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by Ales Kot (Author), Tradd Moore (Cover Art, Artist), Heather Moore (Cover Art, Artist), Format: Kindle Edition
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The United States of America—after the Second Civil War. Two people meet and fall in love. One, a very orderly vegan hacker ready to make some mess. The other, a chaotic cop with a reality TV show that never stops. With the entire Republic of New California after them, they run. A ballistic sci-fi action romance miniseries in the vein of Mad Max and Romeo and Juliet by ALEŠ KOT, TRADD MOORE, and HEATHER MOORE. Collects THE NEW WORLD #1-5
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"This highly enjoyable adventure has something for everyone, and readers will be eager to find out what happens... Highly recommended for mature audiences." --Library Journal (starred review)

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"This highly enjoyable adventure has something for everyone, and readers will be eager to find out what happens... Highly recommended for mature audiences." ―Library Journal (starred review)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HYJVXB8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Image (January 16, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 16, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 301232 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
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Aleš Kot

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Aleš Kot was born in 1986 and became a professional writer with the release of Wild Children, their first graphic novel, in 2012. His subsequent work in comics drew critical and commercial attention. Over the next seven years, they became a working screenwriter and a published author in many countries, but don’t ask him for specific numbers on that. They consider his best works in the comics and graphic novel field to be Wild Children, Change, Zero, Material, and Days of Hate.

Aleš Kot lives in Los Angeles, California.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Awesome funky/stylish art. Crisp, full story.
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Awesome funky/stylish art. Crisp, full story.
This comic blew me away. The art, especially, is unlike anything I've come across out there.
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campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars nice colorful book
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021
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love the story at times the story felt at times like I heard this storyline before. but I still like the character's and color visuals. Janelle Monae would be perfect for the lead when they do the film. I don't know about the male casting but I'm sure there find someone.
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Michael Duran
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story and Great Art
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019
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The art is great and so if the story. It may not be as deep as these other books on the market but thats good its a fun book which you can read in one sitting.
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Brian Keller
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome funky/stylish art. Crisp, full story.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019
This comic blew me away. The art, especially, is unlike anything I've come across out there.
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Brian Keller
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome funky/stylish art. Crisp, full story.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2019
This comic blew me away. The art, especially, is unlike anything I've come across out there.
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Pop Bop
4.0 out of 5 stars Not A Dreary or Sappy Futuristic Actioner - This Is A Smart and Funny Futuristic Actioner
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2019
This TP collects the five issues of the "New World" series, which is described as a complete mini-series.

The idea here is that we are in a post-apocalyptic world, with the U.S. divided into five major regions. The action takes place in New California. This isn't a tale of famine and violence, though. New California is doing quite nicely, thank you; it just needs authoritarian rule and diverting entertainment to keep everything running smoothly. Police in augmented mech-suits star in reality shows and go out of their way to kill miscreants on camera. Hackers hack away trying to undermine the settled order. Everyone is kept safe by a big wall on the border, (ha, ha).

The Romeo and Juliet angle arises from the fact that our hero, Kirby, is a straight-edge, vegan, hacker, good guy who's trying to put it to the Man. Our heroine, Stella, is the most popular cop on TV. She also refuses to kill anyone, which creates tension back at the TV station and with the government, but hey, that's the way she rolls. The most surprising and engaging zig to this zag is that while our Romeo is totally straight-laced, our Juliet is a hard drinking, hard partying, drug abusing, polyamorous, potty mouthed whirlwind.

They meet cute, she's assigned to kill him, they fight cute, they team up cute. Talk about the battle of the sexes. But here's the fun part. Stella is witty and deadpan funny. Kirby's Dad is an old-school burnout who teases Kirby mercilessly. Kirby has a slow-burn throwaway sort of humorous style. There's an AI who mixes sarcasm and irony, and offers comments on the action. These characters are smart and funny in the way most buddy-action comedy-dramas could only dream of.

I wasn't sure about the art here. It's sort of manga-ish, with big and bright colors and a lot of trippy Peter Max-style colored rainbows. Except that whenever the plot needs to be clear and sharp the drawing becomes clear and sharp. So it's comprehensible and accessible when necessary, but then gets wilder and more impressionistic as the action rises and falls. The artist is very much in command of which style and approach fits which elements of the story, so it always seemed to work. The characters are expressive and recognizable even when the backgrounds are getting fantastic, and as a consequence you never lose your attachment to the flow of the story. I was a little surprised this worked, but it really did.

So, this ended up being an entertaining find, with a good main story, but also lots of angles, bits, and throwaways that jazzed it all up. This TP ends with the characters on the verge of a New World experience, so I guess it's open ended if the author ever wants to revisit the characters. I was a little surprised by this, but it was a good surprise.

(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Diverse and Engaging
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2019
The New World is a fast-paced, sci-fi action romance. That seems like a lot to pack into a comic book series, but those genres work well together. I enjoyed the story's concept but I wasn't particularly fond of the artwork. On one hand, I loved how bright and colorful each page was, but on the other hand, I had a hard time enjoying the characters because their features were harsh and overdone.

The New World is diverse and engaging. You'll want to explore this altered version of the USA and see what adventure Kirby and Stella take you on.
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PWDecker
4.0 out of 5 stars A modern story in the near future
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2019
*I received this book as an eARC from Image Comics via Edelweiss. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

This comic takes place in the near future after a Second American Civil War. A nuclear event has destroyed most of the United States. This story takes place in the New Los Angeles, within the New California. The Guardians is an entertainment franchise that streams cops taking down perps and involves the audience voting on the outcome. One of the protagonists is a reality star cop, the other is a hacker that ends up a perp. And somehow, they connect.

I really liked the modernity included in this future world. Often future worlds in media look like our own past's idea of the future instead of moving forward from now. I was a little confused by the "Millennial" lingo being used by the Millennial aged characters considering that they would be a few generations ahead. The middle-aged characters were shown not familiar with terms like "poly" and making an effort to show how open they were with the gender of other's potential partners. Another middle-aged character was reprimanded by a youth for using the term "Internet of things" which made me laugh. Maybe the Second Civil War threw the country back a few decades, though.

The art is beautifully vibrant. The colors are great and the design of the characters and the world are wonderful.

I give this graphic novel a 4/5. I really enjoyed this modern story. And thankfully there's a whole story in this volume. Often times I read a first volume of a series and I feel like I've only read a prologue. This wasn't like that, but I do hope for more stories that take place in this world with these characters.
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Daniel W.
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2020
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Magnificent art, shame about the story.
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Tony Alexandre
5.0 out of 5 stars The future is funky.
Reviewed in France on September 27, 2019
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Ales Kot is used to tell stories that put the powers in place in check, and this one is in the right vein, may be a little more shiny than usual. Tradd Moore did finalize his artistic transformation on this book and his style is gorgeous.
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