''Orcs: Forged for War ''is the first graphicnovel in Stan Nicholls' beloved Orcs universe. The fantasy landscape in this world is brutal and unforgiving, and populated by a race of unlikely protagonists: the powerful and violent warriors, orcs. ''Orcs: Forged for War ''is an original story--a new entry in this series, not an adaptation of old material. It follows a ruthless and deadly cohort of warrior orcs as they fight their way free of the dominion of an evil human enchantress. Sitting on an exhilarating peak with high fantasy on one side and the thrilling, gruesome battlefields of graphic novel classics like Frank Miller's ''300 ''on the other, ''Orcs ''presents the world of its ogre-like protagonists with technicolor violence and moments of unexpected sympathy.