"Lost Fantasy: Image Comics Unveils Final Fantasy-Inspired Series"

Curt Pires, renowned for his captivating narratives in titles like *Youth* and *Lost Falls*, continues to be a compelling draw for fans of Comixology Originals. Now, he's set to enthrall readers once more with *Lost Fantasy*, a new comic series at Image Comics that draws significant inspiration from iconic JRPGs such as *Final Fantasy VII*.

Dive into an exclusive sneak peek of *Lost Fantasy #1* through our slideshow gallery below, featuring stunning interior art and the intricate process behind Jae Lee's captivating cover:

Lost Fantasy #1: Exclusive Preview Art Gallery

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*Lost Fantasy* marks a reunion between Pires and artist Luca Casalanguida, who previously collaborated on *Money*. The debut issue showcases cover art by talents including Casalanguida, Alex Diotto, Darick Robertson, and Jae Lee. Additionally, the series will feature a serialized backup story, *Indigo Children: Exodus*, which follows up on Pires' sci-fi series *Indigo Children*.

Here is the official synopsis from Image Comics for *Lost Fantasy*:

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 shared his excitement about returning to Image Comics with *Lost Fantasy*, a project that blends his passion for Western comics such as *East Of West* and *Something Is Killing The Children* with the intricate world-building and action-packed elements of the JRPGs he cherished growing up. "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 explained to IGN.

He further elaborated, "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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