Savage Dragon #0
Savage Dragon #0 (2006) kicks off with a bold origin twist in "The Way It Was," revealing the true beginnings of the alien Emperor Kurr’s reign and downfall. Written and illustrated by Erik Larsen, with colors by Reuben Rude and Abel Mouton and letters by Chris Eliopoulos, this first issue sets the stage with a high-stakes confrontation between Kurr and his dissenting scientists, Reich and Weiko, whose desperate act reshapes the fate of Earth. The cover by Erik Larsen captures the moment’s intensity, hinting at the legacy that will unfold.
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Savage alien, Emperor Kurr, is poised to wipe out humanity and take over earth as a new home for his people. When a pair of his scientists object to wiping out an entire sentient race, Kurr threatens to kill them and move forward with his plan anyway. Reich and Weiko retrieve a fertilized egg from Kurr's bedchamber (after the emperor brutally kills the woman he bedded down) and, with the next generation of the royal line preserved, they give the Emperor a lobotomy, sterilize him and leave him behind on earth in a burning field.
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