Here is a chat log, taken from the Wizard Special Events Room, hosted by me (Brett Berliner), starring Erik Larsen.

Edited for length and content.

EvilErnieX: Why Aquaman?

ErikLarsen: Aquaman COULD BE COOL. I'm looking for a book with potential

ErikLarsen: Also one without too many people controling

VirxSan: Yes, Brett, you're sexy.

ErikLarsen: Who's next?

DouglasPWz: Oh Brett... you stud...

VirxSan: Erik: Why is a raven like a writing desk?

WizBrett: It's unanimous. I'm sexy.

BarbieHead: cuz poe wrote on both

BarbieHead: :)

VirxSan: Where do babies come from, Erik?

VirxSan: And where's my answer?

BarbieHead: ijust gave the right answer!

VirxSan: Ok, fine.

WizBrett: And Joanne just told you, Joe.

Ryman10016: Ok......Where's Rapture's ashes buried?

VirxSan: Yes, but she's not Erik.

ErikLarsen: Rapture's dust is in another dimension and they're no longer

buried

ErikLarsen: Next?

VirxSan: Erik: Why did you feel the need to kill such a hero like Damien

VirxSan: Darklord?

Ryman10016: "Hero"?

VirxSan: Why not have him run the SOS?

VirxSan: He's the greatest hero of all comic book time, Ryan.

ETourriol: Erik what about a trip in europe for the dragon ?

VirxSan: He's a good guy. Trust me.

WizBrett: Because he's EVIL, Joe-baby, get it through your sexy head ;)

KenAlbery: DarkLord was a good guy

VirxSan: Brett: You're not Erik.

DouglasPWz: Darklord was a law unto himself...

DouglasPWz: unfortunately, Dragon broke that law in half. :)

ErikLarsen: Damien's alive--he's just a baby, that's all

Guyver1745: Erik: Is there going to be other projects in the future beside

Dragon?

Spidey1320: Are dragon and jen going to get married?

ErikLarsen: I'll be doing at least Aquaman. After that--we'll see...

ErikLarsen: Spidey--what??

Tengu: If a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, and it hits a

mime, does anyone care?

VirxSan: Tengu: Quit coping Gary Larson.

ErikLarsen: No

VirxSan: copying too.

Tengu: damn

Spidey1320: ARe dragon and jen(or whatever her name is) gonna get married,

like in the original comic?

ErikLarsen: Spidey--wait and see.

ErikLarsen: I can't.

ErikLarsen: As an artist

KenAlbery: Where's She-Dragon? :)

ErikLarsen: Th VC has her

Spidey1320: how did your rivalry with P.D. start

ErikLarsen: PD blasted the $#!+ out of Image for no reason and I defended it

Savagedrgn: Are you planning on crossing over any JLArs into Aqua,maybe Bats

or Supes?

ErikLarsen: I think PD also took offence at me having Doc Ock beat the Hulk

in Spider-Man

ErikLarsen: Not right away. I want to make Aquaman work on its own first

before I start pulling in gues

ErikLarsen: guest stars

VirxSan: Erik: Do you happen to have a larger picture of the #50

VirxSan: cover than Mania provides?

VirxSan: It looks so damned cool that I wanna see it bigger!

VirxSan: Or, do you know where to find it?

ErikLarsen: No

Ryman10016: Who's the most powerful VC member?

ErikLarsen: Whose turn?

Ryman10016: Couldn't Cyberface have stopped whoever was trying to poision

him?

Ryman10016: With his power I mean.

ErikLarsen: Horde at this point but power is a tricky thing to measure

ETourriol: Erik, what about the Dragon coming in Europe ?

ErikLarsen: If you're talking about ability to lift crap--then Bludgeon

DouglasPWz: 'course abner cadaver could summon an entire hell posse...

ErikLarsen: Dragon went to a fake europian country in #47

Lotarr1: Erik: was there ever a story idea that wish you had used but never

did?

ErikLarsen: I don't have solid plans to have him go back at this time

WizBrett: Erik, who will be doing pin-ups in 50?

ErikLarsen: I'm not sure yet--I don't want to announce anything yet--some

may not come through

KenAlbery: Will we see Jr again soon?

ErikLarsen: Absolutely.

.ErikLarsen: I can't say in which issue yet

Spidey1320: How do you feel about sponsering independent comics sent in by

your fans?

WizEitan: Erik: considering the recent hits acclaim, valentino and awesome

took recently, what do you

WizEitan: think of the state of the industry?

ErikLarsen: IIt's in sad shape.

WizEitan: And how can it be improved??

Guyver1745: Erik: Is there any other projects in the future beside Dragon?

WizBrett: Then, Ken, then me, then Spidey

WizEitan: Erik, its my strong opinion gimmicks like variants are killing the

industry.

WizBrett: After Spidey is Tengu

ErikLarsen: If I knew that Savage Dragon would sell better. I think we NEED

more crap to die

WizEitan: Not to mention high cover prices.

WizEitan: Erik: good point. market flooding is a problem, too.

KenAlbery: Will you have SD pages that you are currently working on with you

at WonderCon?

.ErikLarsen: Ken+yes

WizBrett: I am up.. Erik, do you have a book limit on sigs, and can we

kidnap ya at Chi? :)

ErikLarsen: No book limit ever

ErikLarsen: I'll only sponser books that are completely mindblowing. I

don't want any more crappy Image

ErikLarsen: books

Tengu: y do u do so much work your going to work yourself to death?

ErikLarsen: I don't worry about it. I did Freak Force, SD and Deadly Duo at

the same time. I can handle

ErikLarsen: this

ETourriol: Erik, if you were the master of DC and Marvel Universes what

would u do first ?

KaptKorea: Hi guys this is KJB from FAO!!!

ErikLarsen: Fire everybody.

ErikLarsen: Who would you keep?

Naps4God: hmm...Erik...in your dream comic book company..who would you have

working

Naps4God: with you?

ErikLarsen: I like the new artists. We need good new guys. They're better

than the last crop

Tengu: Did you read Peter's run on Aquaman b4 you got the gig or just

started buying back issues

CHRISC SCC: ERIK: Any plans for a SAVAGE DRAGON major motion picture?

MVans 1612: Erik: Any guess when Frank Fosco's creator book "Etheran" will

be published?

ErikLarsen: It's too long to list--Mignola of FF. Simonson on the Hulk.

Art Adams on whatever's left

KenAlbery: Any new contests in the future?

ErikLarsen: I still haven't read Peter's Aquaman. I will read a few though

ErikLarsen: No contests in the works.

KaptKorea: Erik: Any plans for going after the Hulk again since it's

aparrently it's open again?

ErikLarsen: No movie in the works--don't they all suck? Why would you want

a crappy Dragon pic?

ErikLarsen: Kapt: I'll give it a shot but I'm not going to write another

proposal

DouglasPWz: Erik: We ever gonna see Ann without that nurse's outfit, drawn

by you?

ErikLarsen: Doug--yes--eventually.

MVans 1612: Erik: any guess when Frank Fosco's creator project :Ethrean"

will be published ?

GELF666: what are some of your plans for AQUAMAN, do you like aquaman, and

why did peter leave?

ErikLarsen: MVans=whenever Gary gets around to scripting it. It's all drawn

ErikLarsen: Peter wanted to do something the editor didn't want.

.ErikLarsen: My plans have been outlined all over the web--it's too long to

cover here

Spidey1320: You said drawing bare nipples would be too weird, but is issue

46, you see Jen's, what's the

Spidey1320: deal

Spidey1320: well, only half o' one at least.

ErikLarsen: I'm a horny old man in a room by myself-- cut me some slack

WizBrett: Will She-Dragon ever grow her hair back?

ErikLarsen: Maybe--it will be an odd transition period unless I wrote her

out pof the book for a while

VEGETAX666: erik who do you want to see the new artist redo.

ErikLarsen: Muscular chicks are cool

Naps4God: Erik...will you ever possibly draw issues of Aquaman?

ErikLarsen: I doubt it. I'll do a few covers but Dragon's keeping me busy

Tengu: Is the S.O.S(dig it) thing a long term deal or is Dragon going back

to a cop anytime soon?

ErikLarsen: I expect the SOS to be around for quite a while

Savagedrgn: Erik:Why suddenly say the F word in the last issue?You coulda

done it the whole time!

ErikLarsen: I can say whatever and show whatever I want but some testy

stores may bitch because they wer

ErikLarsen: weren't alerted beforehand

KaptKorea: Erik: Will the murderer of that huge guy in #22 ever be revealed?

ErikLarsen: It was the Fiend--sorry I didn't make that clear

JianKai: did your wife help you with the chinese in a past dragon issue?

ErikLarsen: Yes she did--I even gave her credit

AHicks1957: Why did you hurt dart (and without us seeing her naked)? Please

tell me I'll be nice.

ErikLarsen: It seemedc

ErikLarsen: like a good idea at the time

Tengu: Your infamous 4 your killer crossovers r there ne planned in the near

future?(maybe madman?)

ErikLarsen: At this point--just Superman. I'm not familier enough with

Madman to pull it off

GELF666: erik would you PLEASE have aquaman say FUK when you take over?

ErikLarsen: Can't do it. Comics Code

ErikLarsen: The editor wouldn't let it happen

AHicks1957: Once again came in late, are you writing Aquaman, Erik?

ErikLarsen: Yes

Mondo8567: Was just wonderin... with you taking over Aquaman Erik, do you

plan to incorporate

Mondo8567: any of the Dragon's more gory look to the Aquaman Series ?

ErikLarsen: I won't be drawing Aquaman and there's the comics code to

contend with. It will get cooler

ErikLarsen: though

JianKai: do you think the format of dragon (no flashbacks) has hurt bringing

in new readers?

ErikLarsen: Hell if I know

WizBrett: Myyyyyyyyyyy turn.. what about Dart's top and Darklord's legs

joining?

ErikLarsen: The book has gotten too complicated, I think

ErikLarsen: Not gonna happen

KaptKorea: erik: ever think of incorporating your original Dragon as a child

into the book? I mean just

KaptKorea: the image. Not the character?

ErikLarsen: Kapt: wait & see

Tengu: Will Aquaman be filled with Larsen humor much like SD is or not?

ErikLarsen: Absolutely

ErikLarsen: Same stupid characters too

ErikLarsen: I'd do the Hulk in a second--pester Marvel--I have

-Brett