You may know Erik Larsen as the creator of "Savage Dragon." You may know him as a co-founder and publisher of Image Comics. Now you get to know him as a comic fan in his column ONE FAN'S OPINION.
RECENT COLUMNS
Fri, May 23rd, 2008
This week, Erik Larsen shares his own memories of the recently departed Rory Root -- considered one of the great comics retailers and owner of Comic Relief: The Comic Bookstore -- and why his store is one of the finest in the nation.
Fri, May 9th, 2008
Vince Colletta was one of comics' most prolific inkers, but he's also one of the most vilified and maligned figures in the industry. Is this deserved or does time erase bad memories? Erik Larsen looks at Colleta's work in this week's ONE FAN'S OPINION.
Fri, May 2nd, 2008
A couple of week's back, Erik's friend Chris Eliopoulos says to him, "There's a lot of guys in this industry that are scared to meet you." Erik finds that to be a little odd and takes a moment to explain why you shouldn't be scared.
Fri, April 25th, 2008
Erik Larsen starts out this week by asking “Did you hear the story about me wanting to reveal that Elektra was a Skrull?” Read on to see what he’s talking about and what he thinks about superhero comics today.
Fri, March 14th, 2008
Erik takes some time to remember two greats who've past recently -- Dave Stevens and Steve Gerber -- and asks why it is only after they die do we truly appreciate a creator's contribution to the medium.
Fri, February 8th, 2008
The first issue from Image's Next Issue Project comes out next week. "Fantastic Comics" #24 features an all star cast of creators and Erik wants to tell you all about it because, as he says, "…it's simply the greatest comic book I've ever been part of."
Fri, January 18th, 2008
Erik Larsen, a former contributor to "Amazing Spider-Man" himself, weighs in with his opinion of "One More Day" and its aftermath. What's he think? Well ... you're just going to have to read for yourself.
Fri, August 17th, 2007
Image Publisher Erik Larsen shares his own tribute to Mike Wieringo in this week's ONE FAN'S OPINION. Erik discusses Mike's body of work, his many strengths as an artist & a person and where his true love for comics lay, "Tellos."
Sat, August 4th, 2007
"So, how was San Diego?" Erik reflects on his time spent at San Diego this year and talks at length about the project he's really excited about right now, "The Next Issue Project."
Fri, July 27th, 2007
"So - you looking forward to San Diego…?" Thus start Erik's column this week. What's his answer? And how does his sometimes failing memory affect his time at the show? The answer wait inside.
Fri, July 20th, 2007
Mistakes in comics. They happen to every publisher and every creator. We're talking about misprints, spelling and coloring errors. Erik goes down a list of some memorable ones, including a few his own publishing company has had to make good on.
Fri, June 29th, 2007
Erik's a self proclaimed "format fanatic." He remembers the day when he saw his first Treasury edition and from there his fascination with the different formats comics come in has grown.
Fri, June 22nd, 2007
Lately, Erik's been buying up random comics from the '40s and has discovered something in them that's completely lost with modern comics - there are no rules and there are lessons to be learned from these books.
Fri, March 30th, 2007
Erik never suffers from writer's block. In fact he suffers from entirely the opposite problem - too many ideas! Erik talks about the problems of sorting through all those ideas, trying to find the best one for his stories and how to keep readers on their toes.
Mon, March 5th, 2007
After last weeks discussion of politics in comics, what could Erik follow it up with? Why, religion, of course. Why do we see so little religious discussion in comics? Erik examines the issue and says why he'd like to see more.
Fri, February 23rd, 2007
Erik takes a look at politics and comics, when and how politics have crept into mainstream comics and ponders what's appropriate when including a real President in a comic today.
Sun, February 18th, 2007
Erik Larsen is back with another Kirby rant and a bit of news. Erik takes a look at the tough decisions Image is having to make in preparing collections of Jack's classic creator-owned titles "Silver Star" and "Captain Victory."
Fri, February 9th, 2007
Erik Larsen takes a look back on one of Jack Kirby's many great creations, Kamandi The Last Boy On Earth. Why is Kamandi a book you should know more about? Erik explains.
Fri, January 19th, 2007
Last week's column about the ethics and pitfalls of purchasing original art inspired a lot of feedback. Erik shares some of your comments and stories of buying original art and expands on his last column a bit.
Fri, January 12th, 2007
When you buy original art, do you know where it actually came from? Could it have been stolen? Erik talks about collecting original art, the problems you can run into and how he lost much of his own art in a house fire.
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