A Lie built a House of Oppression. The Bitter Truth will burn it down.

It is 1964, the height of the Civil Rights Movement. A group of activists have gone missing, and a new generation of the Sangerye family must face a menace far worse than anything their ancestors ever encountered. The monstrous jinoocreatures born out of hate and racismhave evolved into a threat that few people are willing to acknowledge, and even fewer know how to fight.

A bold new chapter in the epic saga of the multiple Eisner Award-winning series collectsBITTER ROOT: THE NEXT MOVEMENT #1-5.

David F. Walker is a comic book writer. filmmaker, and educator. He has worked for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Boom, Dynamite, and Image. He teaches at Portland State University.

Chuck Brown is the Eisner and Ringo award winning writer and co-creator of such books as The PunisherandBlack Pantherfor Marvel,Rotten Applefor Dark Horse Comics, and BITTER ROOT and ON THE STUMP for Image Comics.

He has been self-publishing for more than 18 years and has also written comics for Zenescope Entertainment, 12-Gauge Comics, and Line Webtoon.

Sanford Greene has worked professionally in comic illustration and related industries for over 15 years, including work for mainline publishers such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image Comics. Recent work includes the hit Marvel seriesPower Man and Iron Fistas well as covers forBlack PantherandLuke Cage. He currently works on his creator-owned online comic series for Line Webtoon,1000, and the anticipatedBitter Root, a dark fantasy/action ongoing series published by Image Comics and set during the Harlem Renaissance.

• Publisher: Image Comics
• Publish Date: October 28, 2025
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781534331075
• Dimensions: 258.8 X 168.3 X 0.0 mm | 189.6 g
• BISAC Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels