Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American
comic book
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artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of
Image Comics
Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...
. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on
Spider-Man
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series for
Marvel Comics
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. In 1992 he was one of several artists who stopped working for Marvel to found
Image Comics
Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...
, where he launched his superhero series ''
Savage Dragon
The Savage Dragon is the name of two superheroes created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic initially follows the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character ...
'' – one of the longest running creator-owned superhero comics series – and served for several years as the company's publisher.
Early life
Larsen was born on December 8, 1962, in
Minneapolis
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,
Minnesota
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. He has one older brother and two younger sisters. Growing up in
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham ( ) is the county seat of Whatcom County, Washington, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It lies south of the Canada–United States border, U.S.–Canada border, between Vancouver, British Columbia, ...
, he became interested in comics through his father, a professor of English who read
EC Comics
E.C. Publications, Inc., (doing business as EC Comics) is an American comic book publisher. It specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, nota ...
, and owned a large collection of ''
Captain Marvel Adventures
''Captain Marvel Adventures'' is a long running comic book anthology series that was published by Fawcett Comics, starring Captain Marvel during the Golden Age of Comic Books.
Publication history
The series was the first solo series starring th ...
''. Through him, Larsen was exposed to those books and those of Marvel Comics, and began to buy comics in earnest in the mid-1970s. It was Larsen's exposure to
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
that would later influence the earliest incarnations of his own creation, The Dragon, who drove a car copied from ''
Speed Racer
''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuo Yoshida. It was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in form by Sun Wide Comics and later re-re ...
s Mach Five, and who turned into a superhero using a magic word to trigger his powers like Captain Marvel.
Career
Early career
About a decade after creating the Dragon, Larsen and two friends produced a
fanzine
A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleas ...
called ''Graphic Fantasy'', which featured this character.
For the anthology ''Megaton'' #1 (1983), Larsen co-created and illustrated a feature called "
Vanguard
The vanguard (sometimes abbreviated to van and also called the advance guard) is the leading part of an advancing military formation. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.
...
" with publisher
Gary Carlson
Gary Scott Carlson is an American comic book writer, editor and publisher, known for his work on his creator-owned comics, such as the 1980s anthology ''Megaton'' and '' Big Bang Comics''. He has also worked on books for Image Comics, such as ...
. A revised version of the Dragon debuted in issue #2 and made a cameo appearance in the following two issues. The original Dragon, inspired by elements from Captain Marvel,
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
,
Speed Racer
''Speed Racer'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuo Yoshida. It was originally serialized in print in Shueisha's 1966 ''Shōnen Book''. It was released in form by Sun Wide Comics and later re-re ...
and later
The Incredible Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book ...
, differs greatly from the modern incarnation.
Savage Dragon was first featured in two issues of ''Graphic Fantasy'', a self-published title with a small print run, published by Larsen and two friends. In this incarnation, the Dragon was a widower and a retired member of a government-sponsored superhero team. Subsequently, the Dragon made another appearance in the third issue of Gary Carlson's ''Megaton'' anthology in its Vanguard strip, which Larsen had been drawing. In these appearances, the character of the Dragon remained basically the same as it had been in ''Graphic Fantasy'', with a few details modified (such as the inclusion of his wife, who was dead in his previous incarnation). Both the ''Graphic Fantasy'' and ''Megaton'' issues featuring the Dragon were later reprinted in high-quality editions.
In 1985 Larsen worked on ''Sentinels of Justice'' for
AC Comics
AC Comics (formerly known as Paragon Publications and Americomics) is a comic book publishing company started by Bill Black.
, and ''
The DNAgents
''The DNAgents'' is a comic-book series created by writer Mark Evanier and artist Will Meugniot and published by Eclipse Comics from 1983. The series centers on a team of superheroes created through genetic engineering by the Matrix Corporation ...
'' for
Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book store, comic book specialty stor ...
.
By 1986, Larsen penciled scripts for the Renegade Press book ''Murder'', which were written by Robin Snyder and Jim Senstrum, whom Larsen met because Snyder, like Larsen, lived in
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham ( ) is the county seat of Whatcom County, Washington, Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It lies south of the Canada–United States border, U.S.–Canada border, between Vancouver, British Columbia, ...
, and frequented the same comics store.
DC Comics
Larsen did work at DC on ''
The Outsiders The Outsiders may refer to:
Literature and stage
* ''The Outsiders'' (novel), a 1967 novel by S. E. Hinton
* ''The Outsiders'' (musical), a 2023 musical based on S. E. Hinton's novel
* ''The Outsiders'' (play), a 1911 play by Charles Klein
* ...
'', ''
Teen Titans
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Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appear ...
''. His art on ''Doom Patrol'' was negatively received by readers at first, something Larsen thought was due to his style being such a drastic departure from that of his predecessor on the series,
Steve Lightle
Steve Lightle (November 19, 1959 – January 8, 2021) was an American comics artist who worked primarily as a penciller. He was best known as the artist of DC Comics' ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Doom Patrol'' titles.
Biography
Steve Lightl ...
. He remarked, "Years later, I learned from the experience and made more of an effort to ease the transition." In 1998, he briefly wrote the series ''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
''.
Marvel Comics
His first work for
Marvel Comics
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was a fill-in on ''
Thor
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The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' and five issues of ''
Punisher
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'' for Marvel. He then pitched to editor Terry Kavanaugh a story he would write and draw for ''
Marvel Comics Presents
''Marvel Comics Presents'' is an American comic book anthology title that was published in three series by Marvel Comics: from 1988 to 1995; 2007 to 2008; and in 2019.
Volume 1
The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...
'' featuring
Nova
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, a character that Larsen adored. It was initially approved, but when it was found that it did not fit with an impending storyline in ''
New Warriors
The New Warriors are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to Avengers (comics) ...
'', a team book in which Nova was a member, Larsen's series was cancelled. Larsen instead drew an "
Excalibur
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" arc for ''Marvel Comics Presents'', despite lacking interest in that group, because he needed work. This led to Larsen doing more Spider-Man work.
In 1990 Erik Larsen replaced
Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic-book creator, best known for his work as an artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horror-fantasy series '' Spawn,'' as well as bein ...
on ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' with issue #329, having previously penciled issues 287, 324 and 327. With writer
David Michelinie
David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''Iron Man'' and the DC Comics feature Superman in ''Action Comics''. Among the characters he created or ...
, Larsen illustrated stories such as "The Cosmic Spider-Man", "The Return of the Sinister Six" (#334–339) and "The Powerless Spider-Man" (#341–343). He left the title with #350, was succeeded by
Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...
with #351. Larsen again succeeded McFarlane on ''
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'', where he wrote and drew the six-issue story arc "Revenge of the Sinister Six" (#18–23). Larsen also gained critical acclaim for his work with the character
Venom
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during his time on Amazing Spider-Man. His design of Venom was highlighted during the story "Venom Returns" (#330–#333, #344–347, Annual #25), which introduced signature visual elements to the character such as giving Venom a long reptilian tongue dripping slime.'' Wizard'' #23 (July 1993)
Wizard Entertainment
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The company that became Wizard Entertainment began in 1991 as Wizard Press, the publisher of the monthly magazine '' ...
. Though his work with Venom was widely lauded and sales were strong, Larsen has gone on record saying he did not enjoy drawing the character and that he found the origin story of both
Eddie Brock
Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane, making a cameo appearance in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #18 (September 1 ...
and the Venom symbiote to be unlikable.
Larsen stopped working for Marvel in 1992 (see below) but has occasionally returned to write and illustrate, on titles such as ''
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...
Wolverine
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'' and ''
Nova
A nova ( novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. All observed novae involve white ...
''. In 2000, he returned to pencil ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' vol. 2, issues #19–21 with writer
Howard Mackie
Howard Mackie (born January 22, 1958) is an American comic book editor and writer. He has worked almost exclusively for Marvel Comics and is best known as the co-creator of the Danny Ketch version of the Ghost Rider character.
Early life
Mack ...
. In 2019, he penciled and wrote ''Amazing Spider-man: Going Big'', a one-shot for Marvel's 80th anniversary, along with
Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...
and
Gerry Conway
Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" (" Bullpen Bulletins") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, science ficti ...
.
Image Comics
In 1992, seeking greater control and profit over the work they created, Larsen and six other illustrators left Marvel to form Image Comics, where Larsen launched a series featuring a reworked version of
Savage Dragon
The Savage Dragon is the name of two superheroes created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic initially follows the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character ...
. This version was a massively muscled green amnesiac, who joined the Chicago police department after being discovered in a burning field. Initially debuting in a three-issue miniseries, the series met with enough success to justify a monthly series, launched in 1993. Larsen continued to write and illustrate the series entirely by himself, usually maintaining a roughly monthly schedule except during times when it was not in production.
As an Image partner, he formed the studio Highbrow Entertainment, which publishes through Image.
Savage Dragon is one of two original Image Comics titles still published (the other being ''
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawning, the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals
Arts, entertainment and media
* Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise
** ''Spawn: Armageddon' ...
'') and the only one still written and drawn by its creator. The character was also adapted into a short-lived (26 episodes)
USA Network
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animated series that started in 1995.
In 2004, Larsen replaced
Jim Valentino
Jim Valentino (born October 28, 1952) is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books, best known for his 1990–1992 work on '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' for Marvel Comics, and for co-founding Image Comics, a company publ ...
as publisher of Image Comics, taking responsibility for all comics produced by creators other than the Image partners and their studios. Larsen stepped down as publisher in July 2008 and executive director
Eric Stephenson
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Career
Born in Bexleyheath, he attended Tom Hood School in Leytonstone, from ...
was promoted to the position:
In 2012 and 2013, Larsen had a run as writer and artist on a short-lived revival of
Rob Liefeld
Robert Liefeld (; born October 3, 1967) is an American comic book creator. A prominent writer and artist in the 1990s, he is known for co-creating the character Cable (comics), Cable with writer Louise Simonson and the character Deadpool with wri ...
Alan Moore
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's final unpublished script with issue #63 and writing new stories from issues #64–68. Also in 2012, Erik Larsen purchased Mario Gully's character ''
Ant
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''. In 2015, Erik co-wrote and drew ''
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawning, the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals
Arts, entertainment and media
* Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise
** ''Spawn: Armageddon' ...
'' starting with ''Spawn'' #258 and ending with ''Spawn'' #266; this run was notable for having included a crossover with Savage Dragon and for featuring Gully's creation
Ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
. In June 2021, Larsen concluded the first volume of Gully's series ''Ant''. In November 2021, Larsen launched a new ''Ant'' series, starting with a new first issue.
Personal life
Larsen and his wife Jannie live in
San Francisco, California
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, with their two sons, Christopher and Joseph.
In October 2022, Larsen said he would leave
Twitter
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if
Elon Musk
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bought the platform. In an email to NBC News, he said, "Yeah, I left. I said I would leave if Musk bought Twitter. Musk bought Twitter. So, I had no choice. The move only emboldened those most toxic users. The racists, 'patriots' and creeps are back in full force".
Awards
In 2012, Larsen received an
Inkpot Award
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from Comic-Con International.
Larsen was nominated for the 2016 Inkwell Awards All-in-One Award, for "Favorite artist known for inking his/ her own pencil work in award year interior, cover-dated, American comic book material." In 2017, he was again nominated and received the 2017 All-in-One Award for his work on Savage Dragon.
Secret Origins
''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters.
Publication history
''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...
'' #13
*''
Doom Patrol
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Suicide Squad
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Teen Titans
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Aquaman
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'' #50–62
*''Aquaman Secret Files'' #1
Marvel
Art
*''
The Amazing Spider-Man
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Guardians of the Galaxy
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Comic book teams 1969 team
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'' vol. 1 #13
*''
The Incredible Hulk
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'' #346
*''
Marvel Comics Presents
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Volume 1
The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...
Namor the Sub-Mariner
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Punisher
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'' #21–25
*''
Spider-Man
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'' #15, 18–23
*''
Spectacular Spider-Man
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Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...
Annual'' #11
*''
Spider-Woman
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'' #10
*''
Thor
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'' #385 vol. 2 #26–28
*''X-51'' #12
*''
X-Force
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Nova
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'' vol. 3 #1–7
*''
Spider-Man
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'' #15, 18–23
*''
Wolverine
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'' #133–149
Image
Art
*''
10th Muse
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Several real-life models ser ...
'' #5
*''
Ant
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Negative Burn
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Anthology''
*''
Savage Dragon
The Savage Dragon is the name of two superheroes created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic initially follows the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character ...
Shadowhawk
ShadowHawk is a superhero created by Jim Valentino for Image Comics.
He was first advertised in the ''Malibu Sun'' free promotional magazine in May 1992. His official Image Comics debut was in the second issue of '' Youngblood'' series (June ...
'' #4
*''
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawning, the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals
Arts, entertainment and media
* Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise
** ''Spawn: Armageddon' ...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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'' #1–23
*''
WildC.A.T.s
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Ant
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Savage Dragon
The Savage Dragon is the name of two superheroes created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic initially follows the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character ...
'' vol. 1 #1–3 v2 #1–present
*''Savage Dragon vs Savage Megaton Man''
*''Savage Dragon: Sex & Violence'' #1–2
*''
Spawn
Spawn or spawning may refer to:
* Spawning, the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals
Arts, entertainment and media
* Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise
** ''Spawn: Armageddon' ...
SuperPatriot
SuperPatriot (John Quincy Armstrong) is an Image Comics superhero created by Erik Larsen in 1992. He regularly appears in Erik Larsen's titles, whether in his own mini-series or as a supporting character and is currently a member of the Liberty L ...
Vanguard
The vanguard (sometimes abbreviated to van and also called the advance guard) is the leading part of an advancing military formation. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.
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Savage Dragon
The Savage Dragon is the name of two superheroes created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic initially follows the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character ...
'' (1992)
**''Savage Dragon'' vol. 2 (1993–ongoing)
*''Savage Dragon/Marshal Law'' (1997)
*''Savage Dragon: Red Horizon'' (1997)
*''Savage Dragon: Sex and Violence'' (1997)
*''Savage Dragon: God War'' (2004–2005)
*''Star'' (1995)
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SuperPatriot
SuperPatriot (John Quincy Armstrong) is an Image Comics superhero created by Erik Larsen in 1992. He regularly appears in Erik Larsen's titles, whether in his own mini-series or as a supporting character and is currently a member of the Liberty L ...
'' (1993)
**''SuperPatriot: Liberty & Justice'' (1995)
**''SuperPatriot: America's Fighting Force'' (2002)
**''SuperPatriot: War on Terror'' (2004–2005)
*''The Dragon'' (1996)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...
'' (1996–1999)
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Vanguard
The vanguard (sometimes abbreviated to van and also called the advance guard) is the leading part of an advancing military formation. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.
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Comic Book Resources
''CBR'', formerly ''Comic Book Resources'', is a news website primarily covering comic book news, comic book reviews, and comic book–related topics involving movies, television, anime, and video games. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publicat ...
Lambiek
Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum
Bussum () is a commuter town and former municipality in the Gooi region in the south east of the prov ...