Ironwood (comics)
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Ironwood is a pornographic comic book
series written and drawn by Bill Willingham
in the 1990s, published in the United States
by Eros Comix
. It ran for 11 issues. The series was collected into two trade paperbacks; volume 1 was published in 1993 (ISBN 1560972041), and volume 2 was published in 1996 (ISBN 156097222X).
existing only in human form (not yet having matured enough to take full dragon form) who is hired by the beautiful Pandora Breedlswight to find the wizard Gnaric in order to free her from a curse
.
The comics are a mixture of sword and sorcery
and adult humour.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
series written and drawn by Bill Willingham
Bill Willingham
Bill Willingham is an American writer and artist of comics.-Career:Willingham got his start in the late 1970s to early 1980s as a staff artist for TSR, Inc., where he illustrated a number of their role-playing game products...
in the 1990s, published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Eros Comix
Eros Comix
Eros Comix is an adult-oriented imprint of Fantagraphics Books, established in 1990 to publish pornographic comic books. Eros Comix sells anime videos, DVDs, adult comic books, and books of erotic art and photography...
. It ran for 11 issues. The series was collected into two trade paperbacks; volume 1 was published in 1993 (ISBN 1560972041), and volume 2 was published in 1996 (ISBN 156097222X).
Plot summary
Ironwood follows the adventures of Dave Dragavon, a juvenile dragonDragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
existing only in human form (not yet having matured enough to take full dragon form) who is hired by the beautiful Pandora Breedlswight to find the wizard Gnaric in order to free her from a curse
Curse
A curse is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object...
.
The comics are a mixture of sword and sorcery
Sword and sorcery
Sword and sorcery is a sub-genre of fantasy and historical fantasy, generally characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of magic and the supernatural...
and adult humour.