PORTLAND, Ore. 04/16/2026 — Bestselling creative duo Kieron Gillen (The Power Fantasy, The Wicked + The Divine) and Stephanie Hans (We Called Them Giants) will usher in an all-new story arc for Die: Loaded. Die: Loaded #7 will kick off a dramatic new chapter and hit shelves from Image Comics this July.
A missing party member. No way to get home. What to do? It’s time to get good. But when our cast is falling apart, can they even remember to take the first step?
"Die is a book driven by characters and their choices (mostly bad)," said Gillen. "Zero Sessions ended with one of them making perhaps the worst decision anyone's ever made in Die—and now we live (or don't) with the consequences. With this at the starting point, can any of them get good? Plus it's just a huge arc for all the fans of Die, with us revealing details of the world we've only vaguely hinted at before."
Over the course of its original run, Die topped Image Comics' sales charts, with multiple distributor-level sellouts and strong reorder activity fueling its rise. Often described as “goth Jumanji,” the series has gained a cult following since its 2019 debut and helped spark a wave of RPG-inspired storytelling.
Die: Loaded #7 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 8:
- Cover A by Hans
- Cover B by Aleksi Briclot
Die: Loaded will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Readers interested in catching up or binge-rereading the Die series so far can read it digitally or find it in print format at local comic book shops, independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones.
Available in trade paperback:
- Die Volume 1 (collects Die issues #1-5) - ISBN 9781534312708
- Die Volume 2 (collects Die issues #6-10) - ISBN 9781534314979
- Die Volume 3 (collects Die issues #11-15) - ISBN 9781534317161
- Die Volume 4 (collects Die issues #16-20) - ISBN 9781534319264
- Die: Loaded Volume 1 (collects Die: Loaded issues #1-6) - ISBN 9781534335356
Available in hardcover:
- Die (collects issues #1-20) - ISBN 9781534323445
Select praise for the Die series:
“Gillen subverts high fantasy adventure tropes with an infusion of creepy horror, resulting in an exploration of arrested adolescence and the effects of childhood trauma made truly haunting by Hans' realistic illustrations and Cowles' gloomy color palette.” —Library Journal
“Makes for a heady combination of fascinating worldbuilding, compellingly broken characters tearing each other apart (sometimes emotionally, sometimes literally), and vivid, striking artwork.” —io9/Gizmodo
"A deliciously dark Phantom Tollbooth-like journey told through a lens of broken humanity and a deconstruction of the role-playing game's roots. I am entranced." —Matthew Mercer, Critical Role
“Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans are a powerful merging of talents. Feels like a well-oiled team that’s been working together for years. Image Comics continues to innovate.” —Rick Remender, Deadly Class, The Sacrificers, Grommets
“Wonderfully nerdy and emotionally complicated and… utterly beautiful.” —The Hollywood Reporter
“A smart, gripping story about fantasy, gaming, aging and things that can’t be said.” —Al Ewing, Immortal Hulk
“A remarkable Jumanji-esque story for fantasy fans.” —GrimDark magazine
“If ever you’ve played a TTRPG and thought, ‘I’d love to just live in this world,’ this series is for you.” —The Comics Beat
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