Hitomi: New Epic Adventure in Feudal Japan Coming This October

Hitomi: New Epic Adventure in Feudal Japan Coming This October

Image Comics announced a brand-new limited series titled Hitomi. The new series comes from fan-favorite creators including writer HS Tak and artist Isabella Mazzanti who together will take us on an adventure in Feudal Japan for the five-issue historical fiction story. A lone female warrior who travels the countryside as they attempt to earn the honor of becoming a Samurai.

Image Comics’ description of Hitomi reads:

“a drifter with no prospects in Feudal-era Japan begins training in secret under Yasuke, a now-disgraced former samurai, as she struggles to find her place in a society entrenched in discrimination and violence.”

Tak spoke of the inspiration of Hitomi, saying:

“I imagined a long day’s journey by foot on the Edo Road. Posting up at a roadside Sakaya, legs aching. But the night still young, the land wild and filled with bad guys; my teacher looking at me, chewing his salted fish. Adjusting the empty scabbard at his hip and cursing his luck. What happens next? This is the world we set out to create in Hitomi; a story about two outsiders who forge an unusual bond in a turbulent and beautiful world.”

Mazzanti shares what Hitomi means to them, saying:

“Fighting to be your true self—that is Hitomi for me. Sometimes your hands are empty, the road in front of you dangerous, and you have no friends or family at your side. But there is a voice in your heart that says ‘go on, overcome your fears and dance with them, as the most beautiful flower that grows in dry, harsh soil, delicate yet resilient and strong.’”

Hitomi #1 will be available at your favorite local comic shop and digitally on October 12th, 2022 with covers by artists Valentina Napolitano, Peach Momoko, and Amancay Nahuelpan. Check out the covers below:

Source: Image Comics