creator Erik Larsen told fans today via Facebook that major changes are in store for the title over the course of the next six issues, culminating with a “new beginning” coming with November’s issue #193.”So, plans are to make some rather sweeping changes in Savage Dragon so that issue #193 can be something of a new beginning,” Larsen said. “There’s something someone somewhat magical to me about the number 193 – it was the issue where Jack Kirby returned to Captain America, which was the first time I was able to buy new Jack Kirby Captain America comics off the stand. Issue #193 was also the issue where my favorite Hulk artist Herb Trimpe concluded his rather lengthy run on The Incredible Hulk. So, I’m looking forward to Savage Dragon #193 and my new beginning.”Larsen spoke with ComicBook.com recently about the spirit of experimentation that he tries to keep alive with the twenty-plus-year-old book, saying, “I’ve been doing it off and on throughout the series. It keeps things fun. It also opens things up to new possibilities. We’ll be doing a lot more playing with color in the future and I wanted to start that off with a real experimental issue to show the guys what could be done.”The series’ logo will change with the next issue, June’s #188–a process which Larsen also put on display on Facebook, allowing fans to watch his process unfold and to comment on his choices. The original logo, seen at right on a cover mock-up for September’s #191, is large enough and features odd enough angles that Larsen has said in the past it occasionally creates problems in the art. The new logo is simpler.So–what could be the sweeping change that Larsen implements this fall? Place your bets…
