If you're a fan of gripping narratives and stunning visuals, you'll be thrilled to hear that Curt Pires, the mastermind behind acclaimed titles like Youth and Lost Falls, is making a triumphant return to Image Comics with his latest project, *Lost Fantasy*. This eagerly anticipated series draws heavily from the beloved JRPG genre, specifically paying homage to classics like Final Fantasy VII. Pires, known for his engaging storytelling, collaborates once again with the talented Luca Casalanguida, previously of Money, to bring this rich and immersive world to life. The first issue boasts cover art by Casalanguida, Alex Diotto, Darick Robertson, and the renowned Jae Lee, promising an aesthetic feast for fans.
Take a sneak peek at what's in store with our exclusive gallery of *Lost Fantasy #1*, featuring both interior pages and captivating process art from Jae Lee's cover:
Lost Fantasy #1: Exclusive Preview Art Gallery
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In addition to the main storyline, *Lost Fantasy* will include a serialized backup feature titled *Indigo Children: Exodus*, continuing the saga from Pires' previous sci-fi hit, *Indigo Children*. Here's the official synopsis from Image Comics:
*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…*
"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," Pires shares with IGN. "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 set to hit shelves on April 30, 2025.Stay tuned for more exciting developments in the world of comics. Don't miss out on what Marvel and DC have planned for 2025.
