Coming this Autumn – a Strontium Dog for your shelf!
4th July 2023
He’s the mutant bounty hunter taking down the scum of the galaxy – and now you can have your own Strontium Dog for your shelf!
The newest licensed merchandise from 2000 AD is Fish Collectibles’ 1:6 scale statue of Johnny Alpha, the ultimate Strontium Dog! Successfully funded on Kickstarter, this 12 inch-tall (305mm) statue is made of polystone and will debut at the Rebellion/2000 AD booth (#2121) at San Diego Comic Con in July.
Paying tribute to the stunning design of co-creator Carlos Ezquerra and using feedback from fans, Fish Collectibles have created a sculpt closely resembling the classic image of Johnny Alpha, the teenage leader of the mutant rebellion in a 22nd Century Britain where the victims of nuclear war are shunned by ‘Norm’ society and herded into ghettos.
The paint-master and tooling are currently with a factory in Hong Kong for manufacture and the finished statues should land in the UK in the last quarter of 2023. The Fish Collectibles Johnny Alpha statue will retail for £165 plus shipping (which will be under £10 within the UK), but you can secure yours now with just a £40 deposit at fishcollectibles.com
The success of the Johnny Alpha statue will dictate future release, with 500 sales allowing the range to continue with Rogue Trooper.
One of 2000 AD’s most popular ever series, Strontium Dog is an epic sci-fi Western created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra that debuted in Starlord, 2000 AD’s short-lived sister title, in 1978.
One of the most iconic strips in the history of British comics, the bounty hunters of the Search/Destroy Agency – derisively dubbed ‘Strontium Dogs’ – are members of a persecuted minority of mutated humans, their bodies warped by Strontium 90 fallout, who are despised by the ‘Norm’ population, barred from public life, and herded into ghettos.
The only job open to them is as bounty hunters and, from the orbiting ‘Doghouse’ base, Johnny Alpha and his Viking partner, Wulf Sternhammer head out to track down criminals for cold, hard cash – from deep space to Hell itself, from Adolf Hitler to Ronald Reagan!
The series has had a cultural impact far beyond its pages, with director Edgar Wright and actor Simon Pegg famously citing the death of Johnny Alpha in their acclaimed comedy TV series Spaced.