pugs

Judging from the number of tickets it sold this weekend -- to say nothing of its positive reviews -- a lot of folks are digging on Captain America: The First Avenger these days. Should you choose to parlay that affection into toy possession, Hasbro's got you covered with action figures, role play items and more...

We've seen a pug who can sing the '60s Batman TV show theme, but this masked Batpug is some next level cuteness. Photographer Christine Anderson and her pugs Yoda and Wookie just won the internet for the day, I think. You can bet I'm getting early Halloween ideas for my own pup...

From the all-seeing watchtower of this blog, we've seen pugs carry barbarians, pugs dress like Batman and pugs sing classic TV themes. Artist Brian Rubenacker takes pugs, Boston Terriers and other cute pups into far-off outer space and deep down to the oceans floor, though, and he paints heart-achingly cute pictures that any pug-adoring pop culture nut should covet...

Once in awhile a mysterious box of wonderment arrives at your office and before you can tear it open like a raptor a little voice inside stops you and whispers, "Stop! Hammer Time!" Yesterday, thanks to the gracious folks handling Hasbro's PR efforts, I briefly occupied a headspace replete with genie pants before rocketing across Bifröst to the realm of Asgard. Som...

It's no secret around these parts that I'm an unabashed friend to all pugkind, and as such, it doesn't take much for me to break what little professional composure I have when my passions for pugs and comics intersect. Artist (and owner of two hearty pugs) Mike Norton didn't necessarily know this when he created his sword and sorcery concept for Battlepug for an iFanboy t-shirt back in 2009, but a

Movies: Joseph Gordon-Levitt could be portraying Gotham gangster Alberto Falcone in The Dark Knight Rises. Of course, I'd prefer a Cobra Commander cameo. Theme Parks: Japan's Huis Ten Bosch theme park will open a Thousand Sunny pirate ship from the manga/anime One Piece for cruises on April 2...

Dog lovers are probably familiar with Odie, a "talking" pug who can howl "I love you," but the little fella may have found some serious competition in the form of a fellow fawn pug who can sing part of the 1960s Batman TV theme. Seriously, between Chris Sims' love of Batman and my love of pugs, ComicsAlliance's collective heart just melted for the day...

It's the Friday before Halloweekend 2009 and, for whatever reason, that means I can force my passion for pugs upon you all with an image gallery dedicated to their ability to do things like keep the Earth safe from asteroids and alien invaders...