ORCS! The Curse — Christine Larsen

Written and illustrated by Christine Larsen

The dance party was going great. Then somebody unleashed an ancient evil.

Bog, Pez, Zep, Utzu, and Gurh are back in ORCS! The Curse, another fantastical adventure from cartoonist Christine Larsen.

After returning from their travels, the Orcs are ready to celebrate. Unfortunately, a prank goes spectacularly wrong and awakens something ancient and decidedly unfriendly.

Elsewhere in the Known World, a necromancer with ties to the legendary Drod One-Eye has sinister plans for the Orcish tribe, while Pez finds an unexpected friend among the Elves—and learns that they have stories of their own about a terrible presence long thought to be sleeping.

Something is stirring across the Known World, and the Orcs may soon discover that a necromancer is the least of their problems.

Funny, adventurous, and packed with lovable underdogs, ORCS! The Curse brings friendship, mischief, monsters, and impending doom together in exactly the proportions we'd hope for.

Details

• Written and illustrated by Christine Larsen
• Collects ORCS! The Curse #1–4
• Features Bog, Pez, Zep, Utzu, and Gurh
• Fantasy graphic novel
• Adventure / humor / friendship / extremely ill-advised pranks

Why We Love It

We have considerable affection for stories in which the traditional fantasy bad guys get to say, “Excuse us, we're the heroes here.”

The Orcs are messy, funny, loyal, and not always gifted with excellent judgment—which makes them remarkably easy to root for.

And The Curse begins with a lesson we feel deserves wider circulation:

If the dance party is going well, perhaps don't touch the ancient evil.