The first thing that popped into my head was, seriously, Conan riding a pug.” “I’d been working for years for Marvel and DC doing Superman and Spider-Man,” he says. Norton began Battlepug during a career crossroads.

The “Compugdium” consists of the first five volumes of Battlepug, which Norton considers “the origin story.” To say there’s no other comic like this would be an understatement as big as Sprinkles. They fight the magic-hoarding beast mage Catwulf and other threats. His sidekick is a giant pug known to readers as Battlepug but to other characters as Sprinkles, a name given to him by Bryony, a foulmouthed little girl who is also a powerful mage and ally. His Eisner-winning Battlepug will be available in a massive “Compugdium” January 23 from Image Comics, which also published a collection of Norton’s Trump satire Lil’ Donnie last year.īattlepug, launched as a webcomic in early 2011, tells the story of the Warrior, a Conan the Barbarian type brawler who roams a sword and sorcery realm populated by enormous animals. If you can’t imagine such things, veteran comic-book writer and artist Mike Norton can. Imagine Steve Bannon and Mitch McConnell having a face-off in which their faces literally slide off. Imagine a giant, adorable seal demolishing a village and a barbarian killing an evil version of Santa Claus. Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation.Best of Chicago 2022: Music & Nightlife.Get your Best of Chicago tickets! Line-Up Announced > Close

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