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Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon was the first – and is the only – superhero comic book from one of the big publishers that has had the coronavirus pandemic as part of its ongoing plotline While fighting the bad guys, Malcolm Dragon has also been coping with self-isolation and social distancing over the past two years in[...]

Recently, David Micheline and Erik Larsen brought up the vexed claims of creator claim over the character of Venom, as seen in Venom 2, opening in UK cinemas this week As it rolled on, Bleeding Cool reprinted their respective letters on the matter from 1993, and Todd McFarlane's recent statements on Instagram But it is[...]

Recently, Bleeding Cool ran a Fanboy Rampage between Venom co-creator David Michelinie, looking to get a bit more credit for his co-creation than Todd McFarlane seemed to recently be giving, and Erik Larsen, who took over from Todd drawing the book, who pushed back on that And now Spider-Man artist Ron Frenz has taken it further, talking[...]

And so Erik Larsen, who took over art duties on Amazing Spider-Man after Todd McFarlane and developed the Venom character further with Michelenie, including pointed and monstrous teeth, saliva, and a prehensile tongue, disagreed with his former writer, saying; I vehemently disagree If credit goes to the person who started with a blank page–then credit for[...]

Like many of Erik Larsen's characters, the Savage Dragon was created by Larsen while he was a child in school and Larsen drew the Dragon in homemade comic books The original Dragon, inspired by elements from Captain Marvel, Batman, Speed Racer and Hulk, differs from the modern incarnation A redesigned Savage Dragon was featured in[...]

But will they find untold gold and jewels where X marks the spot, or is something far more sinister waiting for them? In Shops: Sep 08, 2021 SRP: $3.99 A MAN AMONG YE #7 CVR B RIDDEL IMAGE COMICS ANT #2 CVR A LARSEN IMAGE COMICS JUL210212 (W) Erik Larsen (A/CA) Erik Larsen "ANTPOCALYPSE!" Young Hannah Washington is recruited by the United States government and[...]

Bleeding Cool has covered the journey between Mario Gully, Erik Larsen and the comic Ant over the decades considerably Ant was a comic book created by Mario Gully, that he created when he was sentenced for robbery First published by Arcana Studios, it and later moved to Image Comics, then again to Big City Comics,[...]

But is it possible for art to be so famous that no credit is even needed to recognize that it's an homage? Legendary comic book creator Erik Larsen seems to think so, as he took to Twitter to reveal that he has homaged Bill Sienkiewicz in the next issue of Savage Dragon, but that he[...]

Fourteen years after its previous issue was published, Image Comics partner and Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen returns to the character of Ant to provide fans with a volume one conclusion and the promise of more Ant adventures to come The story arc finale one-shot, Ant #12, will hit shelves this June from Image. "Back when I[...]

Current bid of $110. Erik Larsen Spawn #199 Story Page 17 Original Art (Image, 2010) Violator and Freak battle over the hellspawn as Spawn looks on in this page by Image co-founder and Savage Dragon artist Erik Larsen This penciled page was digitally inked by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane for the lead-up issue to the historic[...]

Erik Larsen could have just planned to reprint Savage Dragon #259 Instead, he is repackaging and renaming it Savage Dragon #259 out in April will now be reprinting it in May as North Force #0, for the first appearance of his Alpha Flight-like Canadian superhero team, which may suggest more to come. North Force #0 is[...]

With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris elected the next President and Vice-President of the United States Of America, taking both the popular vote and the electoral college, Image Comics founder and CFO Erik Larsen announced a new printing for his comic book Savage Dragon #253, with an updated version of the cover that featured Biden[...]

The comic book was rewritten and redrawn in lockdown to reflect this, but Erik Larsen got it out before anyone else However in the month-and-change since he has not exactly had other superhero comics beating down the door to join him in reflecting the world outside their window. So in the anniversary issue, Savage Dragon #250,[...]

At the back of the issue, Erik Larsen writes; As I write this the world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic The book, being what the book is, a title taking place in real time in a fictionalized version of our real world, needed to address this crisis and I thought it best to[...]

I'm hearing about the return of the big shared superhero universe at Image Comics, using as many of the characters as they still can – and more besudes. Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon is approaching its landmark 250th issue and that will most certainly be the series' highest seller in years Because, admittedly, that's not hard[...]