Never one to shy away from politics or controversy, Erik Larsen will bring Osama bin Laden back from the dead as an irradiated giant green monster in October's Savage Dragon #177.

It seems that after the body of the al-Qaida founder was dropped into the ocean from the U.S.S. Carl Vinson, it came into contact with radiation, bringing the terrorist to life and transforming him into a literal monster -- Godzilla-like, even -- hellbent on destroying America. Unless Dragon's children Malcolm and Angel can stop him.

"Radiation is the cure-all. You get some of that stuff and life is good. In the real world, you get diarrhea and your hair falls out. But in comics — boom! — you're brought right back to life," Larsen tells USA Today. ""There's not really going to be anybody going, 'Whoa, don't hit him!' He's kind of a (jerk), let's throw that out there."

Savage Dragon has famously featured appearances by Hitler, former presidents George W. Bush and George Bush, candidate Barack Obama, President Obama, and even God and the Devil. But is five months a little too soon to bring back bin Laden? Larsen fully expects some criticism.

"It's not like this is ancient history and we're looking at pictures and most of the people are dead and gone," he tells the newspaper. "This guy did evil crap recently."