''Day of the Dogs'' is an original novel written by

Andrew Cartmel Andrew J. Cartmel (born 6 April 1958) is a British script editor, author and journalist. He was the script editor of ''Doctor Who'' during the Sylvester McCoy era of the show between 1987 and 1989. He has also worked as a script editor on other t ...

and based on the long-running British

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Strontium Dog ''Strontium Dog'' is a long-running British comics series starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter who lives in Earth's future. The series was created in 1978 by writer John Wagner (under the pseudonym T. B. Grover) and artist Carlos Ezquer ...

''.

Synopsis

Johnny Alpha and

Middenface McNulty Archibald "Middenface" McNulty is a fictional character from the series ''Strontium Dog'' appearing in the British comic anthology ''2000 AD (comic), 2000 AD'', as well as his own spin-off series. He is a frequent companion of the series' star, John ...

are hired by wealthy

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aficionado Asdoel Zo to track down Preacher Tarkettle, the man who killed his family. Alpha and McNulty recruit a squad of Strontium Dogs to assist them on the mission, but all is not what it seems with Zo, and they soon find a traitor in their midst.

External links

Review at ''2000adreview''
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