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Battlepug is a webcomic written and illustrated by Mike Norton and colored by Allen Passalaqua.

History
Norton created the characters for Battlepug in a rush to create a t-shirt for iFanboy.com. In February 2011, Norton launched his webcomic, Battlepug. A dark-humored, fantasy-genred revenge story, Battlepug is about the last surviving member of the Kinmundian Tribe known only as "The Warrior", his steed, the Battlepug, and their traveling companion, Scrabbly. The story is narrated by Molly, who recounts the tale to her talking dogs, a Pug named Mingo and a French Bulldog named Colfax. The first year of strips was collected into a hardcover by Dark Horse Comics and released July 4, 2012. In mid-2012, Mike Norton won the Best Digital Comic Eisner award for Battlepug.

The Warrior
The protagonist of the story goes by simply The Warrior. As a boy, he was the sole survivor of an attack by giant baby seal orchestrated by a mysterious man riding a tiger called Catwulf on the people of Kinmundy, it claimed the lives of The Warrior's mother and father. He was then captured by a parody of Santa Claus and Christmas elves and forced to fight and fuel the fires of the toy workshop. Eventually, he was allowed to get revenge on the seal and the factory and set about on his quest for revenge on the mysterious man. The Warrior is clearly influenced by works like Conan the Barbarian and other fantasy barbarians.

The Battlepug
The Warrior's trusty, but dimwitted and slobbery steed is a giant pug. At first, The Warrior is very reluctant to be partnered with the Battlepug. However, it is clear the Battlepug has a strong connection to The Warrior and views him as his master.

Scrabbly
Scrabbly meets The Warrior in the abandoned swamp village of Patoka. He is a somewhat crazy old hermit and often goes on rambling speeches using the words scribbly and scrabbly.

Molly
Battlepug is a bedside story being told by an attractive, female character Molly to her two talking dogs, Mingo the Pug and Colfax the French Bulldog, while she passes time waiting in a castle tower in lavish setting.

Story arcs
Battlepug is a revenge story that is dotted with absurd and often comical monster battles as The Warrior travels across a mystical world in search of vengeance.

The first volume of Battlepug is called Blood and Drool.

In Print
The first year of Battlepug comics were collected into a hardcover book published by Dark Horse Comics on July 4, 2012.

Reception
Battlepug was rapidly beloved and earned an Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2012.