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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 5d

We have an exclusive preview of Briar: Night’s Terror #1 from @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social, @alexlins.bsky.social, and @marsilvestre.bsky.social, on sale this December from @boom-studios.com!

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 12d

We have an exclusive reveal of the new stickers and The Gift of Everything bookmark that Mutts is releasing to celebrate these release of The Gift of Nothing Anniversary Edition to and The Gift of Everything!

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Exclusive Reveal: MUTTS Creator Patrick McDonnell's New Bookmark & Stickers for THE GIFT OF EVERYTHING! - Freaksugar

Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell’s syndicated comic strip Mutts has had a special place in the hearts and minds of millions of readers–myself included–over the years, with fans falling in with and being e...

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Rocketship Entertainment @rocketshipofficial.bsky.social · 13d

@freaksugar.bsky.social has the info on this Friday’s NYCC Let’s Play Returns! panel featuring guests @mongrelmarie.bsky.social, Rocketship CEO @tomakel.bsky.social, and some surprise guests!

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NYCC 2025: Rocketship Entertainment on the LET'S PLAY RETURNS! Panel - Freaksugar

The New York Comic-Con returns this week and Rocketship Entertainment just announced what to expect from the publisher for the event. Per Rocketship, the publisher’s CEO Tom Akel–along with some surpr...

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AHOY Comics @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social · 13d

"Surreal and captivating... ARCHAIC could be your next favorite read.” — @freaksugar.bsky.social

ARCHAIC by @mfolson.bsky.social, @sallycantirino.bsky.social, and @gabcontrerasr.bsky.social is in bookstores today!

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 20d

We have an exclusive look at the mouse pad art available in The Amazing Spider-Man Classic Newspaper Comics #Kickstarter, live now from Marvel and @cloverpress.bsky.social!

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Exclusive: Check Out This Mouse Pad Art Available in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC NEWSPAPER COMICS Kickstarter! - Freaksugar

Clover Press and Marvel have partnered several times of late, producing so many phenomenal compilations, compendiums, and coffee-table books highlighting the art of the House of Ideas. And just today,...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 22d

The plot of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, if we’re being honest:

FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 23d

Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social spoke writer Declan Shalvey about his upcoming comic The Terminator: Metal, debuting this October from @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social!

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Interview: Declan Shalvey on Human Survival in THE TERMINATOR: METAL - Freaksugar

The Terminator franchise is one of the most beloved science fiction universes that’s been created in the past four decades. It has provided for solid scenes of action and war as well as quieter moment...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 23d

Greg Capullo appreciation post: These then-new X-Force outfits remain 🔥🔥🔥

FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 24d

Artist @jesselonergan.bsky.social spoke with us about his and @mikemignola.bsky.social’s upcoming Hellboy universe miniseries Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man, debuting this December from @darkhorse.com!

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Interview: Jesse Lonergan on MISS TRUESDALE AND THE RISE OF MAN - Freaksugar

Readers had the pleasure of meeting the disarming Miss Truesdale a couple years ago in Dark Horse Comics’ Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea from the creative duo of Hellboy creator Mike Mignol...

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Rocketship Entertainment @rocketshipofficial.bsky.social · 24d

@freaksugar.bsky.social spoke with Vincent Kings about the Kickstarter for Time Dog and the Dark Future!

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Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · 24d

“I’ve always been a huge fan of retro beat-em-up arcade games like Streets of Rage and Final Fight so I concocted my own fictional video game in homage to that genre called RoboWolf.”—Jake Smith in an interview with @freaksugar.bsky.social: bit.ly/4nleh8T

RoboWolf #2 will be available October 29

Interview: Jake Smith on the Nostalgia-Filled Bombast That Is ROBOWOLF - Freaksugar

I remember the first time I saw RoboCop. It was the year after it premiered and I was eight-years-old, way too young to be watching Alex Murphy’s repurposed body blow away criminals. What instantly ho...

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Adam Szym @adamszym.bsky.social · 25d

I shared a playlist of songs I listened to hundreds of times while writing and drawing my new book Little Visitor & Other Abductions @freaksugar.bsky.social

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Exclusive: Creator Adam Szym Shares Spotify Playlist for His OGN LITTLE VISITOR & OTHER ABDUCTIONS - Freaksugar

This week, Oni Press and Adam Szym are taking readers on an unnerving and gripping journey of stories of aliens, UFOs, and the dark underbelly they hide. In his graphic novel compilation Little ...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 26d

We have an exclusive look at the Spotify playlist comic creator Adam Szym curated for his original graphic novel Little Visitor & Other Abductions, on sale now from @oni-press.bsky.social!

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Exclusive: Creator Adam Szym Shares Spotify Playlist for His OGN LITTLE VISITOR & OTHER ABDUCTIONS - Freaksugar

This week, Oni Press and Adam Szym are taking readers on an unnerving and gripping journey of stories of aliens, UFOs, and the dark underbelly they hide. In his graphic novel compilation Little ...

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Zack Kaplan @zackkaps.bsky.social · 27d

In just a week, we're back! Check out this really good deep dive @freaksugar.bsky.social interview, about writing Frey and actions that have consequences, and fantastic action sequences w Fico Ossio! @darkhorse.com KILL ALL IMMORTALS II is out October 1st with Issue #1. God damn it, get ready!

Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · 27d

"It is Succession meets John Wick with immortal Vikings." - Kill All Immortals creator Zack Kaplan @zackkaps.bsky.social spoke with @freaksugar.bsky.social about the upcoming Kill All Immortals II, coming on October 1!

Read the full interview: https://bit.ly/4nMOwhM

Base cover of Kill All Immortals II issue #1, illustrated by Oliver Barrett

FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 27d

Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social spoke with writer @kierongillen.bsky.social about his and @stephaniehans.bsky.social’s wonderful graphic novel WE CALLED THEM GIANTS, on sale now from @imagecomics.com!

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Interview: Kieron Gillen on Grounded Fable & Learning Trust in WE CALLED THEM GIANTS - Freaksugar

When facing the end of the world, how tenuous is our hold on hope? How do we remember to trust? What do we owe one another? Those questions and more are addressed in the We Called Them Giants original...

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Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · 27d

"It is Succession meets John Wick with immortal Vikings." - Kill All Immortals creator Zack Kaplan @zackkaps.bsky.social spoke with @freaksugar.bsky.social about the upcoming Kill All Immortals II, coming on October 1!

Read the full interview: https://bit.ly/4nMOwhM

Base cover of Kill All Immortals II issue #1, illustrated by Oliver Barrett

FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 28d

We have an exclusive reveal of the cast of the original graphic novel The Girl Who Draws on Whales by writer and illustrator Ariela Kristantina, on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, from @comixology.bsky.social Originals!

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Exclusive Preview: Meet the Cast of THE GIRL WHO DRAWS ON WHALES - Freaksugar

Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, writer and illustrator Ariela Kristantina will bring readers into a world of lush environments, struggle and strife, and the power of hope. In her original graph...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 28d

We have an EXCLUSIVE preview of The Expanse: A Little Death #2 by @andydiggle.bsky.social, Wes Chatham, Francesco Pisa, colorist Sarah Stern, and letterer @simonbowland.bsky.social, on sale next month from @boom-studios.com! FOC is TODAY!

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Exclusive Preview: THE EXPANSE: A LITTLE DEATH #2 - Freaksugar

The phenomenally inventive television series The Expanse has been captivating audiences for years, spreading across into other spaces like the comic book medium. Earlier this month, BOOM! Studios laun...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 29d

We don’t know who needs to hear this, but the parents who give Charlie Brown rocks when he’s trick-or-treating are monsters.

#halloween #charliebrown #peanuts #acharliebrownhalloween #itsthegreatpumpkincharliebrown #freaksugar #igotarock

FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 29d

The FOC for @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social’s Darkwing Duck Volume 2 #6 is this Monday, September 21, 2025! Learn all about the series in our interview with writer @kibblesmith.com!

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Interview: Daniel Kibblesmith & the Terror That Flaps in the Night: Darkwing Duck! - Freaksugar

He’s the terror that flaps in the night—and he’s flapping right back to the four-colored world of comics. This month, Dynamite Comics is releasing the inaugural issue of its latest Darkwing Duck serie...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · 29d

Death to Pachuco #1 of 5 debuts next month from @imagecomics.com! We spoke with writer @henrybarajas.bsky.social and artist @ohhhaeee.bsky.social about the book last year!

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Interview: Henry Barajas & Rachel Merrill Bring Chicano Noir & History in DEATH TO PACHUCO - Freaksugar

The Zoot Suit Riots is an important part of American history that many people might not know about or will fall through the cracks of education. And that’s a travesty because it’s a key moment in Mexi...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · Sep 21

The Dark Empty Void trade paperback is on sale Wednesday from @madcavestudios.com! Learn all about the comic in our interview with writer @zackkaps.bsky.social!

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Interview: Zack Kaplan on the Cosmic Horror of DARK EMPTY VOID - Freaksugar

Dabbling in powers not meant for human hands is the bread-and-butter of good science fiction and horror, stretching back to the earliest sci-fi tale Frankenstein, Or the Modern Prometheus, by Mary She...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · Sep 21

We spoke with @georgenorthy.bsky.social and Rachele Aragno about their spooky holiday-centric comic Yuletide, debuting next month from @oni-press.bsky.social! FOC for issue #1 is this Monday, September22!

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Interview: George Northy & Rachele Aragno on the Darker Side of the Holidays in YULETIDE - Freaksugar

If you dig into winter holiday lore enough, you’ll find your way past the saccharine, sanitized version of familiar Christmas legends like Santa into figures that are mythic… and sometimes more monstr...

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Monica Ginder @moni-writes.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thank you @freaksugar.bsky.social for the great interview and article!! 🤩

FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · Sep 20

We spoke with @moni-writes.bsky.social about her new comic Hybrid Theory from @wiseacrecomics.bsky.social, now funding on Kickstarter!

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Interview: Monica Ginder on the Kickstarter for Wise Acre Comics' HYBRID THEORY - Freaksugar

Manga and monsters. Demons and derring-do. Hybrids and heroism. All this and more is packed into Hybrid Theory Volume 1: The Hunt Begins!, the first manga series from independent publisher Wise Acre C...

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FreakSugar @freaksugar.bsky.social · Sep 20

We spoke with @moni-writes.bsky.social about her new comic Hybrid Theory from @wiseacrecomics.bsky.social, now funding on Kickstarter!

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Interview: Monica Ginder on the Kickstarter for Wise Acre Comics' HYBRID THEORY - Freaksugar

Manga and monsters. Demons and derring-do. Hybrids and heroism. All this and more is packed into Hybrid Theory Volume 1: The Hunt Begins!, the first manga series from independent publisher Wise Acre C...

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