Comic Planet publishes the third volume of Savage Dragon, the mythical series written and designed by Erik Larsen for Image Comics
After seeing how legend was born and how it strengthened in her second volume, Comic planet The recovery of Wild dragon With a third volume in which Erik Larsen Pisa the accelerator even more. Here, his overflowing creativity is triggered without brakes that bring readers to an excesses festival, an excessive and pure novelty action festival, where the best (and even the wildest) of the comic mainstream American hugs with pride and without complexes.
The best 90
Unbridled action, crazy crossover and a green hero who does not know how to transport a chastity belt. This is what we will find in this third volume of Savage Dragon, a classic comic that does not ask for forgiveness to be brutal or for its numerous sexual references.
Among so many madness there will also be a place for the most personal moments: our protagonist is busy, Kidnapping He has a child and we will participate in a monumental clash between God and the devil of a greatness not seen by the time of the Old Testament. That is, there is a marriage drama, there is family responsibility and there is a divine and demonic conflict. And all set as if inside Marvel Comics There would be a competition with a clown circus with superpowers. That mixture of everyday, gigantic and pyrotechnic is what makes this volume so fun. You never know if you are about to see an interdimensional punch or a home scene with flying tables.
The rhythm is electrifying. Things always happen without being able to take air. Blow, a crossoverexplosions, screenplays, one wedding, one child, another crossoverAn alien invasion and dialogues with omnipotent. Dragon ages in real time, both physically and spiritually, and this is another of the signs of Larsen’s comic. Here we see how the characters grow and develop consistency over time, something that helps the series never becomes monotonous. In a sense, this could be considered almost a soap work of superheroes, but with more violence and less clothes.
Crossover anywhere
Erik Larsen was not satisfied with telling his stories, he wanted to play with the toys of others. In this volume we will see our hero relating to some of the most famous characters of the art of ninth at the end of the last century: Spawn, Hellboy, Wildstar, The Maxx And also Ninja turtles. Each meeting is more extraordinarily strange than the previous one and works as a comic celebration mainstream Of that time, embracing their excesses and taking advantage of the best alone.
The thatonies of Kevin Eastman y Peter Laird They have no easy pizza or jokes here (well, yes, some), but guests like bread. The mixture of martial arts and urban superheroes seems natural and leaves more. This crossover It is pure FansBut of the good, of which it is not embarrassed. As for the demon of Mike MignolaIt is a short cross but has left its mark. Seeing two characters so different of sharing pages, one more introspective and mystical and the other a tank that crosses the walls is a gift. The meeting is almost more anecdotal than transcendental, but is narrated with that love for the characters that make it work.
And when the agent of Todd McFarlane We not only participate in a cameo, but in a clash of style. We generated with his dark aesthetic, his chains and his eternal inner torture, already dragon, with his moral and punched police police like Yúsques. Together they seem to be taken out of incompatible universes, but Larsen gets that dissonance what unites them. There is an action, of course, but also that subtext of “We are monsters, but we are on several sides”.
Everything is very bizarre when the creation of Sam Kieth. Maxx and the dragon have a rare chemistry, because it is not a strength combat or a clear alliance, but an almost absurd dream encounter. It seems that Larsen would simply want to see what happened when he put his character in a wet dream of MTV Ninetera. And it worked. We finally have Wildstar, a character who is used as an excuse to explore more complex plots and temporary travel. It is not the most shocking visually, but contributes a lot to the mythology of Dragon.
Larsen, the total author
Larsen’s design still has its novelty style, a lot Jack Kirby mixed with a small visual chaos of Rob Liefeld. That no one expects a clean line. This is muscle expressions, strong and exaggerated. The narration flows very well, even when it becomes bizarre and sexual (something that is happening on this volume). And it is not cut, sometimes giving the feeling that Larsen is doing a continuous experiment to demonstrate what happens if it puts more monsters, more sex, more blood and more absurdity in history. And the result is always satisfactory.
In short, if you are looking for a comic without brakes, with extravagant art, absurd family frames that cross with space invasions and interpret a green hero who never knows what awaits him tomorrow, this volume is for you. It is not an elegant reading, it is an excess party that could be seen as the comic paradigm mainstream Of the 90s in its best version that works as a heroic party without another agenda that is not fun, surprising and soaked the reader with ink.
AND comic book Posted by Comic planet It is presented on a rigid cover without overcoming. Contain 408 pages and presents the responsible translation of Ignacio Bentz From the American edition from #22 to #35 of the original series. The recommended sale price is 45 € And was put on sale in July 2025.
Savage Dragon 3
Finally, Dragon’s training years appear!
This huge takes a rigid cover continues with the new and luxurious presentation of the best Dragon adventures. Includes episodes in which you form equipment with Spawn! Hellboy! Wildstar! Maxx! Ninja turtles! Also: Dragon promises! Rapture has a child! And the classic disagreements between God and the devil.
Author: Erik Larsen
