#blink sangerye

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Blink from Bitter Root by Sanford Greene

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BITTER ROOT #1 (COVER ART BY SANFORD GREENE)

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I've started reading Bitter Root comics and of course I have a new fictional crush

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Blink Sangerye

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Bitter Root: The Black-American Belmonts Who Literally Fight Monsters of Hate

Nine issues in, I can safely say that Bitter Root is a top tier comic that Image is producing and I want to do my part to spread awareness about it. The premise is as follows:

In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family can save New York-and the world-from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But the once-great family of monster hunters has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. The Sangerye Family must heal the wounds of the past and move beyond their differences… or sit back and watch a force of unimaginable evil ravage the human race.

Essentially, think the Black-American, steampunk Belmont family of 1920’s Harlem.

Unapologetically Black yet has a message and story to tell that is as enjoyable as it is profound; for every Tulsa, Oklahoma there’s a moment of levity and vindication such as telling off a Klansman in training.

The writing team of Chuck Brown and David F. Walker truly capture and explore upon a setting that is very rarely touched on in history, particularly from this perspective. While I did feel lukewarm in terms of the first five issues based on an air of disjointedness and incohesion, when the one-shot – Bitter Root Red Summer Special #1 – came, it finally gave me that needed connective tissue that grounded the characters, gave them individualized goals, and expanded the world of Bitter Root in ways I didn’t even think about and or knew I wanted. The writers’ commentary and themes on anger, hate, grief, and sorrow resound very well without getting in the way of the overall story.

For example, the Sangerye’s are not the only monster fighting clan; there’s a multitude of different clans such as Indigenous American, Irish, Turkish, Japanese, Chinese, and Hispanic that patrol their own specific boroughs of New York as well as their sections of the country. All these are races, creeds, and nationalities that have been discriminated and disenfranchised against in American history and yet regardless of what they call it, they are serve a common goal – to fight the hate. I can’t wait to see them interact more with each other in future storylines; honestly, this element of the story reminds me of how the different Magic Knight squads of Black Clover deal with each other. Frankly, Image Comics is more palpable to Shōnen Jump than Marvel or DC and I would definitely call Bitter Root Image Comics’ Black Clover. 

In terms of the art, Sandford Greene’s art was serviceable, for the first five issues and while I initially thought that Khary Randolph should take over based on their illustrations in Red Summer Special, issue 6 is when the story and art finally came in synch for me. Greene’s art is very diverse in terms of functionality as carries a lighthearted, almost toyetic charm to it but, can quickly harness the dynamics of more horror aspects of the narrative when the story calls for it – the pages really thrive when darker colors like red and purple are contrasted with the glow of the green. Moreover, the outfits and weapons that have been created are going to make for some great toys (especially if McFarlane makes them) as well as great cosplay material for fans and Comic Con.

Character-wise, the majority of the Sangerye family are well-written providing the reader with great backstories, motivations for why they fight, individualizations of how they fight, as well as keen perspectives of their place and purpose within the family. In terms of favorites, mine is Cullen – he’s a slow burn but through succinct yet critical panels quickly becomes THE guy for me. I’d be remised if I didn’t mention my other favorites of Blink (a prodigy in combat that refuses to be limited to the “woman’s work” designated for her in the family), Ford (a character that CLEARLY takes inspiration from the X-Men Bishop, in the best ways possible), Sylvester (the definition of a tragic villain); and Adro (not too much on this character but the foreshadowing and little pieces we have seen have both intriguing and haunting).

One of the few complaints I have about the comic is that I wish the tools and weapons were given more weight, substance, and individuality in terms of them having names, explanations, particularized functions for how they work and operate.

Ultimately, this is a series that you all should be reading because it is – and in many ways – has already made it big. It’s no surprise that Ryan Coogler is going to produce the comic book series adaptation. Seriously guys, get it while it’s hot because when it goes; it’s gone.

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Black Februrary Femslash horror ships 2022

A fun thing I like to do every February. Make fun queer cross ships out of the various black women in every form of media within the horror genre. With an AroAce character for aroAce week. Here are my girls.

Cyan Fitzgerald (spawn/wildcats)/ Blink Sangerye (Bitter Roots)

Ms. Eloise (spell 2020)/ Pearl (Bones 2001)

Bonnie McCullough (vampire diaries)/ Tara Mae Thornton(true blood)

Malla(1960 The Leech woman)/ Temptress (1990 def by temptation)

AroAce character

Mahalia (Jook joint comics)

[mamanerd22]

Since I rediscovered my love of #Horror in 2020, I've been trying to branch out to different sub-types. @booksinthefreezer 2022 challenge has been the perfect opportunity to read more horror. I have to say I absolutely loved Bitter Root Volume 1 and I've already started Volume 2. The story of the Sangeryes family and their battle against the jinoo immediately sucked me in. The artwork is amazing and the story compelling. I'm completely invested in Ma Etta, Blink, Berg, Cullen, and the rest of the Sangeryes clan. The various articles at the end of the graphic novel only added to the story and emphasized #representationmatters #GraphicNovel #BitterRoot #RootMagic #RacismIsHorror #RacistsAreMonsters #blacklivesmatter #BlackHistory #SteamFunk #BooksInTheFreezerReadingChallenge2022 #nerdymamabooks #blackgirlsreadbookstoo #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CY-q6nZg_Fv/?utm_medium=tumblr

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How ‘Bitter Root,’ a Harlem Renaissance comic by an all-black creative team, came to be

“Bitter Root,” a monster-hunting comic book set in the Harlem Renaissance, began years ago as an unfinished idea between two longtime friends in South Carolina.

Now, the series — the fourth issue of which arrives in print and digitally Wednesday — has become a conversation starter in the comic book industry, which continues to awaken to more diverse ways of creating characters both on the page and behind the scenes. The comic is by an all-black creative team and features a predominantly black cast of characters in the 1920s — embracing the black artistic creativity of the Harlem Renaissance but also recognizing the racism of the time.

It all started when Image Comics approached veteran comic-book artist Sanford Greene and asked whether he had any ideas for a new series. Greene thought of a story he’d been developing for some time with his friend and fellow Columbia, S.C., resident, Chuck Brown, about an African American family that hunted monsters in Harlem.

Image Comics was ready to provide publishing support. The only problem was Greene and Brown never got around to figuring out the entire plot.

“Not only was it not fleshed out, we just didn’t even have a name,” Greene says. “We just had a basic idea of, hey, something with the Harlem Renaissance.”

Greene suggested they bring in Portland-based comic-book writer David F. Walker as a co-writer to help smooth out this new world. Walker and Greene previously worked together at Marvel Comics on “Power Man and Iron Fist.” Illustrating scripts from Walker for more than a year at Marvel was enough to convince Greene that Walker was the guy to come in and bring new life to the concept.

“Chuck had an initial idea and some plot points and some scenes in mind but there wasn’t a true story there that had been fleshed out yet,” Walker says. “I came onboard and rolled up my sleeves and started asking a lot of questions that I don’t necessarily think they had really thought about.”

Walker knew there would be a buzz factor to him, Greene and Brown working together. But Walker was convinced if “Bitter Root” was going to work as a series, the story — not the creators — had to be the star.

“It can’t just be that it’s three black guys creating this thing,” Walker said. “That’s not going to be enough to sustain it. We [needed] to find … some sort of hook or multiple hooks that will really bring this thing to life. And that was the beginning of what turned out to be a fairly long development process.”

Walker instantly identified areas where “Bitter Root” could use some assistance. The monsters, for example. Why were they there? The answer harked back to the social issues of the 1920s: People turned into monsters due to racism and hate.

Would they be hunted lethally? That would depend on who was doing the hunting, but Walker, Brown and Greene would center the story on the Sangerye family, who uses herbal warfare to cure such monsters, not kill them. The Sangerye clan would also be a family divided by tragedy and varying opinions on how to fight hate. A young woman named Blink, for example, cannot chase down monsters because of old school rules about a woman’s place on the hunt, which was set in place by her elders.

Slowly, “Bitter Root” grew until the series’s debut in November. But not without the occasional butting of heads from its creative trio. All involved admit that at times they bickered just as much as the characters they were creating — with Walker serving as an older brother of sorts during those moments.

“[This] is something very special. Something very unique, to have the three of us working well together putting out a great [comic],” Brown says. “I’m enjoying myself. I’m not gonna lie, it’s been bumpy. Because brothers fight.”

Following the global success of last year’s “Black Panther” from Marvel Studios, having the chance to create a new black fictional world at a major comic publisher gives the trio the satisfaction of knowing they are possibly producing something that could inspire future generations — just like the late Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did when they constructed Wakanda. Brown says that potential impact makes their work much more meaningful.

Walker is happy knowing a previous collaboration at Marvel turned into this opportunity. “I’m just thankful that Chuck and Sanford brought me in on this,” Walker says. “I know that we’re going to keep working to make the best comic we possibly can.”

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[lobocomicsandtoys]

BITTER ROOT #13

Published by IMAGE COMICS Written by David Walker, Chuck Brown Art by Sanford Greene

"LEGACY," Part Three Blink Sangerye becomes the reluctant leader of her monster-hunting family while dealing with a terrible tragedy. In the realm of Barzakh, Dr. Sylvester uncovers the secret to saving the human race, if he can only make it back to Earth.

Available at Lobo Comics & Toys this coming Wednesday, 05/126/2021

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[thehollowprince]

We got the underrated Tempo (Heather Tucker)

A mutant with the ability of localized time manipulation.

Kymera

The daughter of Storm from an alternate timeline.

A new, personal favorite of mine - Isca, the Unbeaten

She literally can't lose... ever. That's her power.

We have Zoe Laveau.

A promising young magician enrolled at Strange Academy.

And Shaylee Moonpeddle, aka Shay

A half fairy, half human child from Otherworld, also enrolled at Strange Academy.

Those are all from Marvel.

And from Image comics, I was just told about this cool story called Bitter Root, which is focused around a black family of monster hunters in 1920's (i think) Harlem, focusing primarily on Blink Sangerye, who is rebelling against her family's traditions that want her to basically "be in the kitchen".

So umm… Where are all the black women superheroes besides storm, monica rambeu, and misty knight???

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BITTER ROOT #9 WRITER: David F. Walker, Chuck Brown ARTIST / COVER A: Sanford Greene COVER B: Shawn Martinbrough MAY 13 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99 “Rage & Redemption,” Part Four While searching for Adro, the Sangerye family find themselves trapped in a southern town full of jinoo that want them dead. Meanwhile, in New York, Blink faces a horror beyond imagination. Sylvester realizes the true nature of Adro, but will he survive long enough to do anything about it?

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Bitter Root #9 Review

Bitter Root #9 Review

Bitter Root #9

Image Comics

Written by David F Walker and Chuck Brown

Art by Sanford Greene

Colors by Sofie Dodgson

Letters by Clayton Cowles

The Rundown: Ma Etta faces a group of infected that act differently than the monsters they usually face. Blink seeks help from outside the family and the team hunting a powerful demon run into trouble.

The Sangerye’s are used to fighting the creatures they…

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Review: Running Straight For Hell In 'Bitter Root #9'

Review: Running Straight For Hell In ‘Bitter Root #9’

Buckle up! ‘Bitter Root #9’ amps up the action (and metaphors) in the fourth installment of the ‘Rage and Redemption’ arc.

While Issue #8separated the Sangeryes, Issue #9 finds us fighting for survival, but far from safe. The Jinoo of Harlem take to carving mysterious symbols into the ground at the Harlem precinct. Blink and Uncle Enoch, fresh from their treatment at Sweet Pickin’ go in search of…

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Preview- Bitter Root #9

Preview- Bitter Root #9

“Rage & Redemption,” Part Four. While searching for Adro, the Sangerye family find themselves trapped in a southern town full of jinoo that want them dead.

Meanwhile, in New York, Blink faces a horror beyond imagination. Sylvester realizes the true nature of Adro, but will he survive long enough to do anything about it?

Written by David Walker and Chuck Brown. Art by Sanford Greene.

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Sean Murphy’s Plot Holes: Let the Speculation Commence!!!!

I am SOOOOO looking forward to this project by Sean Murphy - renowned for his narrative and pencils on the Batman: White Knight Series -  and I have little to no idea what this is about. 

It looks and seems like a blend of Time Squad, Heroscape, and Drawn Together using a united, embodiment of the various mediums that is the “comic” genre; I also get Dr. Strange and The Sorcerers Supreme vibes from it as well.

The more I don’t know about this series the better because, I thoroughly enjoy material and content that allows me to speculate. What is really hooking me is the Multiversity aspect of the different narrative genres mixing, matching, and clashing together - particularly when it comes to the characters of Jack Manga (who I swear is an amalgam of Strider Hiryu and Jin Saotome) and Röar ( doing his best Conan if he was a fursona impression); this should come as no surprise though, as I am a big consumer and indulger of things anime and D&D related.

I hope to see more genres explored and depicted - particularly those along of steampunk, Afro-futurism, mecha, bikaiju, and sentai; I will be beyond ecstatic if we get a character like the ones we from Bitter Root show up into the issue - if even for a moment; Cullen, Blink, and or Ford Sangerye seem like a great fit for this roster.

Nonetheless, this book has not only peaked my curiosity but has captured my attention; I do plan to give it a rigorous review in terms of the first issue. Until that time, keep you eyes for it and speculate with me.

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Bitter Root #6 - The Critically Acclaimed 1920s Monster-Hunting Series Returns with a Solid and Compelling Jumping-on Point Issue

Bitter Root #6 – The Critically Acclaimed 1920s Monster-Hunting Series Returns with a Solid and Compelling Jumping-on Point Issue

‘Family Business’, the first Bitter Rootstory arc, established the Sangerye family, a monster-hunting clan whose status had diminished over the years. Set in the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance, those opening issues introduced the assorted Sangeryes including the matriarchal Ma Etta, frustrated would-be adventurer Blink, the less accomplished Cullen (who would undergo a significant…