Red Roots #5

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• 10

  Nerd Initiative - Eda Thomas Bagwell

  Sep 16, 2026

  Shawn: Red Roots continues to be one of the best series premiering this year. Lorenz De Felici captures your heart and your mind with Red Roots #5. The issue both heart-wrenching and terrifying. Read Full Review

• 10

  The Comic Book Spot - beastfire

  Sep 20, 2026

  Five issues in, Red Roots continues to be an entertaining read, raising new questions with each new installment. We get to meet a new friend, get more and more questions about Grit, and as can be expected from this title, some excellent artwork. Read Full Review

• 9.6

  You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff

  Sep 16, 2026

  And it's all moving in a way that feels like it could really develop into something long-term. There is so much in the world that is suggested beyond what's going on and these two characters’ lives. Theoretically there could be a lot to explore around the edges of everything. In this respect, the writer/artist is. Working on a very small campus in a very large world. This is very refreshing. And it allows the series to feel like it has real potential for a very long run that would also be very satisfying. Read Full Review

• 8.5

  AIPT - David Brooke

  Sep 15, 2026

  Red Roots #5 slows down to explore its strange fantasy world while giving Dante and Katherine some much-needed room to develop. Lorenzo De Felici continues to dole out answers carefully, with Grit's intentions and the nature of this realm remaining tantalizingly unclear. The quieter pace works because the character work is strong and every environment adds another intriguing detail to the larger mystery. Red Roots continues to be the best mystery box story on the shelf. Read Full Review