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Preview: Lost Fantasy Vol. 2

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Lost Fantasy Vol. 2

(W) Curt Pires, Franklin Jonas (A) Luca Casalanguida, Maxi Dall’o

Following the shocking conclusion to the first volume–Henry is forced to solve his most shocking case yet: The murder of his father CYRUS BLACKHEART! But there is more than meets the eye to the shocking disappearance of Henry’s father–and as Henry solves the mystery he will come face to face with a dangerous new adversary that holds the key to the darkest secret in the history of the world beneath! The second volume of the smash hit series is here!

Lost Fantasy Vol. 2

The Lost Fantasy Spinoff Fireborn Sells Out and Goes Back to Print with an Absolute Batman Homage Foil Variant

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Lost Fantasy creator Curt Pires, singer/songwriter Franklin Jonas, and rising star artist Patrick Mulholland’s new series Fireborn hit big this week and has sold out completely at the distributor level. The debut issue of this new series is being rushed back to print this week by Image Comics in order to keep up with escalating demand.

The reprint cover will showcase art by Patrick Mulholland. There will also be a highly collectible foil Absolute Batman homage variant available.

In Fireborn, Aaron Hillburg was just another rich-kid failson—ghosting his responsibilities, hopping rooftops, and hating his billionaire father in peace… until a mysterious floating dragon egg bonds to him and ignites a hidden lineage of ancient magic inside his body. Now every violent outlaw wizard, biker cultist, and supernatural warlord between New York City and The World Beneath is hunting him—and they’ll burn the world down to pry the egg from his corpse.

A high octane fusion of fantasy and superheroes, this new series is perfect for fans of Invincible, How To Train Your Dragon, and Absolute Batman.

Fireborn #1, second printing Cover A by Patrick Mulholland (Lunar Code 0326IM8365) and Fireborn #1, second printing Cover B foil Absolute Batman homage (Lunar Code 0326IM8397) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 13.

Preview: Lost Fantasy #9

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Lost Fantasy #9

(w) Curt Pires, Timmy Heague (a) Luca Casalanguida

ENTER THE CYBER-RONIN! Still reeling from the climatic events of the last arc and his injuries, Henry is thrust into a new case when a mysterious new adversary begins hunting the great hunters! Plus: FRANKLIN JONAS and CURT PIRES pen another backup that ties directly into FIREBORN! TIMMY HEAGUE (Archie VS Minor Threats) and EAMON WINKLE (GEIGER) bring us the adventures of BOMBSHELL!

Lost Fantasy #9

Preview: Fireborn #1

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Fireborn #1

(w) Curt Pires, Franklin Jonas (a) Patrick Mulholland

A new series set in the world of LOST FANTASY!

Aaron Hillburg was just another rich-kid failson — ghosting his responsibilities, hopping rooftops, and hating his billionaire father in peace… until a mysterious floating dragon egg bonds to him and ignites a hidden lineage of ancient magic inside his body.

Now every violent outlaw wizard, biker cultist, and supernatural warlord between New York City and The World Beneath is hunting him — and they’ll burn the world down to pry the egg from his corpse.

A high octane fusion of fantasy and superheroes perfect for fans of Invincible, How To Train Your Dragon and Absolute Batman.

Fireborn #1

Crowdfunding Corner: The Objectivist, Tales of Asunda Tome + New Untamed Comic & D&D 5e Module!

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Welcome to our revamped “Crowdfunding Corner” rounding up some of the latest crowdfunding news. We’re going beyond just announcement projects, we’ll be tracking to make sure these projects get delivered as well as what we think the “risk” of backing them are.

We’ll be updating the format as we get a better handle of the needs of this sort of coverage, so stay tuned and check out the first round of projects!

The Objectivist

THE OBJECTIVIST

Publisher: N/A
Creative Team: (w) Curt Pires (a) Alex Diotto, Luca Casalanguida (c) Mark Dale (l) Micah Myers (ca) Jae Lee
Launch Date: Launching soon
Risk: Medium – With the first crowdfunding campaign, it’s always worth some caution, there’s a good chance it’ll likely miss its expected release (a common issue with first campaigns)

Curt Pires, the comics trailblazer behind Galactic, Lost Fantasy, and countless other celebrarted works has announced the Kickstarter campaign for The Objectivist, a 140-page original graphic novel with art from acclaimed artists Alex Diotto (Lost Fantasy, Indigo Children) and Luca Casalanguida (Lost Fantasy), colors from Mark Dale, and lettering from Micah Myers.The project features haunting covers by Eisner Award-winning artist Jae Lee.

The Objectivist follows an isolated vigilante whose grip on sanity unravels as he mounts a one-man war against corruption. His journey quickly spirals into moral freefall when the foundations of truth that have fueled his blood-splattered crusade begin to crumble. The resulting narrative sucker punch weaves thematic and visual threads ranging from The Question, Sin City, and Batman: Year One to Steve Ditko’s Mr. A.

Fans can sign up for The Objectivist’s mailing list at the link below to receive updates when the project will launch. The graphic novel will be released in a physical hardcover as well as digitally on the digital comics and manga hub, Neon Ichiban, with detailed reward tiers to be announced closer to the Kickstarter launch. 

Tales of Asunda Tome + New Untamed Comic & D&D 5e Module!

Tales of Asunda Oversized Tome Cover

Publisher: Stranger Comics
Creative Team: (w) Sebastian A. Jones, Justin Estrada (a) Alex Paterson (c) Blond (l) Joshua Cozine
Launch Date: Currently funding – ends April 20 2026 1:01 PM EDT
Risk: Low – The publisher has run previous crowdfunding campaigns and they’ve been delivered.

THIS KICKSTARTER HAS TWO MAIN FEATURES

TALES OF ASUNDA TOME 1 – OUR FIRST OMNIBUS!
TALES is an anthology series, with each issue being a one-shot story filling in the gaps between the various titles. Some TALES return favorite heroes like Niobe or Dusu. Others introduce new characters who may have a role to play in the future. 

Known for our Deluxe Oversized Hardcovers, this is our first Omnibus. A 400-page Graphic Novel that collects TALES Volumes 1 and 2 and the 2009 #0 issue. It’s packed with 9 comics, art galleries, prose, songs, and game material for D&D 5e and Pathfinder 1e! The Kickstarter edition has Foil Inlay Titles and a wraparound dust jacket with a poster on the back!

THE UNTAMED: WISHING WELL – AN OVERSIZED COMIC & RPG MODULE IN ONE!
This is a prequel one-shot comic to the series that launched Stranger Comics, and it stars the Stranger and Dura! It’s also the first issue in Tales of Asunda Volume 3.

After reading the comic you can enter Asunda as the oversized issue is paired with our WISHING WELL D&D 5e MODULE! Roll up a character and venture into the depths below the Town of Oasis!

Get a first look at Franklin Jonas and Curt Pires’ Lost Fantasy spin-off Fireborn

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Lost Fantasy fans can sneak a peek at early pages from co-creators Curt Pires, singer/songwriter Franklin Jonas, and rising star artist Patrick Mulholland’s upcoming series launch Fireborn. This new tale will be set in the same world of the beloved Lost Fantasy series and will hit shelves next month from Image Comics.

Fireborn follows Aaron Hillburg who is just another rich-kid failson ghosting his responsibilities, hopping rooftops, and hating his billionaire father in peace… until a mysterious floating dragon egg bonds to him and ignites a hidden lineage of ancient magic inside his body.

Now every violent outlaw wizard, biker cultist, and supernatural warlord between New York City and The World Beneath is hunting him—and they’ll burn the world down to pry the egg from his corpse.

Fireborn #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 15.

Fireborn #1
  • Cover A by Mulholland – Lunar Code 0226IM0287
  • Cover B by Mulholland Invincible Homage – Lunar Code 0226IM0288
  • Cover C by Mulholland Absolute Homage – Lunar Code 0226IM0289
  • Cover D by Jae Lee Foil – Lunar Code 0226IM0290
  • Cover E Blank Sketch – Lunar Code 0226IM0291
  • Cover F 1:15 copy incentive by Patrick Mulholland Design – Lunar Code 0226IM0292
  • Cover G 1:25 copy incentive by Patrick Mulholland Invincible Homage Virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM0293
  • Cover H 1:50 copy incentive by Patrick Mulholland Absolute Homage Virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM0294
  • Cover I 1:75 copy incentive by Jae Lee Black & White & Blood Virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM0295
  • Cover J 1:100 copy incentive by Patrick Mulholland Franklin Jonas & Curt Pires Signed Virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM0296
  • Cover K by Tyler Kirkham – Lunar Code 0226IM0297
  • Cover L by Kirkham Black & White & Blood Virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM0298
  • Cover M by Jae Lee – Lunar Code 0226IM8001
  • Cover N I Hate Fairyland Team-up variant – Lunar Code 0226IM8021
  • Cover O I Hate Fairyland Team-up NSFW variant – Lunar Code 0226IM8022

Lost Fantasy #9 will be available at local comic shops on Wednesday, April 15 as well:

  • Cover A Luca Casalanguida – Lunar Code 0226IM0423
  • Cover B Maxi Diallo Play – Lunar Code 0226IM0424
  • Cover C Alex Diotto – Lunar Code 0226IM0425 
  • Cover D INC 1:15 Maxi Diallo Virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM0426
  • Cover E INC 1:25 Alex Diotto Virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM0427
  • Cover F TBA – Lunar Code 0226IM0428
  • Cover G I Hate Fairyland Team-up – Lunar Code 0226IM8025
  • Cover H I Hate Fairyland Team-up NSFW – Lunar Code 0226IM8026

Fireborn #2 will be available at local comic shops on Wednesday, May 27:

  • Cover A Patrick Mulholland – Lunar Code 0326IM0319
  • Cover B Patrick Mulholland – Lunar Code 0326IM0320
  • Cover C Inc 1:15 Patrick Mulholland Virgin – Lunar Code 0326IM0321
  • Cover D Inc 1:25 Patrick Mulholland – Lunar Code 0326IM0322
  • Cover E Inc 1:50 Francesco Tomaselli – Lunar Code 0326IM0323
  • Cover F Francesco Tomaselli – Lunar Code 0326IM0324

Fireborn #3 will be available at local comic shops on Wednesday, June 24:

  • Cover A By Patrick Mulholland
  • Cover B By Patrick Mulholland
  • Cover C 1:15 Copy Incentive By Patrick Mulholland 
  • Cover D 1:25 Copy Incentive By Patrick Mulholland

51 #1 Sells Out and Get a New Printing

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The President’s infamous screw-up son cracks open the vault at Area 51, and now, another secret is spilling out… Mad Cave Studios has announced today that 51 #1, the new sci-fi satire from writer Curt Pires, has sold out at the distributor level following its debut release.

Featuring art, colors, and a fresh new cover by Jok, with lettering by three-time Ringo Award nominee Micah Myers, 51 blends high-octane action with sharp political satire to imagine a world where every conspiracy theory might actually be true—ripping into conspiracy culture, political rot, and the dangerous people left holding the country’s secrets together with scotch tape as the series heads back to print ahead of issue #2.

What if all the secrets housed in AREA 51 leaked out into the world? Who would be responsible for that mess? And who would be responsible for cleaning it up? After the President’s screw-up son, Harvey, gets in trouble with the law, his dad calls in a favor and gets him assigned to the real-life Area 51—Hangar 51. But it’s not the thrill ride the conspiracy theorists would have you believe. Harvey spends most of his days cataloging items he’s forbidden from even looking at.

That all changes when Harvey and his coworkers decide to throw a rager and wake up from their bender to find that every single item from Hangar 51 has been stolen. Now in the deepest trouble of his life, Harvey and his ragtag crew must go out into the world and put the genie back in the bottle—capturing rogue aliens, stolen superpower formulas, experimental energy weapons, and all manner of impossible objects. And as they hunt each piece down, a darker truth begins to surface: who actually broke into Hangar 51… and what do they plan to do with what they took? Writer Curt Pires and artist Jok take you on a trip like you’ve never been to explore a conspiracy theory you won’t ever believe!

51 #1 2nd printing

Preview: 51 #1

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51 #1

(W) Curt Pires (A) Jok

After the President’s screw-up son, Harvey, gets in trouble with the law, his dad calls in a favor and gets him assigned to THE real life Area 51 AKA Hangar 51. But it’s not the thrill ride the conspiracy theorists would have you believe. Harvey spends most of his days cataloging items he’s forbidden from even looking at.

That all changes when Harvey and his coworkers decide to throw a rager and wake up from their bender to find that EVERY SINGLE ITEM from Hangar 51 has been stolen. Now in the deepest trouble of his life, Harvey and his ragtag crew will have to go out into the world and put the genie back in the bottle, capturing rogue aliens, stolen formula for superpowers, experimental energy weapons and all manner of insane objects. All this while slowly unraveling the simmering conspiracy behind who actually broke into Hangar 51 and the nefarious plans they have for using the objects they stole.

Writer Curt Pires and artist Jok take you on a trip like you’ve never been to explore a conspiracy theory you won’t ever believe!

51 #1

ComicsPRO 2026: Curt Pires and Juan Gedeon Un-Leash Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1

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Oni Press has announced Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1 (of 4) – a monstrous new milestone from superstar-in-the-making Curt Pires and powerhouse artist Juan Gedeon beginning with a double-sized, 40-page introduction to a brand-new team of raucously rowdy, anthropomorphic anti-heroes with TEETH this July!

One year ago, a fragment of an inter-dimensional civilization collided with Downtown L.A. – creating an impregnable no-man’s-land where the laws of physics no longer apply. Convinced that no human being could survive the terrain within, the US government’s most morally compromised contractors decided to explore the area codenamed “The Gleam” by sending in four research animals in the hopes of capturing its precious technological wonders. They were hoping to find a new kind of weapon. What they got instead was four radically transformed dogs with minds and a mission all their own. WOLF! FRANKEE! GRIFFY! FREDDY! Together with their brilliant mentor MOJO, the SUPER MONDO MEGA MUTTS are going to bring justice back to the avenues and alleyways where out-of-control federal forces and gangs powered-up by pilfered alien technology now reign. They thought they could put this band of outlaw misfits on a leash… Now the world is going to discover what happens when these mutts BITE BACK.

This summer, prepare to face the fur and fury as four new comics icons enter the fray and clamp their jaws down tight on the dirty underbelly of the City of Angels! Who are they? What have they become? And can they ever truly find their way home? Find out only in Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1 (of 4) – on sale in comic shops everywhere in July!

Plus: don’t miss Pires and Gedeon signing a CLASSIFIED art print at the ComicsPro Comic Book Industry Meeting in Glendale, CA from February 18th to February 21st!

Super Mondo Mega Mutts #1 (of 4)
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