Strontium Dog
Strontium Dog is a long-running comic strip story that began in British comic book Starlord before moving over to 2000 AD, following the adventures of mutant bounty hunter Johnny Alpha. Written by John Wagner, it's notable for its distinctive mix of dark humour and gritty action.
After The Great War of 2150 ("Nobody ever knew who fired the first missile - but suddenly the whole world went crazy!") showers of Strontium 90 have led to the birth of a large population of mutants, who are discriminated against, and only permitted to work as Search/Destroy agents, whose distinctive SD badges give them the nickname Strontium Dogs.
Other characters have included metal-eating furry alien The Gronk, Wulf the hammer-swinging Viking, and mutant vampire Durham Red who was spun-off into her own series when Johnny Alpha was killed off.
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The Audio Plays
In recent years Big Finish Productions have released 16 audio plays feature 2000AD characters. These have mostly featured Judge Dredd although three have starred Strontium Dog.
In these Judge Dredd is played by Toby Longworth and Strontium Dog is played by Simon Pegg
The current list of Strontium Dog plays includes:
- 16. Judge Dredd - Pre-Emptive Revenge by Jonathan Clements (with Strontium Dog
- 10. Strontium Dog -Fire from Heaven by Jonathan Clements
- 3. Strontium Dog - Down to Earth by Jonathan Clements