Fantasy Awaits: Dive into Image Comics' Final Fantasy Tribute

Curt Pires, celebrated for works like Youth and Lost Falls, returns to Image Comics with Lost Fantasy, a captivating new comic series heavily inspired by classic JRPGs such as Final Fantasy VII.

Below is an exclusive preview showcasing interior art from the first issue and process art for Jae Lee's stunning cover:

Lost Fantasy #1: Exclusive Preview Art Gallery

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Lost Fantasy reunites Pires with Money artist Luca Casalanguida. The first issue boasts cover art by Casalanguida, Alex Diotto, Darick Robertson, and Jae Lee. The series will also feature a serialized backup story, Indigo Children: Exodus, a continuation of Pires' sci-fi series.

Image Comics provides this synopsis:

In Lost Fantasy, a hidden magical world exists beneath our own. First contact occurred over a century ago following a natural disaster, creating a rift that unleashed monsters. Since then, elite monster hunters, known as The Great Hunters, have collaborated with global leaders to protect our world. But a recent catastrophic event in Montana has destabilized this fragile peace, threatening both worlds. Rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart must now confront this new threat.

Pires shared his inspiration with IGN:

“I’m thrilled to be back at Image Comics with Lost Fantasy, a series blending my love for Western comics like East of West and Something is Killing the Children with the intricate world-building and action of the JRPGs I grew up with,” Pires stated. “The protagonist's spiky hair and large sword are a direct homage to Tetsuya Nomura's iconic design for Cloud in Final Fantasy.”

He continued, “The 'Lost' in the title is a subtle nod to Hironobu Sakaguchi's Lost Odyssey, a criminally underrated masterpiece from Mistwalker.”

Lost Fantasy #1 arrives April 30, 2025. For more on upcoming comics, explore Marvel and DC's 2025 releases.