Orcs! #1

Christine Larsen's Orcs! #1 from BOOM! Studios' KaBOOM! imprint charges onto shelves with a cover that's hard to resist — a rowdy band of orcs tumbles through an autumnal landscape of deep crimson grasses and falling red leaves, swords drawn and teeth bared, accompanied by a scrappy pack of small wolf-like creatures and one very alarmed fleeing squirrel. Larsen's painted linework gives the whole scene a storybook warmth that balances the roughhousing energy perfectly, making this feel like a fantasy adventure aimed at anyone who's ever rooted for the monsters.