Announced at Rose City Comic Con in Portland today David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene are launching a new series at Image Comics called “Bitter Root” set in the midst of the cultural and artistic explosion known as the Harlem Renaissance in New York. Brown and Walker will co-write the series while Greene will be providing the art. Brown and Greene have previously collaborate together on the webcomic “1000” from LIVE Webtoon, while Walker and Greene worked together on “Power Man and Iron Fist” at Marvel. After that series wrapped, Walker contunued to pen “Luke Cage” at the House of Ideas.
“Bitter Root” will follow the former greatest family of monster hunters, the Sangerye family, as they come to terms with their past in order to save humanity from the supernatural forces threatening New York and the world.
You can check out Walker and Brown’s comments below in the full press release, and look for “Bitter Roots” from Image Comics in spring of 2018.
KILLING IS ONE THING… CURING IS ANOTHER IN THE FORTHCOMING BITTER ROOT
Image Comics is pleased to announce at this year’s Rose City Comic Con an all-new ongoing series from David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene that will launch in 2018 titled, BITTER ROOT.
BITTER ROOT is set in 1920s with the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing. The new series will follow the Sangerye Family—New York (and the world’s) only hope for salvation from supernatural forces threatening doom and destruction. Once the greatest family of monster hunters in the world, the Sangeryes must move beyond the tragedies of the past, or be forced to sit back and watch an unimaginable evil ravage the human race.
“Bitter Root is going to be unlike any comic book people have seen,” said Walker. “We’re mixing action and horror, with a cast of characters unique to the medium to tell an epic tale of the Sangerye family, and the sacrifices they are willing to make for humanity. I’m excited for this series for several reasons. It gives me the chance to work with Sanford again, Chuck, who is a great co-writer, and Image, which publishes some absolutely amazing comics.
Brown added: “Bitter Root is a dream project. Walker, Greene and I share the same tastes while bringing our own unique talents and perspectives to the book. Bitter Root takes a classic horror genre and re-molds it something new and eye opening. I haven’t had this much fun creating comics in awhile.”
BITTER ROOT #1 from Image Comics will hit stores in 2018.
