Iron and the Maiden
Once in a long while artwork and a gaming experience will come together to result in something that is more than a game. From the days of Capcom fighters to Final Fantasy cut scenes and Max Payne’s play on comicbooks we can see how artwork can increase the appeal of a game. More recently we have seen this mash up of style and entertainment through Okami which brought mass raves of artistic quality. Artwork and game design are so closely tied it is hard to make a distinction between the two.
Iron and the Maiden, has a chance to enter this arena with guns blazing. I’ve been a big fan of comic art that strayed away from the played out Marvel/DC styling. My favorites were Joe Mad, J. Scott Campbell and a few others. Yet I still haven’t seen any of these guys hit the scene with any conviction, but here we have a chance to see a couple of Joe Mad characters prove that there is a place for comic artists in the gaming industry.
Joe Mad designed these characters but the artist will be Jeff Matsuda who has a similar style and enough experience to really bring these characters to life. I have high hopes but low expectations for this one…
ThaiChaiGuy;
Send an email with your mailing address to pr@ironandthemaiden.com and we’ll put the books in the mail to you…and you can tell us what you think.
-The Iron and the Maiden team
Thanks Jason!