Bitter Root is an American comic book series, co-created by Sanford Greene, Chuck Brown and David F. Walker.
Published by Image Comics, the series is set during the Harlem Renaissance and follows the Sangeryes, a family of monster hunters who attempt to cure creatures rather than killing them.
Ma Etta Sangerye, the family matriarch, developed methods of curing monsters using her botanical knowledge.
The protagonist, Blink Sangerye, chooses to fight monsters rather than practicing potions and medicine as women traditionally do.
[5] Greene and Brown later brought on Walker to help them develop the idea, including the characters and background of the series as well as its title.