Step by Bloody Step - by Si Spurrier (Paperback)

About the Book

"There is a girl. She has no memory and no name. Nothing but a Guardian. An armored giant who protects her from predators and pitfalls. Together they walk across an extraordinary fantasy world. If they leave the path, the air itself comes alive, forcing them onwards. Why? The girl doesn't know, but there's worse than beasts and bandits ahead. Civilization, with its temptations and treacheries, will test their bond beyond its limits."--

Book Synopsis

THERE IS A GIRL. She has no memory and no name. Nothing but a GUARDIAN. An armored giant who protects her from predators and pitfalls.

TOGETHER THEY WALK across an extraordinary fantasy world. If they leave the path the air itself comes alive, forcing them onwards. Why? The girl doesn't know, but there's worse than beasts and bandits ahead. CIVILISATION, with its temptations and treacheries, will test their bond beyond its limits.

STEP BY BLOODY STEP is a fantasy opus from the Eisner Award nominees behind CODA (sélection officielle Angoulême 2021): MATIAS BERGARA (HELLBLAZER, THE SCUMBAG) and SI SPURRIER (X-MEN LEGACY, HELLBLAZER, THE SPIRE).

Breaking new ground with the possibilities of sequential art, this completely wordless visual feast will delight fans of PRINCESS MONONOKE, ISOLA, and the visionary works of Moebius.

Collects STEP BY BLOODY STEP #1-4

Review Quotes

"A gorgeously drawn introduction to a bizarre, fascinating, and wordless world." --Comic Book Resources

"Full of grandiose environmental spectacle and giant-vs.-monster action, but there's just as much magic in the smaller moments, which show off a different side of BERGARA's ingenuity." --Polygon

"Rewards rereads. The visual storytelling is intuitive, but still kind of unique, and EW can confirm that subsequent reads can shed light on key details or transitions that may have gone unnoticed the first time." --Entertainment Weekly

"STEP BY BLOODY STEP may be my new favorite comic. SPURRIER, BERGARA, and LOPES have created something that celebrates everything comics can be: mysterious, inventive, bursting with imagination, and also incredibly heartfelt without ever saying a word." --JEFF LEMIRE (Sweet Tooth, THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS)

"This compelling epic fantasy features richly developed characters, breathless suspense, and a profoundly moving climax, all conveyed through illustrator Matías Bergara's (Coda) brilliant visual storytelling alone, unaccompanied by text or dialogue... An emotionally nuanced, action-packed, absolutely astonishing feat of graphic narrative." --Library Journal (starred review)

About the Author

Simon "Si" Spurrier writes comics, prose and TV. His comics projects run the gamut from mainstream mainstays like X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN, through to Eisner Award and Grand Prix D'Angouleme-nominated indie titles like CODA, STEP BY BLOODY STEP and THE SPIRE. In 2020 he received a GLAAD award for his work on STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA. He is the current writer of THE FLASH and HELLBLAZER. He lives by the seaside and is surprisingly good with a bow and arrow.

Matheus 'Mat' Lopes is a Brazilian comic book colorist. He started working regularly with comics as a colorist in 2012, and since then he has contributed to almost every major publisher in the United States, such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Skybound Entertainment, IDW Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, Dynamite Entertainment and others.