Orphen Series by Yoshinobu Akita

March 2005 ADV naga trade paperback comic,full number line. ISBN:9781413902662. Yoshinobu Akita. A fantasy series about a powerful sorcerer and his strange lackeys.

Orphen is back on the case and flaunting his skills, but his quick wit and vulgar mouth won't help him win a match with Black Tiger. It may seem like child's play to the seasoned sorcerer, but a few cheap tricks could cost Orphen the win, and the famed sword of Baltanders!

Orphen receives a nocturnal visit from a most unwelcome visitor - a ghost! Ethereal entities are the least of Orhpen's worries, though, as hired assassins and ghastly snake men appear, hungry for blood. It's going to take a little help from the curvaceous Hirietta to provide some answers, but Orphen might not like what he finds when a trip to a ruined mansion brings him face-to-face with a powerful yet familiar evil...

This is the fourth graphic novel in the 'Orphen' series.

The sorcerer Orphen is on a magic-for-hire mission and, along with his wand-wielding understudy and bone-headed companion, he must retrieve a magical ring from a beautiful young woman. This should be no sweat for the seasoned sorcerer, but a sweet maid with an interest in the black arts will complicate an already sticky situation.

The sorcerer Orphen is on a magic-for-hire mission and, along with his wand-wielding understudy and bone-headed companion, he must retrieve a magical ring from a beautiful young woman. This should be no sweat for the seasoned sorcerer, but a sweet maid with an interest in the black arts will complicate an already sticky situation.