DarkLord

Erik Larsen introduced DarkLord to the pages of Savage Dragon in 1997, planting this Modern Age villain firmly in the wild, anything-goes corner of Image Comics that Larsen built from the ground up. Over more than two decades of appearances — stretching all the way to 2018 — DarkLord carved out a persistent presence in the Savage Dragon universe, sharing the stage with heavy hitters like Dragon, Mighty Man, and Jennifer Murphy. With a key issue already on collectors' radars and a footprint that spans the main series, the Savage Dragon Companion, and even a Free Comic Book Day special, this is exactly the kind of deep-cut antagonist that rewards fans who dig past the surface of Larsen's sprawling, creator-owned saga.