NEW GODS #11 Review

• Written by: Ram V

• Art by: Evan Cagle, Denys Cowan, Anthony Fowler

• Colors by: Francesco Segala

• Letters by: Tom Napolitano

• Cover art by: Nimit Malavia (cover A)

• Cover price: $3.99

• Release date: October 15, 2025

The New Gods #11, by DC Comics on 10/15/25, watches across galaxies as Barda, Orion, and Scott Free close in on the conflict Maxwell Lord set in motion, where gods and mortals face the pull of destiny itself.

First Impressions

This issue is dense, trippy, and brimming with mythic bravado. Ram V’s script hums like a hymn to annihilation while the art feels both ethereal and brutal. It’s a book that punches hard and then lingers long after closing the page.

Recap

In The New Gods #10, Maxwell Lord kidnapped Kamal, a child with limitless godlike power, from the protection of the New Gods and Justice League. Scott Free and Orion launched a desperate pursuit across dimensions, while Barda faced the reawakening of Granny Goodness and her Furies. The battle ended with Lord’s escape through a black hole, dragging Kamal beyond known space and leaving both gods and mortals reeling from betrayal and loss.

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Plot Analysis

The opening pages contrast cosmic awe with human quietude as Otis Tennant, an ordinary man in Van Horn, Texas, senses death circling above - a prelude to the storm. His introspective monologue ties the mundane to the mythic as Otis is revealed to be the human form of the Black Racer.

Meanwhile, Mad Harriet clashes with Big Barda in a vicious fight laced with history and fury. Harriet taunts Barda’s pride, exposing her as both warrior and woman wrestling with ghosts of servitude. The sequence crackles with tension as loyalty and vengeance collide against a backdrop of collapsing realities.

Elsewhere, Bernadeth commands a covert escort as Maxwell Lord’s schemes advance. Orion and Scott Free navigate a singularity in pursuit, their dialogue freighted with fatalism. Desaad reveals his twisted philosophy: that gods act beyond mortal notions of right or wrong, justifying his duplicity before engaging Scott in psychological and physical torment.

As the issue barrels toward its climax, Orion confronts the manipulated Kamal, now weaponized by Lord’s science. The boy’s unleashed energy warps the battlefield, threatening to consume them all. Barda, Wonder Woman, and the remaining heroes regroup as something vast and luminous breaches the horizon, the herald of a larger war yet to come. The final panel’s ominous “To Be Continued” leaves annihilation hanging like a promise.

Writing

Ram V’s script fuses cosmic theology with Shakespearean melodrama. Each line feels weighed with myth, yet grounded through human grief and pride. Tennant’s surreal Earthbound framing mirrors the New Gods’ struggle for meaning, showing how even small lives echo creation’s rhythm.

Art

Evan Cagle’s ethereal linework and Denys Cowan’s raw opening pencils form a striking visual duet. Francesco Segala’s colors melt from ochre deserts to kaleidoscopic nebulae, making transitions between Earth and the divine feel seamless. Every fight feels balletic, every shadow pregnant with consequence.

Characters

Scott Free’s resolve hardens here, tempered by guilt and existential clarity. Orion remains the brutal pragmatist, his rage bordered by introspection. Desaad steals the show. His sardonic calm and twisted logic elevate him from caricature to tragic philosopher. Barda’s battle exemplifies Ram V’s mastery of layered strength: power fused with vulnerability.

Positives

The issue’s greatest success is its tonal control. It balances divine spectacle with grounded emotion, spinning both philosophy and fistfights into a single tapestry. The dialogue crackles, the pacing grips, and each splash page feels monumental. Even Otis Tennant, a flicker of humanity amid celestial chaos, resonates as the story’s moral anchor.

Negatives

The density of cosmic jargon sometimes clouds clarity, particularly in the midsection’s shift from Lord’s ship to Orion’s pursuit. Novice readers may find the metaphysics daunting and scene transitions abrupt. A touch more narrative scaffolding could have eased the flow.

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Final Thoughts

The New Gods #11 channels the grandeur of Kirby through the melancholy of modern myth. It’s cerebral yet visceral, poetic yet bloody; an operatic crescendo hurtling toward inevitable ruin. If apocalypse ever had style, this issue wears it like a badge of honor.

9/10

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