Monster Hunt (comic story)

Monster Hunt was an integrated comic strip on the BBC's Sarah Jane Adventures website. It used flash to present the comic strip, with linking video provided by Anjli Mohindra, who also provides commentary on the story.

Synopsis
A ship which stored a number of aliens crash lands on Earth and Sarah Jane is left to investigate.

Plot
A pilot from the planet Ven Kyuk Nar works together with an alien called the Krulius. They are travelling through the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars when the space ship of the pilot crashes on Earth. The Krulius leaves the pilot to die, but the pilot is saved by Sarah Jane and Luke Smith.

Sarah Jane and Luke take the pilot to the attic of 13 Bannerman Road. However, the Krulius soon appears at the attic and wants to attack Sarah Jane. When the pilot tries to help Sarah Jane, the Krulius uses his toxic breath to hurt the pilot. Then he teleports the pilot, Sarah Jane and himself to the Doloth Star Base, where he wants to kill them. After this he wants to destroy Earth. However, Sarah Jane uses her sonic lipstick to send a signal to Mr Smith before she was teleported away. Mr Smith informs the Judoon about the location of the Krulius. It takes only a short time until the Judoon arrive on the Doloth Star Base. They take the Krulius with them and bring Sarah Jane back to Earth. The pilot, who is still weak and suffering of the toxic shock, also needs to come with the Judoon, because the Judoon need him for evidence.

Cast

 * Anjli Mohindra (Narrator)

Characters

 * Rani Chandra
 * Sarah Jane Smith
 * Luke Smith
 * Clyde Langer
 * Mr Smith
 * K9
 * The Pilot
 * Captain Tybo

Worldbuilding

 * Slitheen, Graske, Bane, Sontarans and Uvodni are captured.
 * The Krulius is from Dothon.
 * The Ven Kyuk Nars are a humanoid alien race that live on the planet Ven Kyuk Nar. They are good swimmers and they swim in the Zen Ocean.
 * Sarah Jane mentions the Shadow Proclamation.
 * The pilot has a small ion-drived cruiser.
 * The Krulius has a digital bio-converter on his right arm. Furthermore he has several data-pods, each one contained one alien lifeform.

Story notes

 * This is the first comic strip produced for The Sarah Jane Adventures.
 * This was the first original non-televised appearance of K9 Mark IV.

Continuity

 * Sarah Jane has encountered Tybo before. (TV: Prisoner of the Judoon)
 * K9 Mark IV has returned to 13 Bannerman Road. (TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic)