When it comes to fantasy, mythical creatures are a given. Specifically, dragons are a given. Sometimes, a unicorn or two will pop up, but fantasy has a real thing for dragons. And while giant ...

In a fascinating new discovery sure to rival the ground-breaking Dragonology, the intrepid Dr. Drake turns his inquisitive gaze from dragons to other so-called mythical creatures.

Komodo dragons would have been a great candidate for the inspiration behind the mythical dragons in Europe -- except that Europeans didn't discover them until 1910. Megalania Prisca (Image credit ...

The mythical First World is interesting for several reasons. First and foremost, it establishes dragons as the indigenous creatures of the Material Plane and puts all other creatures (and gods) as ...