BOOM! Studios will explore the colonization of the Americas with an August release.  New World is latest original graphic novel from cartoonist David Jesus Vignolli (A Girl in The Himalayas; see “Exclusive Preview: 'A Girl in the Himalayas'”).

New World centers on the European settlement of the Americas, incorporating supernatural elements into the subsequent clash among cultures.  It unites a Native seeking revenge on those who invaded her land, an African musician struggling to free himself from those who enslaved him, and a Portuguese sailor seeking redemption in a battle to free the New World from darkness.  Vignolli draws from his own ancestry and historical facts for the tale.