Phantacea Phase One

Jim McPherson’s Phantacea Phase One, launched in 1987 by Phantacea Publications, is a singular, self-contained comic that blends cosmic fantasy with sociopolitical satire. The issue features artwork from Dave Sim and Ian Bateson, grounding a sprawling narrative about a post-apocalyptic world where myth and technology collide. Though only a single issue, it stands as the ambitious seed of McPherson’s larger Phantacea universe, notable for its dense world-building and independent, creator-driven spirit.