Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon has received attention from The New York Times and The Huffington Post due to the eponymous superhero’s endorsement of Barack Obama for President of the
The 2008 election doesn’t represent Savage Dragon’s first brush with presidential politics. He mounted an ill-fated campaign himself in 2004 before he realized that his running mate was the supervillain Dreadknight. While the 2004 campaign ended rather disastrously for Savage Dragon, it did provide a memorable image for the cover of issue #119—though thankfully it appears that the Dragon’s mighty blow wasn’t landed with full force.
Considering the events of the 2004 election, it was hardly surprising when Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen announced: "Fans have asked if he'll be running again, but given the importance of the upcoming election it seemed appropriate that he would back Barack Obama, the candidate whose politics most reflect his own. Savage Dragon will be giving Barack Obama his full support."