Today marks the release of Savage Dragon #252, an issue that has a surprising number of plot-sensitive moments hidden within “a tribute to the funnies” — an issue that sees writer/artist Erik Larsen doing a series of two-page sequences inspired by popular comic strips. Along the way, he revisits the “alien ban” executive order that Donald Trump made back in Savage Dragon #226, as well as getting a look at the Black Lives Matter protests back in Chicago, the former setting for Savage Dragon. All this ahead of next month’s variant cover featuring Malcolm Dragon endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.