Image Comics have announced “Step By Bloody Step,” a silent fantasy series by “Coda” writer Si Spurrier and artist Matías Bergara, with coloring by Matheus Lopes (“Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow”). Consisting of four double-sized issues, the book tells the story of an armored giant, and a helpless child, as they traverse “an astonishing world brimming with beasts, bandits, and — deadliest by far — civilizations. If they stop walking, the earth itself forces them onwards. Why? The child can’t ask. She and her guardian have no words, no memory, nothing — except each other.”
Spurrier said, “My last collaboration with Matías Bergara, ‘Coda,’ has picked up awards and nominations everywhere it’s gone. We knew our follow-up had to be even more ambitious. We set our sights on nothing less than a step-change in fantasy comics. ‘Step By Bloody Step’ resounds with all the elements I love most — magic, mystery, monstrosity and the bond between two lost souls — but above all it’s an opportunity for Bergara and Lopes to shatter your senses with peerless storytelling spectacle and raw emotion. Love, after all, transcends any mere language.”
Bergara added, “For the first time in my career, I can indulge myself in the very challenging task of telling a story purely through images. And what a story it is. We put all our skill and hearts into it for all of you.”
“Step by Bloody Step” #1 will be released online and in comic book shops on February 23, 2022. A French edition of the series (titled “Saison de Sang,” lit. “Season of Blood”) will be published by Éditions Dupuis in June. You can read advance praise from Jeff Lemire, Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, Bilquis Evely, Kieron Gillen, and many more comics creators here, and check out the teaser artwork here.
