• 9.6
  You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff Jan 21, 2026

  The Power Fantasy is incredibly dense stuff. It's easy to want to have every character fit really neatly into some sort of an allegorical map of the millennium. Really, though, it's just people. People are dealing with the hell of the responsibility that goes along with the power that they have. Damn people are rarely need enough to fall into any kind of simple allegorical framework. Gillen and company have conjured a very clever horror that passionately clings to the page. Theres an intensity about it all that feels incredibly overwhelming. Really, the issue, though is that there are so many people on the page. You seem so interesting and there's no way that the series is going to be able to satisfy one of them with respect to a story that might live up to their potential. Read Full Review

• 9.5
  AIPT - Joe Jones Jan 21, 2026

  Since the beginning of its run, The Power Fantasy has been one of the best, and most consistent, books being published right now. It is a major accomplishment, and a testament to the talents of the entire creative team that the book has maintained the same quality across more than a dozen issues without losing steam or suffering from a decline in the character of the storytelling. Read Full Review

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