Sunday Trade: Savage Dragon

The Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen, letters by Chris Eliopoulos, Colors by Gregory Wright & Steve Oliff

A collection of the original mini-series that introduced Larsen's signature series. Waaaay back in '92 when Image started I was a High School junior and a Marvel fan-boy. Especially of the X-books. So when several of the creative teams behind those left Marvel I followed along to see what else they'd do. And I checked out a couple other people. McFarlane on Spawn and Larsen on Savage Dragon. I had a few random issues of various Spider-Man books by both and thought they were nice enough. Seventeen years later and I'm still a fan of Larsen and his fin-headed hero...

I've followed thru the silly cartoon, the numerous spin-offs, tragedies and triumphs in Larsen's life, delays and more feuds than you could shake an internet browser at. And the book has remained one of my favorites. From when he starts out as a Chicago cop to the creation of Freak Force to encounters with Gods, with other dimensions, being fired, with being the leader of a governement super-team, the destruction of the "original" Image Earth, overthrowing the tyrant leader of "new" Earth, getting married and to becoming a cop again I've kept up...

Its been seventeen years since that first mini-series and I've long since lost interest in the other Image founders and their creations. But I'll probably be a Fin-Addict for another seventeen...