Although overshadowed by Judge Dredd Johnny Alpha comes a close second as an all time favourite in 2000AD even if the bastards did kill him off in a story I have yet to read. However in the meantime Rebellion have finally released a collection of Strontium Dog's earliest adventures from the short lived Starlord comic.
Starlord actually outsold 2000AD but was dropped after just 22 issues as the format was so expensive to produce and ended up merged with 2000AD. It is from this particular issue I started collecting 2000AD and became a fan of not just Dredd but also everyone's favourite mutant Johnny Alpha and his Viking side-kick Wulf. And lets not forget the Gronk....as if we could!
Most of the action takes place in outer space as Johnny & Wulf track down wanted criminals facing abuse & discrimination where ever they go though at least one grateful star pilot apologises. You also get introduced to Johnny's sister and niece. The background to the story of Johnny Alpha is yet to come.
This hardback edition collects all of Strontium dogs stories fro Starlord, the Starlord Summer Special and the Starlord Annuals. I only have a couple of issues of the comic itelf plus one annual and the summer special so most of the content was new to me and with Carlos Ezquerra's art is a welcome addition to any British comic fans collection.
Rating: 5 Stars Of course it comes highly recommended!
Available from: 2000ad.com
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