversaw them, others wrote and drew them. A one-shot 'Scout Handbook' was also published.
A new series entitled Scout: War Shaman continued Santana's adventures after having two children and being widowed. The series ended with issue #16, after Scout is killed. Further series were planned, Scout: Marauder and Scout: Blue Leader, but never appeared.
A history of ecological excesses had led other nations to levy vast sanctions against the US for "stealing" world resources.
Author Michael A. Sheyahshe noted in Native Americans in Comic Books – A Critical Study, that "Scout is presented in a respectful and genuine manner with tribally specific cultural ties."
Eclipse printed two trade paperback collections of the comic: Scout: Four Monsters (#1–7), and Scout: Mount Fire (#8–14).
As well, Dynamite Entertainment published a series of reprints:
In October 2016, Chris MacBride is set to adapt and direct for the big screen for Studio 8. Truman will serve as a consultant through the development.
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