November 14, 2019
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Erik posted various cover version for the big #250 anniversary issue on Facebook! It’s gonna be another 100-pages extravaganza and Erik is still trying to figure out what trade dress to apply. Most likely we’ll see some variants for this issue, as Erik already mentioned online. We are definitely looking at a new blank cover. The last one was on issue #200 and fans have been asking for a blank/sketch cover with the classic logo dress. Hard to believe we’re nearly at #250!
Here are two more versions Erik has been kicking around. The first cover has that classic Marvel vibe, the second cover uses an old DC cover dress and the third is the classic Image style. Which one do you like best?
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October 13, 2019
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Erik posted the cover for #249 on Facebook!
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October 28, 2018
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Erik posted the cover for #243 on Facebook. Looks like we are getting another issue focusing on (at least one of) the kids. This should come out in February 2019.
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July 17, 2018
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Issue #235 of Savage Dragon came out almost a week ago and if you still haven’t picked up your issue and can’t wait to find out more about Buffalo Stu you can buy a digital edition over at Image Comics or Comixology. Hint: Image Comics offers a couple of preview pages…
Erik also posted the cover for Savage Dragon #241 on Facebook…
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July 10, 2018
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Erik keeps churning out those amazing covers. Here’s the cover solicit for Savage Dragon #240!
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July 8, 2018
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Here’s the cover for #239 that Erik posted a few days ago. It looks like we might be seeing more of Freak Force!
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May 30, 2018
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In case you missed it on Facebook – Erik posted the cover for issue #238
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April 10, 2018
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Erik posted the cover for Savage Dragon #236 on Facebook today. It’s the first cover that puts the kids on the centre stage so it’s gonna be interesting what or whom they are up against. Judging from the latest issue, it might well be on of their own siblings.
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November 14, 2017
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We still don’t have a solicitation text for #231, but Erik postet this sweet Savage Dragon #231 Cover preview on Facebook. It seems like this new character doesn’t even break a sweat kicking Malcolm’s ass. Asked where he found the inspiration for this “lovely ass kicker” Erik answered: “Manga and sex dolls”. The Savage Fincast talked about this as well, explaining the concept of “magical girls”. Check out their latest podcast around the 8:00 minute mark.
The cover is a real head-turner as you try to figure out the perspective. Erik commented on this as well:
I briefly considered putting the logo on landscape to emphasize that. But it created a lot of weird tangents and wouldn’t have worked well on a newsstand.
Erik dismissed the idea of putting this out as a variant but it’s still an interesting idea and a nice insight into Erik’s creative process. We’ll keep you updated on this as soon as we know more…
Stef
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November 9, 2017
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It’s less than two weeks until next issue so let’s take a look at what we can expect from Savage Dragon #228.
As we can tell from the cover, Malcolm is about to meet an old enemy of his father. The Seeker is a favourite among fans, although he hasn’t made an appearance in the comic in almost 15 years!
Who is the Seeker?
The Seeker first showed up in the Savage World storyline in issue #87 and attacked Dragon without warning or explanation. We never see him utter a word which makes him even more mysterious. Is he man or machine? And what is his agenda?
It was assumed that he was working for CyberFace but we can’t be sure about that. Dragon eventually escaped the attacks of this powerful villain in issue #88 when he managed to destroy his glider with the hammer he had ‘borrowed’ from Thor.
The second and actually last time The Seeker showed up was in Savage Dragon #106 which was released in December 2002. By that time CyberFace had been disposed of but the Seeker seemed to continue his mission to eliminate Dragon. Our hero once more barely escaped by robbing the seeker of his flying device. The Seeker was stranded in the snow, wandering an unspecified location in the Great Northwest.
And now, 15 years later Dragon’s son Malcolm will have to face this foe and his powerful blasts and missiles.
The Seeker’s Design
The Seeker’s glider probably reminds most people of Spider-man’s famous nemesis The Green Goblin (and his various incarnations). Erik recently posted on Facebook though that the true inspiration is actually a villain called the ‘Red Baron’ who appeared in the pages of Kamandi #22 way back in 1974.
As we can see Erik did not only base his design on the Red Baron but he also payed homage to the cover of Kirby’s Kamandi #22.
What else?
Malcolm was originally beardless on the cover but Erik added the goatee before he sent the book to the printers. You can see just a wee bit of facial hair on Malcolm’s face on the cover of #227 and you can watch him grow it during the issue so it only made sense to update the solicited cover for #228. Here’s the old cover for comparison…
Also: Erik posted this great pin-up of ‘Li’l Dragon’ by Scott Shaw which will be featured as a backcover of #228.
As Erik put it: “This makes me smile. Scott Shaw’s Li’l Dragon back cover image on Savage Dragon #228 next to the Rated M/Mature UPC code. Gotta love it.”
If the Facebook chatter between the two is any indication we might see some more of Scott’s great work in the future.
That’s it for now. If you are still not convinced to pick this copy up you might want to check back next week. We usually have some preview pages by the time the issue hits the stands.
Until then
Stef
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