Biography

Erik Larsen was born on December 8, 1962 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a writer, known for The Savage Dragon (1995), Turtles Forever (2009) and Independents (2007).

In 1992, he co-founded Image Comics along with Todd McFarlane, Jim Valentino, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, and Whilce Portacio.

Although Todd McFarlane is credited as the creator of Venom in Spider-Man, Erik is credited for creating Venom's trademarked tongue and drool.

[on being asked how he sees comics as a positive influence in children's education, after there was a Fox news coverage that claimed that DC comics have a bad influence towards children] Comics haven't been aimed at kids in decades. It's kind of a silly argument and it's sad how poorly researched the Fox piece is. They single out Starfire as an example of a character that has been "sexed up" at the new DC and yet the children's cartoon they cite was watered down from the comic book where she always had that overdeveloped physique. The Fox network seems to think we're all still living in the '50s. At the same time-I do think there should be better comics for all ages. When I was 12 years old there were literally no comics being published that weren't okay for me to read. Now there are hundreds. Strange to have a Batman comic that a mother wouldn't want their kid to read.