Blood's a Rover
by Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison introduced Vic and Blood in the 1969 novella, “A Boy and His Dog.” Their adventures continued in the 1975 feature film adaptation. 1977 and 1980 brought brief reunions in “Eggsucker” and “Run, Spot, Run,” and the promise of another story—and a third solo, Spike, to make the Dystopian Duo a Tribulation Trio—but only audiobooks and comics followed, revisiting the same tales.
Now, nearly fifty years after they first set off across the blasted wasteland, Vic and Blood are back. This volume collects the whole story of Vic and Blood and Spike, using revised-and-expanded versions of the novella and short stories, interstitial material developed for Richard Corben’s graphic adaptation, and never-before-published material from the aborted 1977 NBC television series Blood’s a Rover to tell the complete story of A Boy and His Dog, and a Girl who is tougher than the other two combined.
And let’s not forget…the wit and wisdom of Blood.
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Harlan Ellison introduced Vic and Blood in the 1969 novella, “A Boy and His Dog.” Their adventures continued in the 1975 feature film adaptation. 1977 and 1980 brought brief reunions in “Eggsucker” and “Run, Spot, Run,” and the promise of another story—and a third solo, Spike, to make the Dystopian Duo a Tribulation Trio—but only audiobooks and comics followed, revisiting the same tales. Now, nearly fifty years after they first set off across the blasted wasteland, Vic and Blood are back. This volume collects the whole story of Vic and Blood and Spike, using revised-and-expanded versions of the novella and short stories, interstitial material developed for Richard Corben’s graphic adaptation, and never-before-published material from the aborted 1977 NBC television series Blood’s a Rover to tell the complete story of A Boy and His Dog, and a Girl who is tougher than the other two combined. And let’s not forget…the wit and wisdom of Blood.