Durham Red
The idea of vampirism as a mutation was squeezed into the Strontium Dog universe in the shape of Durham Red but (wisely) has avoided defining it too clearly. Originally just a side character for Johnny Alpha (after the death of Wulf left a sidekick gap), Durham got her own series just after the franchise crashed during The Final Solution.
Peter Hogan wrote Durham into the Strontium Dogs sequence, mixing her arc with that of Feral and the rebooted Gronk. As that pathway was abandoned, Dan Abnett felt the wisest move was to jump far into the future and play Durham as a sort of living goddess. In the modern era, Alec Worley has provided some long-form, gritty, yet Dog-contemporary tales for Durham to ... sink her teeth into.
Art by Cliff Robinson & Dylan Teague
- The 2000 AD ABC: Durham Red
- Shop: Durham Red
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
From Strontium DogBitch | 25 | 128 | 505: Carlos Ezquerra 509: Robin Smith 515: Steve Dillon 519: Carlos Ezquerra 525: Carlos Ezquerra 5 | 1987 | 505-529 | Alan Grant | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Gordon Robson |
From Strontium DogStone Killers | 13 | 68 | 560: Carlos Ezquerra 565: Carlos Ezquerra 2 | 1988 | 560-572 | Alan Grant | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | John Aldrich |
From Strontium DogThe Final Solution: Replay | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1990 | 682 | Alan Grant | Colin MacNeil | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Island of the Damned | 12 | 62 | 762: Carlos Ezquerra 768: Carlos Ezquerra 2 | 1991-1992 | Reprints: M319 (supplement)762-773 | Alan Grant | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- | Mary Green |
| Ring My Bell | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1992 | Reprints: M320 (supplement)2KYB'93 | Alan Grant | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Gordon Robson |
| Mirrors | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1994 | Reprints: M320 (supplement)901-903 | Peter Hogan | Mark Harrison | <-- | Tom Frame |
From Strontium DogsCrossroads | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1994 | Reprints: M320 (supplement)897-899 | Peter Hogan | Nigel Dobbyn | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Ghosts | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1994 | Reprints: B2KSE4WS6 | Peter Hogan | Mark Harrison | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
From Strontium DogsHigh Moon | 8 | 48 | 941: Mark Harrison 947: Mark Harrison 2 | 1995 | 940-947 | Peter Hogan | Mark Harrison | <-- | Bunty Mayhew |
| Diners | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1995 | SFS18 | Peter Hogan | Paul Marshall | Dondie Cox | Bunty Mayhew |
First episode, first page misprinted.Deals | 4 | + 1 credit pages25 | 961: Mark Harrison 1 | 1995 | 960-963 | Peter Hogan | Mark Harrison | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Night of the Hunters | 6 | + 1 credit pages38 | 1001: Mark Harrison 1 | 1996 | 1000-1005 | as Alan Smithee Peter Hogan | Mark Harrison | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Epicedium | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1996 | 1006 | Dan Abnett | Mark Harrison | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| The Scarlet Cantos | 11 | 78 | 1078: Mark Harrison 1081: Mark Harrison 1085: Mark Harrison 1089: Mark Harrison 4 | 1998 | 1078-1083,1085-1089 | Dan Abnett | Mark Harrison | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Mask of the Red Death | 1 | + 0.5 credit pages10 | Mark Harrison 1 | 1998 | 1111 | Dan Abnett | Mark Harrison | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| The Vermin Stars | 12 | 70 | 1252: Chris Achilleos 1261: Ben Willsher and Chris Blythe 2 | 2001 | 1250-1261 | Dan Abnett | Mark Harrison | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| The Scarlet Apocrypha | |||||||||
| Heresy 1: Necrocultura | 1 | + 1 credit pages8 | Mark Harrison 1 | 2002 | M4.12 | Dan Abnett | John Burns | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Heresy 2: Semblance | 1 | + 1 credit pages6 | 0 | 2002 | M4.13 | Dan Abnett | Steve Yeowell | Chris Blythe | Ellie de Ville |
| Heresy 3: The Spirit and the Gaki | 1 | + 1 credit pages6 | 0 | 2002 | M4.14 | Dan Abnett | Frazer Irving | [greyscale] [spot color]various | Ellie de Ville |
| Heresy 4: Children of the Night | 1 | + 1 credit pages8 | Mark Harrison 1 | 2002 | M4.15 | Dan Abnett | Enric Romero | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Heresy 5: Genegun SD | 1 | + 1 credit pages6 | 0 | 2002 | M4.16 | Dan Abnett | Steve Kyte | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
Linked to Fiends of the Eastern FrontHeresy 6: Red Menace | 1 | + 1 credit pages6 | 0 | 2002 | M4.17 | Dan Abnett | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Heresy 7: In the Flesh | 1 | + 1 credit pages6 | Malcolm Hulme, Graham Rolfe 1 | 2002 | M4.18 | Dan Abnett | Mark Harrison | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| The Empty Suns: Book One | 7 | 46 | 1367: Mark Harrison 1 | 2003 | 1362-1368 | Dan Abnett | Mark Harrison | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| The Empty Suns: Book Two | 5 | 34 | 1382: Malcolm Hulme and Graham Rolfe 1386: Mark Harrison 2 | 2004 | 1382-1386 | Dan Abnett | Mark Harrison | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| The 'Nobody Wants This Job' Job | 6 | 36 | 1785: Carlos Ezquerra 1790: Carlos Ezquerra 2 | 2012 | 1785-1790 | Alan Grant | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| Running Out of Patients | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2014 | FCBD4 | Leah Moore John Reppionvarious | Jan Dursemma | Dylan Teague | Ellie de Ville |
| The Calling | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2014 | SFS20 | Robert Murphy | Duane Redhead | Kirsty Swan | Ellie de Ville |
Linked to Strontium DogThe Judas Strain | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2017 | Reprints: FCBD92K40 | Lauren Beukes Dale Halvorsenvarious | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| Born Bad | 8 | 42 | 2082: Jimmy Broxton 2086: Rachael Stott 2 | 2018 | 2082-2089 | Alec Worley | Ben Willsher: 1‑4 Lee Carter: 5‑8various | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Three Gifts | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2018 | 2111 | Alec Worley | Ben Willsher | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Mistletoe Kiss | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2019 | 2162 | Alec Worley | Ben Willsher | <-- | Jim Campbell |
| Served Cold | 11 | 62 | 2213: Cliff Robinson & Dylan Teague 1 | 2020-2021 | 2212-2219,2221-2223 | Alec Worley | Ben Willsher | <-- | Jim Campbell |
| Mad Dogs | 12 | 62 | 2327: Simon Davis 2331: Cliff Robinson & Dylan Teague2 | 2023 | 2326-2335,2337-2338 | Alec Worley | Ben Willsher | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| >> Text Stories << | |||||||||
| Bloodlines | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1995 | WS7 | Peter Hogan | Mark Harrison | <-- | n/a |
| >> Posters / Teasers << | |||||||||
| Durham Red | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1988 | 561 | n/a | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- | n/a |
| [Durham Red] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1989 | SFS12 | n/a | Will Simpson | <-- | n/a |
| The Bitch Is Back | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 761 | n/a | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- | n/a |
| Durham Red: coming soon... | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1997 | Reprints: 10741072 | n/a | Mark Harrison | <-- | n/a |
| Blood Lust! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | Reprints: 10771076 | n/a | Mark Harrison | <-- | n/a |
| Vampire. Heretic. Saint. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2000 | p2001 | editorial | Mark Harrison | <-- | n/a |
| The Empty Suns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | p2003 | editorial | Mark Harrison | <-- | n/a |
From 2000 AD Art Stars Winner![Durham Red] Muties Out! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | 2139 | n/a | Chris Skinner | <-- | n/a |
2000 AD Star Scan.[Durham Red] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | 2223 | n/a | Pris Bampoh | <-- | n/a |
| >> Features << | |||||||||
Faux magazine cover.Vamp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1995 | SFS18 | n/a | Mark Harrison Steve Cookvarious | <-- | n/a |
From [Features] | Miscellaneous Cosplay.Union City Blue | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1997 | 1039 | editorial | Steve Cook photoy | <-- | n/a |
From Venus Bluegenes Cosplay.Venus Takes Oxford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1997 | 1042 | Dan Abnett | Model: Claire Smithies Costumes: Emma Storey Make‑up: Zarrina Haq Photography: Steve Cook various | n/a | n/a |
Linked to Venus Bluegenes Cosplay.Durham Bites Back | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1997 | 1044 | Dan Abnett | Model: Luisa Morando Costumes: Emma Storey Make‑up: Zarrina Haq Photography: Steve Cook various | <-- | n/a |
| Interview With a Vampire | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2002 | M4.18 | Matt Smith | [model photo] | <-- | n/a |
| Fact-File | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2K40-S | n/a | reprints | <-- | n/a |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 128 |
| 1988 | 13 | 68 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 2 | 10 |
| 1992 | 11 | 58 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 44 |
| 1995 | 13 | 83 |
| 1996 | 7 | 44 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 88 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 70 |
| 2002 | 7 | 46 |
| 2003 | 7 | 46 |
| 2004 | 5 | 34 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 36 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 14 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 51 |
| 2019 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 | 51 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
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