Bitter Root #2 Review

Writers: David Walker and Chuck Brown / Artist: Sanford Greene / Image The sophomore issue of Bitter Root is here with more action, more backstory, and more putting white people in check! What I really liked about the tandem of issue one and issue two, was that issue one did a really good job of dropping you into this world, while setting up the rules and the way everything works. From the Jinoo to the Fiif’no, all the way down to the Sangerye’s interactions with the police department, this is how things have always been, and this is how they’re supposed to be. But issue two throws a lot of that out. The rules that were set up last issue are now being challenged, pushed to their boundaries. It’s a great way to create believable conflict. A thematic standout for me this time around was the differing philosophies of the main characters. We got to meet Ford Sangerye. The best way I can describe him is that he’s like Blade if Blade was as pragmatic as he was cool. Ma Etta and the group back home use medicine to cure the racist infected Jinoo, but Ford knows there aren’t enough resources to cure everyone, so he takes it upon himself to stop the disease from spreading by any means necessary, which results in some mind-blowing spreads for the audience. I like that the real world application of his ideology is rooted in the fact that not everyone is worth our time and energy when it comes to the conversation of racial prejudice. We can try and let everyone know what’s up, but some pe…