Intergalactic Wrestling Federation #1 Web Comic

Welcome to Intergalactic Wrestling Federation #1! I'm excited to make this comic available to read online, and I hope you enjoy following Carlos Ortega's journey as he transforms into the unlikely wrestling hero Tu Muerte. If you enjoy the story, please consider supporting my work by picking up a comic, print, or art book from the shop.

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Content Warning - Intergalactic Wrestling Federation is intended for mature readers. This comic contains graphic violence, strong language, disturbing imagery, and other content that may not be suitable for children or sensitive readers. Reader discretion is advised.

Cover of IWF issue 1 showing masked wrestler Tu Muerte raising a fist and wielding a mechanical arm as lightning flashes over a futuristic city.
Cover of IWF issue 1 showing masked wrestler Tu Muerte raising a fist and wielding a mechanical arm as lightning flashes over a futuristic city.
Inside cover for IWF issue 1 with logo, credits, publication details, contact information, and a portrait of masked wrestler Tu Muerte.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte waking in a strange building, transformed into a powerful masked wrestler as floor numbers count down.
Comic page showing guards escorting Tu Muerte into the arena while announcers introduce Monday Night Mania and explain the brutal IWF rules.
Comic page showing a packed arena as Voltan the Merciless enters with rocket boots, towering above Tu Muerte before their match.
Comic page showing Carlos Ortega working as a VR data manager while learning GalactiCorp controls society and its systems are under attack.
Comic page showing a corporate merger turning violent as a golden executive orders Voltan to attack a rival during a signing meeting.
Comic page showing Carlos arrested after an explosion, convicted of corporate espionage, and sentenced to the IWF instead of death.
Comic page showing Carlos in prison meeting Stephen, who urges him to join a corporate resistance and escape before his first IWF match.
Comic page showing Stephen secretly giving Carlos a nanotech formula in the prison cafeteria, promising it will make him a fighter.
Comic page showing Carlos examining the nanotech formula before another prisoner attacks him and spills food across his lunch tray.
Comic page showing Carlos eating strange-tasting prison pizza, wondering where Stephen went, then lying sick in his cell.
Comic page showing nanobots activating inside Carlos’s body, transforming him from an ordinary man into a muscular fighter.
Comic page showing Carlos waking transformed, confused by his new body as prison guards decide to get him a bigger outfit.
Comic page showing Voltan brutally attacking Tu Muerte in the ring with punches, kicks, and a powerful flying strike.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte crashing into the crowd, apologizing to fans, then hearing a mysterious voice urge him to fight back.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte recovering as a voice tells him to use his new strength and attack Voltan before it is too late.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte striking Voltan hard, shocking the announcers, before Voltan activates chainsaw weapons.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte dodging Voltan’s chainsaws, then getting cut across the face and chest during the fight.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte ripping Voltan’s arms apart, destroying his weapons as the damaged robot begs for mercy.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte defeating Voltan, winning the match, and shocking the announcers and GalactiCorp leadership.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte celebrated by fans, then guided by a hidden voice to sneak away from guards and enter a restroom.
Comic page showing Tu Muerte entering a secret base, where Stephanie Blomquist and Anticap reveal they are helping him.
Comic page showing Carlos refusing Stephanie’s mission, arguing he is not a hero, and choosing to return to the IWF despite her warning.
Comic page showing Donald learning Carlos survived, has strange new powers, and may expose GalactiCorp’s crimes if he escapes.
Comic page showing Donald golfing indoors while ordering Carlos killed after learning he could threaten GalactiCorp.
Comic page showing Carlos narrating months of brutal fights in solitary confinement as GalactiCorp sends monsters, mutants, and robots after him. Carlos gains fame as Tu Muerte while Donald orders a deadly new opponent, Metatron, to end him.
Comic page showing Carlos speaking with his mother from prison and learning GalactiCorp has taken his family hostage on Mars.
Comic page showing Carlos returning to the resistance through the bathroom passage after GalactiCorp threatens his mother and brother.
Comic page showing Stephanie warning Carlos he cannot beat Metatron and that the nanobots will soon turn him into lifeless electronics.
Comic page showing Carlos deciding to fight back, asking Stephanie to save his family, and preparing to face Metatron and GalactiCorp.
Comic page showing announcers hyping Tu Muerte’s title match against Metatron, the undefeated IWF champion with a deadly record.
Comic page showing Metatron angrily declaring himself king and threatening Tu Muerte before their IWF championship match.
Comic page showing Carlos preparing to face Metatron as guards escort him from his cell and the resistance encourages him.
Back cover illustration showing Tu Muerte leaping toward Voltan in a black, white, and pink wrestling scene from the first issue.

Buy IWF #1 in print

Enjoyed IWF #1? Consider grabbing the print edition. The physical comic is the best way to experience the full retro sci-fi wrestling madness, and every purchase helps support future issues from R.L. Black and Vantage Comics.

Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (IWF) #1 Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (IWF) #1
Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (IWF) #1
$6.99

IWF #1 launches the Intergalactic Wrestling Federation — a brutal sci-fi wrestling circuit where alien gladiators, cybernetic champions, and genetically engineered monsters battle for supremacy across the stars.

At the center of it all is Carlos Ortega, a young programmer thrust into a world of intergalactic wrestling, as he battles against corporate oppression and fights for justice. Packed with mesmerizing artwork and an engaging storyline, the IWF comic book is a must-have addition to your collection. Sentenced by the corporate judicial system to fight in the IWF, Carlos is an underdog attraction in a league dominated by non-human champions. Ortega quickly learns that the IWF is more than spectacle — it’s control, propaganda, and survival. Every match is broadcast across star systems. Every loss has consequences. And every victory threatens the power structure that built the league.

Blending retro pulp energy with hard-hitting sci-fi worldbuilding, this debut issue introduces the league, the fighters, and the savage code that governs intergalactic combat. This is just the beginning.

Created and illustrated by R.L. Black, IWF #1 delivers 40 pages of explosive action, stylized violence, and a universe built for expansion.

Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (IWF) #1 Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (IWF) #1
Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (IWF) #1
$6.99

IWF #1 launches the Intergalactic Wrestling Federation — a brutal sci-fi wrestling circuit where alien gladiators, cybernetic champions, and genetically engineered monsters battle for supremacy across the stars.

At the center of it all is Carlos Ortega, a young programmer thrust into a world of intergalactic wrestling, as he battles against corporate oppression and fights for justice. Packed with mesmerizing artwork and an engaging storyline, the IWF comic book is a must-have addition to your collection. Sentenced by the corporate judicial system to fight in the IWF, Carlos is an underdog attraction in a league dominated by non-human champions. Ortega quickly learns that the IWF is more than spectacle — it’s control, propaganda, and survival. Every match is broadcast across star systems. Every loss has consequences. And every victory threatens the power structure that built the league.

Blending retro pulp energy with hard-hitting sci-fi worldbuilding, this debut issue introduces the league, the fighters, and the savage code that governs intergalactic combat. This is just the beginning.

Created and illustrated by R.L. Black, IWF #1 delivers 40 pages of explosive action, stylized violence, and a universe built for expansion.

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