The highly lauded, launch-of-the-Summer The Power Fantasy #1 by Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Die, Darth Vader, forthcoming We Called Them Giants) and Caspar Wijngaard (Home Sick Pilots, All Against All) has sold out completely—yet again—at the distributor level and is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with rapidly mounting reorder activity.
The series launched earlier this month with a rare pre-release sell-out and has picked up speed with readers each week since it hit shelves. The feeding frenzy for stock of this series’ debut issue has triggered an equally rare, second, pre-release reprint—a feat accomplished by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ similarly buzzy Saga #1, second printing.
“The response to the book has been everything we could have hoped for and more,” said Gillen. “The only thing more powerful than our cast is the resilience of our printers, desperately trying to make enough copies to meet demand. We hail them and their noble battle. They are the true heroes.”
Wijngaard added: “Absolutely overwhelmed by the support the series has received just one issue in and we’re only getting started. Thank you so much.”
A daringly uncompromising new superhero hero epic, The Power Fantasy offers an edge-of-your seat read in which every character is a nuclear weapon on the brink of detonation… And the entire planet is on high alert.
It’s a world where “Superpowered” has a specific meaning. It’s reserved solely for those with the destructive potential of the nuclear arsenal of the most powerful nations on Earth. There are presently six superpowered beings, and the future of the planet is reliant on them never, ever coming into conflict.
The Power Fantasy #1, second printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 11:
- Cover A – Lunar Code 0624IM916
- Cover B – Lunar Code 0624IM998
The Power Fantasy #1, third printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 25:
- Cover A by Wijngaard – Lunar Code 0524IM936
- Cover B 1:10 copy incentive by Wijngaard foil – Lunar Code 0524IM937
The Power Fantasy #2 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 18:
- Cover A1 by Wijngaard – Lunar Code 0724IM375
- Cover A2 by Wijngaard – Lunar Code 0724IM376
- Cover B by Sweeney Boo – Lunar Code 0724IM377
- Cover C 1:50 copy incentive (Pantone) – Lunar Code 0724IM876
The Power Fantasy #3 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 16:
- Cover A1 by Wijngaard – Lunar Code 0824IM405
- Cover A2 by Wijngaard – Lunar Code 0824IM405
- Cover B by Paulina Ganucheau – Lunar Code 0824IM406
- Cover C 1:50 copy incentive by Rian Hughes (Pantone) – 0824IM407
The Power Fantasy #4 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 13:
- Cover A1 by Wijngaard – Lunar Code 0924IM388
- Cover A2 by Wijngaard – Lunar Code 0924IM388
- Cover B by Chip Zdarsky – Lunar Code 0924IM389
- Cover C 1:50 copy incentive by Rian Hughes (Pantone) – Lunar Code 0924IM390
The Power Fantasy will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Early praise for The Power Fantasy:
“I can tell a couple pages into a book if it has legs—if the writing’s good, if the art is well done, and if it’s going to find an audience. However, when I got to the end of the first issue of Power Fantasy I knew that I was looking at the better version of that. 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
“The jaw-dropping climax of the first issue takes an already great read and shoots this book into the stratosphere. 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
“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
“A brilliant opening issue that brings a desperately needed new approach to a well-worn comics genre trope. Kieron Gillen’s script is complex, intelligent, and deeply compelling, offering the smartest take on superpowered beings in years. The visuals from Caspar Wijngaard are stunningly detailed, finely directed, and wildly colorful, all combining to make possibly the best debut comic of the year so far.” —Monkeys Fighting Robots
“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 the moment I read the first few pages.” —GonkBonk
“A perfect debut issue.” —Graphic Policy
“This book is one of the best new titles I’ve read in years. A fiercely smart and original take on superheroes that speaks to all the wonder and terror of this exact moment.” —Scott Snyder
“The Power Fantasy is the strong front runner for indie book of the year. Kieron and Caspar are going hard at building something big and important and the end result is as ambitious as it is beautiful and engrossing. Order it today. Trust me.” —Matt Rosenberg
“My favorite thing about science fiction, which I consider The Power Fantasy, is when people are thrown into extraordinary circumstances out of their depth and still have to make the decisions that will decimate or save the large, intimate abstracts…like humanity or time itself. One discussion in this story will determine the rest of the future, and NO, this is not a series without Kinetic Visual Action. It will take you there and when it does, the moment is EARNED. The fight is horrifying, and it is not the worst possible option. The Power Fantasy is…I think a relevant examination of how many decisions are happening to save us from the worst possible results, even though we think we’re already in “The Wrong Timeline”. It’s something I have never asked myself, and the question is compelling. I want to know the answer. They’re going to show me, and as a lover of character journeys, I’m willing to pay cash to be taken on a ride. This may also simply be something cool AF and I don’t want to miss out on the conversation!” —Joseph P. Illidge
“My reaction to The Power Fantasy #1: desperately considering what its creators might accept in exchange for telling me what happens next.” —Charles Soule
“I got to read the first issue and it is, unsurprisingly, extraordinary. Infuriatingly so. A sleek narrative bullet that rides the slipstream of superhero expectations to arrive with a jarring impact, all parts of it working flawlessly together.” —Jed McKay, Moon Knight, Avengers
“A phenomenal debut with everything you love about comics. Great story/art/letters/design & my favorite colors in a long while. The Power Fantasy is an epic that will blow the doors off comic shops.” —Gerry Duggan, X-Men
“The Power Fantasy does for superhero comics what Saga did for Sci-fi. Features amazing characters, one hell of a crunchy hook & features career best art from Caspar. This is going to be the start of something BIG.” —Christian Ward
”It is just breathtaking, the story is incredible and the art is simply PHENOMENAL. Congratulations, guys, it is simply beautiful.” —Lucas Werneck, Immortal X-Men
“Kieron sent over issue #1 of The Power Fantasy, and it’s incredible as expected. There’s a quiet confidence to this, the first chapter of what is clearly meant to be a novel in comics. And Caspar’s ascension to comics godhood continues apace.” —Aditya Bidikar, The Department of Truth, Worldtr33
”I had the chance to read the first issue, and it’s amazing. The lore is deep and we want to know more, the characters are originals.” —Margaux Saltel, Le Royaume d’Après, Star Wars Adventures
“If you’re missing WicDiv, this is the next album from one of those pop stars, like all the greats returning to the same themes but with added 2024. And Caspar rocks in a profoundly different way that will nevertheless resonate with you. This is the new Greatest Hits collection.” —Paul Cornell, Saucer Country
“Just read this first issue again-and this is not a book to miss! Kieron and Caspar have united for the next banger take on modern superheroics, just as dynamic and provocative as the modern world that calls to us all.” —Steve Orlando, Scarlet Witch
“You already know you should buy everything Kieron writes. You don’t need me to tell. But here’s a reminder.” —Joanne Starrer, Total Supplex of a Heart
“Great takes on superpowers are fairly common, but The Power Fantasy is something altogether more audacious and compelling: an ORIGINAL take..” —Alex Paknadel, All Against All, Carnage