Orcini (comic story)

Orcini
Main character(s):	Orcini, Bostock
Main enemy:	Vera
Main setting:	The Hinterland London, 1858
Key crew
Publisher:	Cutaway Comics
Editor:	Gareth Kavanagh
Writer:	Eric Saward
Cover by:	Adrian Salmon
Artist:	Adrian Salmon
Colourist:	Adrian Salmon
Letterer:	Colin Brockhurst
Release details
Printed in:	ORCINI 1
Release date:	23 August 2021
Cover date:	July 2021

Orcini was a spin-off of Doctor Who making use of Eric Saward's individual license to the titular character. It was Orcini's first official appearance since TV: Revelation of the Daleks in 1985.

Publisher's summary

Exiled from the Grand Order of Oberon, celebrated Grand Master Orcini and his brave squire Bostock traverse the Hinterlands in search of honour amidst the chaos. However, it soon becomes clear that they are not alone in this strange part of the galaxy. Is the hunter about to become the hunted?

Plot

to be added

Characters

• Orcini
• Bostock
• Vera
• "Honest" Vincent Smith
• Jade Warriors

Worldbuilding

• Hinterland has a population of 666.
• Orcini's registration plate is "OGW 85".
• The Big Stink happened in London in 1858.
• The Book of Living Light was stolen from the Grand Order of Oberon by its original owners, the Jade Warriors.
• "Honest" Vincent Smith is an agent of the Grand Galactic Court.
• Vera wers a deerstalker and mauve stockings.

Notes

• This Orcini one-shot was a stretch goal for the Lytton Kickstarter.
• "OGW 85" is a refence to Orcini, his actor William Gaunt, and his first appearance in 1985.

Value added material

• Orcini purchased directly from Cutaway Comics includes a bonus DVD of "value added material" (VAM).
• The cover of the DVD is based on the poster of the Akira Kurosawa film Sanjuro (1962).

Cover	Content
	Newly recorded ‘Revelation of the Daleks’ commentary with Trevor Cooper (Takis), Colin Spaull (Lilt) and Graeme Harper (Director), moderated by Justin Johnson Extended Highlights from In Conversation with Graeme Harper, hosted by Matt Charlton Trailers for Omega and Paradise Towers

Logo

Continuity

• Vera is a member of the Grand Order of Oberon. Orcini was excommunicated from the organization. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)

External links

• Official Orcini page at Cutaway Comics