Erik Larsen Biography and Wiki
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota Erik Larsen is an American Comic book artist, writer, and publisher. Erik came to recognition in the early 1990s with his art on the spider-man series of Marvel comics.
Larsen was one of several artists who stopped working for Marvel to found Image Comics, where he launched his superhero series Savage Dragon one of the longest-running creator-owned superhero comics series and served for several years as the company’s publisher in 1992.
Erik was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When he was a child growing up in Bellingham, Washinton and Albion, California. Larsen created several comic books that featured versions of a character named “The Dragon”, whom he has since described as a Batman-like character who drove a car copied from Speed Racer’s Mach Five.
Erik Larsen Age: How Old Is Erik Larsen?
He was born on December 8, 1962, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Erik is currently 57 years old as of 2019. He celebrates his birthday on December 8.
Erik Larsen Height: How Tall Is Erik Larsen?
Larsen appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.
Erik Larsen Wife: Is Erik Larsen Married?
Erik is married to his lovely wife Jannie Larsen. in their marriage, they have been blessed with two sons, Christopher Larsen and Joseph Larsen. Erik and his family happily live together in San Francisco, California.
Erik Larsen Spiderman: Erik Larsen Omnibus
Every Spider-Man story featuring the action-packed art of Erik Larsen including his fan-favorite collaboration with writer David Michelinie! These two top-notch creators pitted Spidey against heavyweights like Magneto, the Tri-Sentinel, and the Punisher – but that was just a warm-up for the main events: The return of the Sinister Six! A deadlier-than-ever Venom.
In this seminal run, Spider-Man gains cosmic abilities, loses his spider-powers, battles Styx & Stone and the Black Fox, and fights alongside… Sandman and the Avengers? Plus, a latter-day showdown with the Spider-Slayers – and Larsen doubles up as a writer to team Spider-Man with Wolverine and deliver the shocking sequel, Revenge of the Sinister Six.
The Amazing Spider-man
In June 2019, Erik Larsen, Gerry Conway, and Mark Bagley unite for a special Marvel 80th anniversary one-shot about the hero they helped become the most beloved character in all of fiction. Written by Conway and Larsen with art by Larsen, Bagley, and more, this killer Spidey story will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Eric Larsen Facts and Measurements
- Full Name: Eric Larsen
- Age: 57 years (2019)
- Date of Birth: December 8, 1962
- Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Birthday: December 8
- Nationality: American
- Spouse: Jannie Larsen
- Children: 2
- Profession: Author
- Known For: Spiderman and Savage Dragon
Erik Larsen Comics: Erik Larsen Art
AC Comics and Eclipse Comics
His first paid work was for the anthology Megaton, co-creating and illustrating a feature called “Vanguard” with publisher Gary Carlson. A revised version of the Dragon debuted in issue #2 and appeared in the following two issues.
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.
Both the Graphic Fantasy and Megaton issues featuring the Dragon have since been reprinted in high-quality editions. Larsen went on to work for AC Comics on Sentinels of Justice and The DNAgents for Eclipse Comics.
Working For DC Comics
At DC, Erik never worked on The Outsiders, Teen Titans, Adventures of Superman, and Doom Patrol. His art on Doom Patrol was received rather negatively 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. Larsen later wrote the series Aquaman for about a year in the late 1990s.
Erik Joining Marvel Comics
At Marvel, Larsen first worked as a fill-in on Thor that was inked by Vince Colletta. He later did a fill-in issue of The Amazing Spider-Man and five issues of Punisher for Marvel. A Nova story for Marvel Comics Presents was greenlit but canceled because it did not fit with an upcoming New Warriors series that would feature the character.
He later replaced Todd McFarlane on The Amazing Spider-Man with issue #329 in 1990, having previously penciled issues 287, 324, and 327. With writer David Michelinie, Larsen illustrated stories such as “The Cosmic Spider-Man”, “The Return of the Sinister Six” (#334–339), and “The Powerless Spider-Man” (#341–343).
Erik left the title with #350, was succeeded by Mark Bagley with #351. Larsen again succeeded McFarlane on Spider-Man, where he wrote and drew the six-issue story arc “Revenge of the Sinister Six” (#18–23).
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 mouth full of jagged teeth and a reptilian tongue dripping slime.
Through 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 and the Venom symbiote to be unlikable.
Larsen stopped working for Marvel in 1992 as seen below but has occasionally returned to write and illustrate, on titles such as Fantastic Four, The Defenders, Wolverine, and Nova. In 2019, he penciled and wrote Amazing Spider-man: Going Big, a one-shot for Marvel’s 80th anniversary, along with Mark Bagley and Gerry Conway.
Founding Image Comics: Larsen Leaving Marvel Comics
Larsen left Marvel back in 1992 together with six other illustrators to form Image Comics. At Image Comics Erik released a series featuring a reworked version of Savage Dragon. 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.
Larsen has occasionally produced ancillary mini-series and sometimes allowed other creators to produce stories featuring the Dragon or other characters from the series. 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) and the only one still written and drawn by its creator. The character was also adapted into a short-lived (26 episodes) USA Network animated series that started in 1995.
Erik replaced Jim Valentino as the publisher of Image Comics in 2004, 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 was promoted to the position.
In 2012–2013, Larsen had a run as writer and artist on a short-lived revival of Rob Liefeld’s Supreme, illustrating writer Alan Moore’s final unpublished script with issue #63 and writing new stories from issues #64–68.
Erik Larsen Savage Dragon
Savage Dragon is a fictional superhero created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon.
The Dragon is a large, finned, green-skinned humanoid whose powers include super-strength and an advanced healing factor. He is also an amnesiac: his earliest memory is awakening in a burning field in Chicago, Illinois. Thus, for most of the series, the origins of his powers and appearance are a mystery to readers.
At the beginning of the series, he becomes a police officer and battles the mutant criminal “super freaks” that terrorize Chicago. Savage Dragon is one of only two Image Comics titles that debuted during the company’s 1992 launch that continues to be published well into the late 2010s.
Savage Dragon is the longest-running American full-color comic book to feature a single artist/writer. The character was also adapted into an animated series, which ran for two seasons on the USA Network beginning in 1995. The Savage Dragon was listed by Wizard as the 116th-greatest comic book characters of all time. IGN also listed the Savage Dragon as the 95th-greatest comic book hero of all time, stating that he has the trappings of a great comic book hero
Erik Larsen Net Worth
Erik has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.
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