Candy Land (IDW Publishing)

Candy Land is a comic series by IDW Publishing, based on Hasbro's Candy Land board game.

Protagonists

 * Hansel: A human child accidentally transported to Candy Land
 * Gretel: A human child accidentally transported to Candy Land
 * Jib: A gingerbread man chosen by the Mother Gingertree to serve as Hansel and Gretel's guide
 * Princess Lolly: The younger daughter of King Kandy who was saved before the castle disappeared, and is destined to be the one to restore the castle
 * Mr. Mint: A lumberjack from the Peppermint Forest who joins the protagonists on their journey
 * Jolly: A shape-shifting gummy with a love of practical jokes

Antagonists

 * Lord Licorice: King Kandy's wicked brother who seeks to transform all of Candy Land into licorice, but had a curse placed on him that prevents him from leaving the Licorice Forest
 * Buzzy: A buzzard who serves as Lord Licorice's eyes and ears beyond the castle
 * Spidora: A licorice spider who creates various traps to impede the heroes
 * Crockett: A crocodile living in Lord Licorice's moat
 * Fluffypuffer: A mysterious creature implied to be an alien that multiplies whenever its name is said aloud
 * Duke of Swirl: An egotistical grand duke from another kingdom who was betrothed to Frostine II; it is later revealed that he's a mole for Lord Licorice, having earned the heroes' trust in order to get the Candy Heart

Supporting Characters

 * Plumpy: A wise mystic who lives in the Gingerbread Woods
 * Mother Gingertree: The oldest gingertree in the Gingerbread Woods
 * Gramma Nutt: An eccentric old lady who is obsessed with slides
 * Cornwall: A popcorn scarecrow standing out in a corn field
 * Gramma Gooey: A cranky old lady who tries to warn travelers not to venture into Molasses Swamp
 * Princess Frostine II: The older daughter of King Kandy named after the late queen, who has spent all this time protecting the Candy Heart from Lord Licorice
 * Gloppy: The living embodiment of Molasses Swamp, tricked by Lord Licorice into serving as his gatekeeper
 * King Kandy: The king of Candy Land who disappeared along with his castle
 * King Kandy's Messenger
 * Mr. Pops: Hansel and Gretel's legal guardian who runs a candy store