Tag: Fantasy

Ork Leaders from different systems, from left to right: Lego (For size comparison) Savage Orc Chieftain, Warhammer Fantasy/Age of Sigmar Captain Malo Gordab, Freebooters Fate Ork Chieftain, Armalion Photo Credit: Tobias Bomm via Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/tobias_bomm/24309843632
Culture

Orc Marxism

Lee Konstantinou reviews Robert T. Tally Jr.’s The Mismeasure of Orcs, arguing that their inconsistent humanization by Tolkien signals a contradiction central to the fantasy genre.

Lee Konstantinou April 28, 2026
Culture

Tolkien’s Deplorable Cultus

Robert T. Tally Jr. reads Tolkien’s corpus with the tools of Marxist literary criticism, delivering a devastating blow to the fantasy writer’s rightist fans.

Robert T. Tally Jr. August 20, 2024

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