Luke Mars (he/him)

Luke is an artist and writer with a degree in Comic Arts, Printmaking, and Creative Writing from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He loves punk music, horror movies, and zines. Luke is also the co-founder, graphic designer, and editor of Out of Bounds Press, and a studio fellow at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. His body of work includes graphic design, illustration, narrative and poetic writing, papermaking, publishing, and more. 

If you are interested in buying any prints or original artworks, please email [email protected] to get in touch.

Interested in working with Luke? Here are some projects he's looking for:

• editorial illustration
• gig posters
• album art/merch designs for bands
• lettering commissions (metal fonts a +)
• comic book art/writing
• teaching art/writing
• literary editing
• essay writing
• poetry writing
• zine/magazine printing services
• book repair
• clothing repair
• ...and more! email [email protected] with any inquiries

Publications

Satan Cares About You (Bottlecap Press, 2023)

MCAD Comics! Comics! Comics! Anthology (contributor 2022, editor 2022-2024)

Scrub In (self-published 2024)

Scurry (self-published 2024)

Out of Bounds Press (designer and editor 2025-)

Trauma Pornstar (One Handed Press, 2026)

Light Pollution Lavender (Queer Poem Club by Beck's Books, 2026)

+dozens of self-published zines and comics

Teaching

Visual Poetry and Experimental Comics (Cartoonist Co-Op Summer Camp, 2025)

Conventions/Events

Midwest Queer and Trans Zine Fest

Insert Name Zine Fest

Autoptic Festival

Odd Market

Portland Zine Symposium

Cartoonists' United Nib and Ink Fest

Exhibitions

Made at MCAD (MCAD Main Gallery, 2023)

New Editions (Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 2025)

Art of Zines (Anno Domini Gallery, 2025)

Fore Edge Fair (Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 2026)