FORTRESS #1

The first issue of Fortress drops you into a bullet-hot future where cyber-soldiers are assets, memories are weapons, and survival means outrunning the next explosion—literally. Series creator Joel van der Knaap wastes no time: in 20 oversized magazine pages a maimed soldier named Caleb wakes to find his bionic limbs harvested and a kill-squad on his trail. The result is a kinetic launch pad for an ongoing action-sci-fi saga that indie tastemakers are already calling “raw, unabashed, and bombastic.” 

Caleb’s awakening comes on the eve of a power grab by the war-lord Voron, whose mechanized army scours the wastelands for cybernetic breakthroughs that will tip the eternal conflict in his favor. Dazed, disarmed, and desperate, Caleb must rely on a rag-tag escort—including the weary veteran Old Roy—to stay one step ahead of Voron’s drones while piecing together why his body parts were worth more than his life. Issue #1 delivers non-stop chase sequences, split-panel flashbacks, and a cliff-hanger splash page that demands you turn the next issue—or risk being left behind.

Joel van der Knaap handles every line, color, and sound-effect, giving the book a unified punk-rock aesthetic that reviewers praise as “nothing short of beautiful”.

Suit up, because the hunt starts on August 6, 2025.

20 magazine-sized pages—thicker paper, bigger art, and zero ads—so the action hits like a blockbuster on IMAX