Stray Dogs (comic)

Stray Dogs is a American horror comic series written by Tony Fleecs with art by Trish Forstner, told from the viewpoint of dogs. It was first published by Image Comics as 5 individual issues in 2021; a trade paperback was published in 2021.

Reception

Library Journal called it a "strange and terrible tale made creepier by the cuteness of its characters", with "fine craftmanship" and a "fresh plot", but emphasizing that it is for "adult readers" despite the dogs being "almost cartoon-like, looking like they could come from a children’s show".[1]

Comic Book Resources praised it as "a well-plotted anxiety-inducing thriller", lauding Fleecs for "giv[ing] each dog a distinct personality [so that] each member of the large cast [can] play their own distinct role in the narrative", and compared Forstner's "cute, emotive [art] style" to Lady and the Tramp, while commending her depictions of violence.[2]

Film adaptation

In 2020, before the first issue of Stray Dogs went on sale, Paramount Animation purchased the rights to adapt it into a film, with Gary Dauberman as producer.[3]

Collected editions

Trade paperbacks
Title Collected material Published date ISBN
Stray Dogs Stray Dogs #1–5 15 Sep 2021 9781534319837
Stray Dogs: Dog Days Stray Dogs: Dog Days #1-2, Stray Dogs FCBD Prologue 20 Jul 2022 9781534323841

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Sales

Orders for Stray Dogs were high enough that issue #1 was reprinted four times, for a total of over 100,000 copies.[5]

References
  1. Stray Dogs, reviewed by Russell Miller, at Library Journal; published November 5, 2021; retrieved December 8, 2022
  2. Image Comics' Stray Dogs Leaves Readers Begging for More Tales, by Dustin Holland, at Comic Book Resources; published September 28, 2021; retrieved December 8, 2022
  3. Gary Dauberman, ‘Game Night’ Writer Team for ‘Stray Dogs’ Horror Adaptation, by Borys Kit, at The Hollywood Reporter; published September 11, 2020; retrieved December 8, 2022
  4. "Stray Dogs". ImageComics.com.
  5. Stray Dogs Gets Reprints Of Over 160,000 From Image Comics, by Rich Johnston; at Bleeding Cool; published July 14, 2021; retrieved December 8, 2022
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