If you're a fan of the Comixology Originals library, you've likely enjoyed writer Curt Pires' gripping narratives in books like Youth and Lost Falls. Now, Pires is making a thrilling return to Image Comics with Lost Fantasy, a new series that draws deep inspiration from classic JRPGs like Final Fantasy VII. This eagerly anticipated comic promises to blend the best of Western comics with the intricate world-building and action-packed sequences of the JRPGs that have captivated gamers for decades.
Get an exclusive sneak peek into the world of Lost Fantasy #1 through our slideshow gallery below, featuring stunning interior art from the first issue and detailed process art for Jae Lee's captivating cover:
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Lost Fantasy sees Pires teaming up once again with Money artist Luca Casalanguida. The debut issue boasts cover art from a talented lineup including Casalanguida, Alex Diotto, Darick Robertson, and Jae Lee. Adding to the excitement, the series will feature a serialized backup story titled Indigo Children: Exodus, continuing the narrative from Pires' acclaimed sci-fi series Indigo Children.
Here's the official synopsis from Image Comics for Lost Fantasy:
In Lost Fantasy, a magical world lies beneath ours, and first contact was made over a hundred years ago between the two worlds due to a natural disaster, resulting in a schism that allowed monsters to break through. Since then, secret monster slayers, known as The Great Hunters, have been working with global leaders to police the border and to keep our world safe from the creatures that lurk in the shadows. But last night, something broke through, resulting in a mysterious mass killing in Montana, and causing things to shift in a way that will ripple through both worlds. Now it’s up to rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart to stop it…
Curt Pires shares his enthusiasm with IGN, stating, "I'm ecstatic to be back at Image Comics with Lost Fantasy—a series that merges my love of Western comics like East Of West and Something Is Killing The Children with the dense world-building and action of the JRPGs I grew up playing. Games like the Final Fantasy series—with our lead character's Snow White spikey hair and Giant Sword being a direct homage to Tetsuya Nomura's amazing character design for Cloud."
Pires adds, "The 'Lost' in the title is also a homage—albeit a more subtle one—to the great Hironobu Sakaguchi's Lost Odyssey—which is his criminally underrated post-Final Fantasy masterpiece at Mistwalker. So the comic has a lot of JRPG love at its core."
Lost Fantasy #1 is slated for release on April 30, 2025.
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