The Power Fantasy #15

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• 10

  COMICON - Olly MacNamee

  Jan 20, 2026

  Eliza Hellbound is very much living up to her name in this issue as her emotional rollercoaster of a ride continues, with all of reality at stake. Can she even be stopped? ‘The Power Fantasy’ #15 is a highly emotional, tragedy-in-the-making that beautifully and brutally sets up the promise of a shocking grand finale next issue. Read Full Review

• 10

  Comic Book Clique - Sawyer Peek

  Jan 27, 2026

  A flawless issue that tightens the countdown, deepens the tragedy, and leaves the reader suspended in dread, grief, and anticipation for what comes next. Read Full Review

• 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

• 9.6

  Comic Watch - Marcell Hines

  Jan 23, 2026

  Power Fantasy #15 is a powerful climax to the books fourth arc, leaving you salivating for the next issue to see what will happen when the world washes away in red. 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

• 9.4

  Fanlight Zone - Ken M.

  Jan 24, 2026

  In dealing with Eliza's current state of mind, there are few easy choices. Gillen paints a dark but impactful vision of events and religion with the writing. Wijngaard's art never ceases to impress when dealing with the ever-changng landscape of events. This series maintains a high level of storytelling few come close to. Read Full Review

• 9.0

  KPB Comics - Joseph Pines

  Jan 23, 2026

  While it would be a loss to no longer have the series to look forward to, the brilliant tragedy that Gillen and Wijngaard have weaved together here is already making it one of the best books of the decade. So even with the future unclear, after reading issue 15, you can absolutely count on a finale that fires on all cylinders. Read Full Review

• 8.5

  Graphic Policy - Logan Dalton

  Jan 25, 2026

  Kieron Gillen deftly walks the plot tight rope and even leaves room for something interesting world building like the Vatican's new location being in Ethiopia as well as some emotional moments between the newly broken-up Isabella and Masumi. Read Full Review