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Rob Liefeld Revisits Hulk/Savage Dragon in Deadpool Team-Up (Spoilers)
As in this Hulk appearance in Deadpool Team-Up #3, out on Wednesday. Deadpool Team-Up #3 Wolverine summoned a Savage Dragon, in comparison to this Incredible Hulk? Well, that did me flash back to a certain issue of Peter David and Liam Sharp's Incredible Hulk, after Larsen and David had been feuding through the columns and letters pages[...]
Savage Dragon To Sue Mickey Mouse
Previously in Savage Dragon, Mickey Mouse sexually assaulted Maxine, Malcolm Dragon's wife and mother to some of his children That's what happens, it seems when Steamboat William goes public domain What will Erik Larsen do next year with Popeye, I wonder? Savage Dragon #268 saw Mickey Mouse enter the storyline.  And it turns out that[...]
An Actual Proper Preview Of Absolute Power #1
Last month's Savage Dragon #270 by Erik Larsen ended with a scene of a new character casting fire and brimstone on a San Franciscan Bays To Breakers costumed or semi-naked fun run. The new issue out today, Savage Dragon #271, from Image Comics, confirms what that cliffhanger suggested, that Erik Larsen was doing a take on[...]
Swipe File: 2024's Blood Squad Seven #2 & 1992's Savage Dragon #3
Image Comics reminds us that the Savage Dragon character created and published by Erik Larsen, as well as taking part in a meta-public-domain-industry-baiting exercise with Mickey Mouse (more on that later today), is also having something of his own swiped Or homaged. Blood Squad Seven #2 by Joe Casey and Paul Fry, also coming from Image[...]
Image Comics To Publish "Artists' Edition" Style Book For Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon
Since the Artist's Edition line became established by IDW, a number of other publishers have begun to release their own lines of similar books reprinting comic art at its original size: including Image Comics Vault Editions which have published Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo's work in Spawn Vault Editions 1-3, Emma Rios' art in Pretty[...]
Savage Dragon #269
Well, it seems to be happening again; Lunar Distribution stores got Savage Dragon #269 this week, but Diamond Comic Distributors stores got Savage Dragon #269 this coming week It went digital last week as well This split may be why Savage Dragon #269 may not have made the expected splash that it might have otherwise[...]
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In Savage Dragon #268, published by Image Comics in February, Malcolm and Maxine Dragon met Mickey Mouse on the streets of San Francisco Turns out Willie was a bit of a fan. Because Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain, Or at least the Steamboat Willie version of the character is Disney still own the[...]
Image Comics Publishes Mickey Mouse In Savage Dragon
So that's what Erik Larsen is doing with this week's Savage Dragon #268. Savage Dragon is often a comic that has "gone there", discussing and showing the things one is meant to avoid at dinner parties, sex, religion and politics Taking place in real time, it has also reflected the real world around it better than[...]
Marvel DC Comics
An editorial slip, or a placeholder for stories to come? Unless they are now going to say that this refers to what happened in Beast World or Knight Terrors… In the end, Savage Dragon did it better than anyone. BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8 CVR A SIMONE DI MEO DC COMICS OCT232749 Written By Guillem March, Kyle Starks,[...]
Savage Dragon and Blacula Join Spawn in Killadelphia Image Crossover
Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon will also be part of the story Oh and the MGM blacksploitation character Blacula, which Barnes and Alexander recently adapted as a graphic novel. "The Killadelphia series follows a small-town beat cop who returns home to bury his murdered father, revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr What he doesn't anticipate is digging[...]
Big Big Bang Comics
It is intended to be a love letter to the Big Bang Comics line and its founders, Gary Carlson and Chris Ecker. Big Bang Comics started as Megaton Comics in the early '80s and launched the early careers of Erik Larsen and Rob Liefeld, including appearances of Savage Dragon and Youngblood that saw Rob Liefeld call[...]
Cover image for SAVAGE DRAGON #267 CVR A LARSEN (MR)
Savage Dragon gets its big wedding from Erik Larsen in Image Comics' June 2023 solicits and solicitations, as well as launches for In Hell We Fight #1 by Jon Layman and Jok, Void Rivals #1 by Robert Kirkman, Matheus Lopes and Lorenzo De Felici the return of Battlechasers #10 by Joe Madureira and Ludo Lullabi,[...]
Full Image Comics November 2022 Solicits & Solicitations
The Savage Dragon is the second longest-lasting Image Comics title, and it beats Spawn on one major aspect, in that Erik Larsen wrote and drew it all himself And now, thirty years on, the series about a policeman with superpowers and a mysterious past is getting an "Ultimate" collection in hardcover, beginning in November, with[...]
Savage Dragon Takes On Anti-Vax Disinformation Today
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[...]
Megaton 3, First Savage Dragon On Cover, Up For Auction
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[...]
Savage Dragon Does Crossover - Thank FOC It's Friday, 2nd of April
This is an attempt to sift through them all and find the most relevant items. What's FOC-ing today? Cyberpunk 2077 launches a new series, You Have My Word #1 by Bartosz Sztybor and Jesus Hervas. Returnable for stores who order 10 copies or more. Dark Horse has Umbrella Academy and Hellboy facemasks. IDW launches My Little Pony/Transformers II crossover with[...]
The cover to Savage Dragon #258 by Erik Larsen, in stores on April 7th from Image 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[...]
After Fourteen Years, Erik Larsen Finally Published Ant #12
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[...]
Savage Dragon Spins Off North Force Comic From Erik Larsen
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[...]
Savage Dragon Recreates The Punisher As A Serial Killer
A renewed spotlight was shone on the Punisher logo's use by those involved with the riots on the Capitol last week, with calls for Marvel to enforce its trademarks, reinvent the character or rid itself of the Punisher entirely. Well, if Marvel Comics isn't willing to do any of this publicly right now, former Marvel writer/artist,[...]
Both Marvel and DC Now Have Anti-Masker Protests
For that, right now, you'll have to read today's Savage Dragon #254. Both Marvel and DC Comics Now Have Anti-Mask Protests As the Savage Dragon was the first mainstream comic book to feature the current pandemic including mask use – and it seems, the only one. DAREDEVIL #24 SEP200694 (W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Mike Hawthorne (CA) Marco Checchetto THE VERDICT ON[...]
Joe Biden And Kamala Harris On Savage Dragon New Printing
And the industry seem to have responded well to the Biden/Harris Savage Dragon as well Well, slightly more than half of them have, anyway. Donny Cates Beats Joe Biden In Advance Reorders Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale[...]
Joe Biden And Kamala Harris On Savage Dragon New Printing
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[...]
Savage Dragon Gets 2nd Printing, Venom #25 Gets 5th, Thor #2 Gets 6th
Savage Dragon #252 (AUG209090), which was all told in Sunday Funnies format has sold out and gone to a second printing from Image Comics A rather wonderful comic book, we ran a preview a few weeks ago Looks like it flew out… but will be back in stores for the 28th of October. Savage Dragon Gets[...]
Savage Dragon Endorses Biden/Harris Ticket
Image Comics partner and CFO Erik Larsen is voting Joe Biden/Kamala Harris this Presidential Election in November, with an alternate cover of his ongoing comic book Savage Dragon #253 revealed today. Savage Dragon #253 cover by Erik Larsen. "This is an important election They always say that but with America literally on fire and an ineptly handled pandemic[...]
July 15th - A Week Of Missing Image Comics to The UK
7: Talpa Lumbricus & Lepus TP Moonshine #19 Savage Dragon #250 Savage Dragon: The Scourge Strikes TP The Ludocrats #3 (OF 5) The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #5 (of 5) The final issue of new Old Guard series? The 250th issue of Savage Dragon? The latest Die!Die!Die!, Gideon Falls, Moonshine, 20XX, Family Tree or Ludocrats? There are other comic books that have[...]
Dick Tracy to Doonesbury, Savage Dragon #252 Homages Cartoon Strips
Bleeding Cool has always celebrated Savage Dragon and it's experimental storytelling embedded within a traditional superhero comic book Whether that's delving into graphic sex, killing the main character, ageing in real-time, introducing trademarked version of God, the Devil, Jesus and Hitler, with changing storytelling styles, from panel layouts to influences and homages. Over the years, creator[...]
Second Printings For Canto, Snake Eyes, Power Rangers, Transformers
We have new printings and covers for Canto, GI Joe: SnakeEyes, Power Rangers: Ranger Slayer, MyLittlePony/Transformers, Terminator Vs Transformers, Catwoman, Savage Dragon, and Something Is Killing The Children… POWER RANGERS RANGER SLAYER #1 (2ND PTG) BOOM! STUDIOS JUN208619 (W) Ryan Parrott (A) Dan Mora (CA) Jen Bartel In Shops: Aug 19, 2020 SRP: $7.99 SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #7 (2ND PTG) BOOM![...]
Savage Dragon #250 - An Anniversary Issue Spent in Lockdown
Our best wishes and hopes for the future go out to all of our Marvel readers across the globe–with any luck, this will all be a faded memory by the time these words reach you." Well, that didn't work out did it? Savage Dragon #249 from Image Comics was the first mainstream superhero comic book to[...]
Savage Dragon #249 First Superhero Comic to Address COVID-19 Directly
Today sees the publication of Savage Dragon #249, the first issue in quite some time after the global pandemic set in Also, because of the length of publication process, the shutdown of the industry and the reticence of superhero comic books to address topical events directly, these days, it's the first to reflect the shutdown,[...]