The description of the book seemed interesting, so I wanted to check the story out. Unfortunately, I have since lost my initial interest in the story. I may try and find a physical copy to add the my library when it is released, though, because I think my readers could like it!

I really liked this volume.
We are immediately transported to a world where the story is already happening, and we discover things in the world as we move through the pages.
The story is very well done and developed, I really loved the characters who deal with something bigger than just their lives.
It is beautifully illustrated, with fantastic character designs, full of color, expressions and details that expand the fantasy world beyond the pages.

Waiting anxiously for the next volume.

I wish the final pages weren’t missing their dialogue, but I do recognize that this is an advanced copy. I just wanted even more content than I was given! This story was so fascinating - from the different species, to the complex fantasy cultures, to the action-packed plot that was continuously unfolding, and so much more. And the visually dynamic characters, especially the orcs, were so enthralling to look at. Overall, a dynamic and well told story with an exciting adventure and stunning artwork. Can’t wait to read more as the series continues!

Humans and Orcs are mortal enemies fighting for territory in a dying world when an enemy from across the sea brings them to a fragile alliance. Tara a high ranking orc healer is sent to Callum Battlechild's mercenary company as a sign of the alliance.

I really like the art style of this graphic novel. This book has the first 6 issues of the series. I love the fact that orcs have a civilization and rituals which is not always shown in high fantasy depictions of orcs. There is an interesting cast of characters between the orcs and the humans. The orcs are like the Mongols and the humans are pretty much the same as any in fantasy works. The mercenary group is like any DND group with the vibes and humor. I am looking forward to the next book.

If you like DND and Tolkien style novels, this is the graphic novel for you.

Thank you to Netgalley and IDW Publishing for an eARC of The Hunger and the Dusk.

Wow, what a surprising new favorite graphic novel! Aside from the gorgeous artwork, there's a lot to love here already: an interesting cast of characters, a compelling conflict, and magnificent worldbuilding. I didn't expect to love this as much when I requested the ARC but I'm definitely going to continue this series. Can't wait for the next installment!

★ ★ ★ ★ • 4

Quick read with interesting characters, a nice illustration style, and standard high fantasy elements.

As a first book to a series, there was some general lack of world building and character background information… But, hopefully the sequels will get more into that.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC for review!

I strongly enjoyed this fantasy comic, it was extremely well done and I LOVE Orcs. Their fantasy race is just so interesting, It immersed you really well, and had so many great action scenes with a good amount of gore. The world building is very good, and was able to get everything across in just the first few pages. I overall recommend.

Willow Wilson's Hunger is a well-written (if sometimes tropey) comic book about a treaty between humans and orcs against deadly Vangols who look like oversized anorectic psychos.

Most fantasy readers are used to orcs vs. humans scenarios, and I liked how the author revitalized the trope. Both sides are good people and have their reasons not to trust each other. I admit I would prefer orcs to be more alien and not humanlike in stature and behavior, but you get what you get.

The art looks great— clean lines and saturated colors fit the story and the lore. And the high fantasy aesthetic, too. Action sequences are excellent.

In all, The Hunger and The Dusk is an immersive high-fantasy story that spins well-known tropes.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

5/5 stars

Dudes. I always love G. willow Wilson. Ms. Marvel from a few years ago was so well done and this new series was also a home run. The Hunger and the Dusk follows a few characters (my favorites being Cal, Tara, and Throth) as the humans and orcs build a new peace to fight the dreaded Vangol. I loved the artwork, it truly brought everything together and made the characters so real. The relationships developments were also totally realistic, and I always love a good fantasy orc, especially the way these orcs were made.

I definitely reccomend this and I'm highly debating buying a physical copy when this releases.

The Hunger and the Dusk has a beautifully illustrated and promising first installment. I loved the high fantasy setting of this graphic novel. While the story is character-driven, the world-building is immersive. I especially liked how expectations are subverted in this novel - most obviously in the opening sequence, where we form incorrect opinions of the orcs and see that incorrect lens applied throughout the novel. Using the reader's point of view to introduce the biases against orcs was a well-done little twist. While it took me a bit longer to get a hold on this novel, the pacing was engaging. The full-color illustrations and paneling compositions are well done, and the graphic novel has a good balance of text/illustration. I really enjoyed the character designs throughout the novel and felt the characters had distinct personalities. Tara was definitely my favorite character, and I look forward to how her story emerges in the next volume.

The Hunger and the Dusk is a pure fantasy comic with orcs and whatnot. The world is dying and humans fight with orcs and they both fight Vangols. The humans and orcs need to form an alliance in order to fight the Vangols, since they are ancient humanoids and hard to kill because they can move without getting noticed. But the alliance is hard to keep, everyone has their own agenda and they all fight for the power. This first part mostly sets the story, but the beginning is somewhat scattered. I hoped Wilson had explained the world more and the political system in it. The transitions between what happens aren't seamless, which was a shame. Towards the end the comic starts to find a path to follow and everything gets that much interesting.

The art is fitting for the story and the characters are lively. The color world is great, but the text in the speech bubbles is too thick and somewhat hard to read at times. It's interesting to see where this story goes, since this felt like a snippet of it all. I'm intrigued surely!

G Willow Wilson and Chris Wildgoose's The Hunger and the Dusk (Vol 1) (June 2024 - ARC)

For a high-fantasy comic about humans, orcs, and climate change (and those driven mad by it), the art is really pretty: the colours! the beautiful landscapes! the clean action!

I loved the hot orcs more than the humans (!?) which is not surprising as I feel like G Willow Wilson does too. Their side of the story, their characters, their history is so much more layered and interesting.

This first volume is definitely fascinating enough to hook me in for the long haul. Excited to see where they take it!

3.5 ⭐
I found it hard to get into it at first but started liking it rather quickly after it clicked. I think the volume was a great start, we get an idea of how the world works and what’s the situation at hand without any info dumps.
The art style was great too, can’t wait to keep on reading.
Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Reading this graphic novel half a year before its publication surely made it even harder for me to wait for its continuation. This first volume contains six chapters that introduce us to the human and ork characters but already gift us with adventures and battles. It took me four pages to be fully involved, which was mostly due to the amazing illustrations. Soon after, I also felt sympathetic towards the characters.

Two races, one enemy
This story issues a alliance between generational enemies, humans and orcs. An agreement and ambassador is supposed to bring peace and help both races to survive their common enemy. This enemy long stayed somewhat anonymous and became only visible in a later chapter. Its luring danger was quite vivid nonetheless. I also enjoyed the peaks onto the magic that is present in this world as much as the love stories beginning to bloom in these chapters. More that that, we get a lot of interesting characters that will surely enrich the upcoming volumes. Friendship and romance will ground the lethal encounters. I loved the balance between dialogues and traveling/fighting.

A great start
The story seems to be narrated by one of our main characters. We get to know not only him on depth though. Nonetheless, there are many backstories that I am looking forward to discover. Especially Tara's relationship to her cousin is teased at this volume's ending though moving illustrations. The illustrator surely depicted an abundance of emotions without needing any words to convey the story and thoughts of the characters. I had a lot of fun and feelings while exploring this world for the first time. And I surely cannot wait to dive deeper into the reasons for the enemies' invasion and their (hopefully) eventual decline.

I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel.

The world building was enjoyable, I really felt immersed in the environment.

The story was exciting and kept me going till the end. I'm looking forward to reading the next volume!

The artwork is beautiful, I love how unique each of the characters are and the environments are amazing.

I would definitely read more from this series.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and IDW Publishing for providing me with this arc

This volume collects the six numbers published so far of the series, in what seems like a reissue of the Viking invasion of Great Britain, with its Highlands and Lowlands, its orcs/picts, British/humans and Vikings/vangols, putting a little bit of dwarves in the shaker and giving it an air that also recalls the Lord of the Rings and the beginning of the Arthurian legends, peppering it with some sexual tension.

It's entertaining, but I'm not too excited. Too many standard fantasy topics for something whose selling line is a Hugo Award winning author. Maybe that lead me to expect more of the story.

Very reminiscent of World of Warcraft. Humans and Orcs have been at war for hundreds of years, both figthing for fertile farmland to combat the looming threat of starvation. But when an old enemy returns to both their lands, its either ally or die.

I really enjoyed this graphic novel! The art style is gorgeous and the story is hella compelling.

I'm actually so excited for this graphic novel! I can't wait for it to release and then the next vol to release.

I love how we got introduced to the world, it really tells you a lot about what's going on.

I love how everyone looks and how the world looks, the art style is truly amazing.

The action scenes were so good!! Like holy fudge! I absolutely loved them.

The characters were awesome as well and I really loved getting to know them little by little. I know it's only vol 1, but the author really does an amazing job at helping you get to know them.

I absolutely love the Orcs!! They are so amazing and I love the little bits of magic we get to see. Ugh I can't wait to read the next vol.

I highly recommend this graphic novel!! I know I'm looking forward for this series!! I can see it becoming a bestseller + becoming popular!

I mean look at that cover!!! It's absolutely gorgeous and it's definitely what caught my eye and then I read the Blurb and knew I had to read it!

Thank you so much @netgalley and @idwpublishing for giving me a ARC of this graphic novel for a honest review!

The Hunger and the Dusk comes out June 11th, 2024! Don't forget to mark your calendars for this one! You don't want to miss it.

3.5⭐️

“Bravery is a small word. But it requires a big heart.”

In a dying world, humans and orcs (traditional enemies) have to work together to vanquish an even bigger and more dangerous foe.

This was definitely an interesting graphic novel. I mostly enjoyed the story but at times I wished the characters and the bonds between them had been given a bit more time to flourish. The action scenes were exciting though, and I really liked the illustrations.

This book compiles Vol 1-6 of this series and I’m definitely curious about what will happen next.

Thanks Netgalley and IDW publishing for letting me read an early copy of this graphic novel. The Hunger and the Dusk is out June 11th.

Wow this graphic novel really captivated me! I can’t wait to read more!

The graphic novel „The Hunger and the Dusk“ by G.Willow Wilson and Chris Wildgoose is set in a dying world that is inhabited by humans and orcs that have been at war with each other for centuries. Faced with a new mutual enemy they form a fragile alliance.

The story is told from the orc and human perspective which I really liked! The insight into the orc culture was phenomenal. I immediately started to care for both sides due to the exceptional character work done in this. The story was engaging and fast paced while still taking its time to explore the characters‘ relationships and backstories.
The world felt organic and interesting which was enhanced by the beautiful artwork by Chris Wildgoose. There even was a solid dash of romance in this that really hit for me!

I can wholeheartedly recommend this series and I’m eager to read what happens next!

A big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher IDW Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.