What happens when six people possess enough power to destroy the entire planet, and the one thing keeping everyone alive is their ability to avoid fighting?
In The Power Fantasy, that question has already been answered. They fought, and the world ended.
Now writer Kieron Gillen and artist Caspar Wijngaard are bringing their acclaimed Image Comics series back with an all-new story arc beginning in The Power Fantasy #17, arriving December 9, 2026.
After a publishing break that began in February, the Hugo and Eisner Award-nominated series returns with fallen angel Valentina attempting to change the course of history. Having defied time itself, she’s faced with a rather disturbing question. Could taking control of the entire world actually be the right thing to do?
It’s the kind of moral dilemma that has made The Power Fantasy an unusual take on superhero storytelling.
Rather than focusing on traditional battles between heroes and villains, the series examines what happens when individuals possess power comparable to entire nuclear arsenals. Their personal disagreements aren’t simply dangerous. They could mean the end of civilization.
Gillen, known for The Wicked + The Divine and Die, says the creative team has been sitting on completed issues during the break and is ready to begin the second half of the story.
The new issue also features a variant cover by manga artist Toru Terada, alongside Wijngaard’s regular cover.
The Power Fantasy #17 arrives in comic book shops Wednesday, December 9, 2026. The 32-page issue will retail for $3.99, with digital editions also available.
For readers who enjoy superhero comics that deal with politics, morality, and the frightening consequences of unlimited power, The Power Fantasy is returning with a particularly interesting problem.
The world has already been destroyed once.
Now the question is whether Valentina can prevent it from happening again without becoming something even worse.
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