Image Comics reminds us that the Savage Dragon character created and published by Erik Larsen, as well as taking part in a meta-public-domain-industry-baiting exercise with Mickey Mouse , is also having something of his own swiped. Or homaged. Blood Squad Seven #2 by Joe Casey and Paul Fry, also coming from Image Comics in June, will feature Dragon. A 1:20 copy incentive cover variant by Jim Rugg will also feature the character prominently. Ans it it going to FOC today.
'While deconstructions of superhero nostalgia typically center around the classic characters of the Silver Age, Blood Squad Seven will delve deep into '90s comic book themes with this reimagining of what would happen if heroes from that decade returned to action after a 30-year absence.' So here is a preview of Blood Squad Seven #2, out on the 26th of June 2024, but set in 1992. Alongside pages from Savage Dragon #3, the first mini-series by Larsen from 1992.