Roots of Madness TPB (2026 Ignition Press) comic books

1st printing. Collects Roots of Madness (2025 Ignition Press) #1-6. Written by Stephanie Williams. Art by Letizia Cadonici. Cover by Juliet Nneka. When traditional remedies meet a new frontier of science — can long kept family secrets help the world, or doom us all to cosmic oblivion? In a terrifying body horror reimagining of Madam CJ Walkers life, Etta Knight must break a generational curse or succumb to the maw of madness! At the turn of the 20th century, a young Black woman named Etta Knight picks up the tradition of her late mother for creating special medicines using natural ingredients and secrets passed down from generation to generation. Her mother has passed on a book of recipes and formulas, but its also full of strange symbols and dark musings that she doesnt quite understand. Within her community, one of the problems she hopes to fix is counteracting the poisonous and abrasive solutions women of color are sold for straightening her hair. So, when the Meridian Fellowship reaches out and offers her a spot at their institute in Savannah, GA, to use their facilities to do her research, Etta jumps at the chance. She packs up her mothers book and heads to the school, but what she finds there is a secret society and a campus surrounded by natural wonders that may point the way to understanding the more mysterious parts of her mothers work…if dark forces dont claim her first. Inspired by the life of Madame CJ Walker, this alternate history combines tradition with the supernatural for something truly modern and unique. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $19.99.