Something a little more unusual today. A return to the pages of 2000AD, specifically Strontium Dog. What we have here is a rendition of poor Johnny Alpha on his worst day ever. Ambushed by Max Bubba's gang, his partner Wulf is gunned down and Johnny himself staked out and left to die.
This event kicks off the epic Strontium Dog story, Rage, in which Alpha hunts down Bubba and his gang. I was only a lad when I read this one, and it's one of those stories that sticks with you.
This little gem is a limited promotional miniature for Warlord Games' Strontium Dog game, handed out at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con, if my research is correct. Warlord Games have released a starter set based around this very tale, The Good, the Bad and the Mutie. It's most tempting.
The mini came to me via the most excellent Cheetor, a fellow 2000AD fan. It felt good painting something to mark the passing of Carlos Ezquerra, the co-creator of and main artist on Strontium Dog (also co-creator of Judge Dredd) who died just under a year ago.
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Of course, now I have a want to paint Alpha, Wulf and the Gronk. I can't really leave Johnny like this, can I?
You have painted this vignette very well indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil!
DeleteGorgeous work Mr S!
ReplyDeleteCheers Cheetor! It's a great flavour piece to have in the collection.
DeleteExcellent. Looks great- really nice comic-style colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks Axiom!
DeleteA great tribute to one of my favourite Stronty story arcs :)
ReplyDeleteThanks TamsinP. It's a little surreal that these things are popping up now, based on stories I loved as a kid decades ago. I'll take it though.
DeleteI also loved this story as a kid (and always 2000AD). It was the first time for me a character had actually died and really changed 'comics' for me. Heavy stuff when your 13 years old.
ReplyDeleteFor sure. I was 11 reading this, and it certainly had some wheel turning in my head after. 2000AD is just the best.
DeleteIt's a cool figure/objective. You really should paint Alpha, Wulf and Gronk.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sean. I'd really like to paint them now I've done a couple of stronts. I have the Citadel and Foundry sets for them, and the Warlord versions on skimmers are seriously nice too.
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