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Comic Professionals Including Dave Johnson, Erik Larsen, And Bill Sienkiewicz Try To Cancel Artist Andy Smith Over A Martha’s Vineyard Meme

September 26, 2022

Several comic professionals took to Facebook to announce their blacklisting and unpersoning of veteran comic artist Andy Smith after Smith posted an innocuous meme that referenced Governor Ron DeSantis’ flying ...

Image Comics Co-Founder Erik Larsen Says America Will Only Begin Healing If Donald Trump Is “Executed For Treason On The White House Lawn”

Spencer Baculi

August 12, 2022

Comic Books

According to Image Comics co-founder Erik Larsen, the most important element needed for America to heal and move on from its current divisions is for former U.S. President Donald Trump to be “executed for treas...

Savage Dragon Creator Erik Larsen Keeps Promise, Deletes Twitter Account After Elon Musk Buys Company

John F. Trent

April 25, 2022

Comic Books

Savage Dragon creator and Image Comics Chief Financial Officer Erik Larsen kept his promise of deleting his Twitter account if the company was purchased by Elon Musk. Erik Larsen in the Artists' Corner at N...

Image Comics Founder Erik Larsen Says “The Original Sin At Marvel And DC Was Making Every Character Straight And White,” Argues Against Changing Established Characters As A Fix

Spencer Baculi

April 13, 2022

Comic Books

In his latest take on the ongoing issue of race-swapping in comic books - an issue which he seems to flip-flop on every time he speaks to it - Image Comics founder Erik Larsen has claimed that “the original sin...

Savage Dragon Creator Blasts Marvel And DC Comics For Replacing Iconic Characters: “I WANT It To Flop”

John F. Trent

April 8, 2022

Comic Books

Savage Dragon creator and the Chief Financial Officer of Image Comics Erik Larsen recently blasted Marvel and DC Comics for replacing their iconic characters with new characters that try to take up the iconic c...

Image Comics Chief Financial Officer Erik Larsen Wants Marvel To Make The Punisher Gay, Hunt People Who Wear His Logo

John F. Trent

February 23, 2022

Comic Books

Savage Dragon creator and Image Comics Chief Financial Officer Erik Larsen recently advocated that Marvel turn Frank Castle aka the Punisher into a gay man. Source: Punisher War Journal #80 Larsen expres...

Ethan Van Sciver Exposes Low Wages in Comic Industry, Tells Pros Five Ways To Actually Make Money

JB Augustine

January 27, 2022

Comic Books

Artist and Cyberfrog creator Ethan Van Sciver knows a thing or two about inking a comic page and what makes a perfect ink of the most celebrated pencils. Source: Ethan Van Sciver, Comic Artists Pro Secrets ...

Erik Larsen Drops COVID Vaccine Lecture In Latest Issue Of Savage Dragon

Spencer Baculi

January 14, 2022

Comic Books

In an instance of ‘tell-don’t-show’ soapboxing that could rival even Marguerite Bennett’s worst moments, the latest issue of Savage Dragon sees creator Erik Larsen use the titular character to drop a page-long ...

Marvel Writer David Michelinie Issues Apology To Todd McFarlane For Dispute Over Creation of Venom

JB Augustine

October 19, 2021

Comic Books

Todd McFarlane, the Image Comics co-founder and force behind Spawn, is still thought of as the creator of Venom, though he was never given de jure credit by Marvel. Source: Venom: Let There Be Carnage...

Image Comics CFO Erik Larsen Claims Marvel And DC Bosses Might Shut Down New Comics Production

John F. Trent

June 17, 2021

Comic Books

Image Comics CFO Erik Larsen recently claimed that DC Comics and Marvel Comics bosses might shut down new comics production altogether. Source: Savage Dragon #254 Larsen made the comments after expressin...

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