The fantastic comic character Dylan Dog, the most famous investigator of the unexplained, the supernatural, the paranormal, and nightmares in the world, is the protagonist of the eponymous Italian horror series created in 1986. Dylan Dog is a British man, approximately 33 years old, a former detective from Scotland Yard, and a former alcoholic who suffers from many phobias.

His adventures are characterized by a slightly poetic mood, yet they are also harsh, terrifying, bloody, sarcastic, sad, and melancholic. In his 33 years of publishing, Dylan Dog has faced werewolves, vampires, aliens, ghosts, monsters, demons, zombies, and many other foes.