I hope to see a sequel or even a prequel to The New World, as it feels like we barely touched the surface of what this universe has to offer. Read Full Review

I wanted to like The New World, but there isn't enough in it to like. After a promising start, there just isn't enough in this 5-issue limited series to make anyone want to spend a second more in this "New World."

Despite the grand scope of issue # 1 and the aftermath of a second Civil War only glimpsed, none of the important questions are answered in the next 4 issues: (1) What happened to Stella's parents? Don't really know; (2) What happened between Logan Maximus and Kirby's dad (at the border)? Don't really know; (3) What happened to Herod to make him like that? Don't really know.

And if everything is supposedly so divided and blown up, how does a television show reach and connect with the entire world?

As much as the first issue had enough room to give a detailed and intriguing glimpse of this new world, there was an inkling something was off when Stella's nonlethal takedown of the vet/perp wasn't shown. Then, the surreality of the following issues didn't really add any clarity to the plot and the silliness didn't add much to the characters. After reading the last four issues, the reader doesn't learn much more than what was learned in the first issue.

In the end, the questions don't matter.
In the end, the answers don't matter.
Because, in the end, The New World doesn't matter.

And if comic readers realize there really isn't anything to The New World, whoever prints and distributes the trade paperback is going to take a bath. more