Jax and the Hell Hound

In the mid-1980s, writer-artist Dennis Francis created this three-issue Blackthorne series about a post-apocalyptic warrior and his canine companion navigating a savage wasteland. Blending gritty survival with a strong man-and-beast bond, the short-lived comic offered a lean, atmospheric take on the genre. It stands as a concise, creator-driven artifact of the era’s independent comics boom.