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We have an EXCLUSIVE first look at two posters available in the Kickstarter for @cloverpress.bsky.social’s first wave of Marvel Masterworks collections!

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September 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social spoke with writer @zackkaps.bsky.social about his timely and compelling comic The Smart Division. Issue #2 is out September 30 from @darkhorse.com!

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Interview: Zack Kaplan on the Dangers of AI in THE SMART DIVISION | Freaksugar
It’s not news that artificial intelligence has managed to affect (infect?) so many facets of our lives, with our feelings running the gamut from optimism for a new future to a pragmatism about the dam...
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September 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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@zeronis.bsky.social spoke with us about his collection Reminiscent: Art of Zeronis, now funding on Kickstarter through @cloverpress.bsky.social!

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Interview: Zeronis Talks About His Kickstarter for His Art Collection REMINISCENT | Freaksugar
Artist Paul “Zeronis” Kwon has made a name for himself for work that is at once highly immersive and also very intimate. From his body of art in such properties as League of Legends, Star Guardian, an...
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September 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Oh happy day! DC Comics has gifted The Fury of Firestorm fans with more of @jefflemire171.bsky.social and Rafael de Latorre’s series with the announcement via press release that the comic will continue through issue #15 into next year!

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First Look: THE FURY OF FIRESTORM to Continue Through Issue #15 | Freaksugar
We are huge fans of writer Jeff Lemire; we’ve gushed oodles about our love of his entire library, particularly BOOM! Studios’ Minor Arcana. And we’ve added another Lemire-written comic among our favor...
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September 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social spoke with creator @artronin9.bsky.social (Joshua Ross) about his graphic novel DIVINITY CALLS SHOTGUN, on sale next month from Source Point Press!

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Interview: Joshua Ross on Chaotic Fun in DIVINITY CALLS SHOTGUN | Freaksugar
Many religious traditions teach us that deities are eternal, but what happens if God dies? That’s the conceit behind creator Joshua Ross’ wild romp of a graphic novel Divinity Calls Shotgun, on sale n...
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September 10, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social spoke with creator @cjward.bsky.social about the phenomenal new comic series The Forever Home, debuting today from @oni-press.bsky.social!

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Interview: Christian Ward on the Inspiration Behind His Comic THE FOREVER HOME | Freaksugar
In a press release last week, the United Nations released sobering news about global warming. Per PBS’ website, “…the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of ...
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September 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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We have an exclusive preview of Something Is Killing the Children Volume 10, from the creative team of writer James Tynion IV, artist Werther Dell’Edera, colorist Miquel Muerto, and letterer AndWorld Design, coming this December from @boom-studios.com!

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Exclusive Preview: SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN Volume 10 | Freaksugar
BOOM! Studios’ wildly popular–and rightly so!–series Something Is Killing the Children is one of the biggest revelation of the comic medium of the past decade. From the creative team of writer James T...
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September 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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@pattonoswalt.bsky.social was hilarious at the Lexington Opera House in Lexington, Kentucky, tonight! If you get the chance to see him on tour, don’t miss out! No spoilers on the content, but you will learn some wild tidbits on WWII!
September 5, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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@freaksugar.bsky.social interviewed Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov about their Kickstarter for the Freshmen: 20th Anniversary Hardcover Edition from @topcowofficial.bsky.social!

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Interview: Seth Green & Hugh Sterbakov on Super-Abilities & Adulthood in FRESHMEN Comic Series! | Freaksugar
Entering adulthood is a time of flux that can be fraught with fear. One minute, we aren’t expected to know anything about anything; the next, we’re supposed to be an adult with all the clarity of purp...
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August 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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We have an EXCLUSIVE preview of The Expanse: A Little Death trade paperback by Andy Diggle, Wes Chatham, Francesco Pisa, Sarah Stern, and Simon Bowland, on sale next month from @boom-studios.com!

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Exclusive Preview: THE EXPANSE: A LITTLE DEATH Collection | Freaksugar
The phenomenally inventive television series The Expanse has been captivating audiences for years, spreading across into other spaces like the comic book medium. Last year, BOOM! Studios launched the ...
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August 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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We have an EXCLUSIVE preview of HELLO DARKNESS #25, a milestone for the phenomenal anthology series, on sale September 30 from @boom-studios.com!

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Exclusive Preview: HELLO DARKNESS #25 | Freaksugar
Next month, the comic series Hello Darkness from BOOM! Studios is hitting a milestone with issue #25! And a milestone like that deserves a stacked, stuffed issue, and the folks behind the wonderfully weird and wicked series has that covered. Not only are readers getting FOUR different new stories, but Marian Heretic from writer Tini Howard …
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August 24, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social spoke @jamesasmus.bsky.social and Jim Festante, writers of the hilarious and timely comic miniseries Survival Street: The Radical Left, on sale in paperback from @darkhorse.com!

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Interview: James Asmus & Jim Festante on the Culturally-Minded, Madcap Series SURVIVAL STREET: THE RADICAL LEFT | Freaksugar
In 2024, Dark Horse Comics launched the long-awaited sequel to its culturally-minded and madcap miniseries Survival Street. Co-written by James Asmus and Jim Festante, with illustrations by Ablay Kuss...
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August 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social interviewed Co-Founder and CEO Cecilia Lim and Co-Founder and COO of Kwento Comics Waverley Lim last year during the Kickstarter campaign for The Mask of Haliya Volume 2: Echoes of the Forgotten Past from @cloverpress.bsky.social!

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Interview: Cecilia Lim & Waverly Lim on Research & Representation in THE MASK OF HALIYA Vol. 2 | Freaksugar
The Mask of Haliya from Kwento Comics is a compelling Young Adult graphic novel series rich in characterization in a world of urban fantasy inspired by Philippine mythology. In addition to telling com...
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August 22, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social spoke with writer @fredvanlente.bsky.social about the wild and wonderful The Future Is ***** from Rekcah Comics!

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Interview: Fred Van Lente on the Techno Dystopia of THE FUTURE IS ***** | Freaksugar
There are comics in the weekly buy pile that I’ll pick up before I tackle before others. Don’t get me wrong: I wouldn’t buy the comics if I didn’t want to read them, but there are some that get consum...
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August 21, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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Read an excerpt from TAKE HART by @jaimeparkerstickle.bsky.social in @freaksugar.bsky.social

Out now from Thomas & Mercer!

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Exclusive Preview: Read an Excerpt from Jaime Parker Stickle's New Novel TAKE HART | Freaksugar
We were lucky enough to be able to interview Jamie Parker Stickle at the launch of her podcast The Girl with the Same Name: The Cold Case of Jamie Stickle; A True Crime Podcast by Jaime Stickle. (You ...
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August 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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We have an EXCLUSIVE REVEAL of artist Guillaume Singelin‘s sketchbook & sketch samples, available in the Kickstarter for Guillaume “Run” Renard and Guillaume Singelin‘s LOBA LOCA graphic novel, coming soon from @magneticpress.bsky.social & @oni-press.bsky.social!

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Exclusive Reveal: Guillaume Singelin's Sketchbook for LOBA LOCA Graphic Novel | Freaksugar
Fans of MFKZ, rejoice! Coming soon to Kickstarter, in partnership with France’s Label 619, Oni Press and Magnetic Press are launching a campaign for LOBA LOCA, a new graphic novel set in the MFKZ Univ...
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August 7, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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If you haven't reserved your VAMPYRATES! #3 copy from your LCS, do it this #NCBD! FOC is this Monday, 8/10
August 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Vampyrates is escalating QUICKLY, FYI. Fred is not making you wait before getting to the fireworks factory.
August 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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We have an EXCLUSIVE preview of VAMPYRATES! #3, from @fredvanlente.bsky.social, @lukapiz.bsky.social, @longtalljodie.com, & @adamguzowski.bsky.social, on sale Wed., Sept. 16, 2026, from @boom-studios.com! Final order cutoff for the comic is Mon., Aug. 10, 2026!

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Exclusive Preview: VAMPYRATES! #3 | Freaksugar
Issue #1 of BOOM! Studios Vampyrates! from the creative team of writer Fred Van Lente, artist Luca Pizzari, colorist Adam Guzowski, and letterer Jodie Troutman took a unique concept–mixing the horror ...
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August 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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DOOMQUEST #3 is so much fun! Just madcap bombast from @ryannorth.ca, Francesco Mobili, Frank D’Armata, & Travis Lanham. Our own @jedkeith.bsky.social gives his thoughts.

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Bite-Sized Review: DOOMQUEST #3 (2026) | Freaksugar
One of the amazing things about Ryan North as a writer is, of course, how he’s shaped the Fantastic Four mythos over the past few years. Purely on the reader side of things, the Fantastic Four is a tr...
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July 30, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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Next week on @comixology.bsky.social, see what happens when gaming turns deadly in Zero Instance from the creative team of writer Frank Barbiere, writer Stephen Rhodes, artist Vic Malhotra, artist Eoin Marron, colorist Lauren Affe, and letterer Taylor Esposito!

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First Look: Comixology Originals Launching New Fast-Paced Comic ZERO INSTANCE | Freaksugar
We’re big fans of Frank Barbiere, writer of such gripping comics as The Author Immortal and Violent Love, so when we received news that he has a new Comixology Originals series hitting next week, we w...
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July 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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ICYMI: Rocketship Entertainment is partnering with Moulin Rouge® to publish new graphic novels, games, and manga! @freaksugar.bsky.social has the details!

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First Look: Rocketship Entertainment & Moulin Rouge® to Produce Graphic Novels & More! | Freaksugar
Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da! Big news out of Rocketship Entertainment today! The prolific publisher of beloved comic titles such as Let’s Play, Assassin Roommate, Lars the Awkward Yeti and tabletop game...
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July 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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I know you haven't read #1 yet, but here's some dope pages of #2 anyway.
July 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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We have an EXCLUSIVE preview of VAMPYRATES! #2, from @fredvanlente.bsky.social, @lukapiz.bsky.social, @longtalljodie.com, & @adamguzowski.bsky.social, on sale Wed., August 19, 2026, from @boom-studios.com! Final order cutoff for the comic is Mon., July 13, 2026!

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Exclusive Preview: VAMPYRATES! #2 | Freaksugar
We’ve been huge fans of writer Fred Van Lente for years; check out our coverage and talks with him over the years for more. And Luca Pizzari’s art is simply a kinetic, stylistically-captivating treat,...
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July 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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We have an EXCLUSIVE preview of MINOR ARCANA #17, on sale Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from @boom-studios.com! Final order cutoff for the comic is next Monday, June 29, 2026!

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Exclusive Preview: MINOR ARCANA #17 | Freaksugar
Praise. The. Gods. Y’all. We can never stop singing the gospel of the fantabulousness that is BOOM! Studios Minor Arcana. It’s a “must read when we get home” type of book month in and month out. What ...
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June 24, 2026 at 4:09 PM