Tales of the Dark Times (comic story)

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Tales of the Dark Times
Doctor:	Tenth Doctor
Companion(s):	Brian
Release details
Release date:	24 September 2020 -
Format:	Comic
Comic Creator
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Tales of the Dark Times, starring the Tenth Doctor and Brian the Ood, was Comic Creator's contribution to the multi-medium Time Lord Victorious storyline. It marked the debut of Brian as a major character after his first mention in PROSE: The Guide to the Dark Times.

Synopsis

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Plot

Episode 1

Brian the Ood, a remorseless but persistent killer who hates his name, searches for his only thing he has close to a friend, the Tenth Doctor. He finds the Doctor in a desert, holding his sonic screwdriver and wearing sullied Time Lord robes. The Doctor informs Brian that he went to the desert because he "wanted to do something good", which he achieved by finding and saving the last survivors of an ancient species, who the Doctor sees as white orbs floating around him. He tells Brian that they are teaching him secrets from their ancient books. However, Brian cannot see the orbs; he tells the Doctor that he has been alone in the desert for days, being fed on by ghosts. He challenges the Doctor to name any of the ancient books, but the Doctor cannot, revealing that he has been duped. Brian zaps the ghosts with his translation sphere.

References

• The Doctor recognises Brian, but is surprised when he refers to him as a friend.

Notes

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Continuity

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