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|number in range = 163
|image = The_Broken_Man.jpg
|series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|enemy = [[Yuri Azarov]], the [[Mavora]], [[Sergal]]  
|featuring = Patrick Lake
|setting = [[Prague]], [[1989]]
|featuring2 = Hugo Wilding
|writer = [[Scott Gray]]
|featuring3 = Annabel Lake
|enemy = The [[Mavora Queen]], [[Yuri Azarov]]
|setting = [[Prague]], [[November]] [[1989]]
|writer = Scott Gray
|artist = [[Martin Geraghty]]
|artist = [[Martin Geraghty]]
|colourist = [[James Offredi]]
|colourist = [[James Offredi]]
|lettering = [[Roger Langridge]]
|lettering = [[Roger Langridge]]
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware]]
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]]
|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 451|451]] - [[DWM 454|454]]
|publication = [[DWM 451]] - [[DWM 454|454]]
|release date = [[30 August (releases)|30 August]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]]
|release date = 30 August - 15 November 2012
|publisher = Panini Comics
|publisher = Panini Comics
|format = Comic - 4 parts
|format = Comic
|prev = The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)
|prev = The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)
|next = Imaginary Enemies (comic story)
|next = Imaginary Enemies (comic story)
}}
|epcount = 4|reprint = Hunters of the Burning Stone (graphic novel)
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. It marked the first appearance of the Lake family, who would return in the 50th anniversary comic strip special, ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic story)|Hunters of the Burning Stone]]''. Even though they would appear in the following story, this strip was the final story to feature Amy and Rory travelling with the Doctor.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. It marked the first appearance of the Lake family, and was the final story to feature Amy and Rory travelling with the Doctor, though they would appear in [[Imaginary Enemies (comic story)|the following story]] without him.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Prague]], [[1989]]: [[Patrick Lake]] and his family are desperate to return to London, but Patrick is hiding a dark secret from his wife — he is a British [[spy]] working undercover to bring down [[Yuri Azarov]], a man whose rise to power leaves devastation for all. Patrick finds an ally in a traveller called the Doctor, a man whose name echoes throughout history, according to Patrick's associate [[Hugo Wilding]]. But the Doctor's attempt to discover the truth leaves Patrick's family — and Rory — at the mercy of Yuri and his sinister, inhuman, sidekick...
[[Prague]], [[1989]]: [[Patrick Lake]] and his family are desperate to return to London, but Patrick is hiding a dark secret from his wife — he is a British [[spy]] working undercover to bring down [[Yuri Azarov]], a man whose rise to power leaves devastation for all. Patrick finds an ally in a traveller called the [[Eleventh Doctor]], a man whose name echoes throughout history, according to Patrick's associate [[Hugo Wilding]]. But the Doctor's attempt to discover the truth leaves Patrick's family — and Rory — at the mercy of Yuri and his sinister, inhuman, sidekick...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Rhoda Hoffman]]
* [[Saul Hoffman]]
* [[Yuri Azarov]]
* [[Gerhard Frankel]]
* The [[Mavora Queen]]
* [[Patrick Lake]]
* [[Patrick Lake]]
* [[Heather Lake]]
* [[Heather Lake]]
* [[Annabel Lake]]
* [[Annabel Lake]]
* [[Yuri Azarov]]
* [[Rhoda Hoffman]]
* [[Saul Hoffman]]
* [[Hugo Wilding]]
* [[Hugo Wilding]]
* [[Ambassador]] [[Golovkin]]
* [[Sergei]]
* [[Sergal]]
* [[Yehuda Loevy]]
* [[Carrington (The Broken Man)|Carrington]]
* [[Golovkin]]
* [[Vostok (The Broken Man)|Vostok]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* When talking about [[London]], [[Heather Lake]] mentions ''[[Coronation Street]]'', [[Hyde Park]], [[fish]] and [[chip]]s and [[Woolworths]] shops.
* When reminiscing about [[London]], [[Heather Lake]] mentions missing ''[[Coronation Street]]'', [[Hyde Park]], [[fish and chips]] and [[Woolworths]] shops.
* Rory was born in [[1989]].
* Among the minds that travelled to [[Prague]] where [[Franz Kafka]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] and [[Albert Einstein]].
* The Doctor claims to be the ambassador of [[Syldavia]].
* The Doctor claims to be "Doctor Zhivago" of the [[Party Security Directorate]] and Ambassador Ottokar of [[Syldavia]].
* References are made to the revolutions of 1989, the [[Poland|Polish]] and [[Hungary|Hungarian]] revolutions, the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] invasion of [[Afghanistan]], [[fixed point in time|fixed points in time]] and the [[Judaism|Jewish]] legend of the [[Golem]].
* The Doctor tells Rhoda that he, Amy and Rory are [[reporter]]s from the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]].
* [[Operation Broken Man]] is mentioned.
* Rhoda has ambitions to go to [[St Martin's College]] and see the [[Rembrandt Museum]] in [[Amsterdam]].
* Rhoda mentions [[St Martin's College]].
* During the revolutions of 1989, the [[Poland|Polish]] and [[Hungary|Hungarian]]s "opted out" of the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Berlin Wall]] was destroyed.
* Rory was born in [[1989]], with him quipping that his younger self is "sleeping in a [[cot]] in [[Leadworth]]" when the Doctor tells him they are in 1989.
* [[Karel Capek]] coined the word "[[robot]]" in [[1920]] Prague.
* Azarov's fake immigration to America is being handled under [[Operation Broken Man]].
* Amy compares herself to [[Joan Collins]] in her dress.
* Azarov shows disgust towards [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and the Soviets' retreat from [[Afghanistan]]
* Amy received [[Hallucinogenic lipstick]] in the post last [[Mother's Day]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is the first Eleventh Doctor [[DWM]] strip that does not feature [[the TARDIS]].
* This is the first Eleventh Doctor ''DWM'' strip that does not feature [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor refers to the fall of the Berlin Wall on [[9 November]] [[1989]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'')
* Amy mentions that her favourite artist is [[Vincent van Gogh]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
* The Doctor wears the evening outfit that he wore at Amy and Rory's wedding on [[26 June]] [[2010]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'') He also wore this outfit in Berlin in [[1938]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'') and Paris in [[1858]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Screams of Death]]'')
* The Doctor says that [[Prague]] in 1989 is not a fixed point in time and that anything could happen. He previously said the same about Earth in [[2020]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'')
* The Doctor mentions his latest visit to [[Athens]] in [[BC#5th century B.C.|410 BC]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Chains of Olympus]]'')
* When questioned by Patrick about his identity, the Doctor hands him a top secret file with information about his relationship with [[Winston Churchill]], and a picture of him and Churchill is shown. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'')
* Amy mentions that her favourite artist is [[Vincent van Gogh]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'')
* When interrogated by Yuri, Rory mentions being [[Rory Williams (Auton)|a plastic Roman]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
* The Doctor says that [[Prague]] in 1989 is not a fixed point in time and that anything could happen. He previously said the same about Earth in [[2020]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold Blood]]'')
* The Doctor once again wears the evening outfit that he wore to Amy and Rory's wedding on [[26 June]] [[2010]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') having previously in Berlin in [[1938]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') and Paris in [[1858]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Screams of Death (comic story)|The Screams of Death]]'')
* When the Doctor discovers that they are in 1989, Rory says that his younger self "is in a cot in [[Leadworth]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[Amy's Choice]]'', ''[[The Big Bang]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* Amy calls Rory "stupid face". ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'')
* Amy calls Rory "stupid face". ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'')
* The Doctor recalls finding psychic metal during his visit to [[Athens]] in [[BC#5th century B.C.|410 BC]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Chains of Olympus]]'')
* When questioned by Patrick about his identity, the Doctor hands him a top secret file with information about his relationship with [[Winston Churchill]], and a picture of The Doctor and Churchill is shown. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')
* When interrogated by Yuri, Rory mentions being a [[Rory Williams (Auton)|plastic Roman]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' / ''[[The Big Bang]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Stories set in Prague]]
[[Category:Four part comics]]

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The Broken Man was a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams. It marked the first appearance of the Lake family, and was the final story to feature Amy and Rory travelling with the Doctor, though they would appear in the following story without him.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Prague, 1989: Patrick Lake and his family are desperate to return to London, but Patrick is hiding a dark secret from his wife — he is a British spy working undercover to bring down Yuri Azarov, a man whose rise to power leaves devastation for all. Patrick finds an ally in a traveller called the Eleventh Doctor, a man whose name echoes throughout history, according to Patrick's associate Hugo Wilding. But the Doctor's attempt to discover the truth leaves Patrick's family — and Rory — at the mercy of Yuri and his sinister, inhuman, sidekick...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one: The Broken Man[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part two: From Russia With Hate[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part three: The Sorrows of Prague[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part four: The Sacrifice[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the first Eleventh Doctor DWM strip that does not feature his TARDIS.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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