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|enemy= [[Lom]] | |enemy= [[Lom]] | ||
|setting= [[Sorsha]] | |setting= [[Sorsha]] | ||
|writer= | |writer= Dan Abnett | ||
|artist= [[Vincent Danks]], [[Adolfo Buylla]], [[Robin Riggs]] | |artist= [[Vincent Danks]], [[Adolfo Buylla]], [[Robin Riggs]] | ||
|editor= | |editor= | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= | |letterer= | ||
|publication= | |publication= [[DWM 185]]-[[DWM 187|187]] | ||
|release date= | |release date= 19 March - 14 May 1992 | ||
|cover date= 15 April - 10 June 1992 | |||
|publisher= Marvel Comics | |publisher= Marvel Comics | ||
|format= Comic | |format= Comic | ||
|prev= | |epcount = 3 | ||
|prev= Conflict of Interests (comic story) | |||
|next= Ravens (comic story) | |next= Ravens (comic story) | ||
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|next2 = Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel) | |next2 = Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel) | ||
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'''''The Grief''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | '''''The Grief''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic strip published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Three thousand years ago, the voracious [[Lom]] attempted to invade and destroy the planet Sorsha, but the Sorshans sealed their world behind an impenetrable barrier and released a virus which destroyed the Lom forever. The barrier has finally lifted itself, and the [[Seventh Doctor]] takes [[Ace]] to pay his respects to the dead [[Sorshan]]s, only to find a contingent of Earth marines sent to salvage Lom technology from the planet. Their linguist, Skrane, manages to translate enough of the Lom language to enable Lieutenant Frethil to activate a machine called "the Grif" - which begins to generate a new army of Lom warriors. The Lom slaughter the marines and place their bodies in the Grief, providing it with enough raw genetic material to create a new army. Soon the Lom will be released upon the galaxy again, and the sacrifice of the Sorshans will be rendered meaningless. Skrane, blaming himself, sends the Doctor and Ace to safety while he repairs and reactivates the barrier controls. The Doctor and Ace escape just as the Lom break into the control centre and kill Skrane - but not before he reactivates the shield and virus dispersal units, ridding the Universe of the Lom once more. | |||
== Plot == | |||
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* [[Seventh Doctor]] | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* [[Frethil]] | * [[Lieutenant]] [[Frethil]] | ||
* [[Skrane]] | * [[Doug Skrane]] | ||
* [[Enid Strauss]] | * [[Enid Strauss]] | ||
* [[Wood (The Grief)|Wood]] | |||
* [[Haydon]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * The Doctor once negotiated a peace treaty between the [[G'Boah]] and the [[Dalmak]], whose only common ground was speaking [[Draconian (language)|Draconian]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the first comic strip story to reference Virgin's [[New Adventures]] range | * This is the first comic strip story to reference Virgin's [[New Adventures]] range. | ||
* The Lom share many characteristics with the [[Xenomorph]]s of the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' franchise]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * When listing the worst creatures she can imagine, Ace refers to the [[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') the [[Timewyrm]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') and the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | ||
{{Seventh Doctor DWM comics}} | {{Seventh Doctor DWM comics}} | ||
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[[Category:Seventh Doctor DWM comic stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor DWM comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1992 comic stories]] | [[Category:1992 comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 28 January 2024
The Grief was a Seventh Doctor comic strip published in Doctor Who Magazine.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Three thousand years ago, the voracious Lom attempted to invade and destroy the planet Sorsha, but the Sorshans sealed their world behind an impenetrable barrier and released a virus which destroyed the Lom forever. The barrier has finally lifted itself, and the Seventh Doctor takes Ace to pay his respects to the dead Sorshans, only to find a contingent of Earth marines sent to salvage Lom technology from the planet. Their linguist, Skrane, manages to translate enough of the Lom language to enable Lieutenant Frethil to activate a machine called "the Grif" - which begins to generate a new army of Lom warriors. The Lom slaughter the marines and place their bodies in the Grief, providing it with enough raw genetic material to create a new army. Soon the Lom will be released upon the galaxy again, and the sacrifice of the Sorshans will be rendered meaningless. Skrane, blaming himself, sends the Doctor and Ace to safety while he repairs and reactivates the barrier controls. The Doctor and Ace escape just as the Lom break into the control centre and kill Skrane - but not before he reactivates the shield and virus dispersal units, ridding the Universe of the Lom once more.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor once negotiated a peace treaty between the G'Boah and the Dalmak, whose only common ground was speaking Draconian.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first comic strip story to reference Virgin's New Adventures range.
- The Lom share many characteristics with the Xenomorphs of the Alien franchise.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When listing the worst creatures she can imagine, Ace refers to the Daleks, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) the Timewyrm (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys) and the Cybermen. (TV: Silver Nemesis)
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