"Obliterates expectations with a story every X-Men fan needs to read" —ScreenRant
"Goes roaring through the doors that Alan Moore and Grant Morrison opened back in the '80s, bringing an immediate sense of wonder and terror of superpowers existing in our fractured world." —Patton Oswalt
PORTLAND, Ore. 09/10/2025 — The Eisner Award nominated The Power Fantasy series by multiple award winning writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, We Called Them Giants) and fan-favorite artist Caspar Wijngaard (Home Sick Pilots, All Against All), and published by Image Comics, will kick off a pulse-pounding new story arc with issue #12 next month. This new chapter will center around the enigmatic Etienne Lux character.
In The Power Fantasy #12, readers are drawn deeper into the chaos of Etienne Lux’s world—where the stakes are high and the consequences unimaginable. The issue opens with a gripping new development, brought on by the fallout of previous betrayals and power plays, and sets the stage for unpredictable confrontations to come.
"This is a book that's run on tension," said Gillen. "Eventually, tension sparks an explosion. The end of the last arc was the match striking, and the THE END OF HISTORY is as big as it sounds. Basically, this is everything I love about ongoing comics, and every month is going to be a hammer blow. It's a concentrated burst of the reason why people read comics monthly."
Wijngaard added: "Excited to be back with our third story arc! The ticking bomb is nearing zero with each issue ramping up the tension in exciting ways as our Atomics brace for an unavoidable fallout."
Gillen and Wijngaard’s The Power Fantasy is a Cuban Missile Crisis scenario reimagined through a cracked mirror of superhuman paranoia and ideological brinkmanship—except instead of nuclear warheads, the world teeters on the edge of annihilation at the hands of the weaponized superpowered few.
Locked in a deadly chess match over ideology and survival, The Power Fantasy builds a world where superpowered beings are the arms race—living warheads of ego, trauma, and propaganda.
The Power Fantasy's characters are trapped in a zero-sum game where escalation is easier than empathy, and every move risks planetary fallout. Trust is a luxury, diplomacy is performance, and every moment is a gamble with extinction.
The Power Fantasy #12 Cover A by Wijngaard (Lunar Code 0825IM0300) and The Power Fantasy #12 Cover B by Chloe Brailsford (Lunar Code 0825IM0300) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 8.
The Power Fantasy, Vol. 1 trade paperback (ISBN: 978-1-5343-9556-5, Lunar Code 1124IM271) is available now at local comic book shops, independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones.
The Power Fantasy, Vol. 2 trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534333109, Lunar Code 0725IM465) is available now at local comic book shops, independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones.
The Power Fantasy is also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Select praise for The Power Fantasy:
"Goes roaring through the doors that Alan Moore and Grant Morrison opened back in the '80s, bringing an immediate sense of wonder and terror of superpowers existing in our fractured world." —Patton Oswalt
“It's one of the best comics I read maybe… ever.” —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time
"Obliterates expectations with a story every X-Men fan needs to read" —ScreenRant
"A fresh and captivating exploration of the superhero genre and the Atomic Age anxieties irradiating it." —Comic Watch
"Whether a long-term superhero fan or someone more critical of the genre, this is a must-read comic." —WWAC
“It's intense, yet understated, and gripping. Ripe with the potential for drama, intrigue, nuance, depth, and meaning, The Power Fantasy is primed to explode superhero comics.” —ComicBook.com
"If you like your comics full of big ideas, laced with dark humor and the unnerving sense that the end of the world is just one family squabble away, this one's for you." —GamesRadar
"Thought-provoking and dynamic in equal measures, with outstanding art. 10/10" —Comicon.com
"A rich and rewarding story about existential questions when super powered gods walk amongst us... In a world where nuclear war is still possible and war rages overseas, The Power Fantasy feels well-timed and apt." —AIPT
“One of those comics that instantly gripped me.” —GonkBonk
“A book constructed with artfulness and nuance and a care that borders on being obsessive. This is a good one, folks, and it has my highest recommendation.” —Jonathan Hickman, X-Men, The Black Monday Murders
“An absolute must-read comic by two of the absolute best in the business." —James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Something Is Killing The Children
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