Battlepug has the characteristics of a puppy, lolloping around and chasing sticks (or trees…) and communicates in typical pug fashion, with wheezes and snorts. Shortly thereafter we meet the titular Battlepug, a ginormous, magical pug that forms an unwanted bond with our nameless Warrior. Without giving too much away, the now Warrior breaks free from his festive prison and embarks on a mission to seek final revenge against whoever it was that set the seal against his village in the first place. Is it during this time that the boy becomes a man, even getting the opportunity to enact revenge against the seal that devastated his village. When the boy arrives he discovers that Father Christmas is in fact an iron fisted tyrant and sentences the warrior to a lifetime of servitude.

This is where we get out Christmas connection, but perhaps not in the way it is expected. He is discovered, battered and broken by a group of familiar looking elves who carry him back to their home. It is the story of a young boy whose village is destroyed by an adorably sinister, giant seal. This appears to be an underserved area in the indie market.īattlepug is written and draw by its creator, Mike Norton with additional art and covers by Allen Passalaqua and published by Image Comics. Well, you try and find Christmas based indie comics, it’s not easy. Despite the name and an appearance of Father Christmas and his elves, this is only a small bit of the tale spun here.

This comic book is only tenuously connected to Christmas. Okay, so this recommendation is going to begin with an admission.

Battlepug comic