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Savage Dragon (collected editions) #7
Savage Dragon, Vol. 7: A Talk With God
Reprinting the one of the most controversial comics ever... plus a few of the runners up! Starting with Rapture's proposal to Dragon and ending with the birth of their illegitimate love child-this one has it all!
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
Erik Larsen
964 books75 followersAs a child growing up in Bellingham, Washington and Albion, California, Erik Larsen created seveal comic books featuring versions of a character named 'Dragon.' He eventually published a fanzine, which led to his doing professional work on a comic book called Megaton for creator Gary Carlson. It was here that he introduced the Dragon, a super powered superhero, to the comic-reading masses.
After a multitude of mailings, showing his work, Erik became aquainted with Jim Shooter, who was, at that point, Marvel's Editor-in-Chief. Erik eventually met Jim at a convention in Chicago and Jim was impressed enough with Erik's work that he consented to co-plot a story with him on the spot. That story was a battle between Marvel Comics characters Hulk & Thor. Although it wasn't actually published until years later, it did impress a variety of Editors enough to get Larsen some more high-profile work in the funnybook field.
Erik jumped around various books in this part of his career. He did an Amazing Spider-Man fill-in story at Marvel, a few issues of DNAgents for Eclipse, and he eventually took over the art chores on DC's Doom Patrol. Soon afterwards, he left DC and moved on to the Punisher for Marvel. Five issues of that book was about as much pain as that poor Minnesota boy could stand. Erik wanted to write and when a Nova serial was given the thumbs up to run in Marvel Comics Presents with Erik as the writer/artist, he gladly left the Punisher. But it was not to be! The powers that be had other plans for Nova and Erik's yarn didn't fit in with the impending New Warriors series. Editor Terry Kavanaugh gave Larsen an Excalibur serial to draw for Marvel Comics Presents while the poor bastard waited for his big break.
When ever-popular artist Todd McFarlane left his artistic duties on Amazing Spider-Man, Larsen was chosen to be his successor. That run was astoundingly well-recieved, and included popular stories like 'The Return of the Sinister Six', 'The Cosmic Spider-Man', and 'The Powerless Spider-Man'. Although he was comfortable with his position as Amazing Spider-Man penciller, he was frustrated drawing other people's stories. Larsen found that his ravenous desire to write had only gotten stronger. He left Amazing Spider-Man, quite pooped.
By this time, the New Warriors was going full tilt and Erik tossed together a proposal for a Nova ongoing series. While he waited for it to get the nod, Todd McFarlane left the new Spider-Man title that he had launched. Erik was called upon once again picked up the torch - and he ran with it. Larsen created a memorable albeit brief run on that title, despite a traumatic event in his personal life - his house burned to the ground, destroying all of his childhood drawings and comic books.
After this period, creator Rob Liefeld invited Larsen to help found a new comic book imprint called 'Image' at Malibu comics, alongside notorious creators Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. Erik's flagship comic book at Image (which soon left Malibu and became the third lagest comic book publisher in the United States) was an updated version of his childhood creation -- 'The Savage Dragon.' Larsen has been succeeding with his ideas ever since, through his creations Freak Force, Star, SuperPatriot and the Deadly Duo as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which he helped revitalize and bring to Image.
As of 2004, Erik Larsen became the Publisher of Image Comics and shows no sign of slowing down.
After a multitude of mailings, showing his work, Erik became aquainted with Jim Shooter, who was, at that point, Marvel's Editor-in-Chief. Erik eventually met Jim at a convention in Chicago and Jim was impressed enough with Erik's work that he consented to co-plot a story with him on the spot. That story was a battle between Marvel Comics characters Hulk & Thor. Although it wasn't actually published until years later, it did impress a variety of Editors enough to get Larsen some more high-profile work in the funnybook field.
Erik jumped around various books in this part of his career. He did an Amazing Spider-Man fill-in story at Marvel, a few issues of DNAgents for Eclipse, and he eventually took over the art chores on DC's Doom Patrol. Soon afterwards, he left DC and moved on to the Punisher for Marvel. Five issues of that book was about as much pain as that poor Minnesota boy could stand. Erik wanted to write and when a Nova serial was given the thumbs up to run in Marvel Comics Presents with Erik as the writer/artist, he gladly left the Punisher. But it was not to be! The powers that be had other plans for Nova and Erik's yarn didn't fit in with the impending New Warriors series. Editor Terry Kavanaugh gave Larsen an Excalibur serial to draw for Marvel Comics Presents while the poor bastard waited for his big break.
When ever-popular artist Todd McFarlane left his artistic duties on Amazing Spider-Man, Larsen was chosen to be his successor. That run was astoundingly well-recieved, and included popular stories like 'The Return of the Sinister Six', 'The Cosmic Spider-Man', and 'The Powerless Spider-Man'. Although he was comfortable with his position as Amazing Spider-Man penciller, he was frustrated drawing other people's stories. Larsen found that his ravenous desire to write had only gotten stronger. He left Amazing Spider-Man, quite pooped.
By this time, the New Warriors was going full tilt and Erik tossed together a proposal for a Nova ongoing series. While he waited for it to get the nod, Todd McFarlane left the new Spider-Man title that he had launched. Erik was called upon once again picked up the torch - and he ran with it. Larsen created a memorable albeit brief run on that title, despite a traumatic event in his personal life - his house burned to the ground, destroying all of his childhood drawings and comic books.
After this period, creator Rob Liefeld invited Larsen to help found a new comic book imprint called 'Image' at Malibu comics, alongside notorious creators Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino. Erik's flagship comic book at Image (which soon left Malibu and became the third lagest comic book publisher in the United States) was an updated version of his childhood creation -- 'The Savage Dragon.' Larsen has been succeeding with his ideas ever since, through his creations Freak Force, Star, SuperPatriot and the Deadly Duo as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which he helped revitalize and bring to Image.
As of 2004, Erik Larsen became the Publisher of Image Comics and shows no sign of slowing down.
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February 13, 2024
I was only really going to read this for the sweet sacrilege on the cover, but since this one was a collected comic, I had to wade across the superhero soap opera that is Savage Dragon.
However, when I reached chapter about God and the Dragon in hell, it was worth it. God versus the Devil, a titanic clash indeed. It had its own quotable quotes like this nugget from God.
However, when I reached chapter about God and the Dragon in hell, it was worth it. God versus the Devil, a titanic clash indeed. It had its own quotable quotes like this nugget from God.
" A word to the wise, Devil, don't f**k with God!"
September 20, 2021
Volume un filino “sopra le righe”, che per Savage Dragon è un eufemismo.
Assistiamo a un’infinità di cose assurde (guest stars: Dio e il Diavolo) e questo va bene e ci piace, ma Larsen fa un passo indietro dal punto di vista della scrittura e la sensazione è davvero che gli eventi siano buttati lì tanto per, senza curarsi minimamente della narrazione e del ritmo.
Ora, so benissimo che sto parlando di una serie Image degli anni 90, però al netto di questo siamo comunque a livello di una scrittura quasi da fan fiction fatta male, ecco.
Assistiamo a un’infinità di cose assurde (guest stars: Dio e il Diavolo) e questo va bene e ci piace, ma Larsen fa un passo indietro dal punto di vista della scrittura e la sensazione è davvero che gli eventi siano buttati lì tanto per, senza curarsi minimamente della narrazione e del ritmo.
Ora, so benissimo che sto parlando di una serie Image degli anni 90, però al netto di questo siamo comunque a livello di una scrittura quasi da fan fiction fatta male, ecco.
August 4, 2025
Probably the richest text I've read so far this year. In just a few short issues, Erik Larsen includes homages to and cameos by
Sam Keith's The Maxx
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
The cover of Amazing Spider-Man #316
His own run on ASM
God
Satan
Jim Steranko
and invites discourse about
Queer and transgender identities
The practical function of religion in a society
Toxic masculinity
Castration anxiety
The housing crisis
The AIDS epidemic
The Thin Blue Line
Big naturals
I think I'm a Savage Dragon fan now. 4/5
Sam Keith's The Maxx
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
The cover of Amazing Spider-Man #316
His own run on ASM
God
Satan
Jim Steranko
and invites discourse about
Queer and transgender identities
The practical function of religion in a society
Toxic masculinity
Castration anxiety
The housing crisis
The AIDS epidemic
The Thin Blue Line
Big naturals
I think I'm a Savage Dragon fan now. 4/5
August 20, 2014
In the seventh volume of Savage Dragon, things really start to get weird. Dragon goes to hell, has a baby, almost gets married, meets The Maxx, hangs out with Spawn, meets God, then watches Satan kick him in the breadbasket. That's exactly where I wanted this book to go, and it's a blast. Things are clever, there's a handful of good laughs, and some neat mysteries are resolved/begun. This is a huge step up from the Gang War story arc.
March 1, 2020
An excellent continuation of superfreak / supercop Savage Dragon, and his battles against Chicago's criminal underworld, by the ever-impressive Erik Larsen. This TPB contains a guest appearance from fellow Image character Spawn, and the FANTASTIC "Nobody fucks with God!" issue!
Excellent art and story throughout. Highly recommended!
Excellent art and story throughout. Highly recommended!
September 29, 2012
Not that impressed with Dragon's trip to hell. Not much explained on how he got there. Too many lines with Dragon saying it's a dream when it wasn't. Thought the Spawn arc was weird. Possibly the best artwork Larson has ever done.
September 2, 2014
Dragon!
December 11, 2016
An incoherent mess, and not just because I don't know the characters.
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