Lost Fantasy: Preview the Final Fantasy-Inspired Series From Image Comics

Curt Pires, celebrated for works like Youth and Lost Falls, returns to Image Comics with Lost Fantasy, a captivating new series heavily influenced by classic JRPGs such as Final Fantasy VII. This exciting collaboration reunites Pires with Money artist Luca Casalanguida.

Below is an exclusive preview of Lost Fantasy #1, showcasing interior artwork and process art for Jae Lee's stunning cover:

Lost Fantasy #1: Exclusive Preview Art Gallery

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Lost Fantasy #1 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 catastrophic natural disaster, creating a rift that unleashed monsters into our reality. Since then, elite monster hunters, known as The Great Hunters, have collaborated with global leaders to safeguard our world. But a recent, mysterious massacre in Montana has disrupted the fragile peace, threatening both worlds. Rookie monster hunter Henry Blackheart must now confront this escalating 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 immersive world-building and action of the JRPGs I grew up with,” Pires stated. “The protagonist's spiky hair and large sword are a direct tribute to Tetsuya Nomura's iconic design for Cloud in Final Fantasy.”

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

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