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Savage Dragon #76-100
Savage Dragon Archives, Vol. 4
Everything's different now! The world has gone through a startling transformation! The classic superhero saga continues in this forth unwieldy volume chronicling the adventures of Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon! Following a vicious battle with the nefarious Darklord, everything that Dragon knew is changed! The very planet has been altered and the Dragon is a wanted man! Now, the sinister CyberFace is calling the shots, and technology has gone wild! Giants roam the streets and there are bugs the size of cars!
656 pages, Paperback
First published August 19, 2015
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Erik Larsen
961 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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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 17, 2021
With the culmination of the Damian Darklord battle Dragon's actions lead to him turning up in a completely different reality. Interesting re-building of the Savage Dragon mythos by Larsen, although the stories themselves are only average, as so much of them are about retro fitting the Savage World reality, which at the time was an audacious gamble with the franchise! 6 out of 12. (7 out of 12 in 2013 read).
August 20, 2021
After killing Darklord, Dragon finds himself in a parallel world ruled by Cyberface...
Savage Dragon Archives Volume 4 collects issues 76-100 of Savage Dragon.
Erik Larsen doesn't fuck around. Larsen plays with several styles in this volume and issue #100 has several guest inkers. The writing is Erik Larsen's usual balls to the wall, super villains getting punched in the face action.
Killing Darklord creates the mother of time paradoxes and Dragon proceeds to star in a Kamandi homage while trying to save the world from Cyberface. Some cosmic stuff happens and things still aren't quite set right by the end of the volume.
This this was wall to wall action. Dragon doesn't spend a lot of time talking, preferring to talk with his fists. The Star Trek geek in me loved how much time was spend adventuring on the parallel world and marshalling forces against Cyberface. I'm really surprised Larsen spent two years on this storyline considering how meaty his issues are.
Savage Dragon Archives Volume 4 is a love letter to comics and Jack Kirby comics in particular. Four out of five stars.
Savage Dragon Archives Volume 4 collects issues 76-100 of Savage Dragon.
Erik Larsen doesn't fuck around. Larsen plays with several styles in this volume and issue #100 has several guest inkers. The writing is Erik Larsen's usual balls to the wall, super villains getting punched in the face action.
Killing Darklord creates the mother of time paradoxes and Dragon proceeds to star in a Kamandi homage while trying to save the world from Cyberface. Some cosmic stuff happens and things still aren't quite set right by the end of the volume.
This this was wall to wall action. Dragon doesn't spend a lot of time talking, preferring to talk with his fists. The Star Trek geek in me loved how much time was spend adventuring on the parallel world and marshalling forces against Cyberface. I'm really surprised Larsen spent two years on this storyline considering how meaty his issues are.
Savage Dragon Archives Volume 4 is a love letter to comics and Jack Kirby comics in particular. Four out of five stars.
June 1, 2024
This was my favorite Savage Dragon volume by far. Dragon is sent into a post-apocalyptic world after killing a time traveling villain, and things just get nuttier from there. The setting just really worked well for the Dragon, and the story was almost non-stop action. The time travel aspect did get confusing at times, but overall this was a good volume.
February 6, 2023
The long AU storyline is my least favorite and I knocked a star off for it feeling too drawn out.
May 17, 2021
I really enjoy the entire Savage Dragon series, mostly because of its light-hearted take on superheroes. It makes fun of itself and all the old tropes, yet somehow remains fresh.
August 11, 2025
An excellent continuation of superfreak / supercop Savage Dragon, and his battles against Chicago's criminal underworld, by the ever-impressive Erik Larsen. This archive collects 25 issues (76-100). It's just a shame its B&W, not colour.
Excellent art and story throughout. Highly recommended!
Excellent art and story throughout. Highly recommended!
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews