Curt Pires, celebrated for works like Youth and Lost Falls in the Comixology Originals lineup, returns to Image Comics with Lost Fantasy. This new comic draws significant inspiration from classic JRPGs such as Final Fantasy VII.
Explore the exclusive preview gallery below, showcasing interior art from the first issue and the creative process behind 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 from 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 for Lost Fantasy:
A hidden magical world exists beneath our own, first contacted over a century ago following a cataclysmic event. This breach allowed monstrous creatures to infiltrate our reality. Since then, elite monster hunters, known as The Great Hunters, have collaborated with global leaders to safeguard our world. However, a recent massacre in Montana signals a significant shift, threatening both worlds. Rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart must confront this escalating threat.
"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 immersive world-building and action of the JRPGs I grew up with," Pires shared with IGN. "The protagonist's spiky hair and large sword are a direct tribute to Tetsuya Nomura's iconic Cloud design from the Final Fantasy series."
Pires added, "The 'Lost' in the title is a subtle nod to Hironobu Sakaguchi's Lost Odyssey, a criminally underrated masterpiece from Mistwalker following his Final Fantasy work. The comic's core is deeply rooted in JRPG influences."
Lost Fantasy #1 releases April 30, 2025. For more on upcoming comics, explore Marvel's and DC's 2025 plans.
