Orcs! #3

Christine Larsen's Orcs! barrels into its third issue with a cover that practically lunges off the shelf — two wide-eyed, pointy-hatted orcs fill the frame cheek-to-cheek, their enormous toothy grins dripping and gleaming against a moody blue backdrop. The sheer expressiveness of Larsen's painted style gives these green-faced troublemakers a goofy, lovable menace that's hard to resist. If this series has been on your radar, issue #3 is a fine reminder that KaBOOM! has something genuinely fun on its hands.