Danny Lore has been known to me primarily for the work they have done as an editor; my good friend Stephanie Cannon especially had wonderful things to say about their editing. Queen of Bad Dreams is their new comic from Vault Comics, keeping in line with that distinguished company’s efforts to create exciting new titles. The premise of Queen of …
Review: Stone Star #1
Full disclosure: I’m a fan of Jim Zub’s work. I’m a longtime D&D nerd so I was initially drawn to his work like Skullkickers from that perspective, immediately identifying a fellow dice-chucker in this writer. After that, I have been incredibly pleased to follow his career into other comics as well – as a side note, if you are a …
Review: La Voz de M.A.Y.O Tata Rambo #1
It is easy to forget the panoply of possible genres for comics; in a field saturated with superheroes even those of us who avidly follow the indie scene can forget that some of the greatest works of sequential art – from Maus to Persepolis – are those that have drawn on the real world and the lived experiences of the …
Review: Mashbone and Grifty #1-3
Indie comics are a very diverse field right now – there are so many genres and approaches, and the reader is the beneficiary because of this great variety. Mashbone and Grifty by Oscar Garza and Rolando Esquivel at 5 Meats Comics is a funny, joyous, raucous affair that should entertain any reader. Mashbone (inexplicably a caveman – but it works) …
The Ascendant: On Sale Now!
This post is a gathering place for all the places you can purchase my graphic novel, The Ascendant. Print First and foremost it is available from my site here, pressironclad.com, and if you order here I will include stickers and bookmarks! Ships securely and safely from California to anywhere domestic or international. Copies are available at these two stores, too: …
Welcome!
My name is Luke Martinez, and I am the publisher at Ironclad Press. Our only release so far is my original Graphic Novel, The Ascendant. I am starting this blog because I love comics! In releasing my own comic I’ve seen how hard it is to get people to look at your work and give you feedback. If you’re interested …