Bitter Root Vol. 1: Family Business
| Writer | David Walker, Chuck Brown |
| Artist | Sanford Greene |
| Paperback: | May 15, 2019, $16.99 |
Once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, the Sangerye family specialized in curing the souls of those infected by hate. But those days are fading. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins divided between by the desire to cure monsters or to kill them. Now, though, there's a new breed of monster loose on the streets of Harlem, and the Sangerye family must either come together or watch the human race fall to untold evil. Collects BITTER ROOT #1-5.
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Back to Top| Rating | Collected Issues | Reviews |
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| Bitter Root #1 | 26 | |
| Bitter Root #2 | 9 | |
| Bitter Root #3 | 9 | |
| Bitter Root #4 | 6 | |
| Bitter Root #5 | 6 |
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7.0
Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image) The critics absolutely adore this book. The series has been nominated for six Eisner awards (including winning for "Best Continuing Series" in 2020). However, I lost appreciation for the book in issue #3 when the concept of the "Jinoo" monsters is explained in narrative to the reader. The "Jinoo" are people (specifically white people) corrupted into monsters after being infected/tainted by hate (racism). It is further explained, "Black folks...we don't turn into Jinoo. It just isn't in us." I get this a book about confronting racism but then (conversely) we are introduced to the concept of the black infected monsters known as "Inzondo" reserved for "a soul rava more
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3.5
The book succeed in showing white folks how it is when reading racist comics etc. If this was intended then congratulations, but still it was absolutely awful expirience. I read all three tomes only because I bought in pack and it gets only worst
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Volume 1 of Bitter Root was an absolute delight to read, with many different aspects of the comic helping it. In terms of art, the style is slightly gritty and not in a bad way. It lends to its setting of a dark time in American history. Also, the art features many dynamic panels, which are simply awesome to look at and improves the action of scenes. In terms of story, Bitter Root absolutely does not hide any of its influences and actively puts it at the forefront, with many story events happening in the real world and holding importance in the narrative. Something I personally think is lacking is the characters; we don't get to know much besides obvious goals and basic personality. Only some characters have bits of their history shown, and more
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