History ComicBook / TheSavageDragon

* FridgeHorror: At first, Emperor Kurr mowing through every enemy he meets seems just like the writer trying to show us how dangerous he is. Then you realise, that's not the only reason. Dragon was the hero of the book, he overcame almost impossible odds every storyline, as with any good superhero. Emperor Kurr is Dragon. He is overcoming impossible odds, but now he's not trying to save us...

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: During the ''MarsAttacks Image'' crossover, Superpatriot's daughter Liberty is abducted and raped by Martians in a crossbreeding experiment, but she's so staunchly pro-life that she keeps the HalfHumanHybrid[[spoiler:OTOH, this turns out to be a bad idea, as the baby grows up to become Darklord]].

* MadeofPlasticine: Characters without some form superhuman resilence tend to die rather messily when punched by a superpowered freak. Even the really tough guys are not safe, when enough force is applied.

* MustNotDieAVirgin: Angel tried to pull that one on [[spoiler:Malcom. He declines. Rex and Horridus go through with it a few pages later.]]

* YouDontWantToDieAVirginDoYou: Angel tried to pull that one on [[spoiler:Malcom. He declines. Rex and Horridus go through with it a few pages later.]]

* PhlebotinumOverload: When Dr. [[strike:Sivana]]Nirvana's [[EnergyAbsorption power draining]] [[strike:Amazo]]Absorbanoids are shot by [[strike:Darkseid]]Darklord's [[strike:Parademons]]Devil Dogs while they're already busy draining [[strike:CaptainMarvel]]Mighty Man, they overload and explode.

Since then, Dragon has become a Bounty Hunter, formed a Government Super-Team composed of many of his friends, traveled to alternate universes, found his son again, adopted a daughter, Nearly been elected President of the United States, and many, many other things.

* InvisiblePresident: Averted for every sitting president since the series started. When Dragon wakes up in the first issue, he mentions that George Bush (senior) is the president but has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia no information regarding his own name]]. Later in the series, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama all make appearances while in office.

* No Ontological Inertia: When the God Gun is destroyed, the wishes it granted are undone.

* {{Ruritania}}: [[strike:Latveria]]Lieberheim, a small country ruled by [[strike:Doctor Doom]]Dread Knight.

*** This was after Larsen publically called Gaiman a "jerk" for having the audacity to get the {{Miracleman}} license back from {=Todd McFarlane=]. All of this resulted in a FlatWhat from the comic book community, what with Neil considered the biggest NiceGuy in the business since Archie Goodwin...

--> '''Maclcolm:''' You just punched a brick wall.

'''Maclcolm:''' You just punched a brick wall.

A series for ImageComics by Erik Larsen. The title character first appeared in ''Graphic Fantasy'' #1 (June, 1982). The character continued appearing through TheEighties in either self-published works or works by minor publishers. When Image was launched, Larsen had the opportunity to launch a regular series based on the character. An initial 4-issue miniseries (July-December, 1992) sold decently. Leading to an ongoing title. It was launched in June 1993 and (as of 2012) is still ongoing.

The Dragon is an extremely broad and muscular green guy with a fin on his head, who was found in a burning field by Lieutenant Frank Darling of the Chicago Police Department. With "Superfreaks", genetically and/or cybernetically-modified criminals running loose in the streets, the Dragon eventually takes up the fight against them. Not as a superhero, mind you, but as a member of the Chicago Police. This allows him to legally and openly fight crime of all sorts, and has also resulted in him being "loaned" to the Police Departments of other cities, which has led him on other adventures (such as an encounter with the Comicbook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}). At first, his primary ArchEnemy was Overlord, the leader of a superpowered gang called the Vicious Circle. The Dragon defeated Overlord, only to create an EvilPowerVacuum that resulted in a city-wide gang war as factions within the Circle fought each other for dominance. Since then, he has met other heroes, such as ''Wildstar'' and TheMaxx, gotten sent to Hell, where he encountered {{Spawn}} and witnessed {{God}} and {{Satan}} throw down over his soul, had a son, lost his son, met ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}, fought off a [[MarsAttacks Martian]] invasion, and was finally suspended from the Police Department.

Since then, Dragon has become a Bounty Hunter, formed a Government Super-Team composed of many of his friends, traveled to alternate universes, found his son again, adopted a daughter, Nearly been elected President of the United States, and many, many other things.

It is perhaps notable as the only Image Comic to still be written and drawn by its creator Erik Larsen, a fact that PeterDavid, who once feuded with Larsen, has applauded.

This series has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters so it naturally has [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/TheSavageDragon its own]] CharacterSheet.

* BodyBackupDrive: Has featured a number of characters with Power Armor who had previously downloaded their brainwaves into the suit, allowing them to continue fighting long after death.

* {{Crossover}}: There have been several that have happened in the pages of this series: ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}, {{Spawn}}, Comicbook/{{Madman}}, {{Bone}}, {{Megaton Man}}, Comicbook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}, MarsAttacks, DestroyerDuck, TheMaxx, Wildstar, {{Youngblood}} and more.

** Since dimensional travel is a recurring theme within the book, dead characters are often replaced with their counterparts from another dimension. Arguably that could be counted as resurrecting, but most of the time the new version is in some way different than the original, often quite drastically.

* GratuitousGerman: Brainiape [[spoiler: who is the Brain of AdolfHitler transplanted into a glass bowl on an ape body]] takes ze trope and runs with ze trope all ze way to the fuhrer hauptquartier.

* ImprovisedWeapon:

* InvisiblePresident: Averted for every sitting president since the series started. When Dragon wakes up in the first issue, he mentions that George Bush (senior) is the president but has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia no information regarding his own name]]. Later in the series, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama all make appearances while in office.
** Even Al Gore appears as president in one issue ([[spoiler: he was appointed after Clinton got killed]]).
** This trope is also played with since Dragon himself nearly became the president at one point.

* MamasBabyPapasMaybe
* MadeofPlasticine: Characters without some form superhuman resilence tend to die rather messily when punched by a superpowered freak. Even the really tough guys are not safe, when enough force is applied.

* PublicDomainCharacter: [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys, along with a few others.

** As well as the LawyerFriendlyCameo of TheSandman... who Dragon promptly punched in the faced, calling him a "hair-teased TimBurton reject" and saying that there was "any boob can come up with a cheap knock-off like you."

* WorldInTheSky: The Void

The Dragon is an extremely broad and muscular green guy with a fin on his head, who was found in a burning field by Lieutenant Frank Darling of the Chicago Police Department. With "Superfreaks", genetically and/or cybernetically-modified criminals running loose in the streets, the Dragon eventually takes up the fight against them. Not as a superhero, mind you, but as a member of the Chicago Police. This allows him to legally and openly fight crime of all sorts, and has also resulted in him being "loaned" to the Police Departments of other cities, which has led him on other adventures (such as an encounter with the Comicbook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}). At first, his primary ArchEnemy was Overlord, the leader of a superpowered gang called the Vicious Circle. The Dragon defeated Overlord, only to create an EvilPowerVacuum that resulted in a city-wide gang war as factions within the Circle fought each other for dominance. Since then, he has met other heroes, such as ''Wildstar'' and TheMaxx, gotten sent to Hell, where he encountered {{Spawn}} and witnessed {{God}} and {{Satan}} throw down over his soul, had a son, lost his son, met {{Hellboy}}, fought off a [[MarsAttacks Martian]] invasion, and was finally suspended from the Police Department.

* {{Crossover}}: There have been several that have happened in the pages of this series: HellBoy, {{Spawn}}, Comicbook/{{Madman}}, {{Bone}}, {{Megaton Man}}, Comicbook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}, MarsAttacks, DestroyerDuck, TheMaxx, Wildstar, {{Youngblood}} and more.

** A CrossOver with HellBoy also showed this side of the character.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: During his crossover with ''{{Hellboy}}'', Dragon fights a giant gorilla mummy.

* SharedUniverse: Larsen considers all of comicdom to exist in the same universe, along with his own series (and any spin offs). This has led to creator owned characters such as HellBoy to make appearances and every few issues, there is a LawyerFriendlyCameo or two from characters who are most certainly not a part of the MarvelUniverse or TheDCU.

Savage Dragon is one of the two original Image Comics Series that is still being published since the company was formed, the other being Spawn. This is likely because, unlike most other early Image Comics, Dragon quickly improved into becoming decent. It has also noticeably remained off of [[AtopTheFourthWall Linkara's]] radar, something that Youngblood, and Dragon spin-off Freak Force were not as lucky about.

A series for ImageComics by Erik Larsen.

The Dragon is an extremely broad and muscular green guy with a fin on his head, who was found in a burning field by Lieutenant Frank Darling of the Chicago Police Department. With "Superfreaks", genetically and/or cybernetically-modified criminals running loose in the streets, the Dragon eventually takes up the fight against them. Not as a superhero, mind you, but as a member of the Chicago Police. This allows him to legally and openly fight crime of all sorts, and has also resulted in him being "loaned" to the Police Departments of other cities, which has led him on other adventures (such as an encounter with the Comicbook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles). At first, his primary ArchEnemy was Overlord, the leader of a superpowered gang called the Vicious Circle. The Dragon defeated Overlord, only to create an EvilPowerVacuum that resulted in a city-wide gang war as factions within the Circle fought each other for dominance. Since then, he has met other heroes, such as ''Wildstar'' and TheMaxx, gotten sent to Hell, where he encountered {{Spawn}} and witnessed {{God}} and {{Satan}} throw down over his soul, had a son, lost his son, met {{Hellboy}}, fought off a [[MarsAttacks Martian]] invasion, and was finally suspended from the Police Department.

* {{Crossover}}: There have been several that have happened in the pages of this series: HellBoy, {{Spawn}}, Comicbook/{{Madman}}, {{Bone}}, {{Megaton Man}}, TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, MarsAttacks, DestroyerDuck, TheMaxx, Wildstar, {{Youngblood}} and more.

* YourHeadAsplode: too many instances to list them all. Notable victims include [[http://dragonfan.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Paff.jpg Dart]], Simon Kane, Chaos, the whole atlantean army and Dragon himself (more than once!)

* YourHeadAsplode: too many instances to list them all. Notable victims include Dart, Simon Kane, Chaos, the whole atlantean army and Dragon himself (more than once!)

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Overlord and Darklord have each done this at one time or another.

* SwordInTheStone: Mjolnir. Merely touching it with his bare hand causes half of Dragon's body to melt away.

* OriginsIssue: Dragon's origin was finally revealed (to the readers; his past was unknown in-continuity until he regained his original memories in early 2010) in 2005, 13 years after TheSavageDragon began.