On the twelfth day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

twelve Orcs a'Charging

eleven Reven revellers
ten Goblins mobbing
nine Archers aiming
eight Harpies flying
seven Hunters hunting
six geeks a-playing
5 MAV
four snoring Orcs
three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

eleven Reven revellers

ten Goblins mobbing
nine Archers aiming
eight Harpies flying
seven Hunters hunting
six geeks a-playing
5 MAV
four snoring Orcs
three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the tenth day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

 ...ten Goblins mobbing

 
nine Archers aiming
eight Harpies flying
seven Hunters hunting
six geeks a-playing
5 MAV
four snoring Orcs
three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the ninth day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

...nine Archers aiming

eight Harpies flying
seven Hunters hunting
six geeks a-playing
5 MAV
four snoring Orcs
three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the eighth day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

...eight Harpies flying

seven Hunters hunting
six geeks a-playing
5 MAV
four snoring Orcs
three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the seventh day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

...seven Hunters hunting

six geeks a-playing
5 MAV
four snoring Orcs
three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the sixth day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

...six geeks a-playing

5 MAV
four snoring Orcs
three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the fifth day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

...5 MAV

 

four snoring Orcs 

three Beast-men

two Ogre thugs

and a Hill Giant with a dead tree! 

On the fourth day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me...

four snoring Orcs

three Beast-men
two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the third day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me..

...three Beast-men

two Ogre thugs
and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the second day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me..

...two Ogre thugs

and a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

On the first day of Christmas, Reaper gave to me..

...a Hill Giant with a dead tree!

 

Tough Luck

With Mossbeard and the Elven Archers defeated, the time has come for the inevitable Toughness check.

Way back in the day, when an orc model got knocked down, an orc leader could rouse him with a Warcry, and if that didn't work, there was the Toughness check. To pass, most orcs needed to roll a 9 or 0.

Lady Luck, however, does not care much for poor Gurgh. He is one of my oldest models and has much of his paint worn away. Still he is a good stout front-line veteran...and Reven-Heaven's number one returning customer. 

Yard Work

Urga and his Beastmen Woodcutters come to the rescue as the orcs take on the Treeman, hoping to prove that Mossbeard's BARK is much worse than his bite.

The PUNishment never ends, folks!  As for Urga and the rest of the Beastmen, I always imagined them to be the expert landscapers of the Monglash steppes.  

Tree Huggers

Upon realizing that Elves are almost impossible to shoot when they're hidden in the trees, Ugmok and Gurgh try out the tactic for themselves.

It was only a matter of time before I took a jab at the elves. Oddly enough, this was inspired by a game room incident in which my friend Kelly needed a proxy for the big Tree-man model. We "made do" with one of my ogres camouflaged in clump-lichen. Some of the other elf players were not quite so amused.

Friendly Fire

When Elves attack the Reven column, Narg sends his rookie Archers forward, but leaves his rear flank unprotected.

Believe it or not, there ARE actually people out there who are fanatic enough that they go through the trouble of adding bowstrings to their archer miniatures. The material of choice is kitty whiskers (that fall out naturally, of course).

LIttle MIss Understanding

On the road to Aizen Krahl, Krunk meets his new Captain. Not only is love blind, but it does not listen too well either. Introducing #02946 Neroli, half-orc paladin painted by Anastrianna in her first full-length feature funny-page.

The Dantral proxy joke begame a rather long-running gag at our local Warlord games because the official model for the half-orc captain took a long time to actually enter production.  Besides, this particular model was painted by a very talented friend as a gift and I was dying to show her off.

"Womens' Liberation"

Before the Aizen Krahl campaign begins, Varaug and Kiakara argue over the spoils of war, however Varaug is disarmed in this battle of wits.

Of course it was Sylvester and his little nephew that invented this gag, but far be it from me not to recycle it.  Ironically since several game revisions, Kiakara has improved her stats, but Varaug hasn't gotten any smarter.

"Confirmed Bachelors"

With all of Townville to loot and pillage, Urbog and Krunk decide to go look for some action..but find something else instead.

This one may seem a bit dated. If I had made it just yesterday, I suppose the berserker axe-orcs would have been playing Flames Of Waaaagh instead.

Gee I hope "waaaagh" isn't a registered trademark too.

"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 8 of 8

And there you have the origins of Halloween..and you know it is true..because it's on the interwebs.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Come back this Friday for the regular scheduled update.

"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 7 of 8

 So it seems Kiakara's catapult does indeed work. The ending would appear to be a happy one...so far. Tune in tomorrow..same orc-time, same orc-channel to see if Janara and Gragg get to see the "Great Reven" in the pumpkin patch.

"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 6 of 8

The plan seems to be working ...so far.

I wish I could offer a valid explanation for the references to cupcakes and cute orcs..but I can't. Some things are not really meant to be understood... but to be accepted just the same.

"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 5 of 8

 The term "orc plan" is self-contradicting, but that never stops an orc from trying. This was also a fun chance for me to debut a few new models in the comic, including one big stompy robot from Reaper's CAV game. I'm not sure where the cutie-bear came from though.

A bit of 'splaining for those new to 28MMT and the Warlord game, Hilly-G is the HIll Giant (thus the irony), and the CAV "Ogre" is a different stompy robot from the futuristic fantasy game system.

And yes, that'd be the Linus and Sally homage there in the last frame.

"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 4 of 8

A Halloween special just isn't the same without Lucy and the football... or Kiakara and the catapult.

"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 3 of 8

For those of you not familiar with the Reaper universe, Kargir is an icy realm populated by orcs..and being that it is an icy realm, the orcs often venture south into Anhur during the winter..and then stay there for the summer..or a bit longer if they want to. Gragg is their leader... and Janara... well, she's the self-appointed president of the Gragg Elfslayer Squeeing Fangirl Fanclub.

"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 2 of 8

For those of you not familiar with Reaper's Warlord universe, a "reven" is what the orcs call a full-scale raid, and is considered to be a necessary rite of passage before an orc is considered an adult. In reality, the term seems to be related to the reavers of old who raided all along the borders of Scotland.

Neek the goblin considers himself a contender for Warlord of the goblinoid tribes of the Monglash Steppes, and in these comics is often trying to get himself one-up on poor Varaug.
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"It's the Great Reven" Halloween special - Part 1 of 8

Halloween has always been my favourite holiday. I mean, what's not to love about dressing up strangely and eating loads of candy. I also love this time of year because I can dig out my old VHS copy of It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. This holiday 28MMT special is dedicated to the memory of Charles Schutz.

Check back nightly for the next week as I upload this rest of this eight part holiday special.

"A Lasting Peace"

Now that the orcs have taken the small hamlet of Townwille, it is time to make plans for the future.

This one, I admit, was inspired by Dick Cheney. Can you guuss which orc is George W. Bush?

"Sensitive Orcs"

 The first full-sized 28MMT comic strip, featuring the orcs of Warlord doing what orcs do best.... whooping the Undead. Many of the comic punchlines have to do with rules from the Warlord game, some of which no longer exist. The Warcry rule lets a leader model revive a grunt model with what SHOULD be a fearsome rallying bellow..but in this case.. well...