Image Comics Unveils Lost Fantasy Series

Curt Pires, celebrated for works like Youth and Lost Falls in the Comixology Originals library, returns to Image Comics with Lost Fantasy. This new comic draws heavy inspiration from classic JRPGs, particularly Final Fantasy VII.

Explore the slideshow below for an exclusive preview of Lost Fantasy #1, featuring interior art 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 also includes 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 created a rift, unleashing monsters. Since then, elite monster hunters, known as The Great Hunters, have collaborated with global leaders to protect our world. But a recent massacre in Montana signals a major shift, threatening both worlds. Rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart must now confront this new 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 rich world-building and action of the JRPGs I grew up with," Pires shared with IGN. "Games like the Final Fantasy series—our protagonist's spiky hair and greatsword are a direct nod to Tetsuya Nomura's iconic Cloud design."

Pires adds, "The 'Lost' in the title is a subtle homage to Hironobu Sakaguchi's Lost Odyssey, a criminally underrated masterpiece from Mistwalker. JRPG influence is central to this comic."

Lost Fantasy #1 releases April 30, 2025.

For more on upcoming comics, see our previews of Marvel and DC's 2025 releases.