Strontium Dog : A Potted History : Part 5 “Alpha! It Can’t Be!” : Return & Resurrection

Having stretched the definition of the term “potted history” to breaking point, Luke presents the final installment.  Wagner & Ezquerra return to the strip they created, Luke whines about the whole resurrection thing and takes a brief look at some of the SD related tat available.

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Strontium Dog : A Potted History. Part 2 of 5 Johnny & Wulf : Hunt Sabs / Holy Moses! / Valhalla beckons.

Strontium Dog : A Potted History.

Part 2 Johnny & Wulf : Hunt Sabs’ / Holy Moses! / Family Ties / Valhalla beckons.

Of course he doesn’t mean you, dear reader. But you have to agree, that’s a panel and a half isn’t it?

After looking back on our hero’s origins, on we march. The body count and bounties rise as the baddies drop away, but Johnny and Wulf’s past starts to catch up with them. Luke on the other hand is having a whale of time re-reading classic Stront’ stories.

Strontium Dog : A Potted History. Part 1 of 5. Early days, Starlord, Mergers and Origins

Who doesn’t love a timehopping mind reading x ray visioned electronux wielding bounty hunting mutie and his Viking sidekick? Through revamps, revisions and resurrections Luke  goes back through his progs’, various collected editions and reprints to find what makes this a classic strip (and yes, there will be lots of those very predictable puns).