West Fantasy

From 2024, Standaard Uitgeverij’s West Fantasy is a four-issue comic series that blends the tropes of classic Westerns with high fantasy, a collaboration between writers James Vandermeersch, Jean-Luc Istin, and Olivier Peru. Artists Marco Itri, Simone Buonfantino, and Bertrand Benoît give visual life to this genre mashup, where six-guns and sorcery collide. A fresh, experimental entry from the European market, it matters for its playful fusion of two beloved, often separate, pulp traditions.