Image Comics Unveils Lost Fantasy: A New Series Inspired by Final Fantasy

Curt Pires, renowned for his captivating works like *Youth* and *Lost Falls* in the Comixology Originals library, is making a much-anticipated return to Image Comics with a new venture titled *Lost Fantasy*. This comic draws heavy inspiration from the beloved JRPG classics, notably *Final Fantasy VII*, blending the rich storytelling and world-building of video games with the dynamic action of Western comics.

Dive into an exclusive preview of *Lost Fantasy #1* through our slideshow gallery below, featuring stunning interior art from the first issue and process art for the cover, masterfully crafted by Jae Lee:

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*Lost Fantasy* brings back the dynamic duo of Pires and *Money* artist Luca Casalanguida. The debut issue boasts cover art from a talented lineup including Casalanguida, Alex Diotto, Darick Robertson, and Jae Lee. Additionally, the series will feature a serialized backup story, *Indigo Children: Exodus*, continuing the narrative from Pires' acclaimed sci-fi series *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...

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."

He 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."

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