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Erik Larsen
Author · 171 books

As 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.

Series

Books

Savage Dragon #227 book cover

Savage Dragon #227

2017

Savage Dragon #200 book cover

Savage Dragon #200

2014

Savage Dragon #52 book cover

Savage Dragon #52

1998

Savage Dragon #130 book cover

Savage Dragon #130

2006

Wolverine (1988-2003) #137 book cover

Wolverine (1988-2003) #137

1999

Savage Dragon #244 book cover

Savage Dragon #244

2019

Savage Dragon #254 book cover

Savage Dragon #254

2020

Savage Dragon #215 book cover

Savage Dragon #215

2016

Savage Dragon #11 book cover

Savage Dragon #11

1994

Savage Dragon #63 book cover

Savage Dragon #63

1999

Savage Dragon #41 book cover

Savage Dragon #41

1997

Savage Dragon #70 book cover

Savage Dragon #70

2000

Savage Dragon #44 book cover

Savage Dragon #44

1997

Savage Dragon #149 book cover

Savage Dragon #149

2009

Savage Dragon #233 book cover

Savage Dragon #233

2018

Savage Dragon, Vol. 1 book cover

Savage Dragon, Vol. 1

Baptism of Fire

1993

Incredible Hulk (1999-2007) Annual 2001 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1999-2007) Annual 2001

2018

Savage Dragon #228 book cover

Savage Dragon #228

2017

Savage dragon vol. 22 - Un drago alla casa bianca book cover

Savage dragon vol. 22 - Un drago alla casa bianca

2022

Savage Dragon book cover

Savage Dragon

Team-Ups

1999

Aquaman (1994-) #57 book cover

Aquaman (1994-) #57

1999

Savage Dragon #165

2010

Savage Dragon #167 book cover

Savage Dragon #167

2010

Wolverine (1988-2003) #133 book cover

Wolverine (1988-2003) #133

1999

Savage Dragon #214 book cover

Savage Dragon #214

2016

Savage Dragon 192

2013

Savage Dragon #89 book cover

Savage Dragon #89

2001

Savage Dragon #105 book cover

Savage Dragon #105

2002

Savage Dragon #129 book cover

Savage Dragon #129

2006

Savage Dragon #242 book cover

Savage Dragon #242

2019

Savage Dragon #210 book cover

Savage Dragon #210

2015

Savage Dragon #230 book cover

Savage Dragon #230

2017

Savage Dragon #62 book cover

Savage Dragon #62

1999

Savage Dragon #92 book cover

Savage Dragon #92

2002

Dragon war. Savage Dragon vol. 17 book cover

Dragon war. Savage Dragon vol. 17

2025

Savage Dragon #109 book cover

Savage Dragon #109

2003

Savage Dragon #252 book cover

Savage Dragon #252

2020

Savage Dragon #10 book cover

Savage Dragon #10

1993

Savage Dragon #168 book cover

Savage Dragon #168

2011

Savage Dragon #58 book cover

Savage Dragon #58

1999

Savage Dragon #219 book cover

Savage Dragon #219

2017

Savage Dragon #248 book cover

Savage Dragon #248

2020

Savage Dragon #75 book cover

Savage Dragon #75

2000

Savage Dragon #212 book cover

Savage Dragon #212

2016

Savage Dragon #65 book cover

Savage Dragon #65

1999

Wolverine (1988-2003) #149 book cover

Wolverine (1988-2003) #149

2016

Savage Dragon #231 book cover

Savage Dragon #231

2018

Savage Dragon #234 book cover

Savage Dragon #234

2018

Savage Dragon #208 book cover

Savage Dragon #208

2015

Savage Dragon #222 book cover

Savage Dragon #222

2017

Incredible Hulk (1999-2007) #8 book cover

Incredible Hulk (1999-2007) #8

2013

Savage Dragon #32 book cover

Savage Dragon #32

1996

Savage Dragon #199 book cover

Savage Dragon #199

2014

Aquaman (1994-) #56 book cover

Aquaman (1994-) #56

1999

Savage Dragon #61 book cover

Savage Dragon #61

1999

Savage Dragon #206 book cover

Savage Dragon #206

2015

Savage Dragon #203 book cover

Savage Dragon #203

2015

Savage Dragon #169 book cover

Savage Dragon #169

2011

Savage Dragon #85 book cover

Savage Dragon #85

2001

Savage Dragon #236 book cover

Savage Dragon #236

2018

Savage Dragon #83 book cover

Savage Dragon #83

2001

Savage Dragon #198 book cover

Savage Dragon #198

2014

Wolverine vs. The Marvel Universe book cover

Wolverine vs. The Marvel Universe

1992

Savage Dragon #224 book cover

Savage Dragon #224

2017

Savage Dragon #106 book cover

Savage Dragon #106

2002

Aquaman (1994-2001) #59 book cover

Aquaman (1994-2001) #59

1999

Savage Dragon #80 book cover

Savage Dragon #80

2000

Savage Dragon #104 book cover

Savage Dragon #104

2002

Savage Dragon #77 book cover

Savage Dragon #77

2000

Savage Dragon #217 book cover

Savage Dragon #217

2016

Savage Dragon #8 book cover

Savage Dragon #8

1997

Savage Dragon #148 book cover

Savage Dragon #148

2009

Savage Dragon #250 book cover

Savage Dragon #250

2020

Savage Dragon #166 book cover

Savage Dragon #166

2010

Savage Dragon #247 book cover

Savage Dragon #247

2019

Savage Dragon #56 book cover

Savage Dragon #56

1998

Savage Dragon #249 book cover

Savage Dragon #249

2020

Savage Dragon #218 book cover

Savage Dragon #218

2016

Savage Dragon, Vol.13

Desperate Times

2021

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 40 book cover

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 40

A Vingança de Venom

2019

Aquaman (1994-2001) #60 book cover

Aquaman (1994-2001) #60

1999

Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies book cover

Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies

2011

Savage Dragon #256 book cover

Savage Dragon #256

2021

Savage Dragon #49 book cover

Savage Dragon #49

1998

Savage Dragon 190

2013

Spider-Man (1990-1998) #21 book cover

Spider-Man (1990-1998) #21

1992

Savage Dragon #138 book cover

Savage Dragon #138

2008

Savage Dragon #183 book cover

Savage Dragon #183

2012

Savage Dragon #196 book cover

Savage Dragon #196

2014

Savage Dragon #136 book cover

Savage Dragon #136

2008

Savage Dragon #27 book cover

Savage Dragon #27

1996

Savage Dragon #97 book cover

Savage Dragon #97

2002

Savage Dragon #28 book cover

Savage Dragon #28

1996

Savage Dragon 176

2011

Savage Dragon #64 book cover

Savage Dragon #64

1999

Savage Dragon #53 book cover

Savage Dragon #53

1998

Savage Dragon #216 book cover

Savage Dragon #216

2016

Savage Dragon #95 book cover

Savage Dragon #95

2002

Savage Dragon #90 book cover

Savage Dragon #90

2001

Savage Dragon #86 book cover

Savage Dragon #86

2001

Savage Dragon #213 book cover

Savage Dragon #213

2016

Savage Dragon #225 book cover

Savage Dragon #225

2017

Savage Dragon #48 book cover

Savage Dragon #48

1998

Savage Dragon #51 book cover

Savage Dragon #51

1998

SuperPatriot book cover

SuperPatriot

1993

Savage Dragon #26 book cover

Savage Dragon #26

1996

Savage Dragon #91 book cover

Savage Dragon #91

2001

Savage Dragon #24 book cover

Savage Dragon #24

1993

Wolverine (1988-2003) #138 book cover

Wolverine (1988-2003) #138

2017

Savage Dragon #226 book cover

Savage Dragon #226

2017

Savage Dragon #211 book cover

Savage Dragon #211

2016

Savage Dragon #145 book cover

Savage Dragon #145

2009

Savage Dragon #238 book cover

Savage Dragon #238

2018

Savage Dragon #67 book cover

Savage Dragon #67

1999

Savage Dragon #188 book cover

Savage Dragon #188

2013

Savage Dragon #253 book cover

Savage Dragon #253

2020

Savage Dragon #193 book cover

Savage Dragon #193

2014

Savage Dragon #111 book cover

Savage Dragon #111

2003

Savage Dragon #180 book cover

Savage Dragon #180

2012

Savage Dragon #50 book cover

Savage Dragon #50

1998

Savage Dragon #21 book cover

Savage Dragon #21

1995

Savage Dragon #184 book cover

Savage Dragon #184

2013

Savage Dragon #220 book cover

Savage Dragon #220

2000

Savage Dragon #232 book cover

Savage Dragon #232

2018

Savage Dragon #94 book cover

Savage Dragon #94

2002

Savage Dragon #87 book cover

Savage Dragon #87

2001

Savage Dragon #209 book cover

Savage Dragon #209

2015

Savage Dragon #60 book cover

Savage Dragon #60

1999

Savage Dragon #241 book cover

Savage Dragon #241

2019

Savage Dragon #195 book cover

Savage Dragon #195

2014

Savage Dragon #255 book cover

Savage Dragon #255

2020

Savage Dragon #194 book cover

Savage Dragon #194

2014

Savage Dragon #257 book cover

Savage Dragon #257

2021

Savage Dragon #246 book cover

Savage Dragon #246

2019

Savage Dragon #12 book cover

Savage Dragon #12

1993

Savage Dragon #3 book cover

Savage Dragon #3

1992

Savage Dragon, Vol. 5 book cover

Savage Dragon, Vol. 5

Revenge

1999

Savage Dragon #78 book cover

Savage Dragon #78

2000

Savage Dragon #66 book cover

Savage Dragon #66

1999

Savage Dragon #245 book cover

Savage Dragon #245

2019

Savage Dragon #133 book cover

Savage Dragon #133

2007

Aquaman (1994-) #51 book cover

Aquaman (1994-) #51

1999

Aquaman book cover

Aquaman

Secret Files & Origins (1998) #1

1998

Savage Dragon #102 book cover

Savage Dragon #102

2002

Savage Dragon #99 book cover

Savage Dragon #99

2002

Savage Dragon #54 book cover

Savage Dragon #54

1998

Savage Dragon #101 book cover

Savage Dragon #101

2002

Savage Dragon #4 book cover

Savage Dragon #4

1993

Aquaman (1994-2001) #54 book cover

Aquaman (1994-2001) #54

1999

Savage Dragon #251 book cover

Savage Dragon #251

2020

Savage Dragon #240 book cover

Savage Dragon #240

2018

Savage Dragon #159 book cover

Savage Dragon #159

2010

Savage Dragon #237 book cover

Savage Dragon #237

2018

Wolverine (1988-2003) #136 book cover

Wolverine (1988-2003) #136

1999

Secret Origins book cover

Secret Origins

Featuring the Jla

1999

Savage Dragon #108 book cover

Savage Dragon #108

2003

Savage Dragon #55 book cover

Savage Dragon #55

1998

Savage Dragon #229 book cover

Savage Dragon #229

2017

Savage Dragon #68 book cover

Savage Dragon #68

1999

Savage Dragon #171

2011

Savage Dragon #243 book cover

Savage Dragon #243

2019

Savage Dragon #197 book cover

Savage Dragon #197

2014

Savage Dragon #135 book cover

Savage Dragon #135

2008

Savage Dragon #221 book cover

Savage Dragon #221

2017

Savage Dragon #235 book cover

Savage Dragon #235

2018

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 37 book cover

Coleção Definitiva do Homem-Aranha, Vol. 37

Pátria em Chamas

2019

Savage Dragon #239 book cover

Savage Dragon #239

2018

Savage Dragon #174 book cover

Savage Dragon #174

2011

Savage Dragon #204 book cover

Savage Dragon #204

2015

Savage Dragon #223 book cover

Savage Dragon #223

2017

Savage Dragon #72 book cover

Savage Dragon #72

2000

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