The Madman/Dragon crossover kicked off with Savage Dragon #82 and Atomics #13.  According to Erik Larsen, each title can be read separately from each other, so fans of Madman won't have to give up eating and get the new Savage Dragon to find out what happens to Madman.  Each story arc is separate from each other, but come on.  We all know that the minds of the anal fanboy is telling us "MUST... GET.... ALL OF THEM...."  So hurry up and buy it.  The cover of the Madman ish is below, just click on it to get a larger cover.

Ever heard of 10th Muse?  Me neither, but hey, in issue number 5, Dragon's stopping by for a good ole' guest appearance!  Yup.  Before you know it, Dragon's going to be popping up in OTHER obscure books that no one reads! 

Hey, remember how everyone was all geeked out about the Pittsburgh convention, because Erik Larsen was going and a variant cover for Savage Dragon #85 was supposed to be an exclusive at the con?  Well Erik was struck down with a deadly illness (pnuemonia, which isn't all that deadly, unless your name happens to be Jim Henson) so he's a no-show at the Pittsburgh convention.  But you know what else?  That ALSO means that there will be no exclusive Savage Dragon ish at the convention, AND it makes comics-nut Evan Dorkin a bold faced liar!  Want proof?  Check it out!  Evan did the artwork for the Pittsburgh con's attendance fliers and it CLEARLY says that Erik Larsen'll be there... but he won't be there, will he?  Well, thank you, Evan Dorkin.  You've crushed the hopes and dreams of children nationwide.  This must be a proud day for you, you rat bastard.....

On the PLUS side, Erik's still going to the Wonder Con and Wizard World Conventions, so start planning!

disclaimer:  We here at the Ultimate Erik Larsen fan page really honestly love Evan Dorkin and everything he does, and the above is not to be taken seriously, so don't go out and assassinate him on account of us or Erik Larsen.  For some kick-ass Evan Dorkin nuttiness, check out the House of Fun and dig in to Evan's great comics.  The only thing bad about him  is that he doesn't put out more comics a year.  --FDF

Defenders #3 is out (it's been out for a week, technically, but shut the hell up) and hey, we got the snazzy lookin' cover down yonder.  Eric Stephenson guest-scripts alongside Erik and Kurt, seeing as how Erik wasn't up to snuff during this issu (he was sick).  To check a larger version of the cover, click on the thumbnail.  Also, there's a new DEFENDERS gallery in the marvel section.  To get there faster, just click here.

It's STILL not done yet!  Yay!  No wait... that's a bad thing!  *sigh*  Well, HOPEFULLY, this thing will come up soon, and we can all rock out to some kick-ass Dragon/Superman art by Erik Larsen.  In the meantime, here's that old ass pick of the cover.

To see the pencils by Erik Larsen, click here.

And to see the finished painted version by Alex Ross, click here.

Last I wrote, the due date was "Sometime in 2000" and it's now... *checks watch*  2001, so we should be getting it soon, right?  heh. 

Meanwhile, the SUPERMAN/SAVAGE DRAGON: METROPOLIS issue from DC has been out for about ten years already, and to check out the cover, click here.

Here's another forgotten baby!  Dragon in Oz is still in the processes of being written, and is postponed indeffinitely.  When it comes out, I'll let you guys know, so.... that's it.  Good bye!

So far, Keith Giffen, Bruce Timm and of course, Erik Larsen are so far dedicated to this upcoming Fantastic Four project. Erik has also stated that he'd ask Stan to contribute (which is obvious needless to say). This here pic was a part of the treatment that Erik threw together for the FF maxi-series for Marvel. It was taken from Jim D's Erik Larsen Web Resource, to check out his site, go to the links page. 

click on pic to see a larger version.

SAVAGE DRAGON: GANG WAR is OUT ON THE STANDS, RIGHT NOW. It will reprint the Gang War saga that occurred in Savage Dragon, as well as having the longest sketchbook section so far out of the trade paperbacks, an introduction by Kurt Busiek, a spiffy cover, and a checklist for the multitude of villains that appear throughout the book. This is THE must have book for any of you Larsen fans out there. Go buy it RIGHT NOW. Click here to see the front cover in black and white, here to see the back cover in black and white, and here to see the finalized version of the front cover. 

IT'S CONFIRMED. Erik Larsen and Mike Allred are collaborating on a project that will team up their two creations, The Savage Dragon and Madman. Says Mike Alred, "I'm using the Dragon in a stand alone adventure in the Atomics and Erik is using Frank and The Atomics for a stand alone gig in SAVAGE DRAGON. In other words--we hope everyone will get both series but you won't afta if ya don't wanna." 

Thanks to LOUIS "KOLCHAK" PANAGAKOS for getting the information

POWERS

So what's so special about this book, right? It's done by that Brian Michael Bendis guy. He hasn't got anything to do with Dragon, right? And Powers #1 was filled with characters who sound like they took speach lessons from Woody Allen, so what? Well, in that very issue, a character from Erik's Superpatriot: Liberty & Justice miniseries showed up in a small cameo, and comin in Powers #4, expect our very own Savage Dragon to stop by in the book as well. Just one more book for all you Larsen-fans to waste money on. Enjoy. 

special thanks to Greg Aubry for the info

THE COMIC READER

The Comic Reader already came out. I didn't get it. Did anyone? I don't know. I still need my copy! Shit! 

SPIDER-MAN