Gr 9 Up—Competing factions from Earth and Jupiter fight for power and resources in this action-packed
Afrofuturistic tale. The worldbuilding is stellar; the language, settings, and art for this story are firmly rooted in the
cultures of African nations, making it an innovative entry in the realm of science fiction.

Note: I received access to this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Broad strokes of the plot are good, characters are good, but spread too thin. There are info dumps about the world building at the end of each issue, but it'd be much more interesting if they told those stories within the context of the story itself.
Chaotic story flow, with utilitarian dialogue that tries to contextualize everything in the dense world lore but doesn't do a great job of connecting that to the A plot.

Amazing art! Dramatic light, interesting character designs, very specific facial expressions, filmic distortion like fisheye lens, and cool ways of conveying motion all add depth on top of a beautiful afrofuturist world without any panel gimmickry.

New Masters is worth reading for its artwork alone. ( )

Some things feel too fast (like, all the death fakeouts), but the worldbuilding is fun. I would read more in this universe. I think the artwork and coloring style added a lot of personality, and I want see more Ola. Oh yeah, did I mention there's a heist too?

3.5 ( )