HOMESTEAD (MR)

North Dakota, 1868: a retired soldier prepares his new family for a fresh start on land issued to him as part of the Homestead Act, unaware it overlaps with territory occupied by the Lakota Nation, including a proud warrior and a zeaous medicine man willling to go to supernatural extremes in order to protect their people's way of life. What happens next is not a story of "good guys" versus "bad guys," but rather a story of two families each trying to defend their loved ones, their way of life, and their homestead. Written by Dirk Manning, illustrated by Les Lindon Garner, colored by Colin Johnson, lettered by Dave Lentz, and edited by Drena Jo with a cover by Les Lindon Garner.