You may have heard, there's a new ongoing monthly comic by Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard on the way from Image. This is a big deal. Gillen has written some terrific books for Marvel and DC, notably his work on Darth Vader, but it's his creator-owned comics – Phonogram, The Wicked + The Divine, and DIE – that have made him one of the most distinctive writers in comics today. Likewise, Wijngaard has proven to be a hugely versatile artist who brings something unique to every project that he works on, whether that's the murky and surreal visuals of All Against All or his manga-inspired work on Angelic.
And so here we have the first issue of The Power Fantasy. Set on an alternative Earth where six super-powered individuals hold an uneasy peace, it's a complex widescreen epic that feels something like Watchmen meets Succession in the way it mixes family drama with a deconstruction of what it might mean to wield superpowers. We've read an early version of the first issue and while we can't go into spoilers just yet – the comic isn't out until August 7 – we can give you our first impressions.
