Image Released October 2025

Author Immortal, The #1 (2025) First Print, Cover A

Author Immortal, The #1 is the premiere issue of the Author Immortal, The series from Image, released October 1, 2025. Written by Frank J. Barbiere with artwork by Morgan Beem. This page represents the regular first-print Cover A edition. Separate pages are available for the 4 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.

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Published October 2025
Cover Price $4.99
Pages 48
FOC September 8, 2025

A story about the stories that shape us - and the power they still hold. Hector Ramirez is a failed writer who gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to help reboot the fantasy book series that defined his childhood. But when he discovers the original author has mysteriously vanished into his fictional world, Hector is pulled into a realm where stories are alive, and some are willing to kill to stay in control. From acclaimed writer Frank J. Barbiere (Five Ghosts, Violent Love) and rising-star watercolor artist Morgan Beem (Swamp Thing: Twin Branches, You Belong Here) comes a literary fantasy for fans of Locke & Key, The Magicians, and Saga with an oversized 40-page debut issue. The Author Immortal is a bold new ongoing series about legacy, imagination, and reclaiming the power of storytelling.

Key Facts

  • When a failed writer lands his dream job rebooting the fantasy series that shaped his childhood, he uncovers the author’s mysterious disappearance and is pulled into a living story world where fiction is deadly and power is written in blood