Comic Books

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...

We are Kaiju crazy over here at FreakSugar, especially with Godzilla—the grandaddy of them—turning 70 this year. That’s why we’re so excited about the still-ongoing Kickstarter for Monstrous: The Kaiju...

In 2026, Lara Croft is contending with inner and outer struggles in only the way that she can. Following the events of Tomb Raider: Underworld, the archaeologist-adventurer is back in Tomb Raider: Sacred...

Editor’s note: I conducted this interview over the phone with comic creator Brian K. Vaughan 19 years ago this month for The McCreary County Record, a newspaper being published at the time in McCreary...

Writer’s block. Many writers have been plagued by its frustrating influence. Whether because of fear or the sophomore slump, writer’s block can be interminably deflating. But what happens when trying to...

Just because the Krakoa Era of the X-Men line of comics came to an end, that doesn’t mean there was an end to the stories of Marvel’s band of mutant superheroes. In the “From the Ashes” era,...

The future of our planet can sometimes seem bleak. War. Famine. Abject violence. We inflict enough harm on each other, but we don’t stop there. In the name of “progress” and, often, out of callousness...

Godzilla, The King of the Monsters himself, turns 70 this year, a milestone worthy of roaring celebration. That’s why writer and editor James Aquilone and Monstrous Books have decided to mark this special...

This October, the Disney diva is back. Just in time for Halloween, Dynamite Entertainment is launching the next chapter in the story of Disney antagonist Maleficent with a brand-new comic series. Written by...

Life is challenging by nature. Even our good days are filled with everyday tasks that require marking off the list. Shower. Feed the pets. Do laundry. Pay bills. Mow the yard. And those things can feel taxing....