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Orla Vol. 1 Series Bundle

Love is a monster. Orla Bard is an antique restorer, romance novel enjoyer and keen birder. She also believes in true love, continuing to navigate Seattle’s singles scene despite repeated disappointment. But Orla has a secret. She is afflicted with The Ick, a man-eating monstrous entity dwelling i…

Love is a monster. Orla Bard is an antique restorer, romance novel enjoyer and keen birder. She also believes in true love, continuing to navigate Seattle’s singles scene despite repeated disappointment. But Orla has a secret. She is afflicted with The Ick, a man-eating monstrous entity dwelling inside her, who violently emerges whenever she gets too angry or afraid. Unable to rid herself of this curse, Orla uses The Ick to save other women by removing the scummiest men from the dating pool…permanently. Hearts (and bodies) will be broken in this offbeat romcom/creature-feature mashup!

READ IT AS IT DROPS. OWN IT FOREVER.
With this exclusive series bundle, you’ll receive:
All 5 digital issues—delivered on their official release dates. If any have already been released at the time of your order, you’ll receive them instantly! ($25 value)
The collected trade paperback—shipped to your doorstep once available! ($18 value)
That’s $43 in value for just $25—a unique way to read each issue as it releases while still owning the physical edition!
Please allow 1-3 business days to receive the latest digital issue(s).

$24.99

1 Trade Paperback + 5 Digital Issues

Orla! – Issue 1

August 6, 2025

Love is a monster. Orla Bard is an antique restorer, romance novel enjoyer and keen birder. She also believes in true love, continuing to navigate Seattle’s singles scene despite repeated disappointment. But Orla has a secret. She is afflicted with The Ick, a man-eating monstrous entity dwelling inside her, who violently emerges whenever she gets […]

Orla! – Issue 2

September 17, 2025

Orla has reluctantly agreed to a lunch-date with Gwyn, the friendly manager of her favourite local bookstore that she’s been crushing on. Gwyn tells cheesy jokes, dances badly, and has a worrying lack of embarrassment. But as initial awkwardness gives way to a fun afternoon, Orla faces a conundrum: how does she deal with a […]

Orla! – Issue 3

October 22, 2025

The Ick – the terrifying creature Orla transforms into – is unleashed at times of stress, and the longer she tries to keep it bottled in, the harder it is to hold back. But Orla is working at being a different, better person, and part of that is finally keeping her promise to attend her […]

Orla! – Issue 4

November 26, 2025

Following the disastrous events of Halloween, Orla is in freefall, and has never felt more alone. Fully embracing her murderous mission, she has set her vengeful sights on her white whale: odious manosphere influencer Rick Holester, whose speaking tour has arrived in Seattle. If one horrible man is so toxic that him being eaten by […]

Orla! – Issue 5

December 24, 2025

You are cordially invited to the Valentine’s Day wedding of Harriet and Josh. Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace. Orla Bard might have a few things to say. As her two lives collide, can Orla protect those […]

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John Lees

Author

John Lees is an award-winning writer from Glasgow, Scotland. He is best known for his work on hard-boiled Glasgow crime saga SINK, drawn by Alex Cormack, horror anthology HOTELL, featuring artist Dalibor Talajić, and THE NASTY, a coming-of-age horror comedy set in 1990s Scotland against the backdrop of the video nasties moral panic, working with artist Adam Cahoon. John's other credits include AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE, THE STANDARD, OXYMORON: THE LOVELIEST NIGHTMARE, MOUNTAINHEAD, and a story for TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES UNIVERSE. In addition to ORLA!, with artist Sally Cantirino, his recent projects include GRAWLGORE & SHANKS, a detective mystery procedural set in a high fantasy world of dwarves and orcs, with artist Joe Mulvey, and THE CRIMSON CAGE, a retelling of William Shakespeare’s MACBETH set against the backdrop of 1980s territory pro wrestling, with artist Alex Cormack. (SINK, HOTELL, THE NASTY)
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Sally Cantirino

Illustrator

Sally Cantirino is a comic artist and illustrator from New Jersey, specializing in horror. She has been self-publishing zines and comics since she was a teenager. Her previous comic work has been published by Comixology, Iron Circus, AWBW, Vault, Z2, Ahoy, Boom, and Mad Cave. She has contributed character and monster designs to several tabletop role playing games, as well as illustrations.
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Dearbhla Kelly

Colorist

Dearbhla Kelly is a freelance comic colorist, designer and illustrator. As well as editorial illustration for The Irish Times and Irish Independent, her work includes interior color for comics such as I Walk With Monsters (Vault), Gatsby (AWA), Sort of Super (Simon & Schuster), Pantomime (Mad Cave Studios), Human Remains (Vault) and 007 (Dynamite). She has also written short comics for Red Sonja, Vampirella and The Irish Times. Their recent work includes colour for Unnatural Order (Vault), which has made waves in the comics world as one of the best-selling new independent comics of 2023. Dearbhla is also a committee member for DCAF – the Dublin Comics Arts Festival – which runs quarterly in Richmond Barracks, showcasing the best of Irish indie comics talent.
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