Orcs Must Die! is only a week away, and both developer Robot Entertainment and fans of the game are gearing up for the launch by releasing content. In Robot Entertainment’s corner, we have an excellent prequel comic and a gallery of art inspired by the game. Here’s the description of this action packed tale:

Ages ago, parties of brave – or stupid – explorers stepped through a magical rift to explore an untapped source of magic. What they found was a ravaged world, a destroyed landscape populated by drooling, bloodthirsty monsters. The magic wielders of the land formed the Order to protect their realm from invading beasts. But how long can the order hold back the merciless orc mob?

On the fan side of things, chazamation is tearing it up with their fan video, which showcases some of the traps available to cut, spike, slam, and catapult orcs away from their goal. Take a look at the video above.

Whether or not you like comics or movies, there’s one things we can all agree with: we’re excited for Orcs Must Die!‘s release. Stay tuned to XBLA Fans for more coverage as the game hits the market, but for now check out some of our other coverage here!