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Bitter Root, Vol. 1 by David F. Walker6/12/2023 See search resultsfor this author David F. Walker page Find all the books, read about the author and more. Walker weaves the two threads together well, and manages to eat his cake and have it too-both Ernest Tidyman’s original Shaft and Walker’s exist in the same universe, simultaneously poking fun at and honoring the character’s legacy. 1: Family Business Kindle Edition by David F. The book is more consistent when focusing on its second plot line, which finds Shaft caught up in a cartoonish moviemaking scheme that inevitably goes south. Walker (81) Kindle Edition 13. 2: Rage & Redemption (211) Kindle Edition 15.99 3 Bitter Root Vol. The contrast between the book’s aesthetic and Walker’s script couldn’t be more apparent, as Shaft follows up a violent rescue mission by searching for a missing gay teenager and (slowly, quietly) confronting his own homophobia. Walker (518) Kindle Edition 10.99 2 Bitter Root Vol. But they make a puzzling choice: Walker’s last Shaft tale was illustrated with brutality and heavy detail by Bilquis Evely and Daniela Miwa, but the new team creates a surprisingly soft, rounded-off vision. Walker (Shaft: A Complicated Man) returns to his favored brand of blaxploitation with a new artistic team, including Smith (Revolutionary War: Dark Angel) and colorist Alex Guimaraes (Vampirella: The Red Room).
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