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Savage Dragon (collected editions) #8
Savage Dragon, Vol. 8: Terminated
Includes an appearance by Mike Mignola's Hellboy as well as the super-hero Star and the introduction of Zeek, plus Martians attacking, Chaos & Control, and more villians that you can possibly keep track of. Featuring a rambling, incoherent introduction, a sketchbook section that sheds a little light on the creative process, and Dung -- you can't live without Dung!
176 pages, Paperback
First published April 16, 2003
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Erik Larsen
960 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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January 23, 2018
The continuing adventures of the Dragon still finds him grappling with villians of all sorts and personal problems with his girlfriend Rapture (who writer/ artist Erik Larsen left up to readers whether Dragon should marry her or not). The character Hellboy makes an appearance in this volume and Mars Attacks (based off of the ridiculous movie by Tim Burton). Dragon is also terminated from the Chicago police department but there just may be a spot on a specialized government team. Crazy comic book fun. Larsen never takes himself too seriously.
September 29, 2012
I really like how Dragon goes through personal problems with Rapture. Larsen let the readers decide if Dragon would marry Rapture or not. Along with Dragon, Rapture is one of the better comic book characters out there. Mars Attacks: Great. Dragon no longer a cop: changes the dynamics of the book. Note: There was a need to get rid of Youngblood at the time that these issues were published. This dictated some of the story line.
September 2, 2012
So I originally quit reading TSD at issue #38 back in May of 1997. Not sure why exactly, but maybe I had other things on my mind at the time... It's also entirely possible that this was the point where the series got too crazy to keep up with. Honestly that's a part of the charm, but with hundreds of harassers and dozens of subplots it's almost too much. Not to keep track of, but just too much story to keep it interesting... If that makes any sense. Crazy stuff.
Seeing the series still going strong on the shelves I had a nostalgic moment and kicked up #111 & 123 back in 2006 and was not surprised that there were many old enemies and characters I recognized as well as some seriously weird stuff going down. Weird for this comic is kind of par for the course as well. Weird and crazy and good.
I did stick it out and purchase several issues I was missing, as well as #39-40 to complete out TPB #8 but this is probably the quitting point for me again. It's Savage Dragon Wiki for the rest of the story.
Seeing the series still going strong on the shelves I had a nostalgic moment and kicked up #111 & 123 back in 2006 and was not surprised that there were many old enemies and characters I recognized as well as some seriously weird stuff going down. Weird for this comic is kind of par for the course as well. Weird and crazy and good.
I did stick it out and purchase several issues I was missing, as well as #39-40 to complete out TPB #8 but this is probably the quitting point for me again. It's Savage Dragon Wiki for the rest of the story.
September 6, 2014
There's a sweet Hellboy crossover story, featuring a giant transient mummy, and an ape with Hitler's brain. Then there's a weird "Mars Attacks" story that races through it's single issue with the pace of a hummingbird, leaving us totally in the dark as to what happened or why at all. Then after getting fired from the force, Dragon, on his way to a random drunk woman, gets covered head to toe in and proceeds to make for the next five pages.
NOPE.
NOPE.
May 14, 2020
An excellent continuation of superfreak / supercop Savage Dragon, and his battles against Chicago's criminal underworld, by the ever-impressive Erik Larsen.
Excellent art and story throughout. Highly recommended!
Excellent art and story throughout. Highly recommended!
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