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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = | |range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | ||
|number in range = 170 | |||
|image = Blood of Azrael.jpg | |||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Amy Johnson | ||
|enemy =[[Danny Fisher]] | |featuring2 = Horatio Lynk | ||
|featuring3 = Annabel Lake | |||
|featuring4 = Patrick Lake | |||
|featuring5 = Matildus Galathea | |||
|enemy = [[Danny Fisher]] | |||
|year = [[Cornucopia]] | |year = [[Cornucopia]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Scott Gray | ||
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware]] | |editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] | ||
|penciller = | |penciller = | ||
|inker = [[David A Roach]] | |inker = [[David A Roach]] | ||
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|publication = [[DWM 470]]-[[DWM 474]] | |publication = [[DWM 470]]-[[DWM 474]] | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = | ||
|reprint = | |reprint = The Blood of Azrael (graphic novel) | ||
|traded = | |traded = | ||
|release date = | |release date = 6 February - 29 May 2014 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = | ||
|publisher = Panini Comics | |publisher = Panini Comics | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|epcount = 5 | |||
|series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|prev = Pay the Piper (comic story) | |prev = Pay the Piper (comic story) | ||
|next = The Crystal Throne (comic story) | |next = The Crystal Throne (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the last regular [[Eleventh Doctor]] [[DWM comic stories|DWM comic strip]] from [[Doctor Who Magazine|the magazine]] and featured the return of several characters from his run. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
=== Part One: The Blood of Azrael === | === Part One: The Blood of Azrael === | ||
In a flashback, a young [[Danny Fisher]] and his dad are attacked by a [[Lizard creature (The Blood of Azrael)|lizard creature]] that speaks in an alien language. | In a flashback, a young [[Danny Fisher]] and his dad are attacked by a [[Lizard creature (The Blood of Azrael)|lizard creature]] that speaks in an alien language. Danny is then brought back to reality in their base in [[Cornucopia]] by [[Annabel Lake]] speaking to him. [[Patrick Lake]] enters and talks to them about the aftermath of the [[Obsidian Mainframe]] Incident and how it is important not to reveal that [[Earth]] or [[human]]s were involved. He is then interrupted by a TV broadcast showing [[Amy Johnson]] being interviewed about the upcoming [[Lifesong Carnival]] to celebrate Cornucopia's history. Patrick suspects the Doctor's involvement, as Amy Johnson is recorded as having died in [[1941]]. He sends Annabel and Danny undercover to interview Amy about her rescue. However, she is out flying and while doing so is hijacked by Brothers [[Progg]] and [[Hanka]] that have been hired to eliminate her. She is rescued by [[Horatio Lynk]]. They realise they are both linked by their meetings with the Doctor. | ||
Meanwhile, in Cornucopia's airport, the Doctor and Clara, after losing [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], are travelling through customs. The Doctor is a state of depression at losing his beloved time machine. At the front a girl, [[Keli (The Blood of Azrael)|Keli]], is being harassed by security guards for not having the necessary papers to enter Cornucopia. She is distraught and pops a pill into her mouth. The Doctor and Clara look at what's going on. Keli begins to scream and holds her hand up to the world. It bears a strange triangular symbol. She dissolves while the Doctor and Clara look on in horror. | Meanwhile, in Cornucopia's airport, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]], after losing [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], are travelling through customs. The Doctor is a state of depression at losing his beloved time machine. At the front a girl, [[Keli (The Blood of Azrael)|Keli]], is being harassed by security guards for not having the necessary papers to enter Cornucopia. She is distraught and pops a pill into her mouth. The Doctor and Clara look at what's going on. Keli begins to scream and holds her hand up to the world. It bears a strange triangular symbol. She dissolves while the Doctor and Clara look on in horror. | ||
=== Part Two: The Architect of Despair === | === Part Two: The Architect of Despair === | ||
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At the same time, Annabel and Danny are spying on the Doctor and they realise that they caused the Doctor to lose his TARDIS. Lynk calls Amy and tells her he's found Progg and Hanka, dead. Clara drags the Doctor to a clinic where they meet Lynk and other children and aliens. Lynk is revealed to be helping them and the Doctor helps cure a young kid, who hugs him and tells him he's a good doctor. | At the same time, Annabel and Danny are spying on the Doctor and they realise that they caused the Doctor to lose his TARDIS. Lynk calls Amy and tells her he's found Progg and Hanka, dead. Clara drags the Doctor to a clinic where they meet Lynk and other children and aliens. Lynk is revealed to be helping them and the Doctor helps cure a young kid, who hugs him and tells him he's a good doctor. | ||
Suddenly the Doctor springs back to his old self and runs out. Lynk takes them all to the Renath Archive, an old library in the heart of Cornucopia, where they meet Albert, a blind alien and [[Matildus]], the librarian. The Doctor shows her the symbol on Keli's hand. She takes several guesses at what it is before coming to a stern conclusion. It is the mark of [[Azrael]]... | Suddenly the Doctor springs back to his old self and runs out. Lynk takes them all to the [[Renath Archive]], an old library in the heart of Cornucopia, where they meet Albert, a blind alien and [[Matildus Galathea]], the librarian. The Doctor shows her the symbol on Keli's hand. She takes several guesses at what it is before coming to a stern conclusion. It is the mark of [[Azrael]]... | ||
Matildus tells the Doctor, Clara, Amy and Lynk, the story of Azrael: | Matildus tells the Doctor, Clara, Amy and Lynk, the story of Azrael: | ||
"He was the first [[Necrotist]], a man who inspired a black stream of madness that flows through the universe to this day. A Necrotist is an artist who believes that murder is the only true form of creativity: that life must be stolen in order for art to blossom. Where a Necrotist walks, tragedy follows. Azrael was a genius who came from a world where death had been conquered, where immortality was fact. His brilliance turned his people's science against him. They perished in a flood of measureless agony. It was his first "statement". Many more soon followed. Some said his face was so terrible that to merely look upon it would summon death. Others claimed it was so beautiful it would drive the beholder mad. Whatever the truth, Azrael chose to wear a mask carved from the skull of the last [[Magellan]] Emperor. His supposed masterpiece was the [[Wasting Wall]], a structure built out of the bodies of an entire species- a monument to genocide. If it ever truly existed it has been lost to myth. But history records in harrowing detail a slaughter that spanned three centuries and countless worlds. Azrael lived and died ten thousand years ago. When he was finally captured, he stood calmly upon his execution block and spoke four words, "Death is my ally." He was the Sculptor of Grief. The Poet of Corruption. The Architect of Despair." | "He was the first [[Necrotist]], a man who inspired a black stream of madness that flows through the universe to this day. A Necrotist is an artist who believes that murder is the only true form of creativity: that life must be stolen in order for art to blossom. Where a Necrotist walks, tragedy follows. Azrael was a genius who came from a world where death had been conquered, where immortality was fact. His brilliance turned his people's science against him. They perished in a flood of measureless agony. It was his first "statement". Many more soon followed. Some said his face was so terrible that to merely look upon it would summon death. Others claimed it was so beautiful it would drive the beholder mad. Whatever the truth, Azrael chose to wear a mask carved from the skull of the last [[Magellan]] Emperor. His supposed masterpiece was the [[Wasting Wall]], a structure built out of the bodies of an entire species- a monument to genocide. If it ever truly existed it has been lost to myth. But history records in harrowing detail a slaughter that spanned three centuries and countless worlds. Azrael lived and died ten thousand years ago. When he was finally captured, he stood calmly upon his execution block and spoke four words, "Death is my ally." He was the Sculptor of Grief. The Poet of Corruption. The Architect of Despair." | ||
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=== Part Three: The Mercy === | === Part Three: The Mercy === | ||
The part opens with more information about the aliens and various lifeforms performing in the Carnival, including a girl wearing the cloak of her fore-mothers, a drummer who will be providing a beat for his son and daughter to dance along to and a girl who will be describing a sonnet in the night air, through the use of sigils. | The part opens with more information about the aliens and various lifeforms performing in the Carnival, including a girl wearing the cloak of her fore-mothers, a drummer who will be providing a beat for his son and daughter to dance along to and a girl who will be describing a sonnet in the night air, through the use of sigils. | ||
Meanwhile, the Doctor and Horatio Lynk are working on an [[Artron energy | Meanwhile, the Doctor and Horatio Lynk are working on an [[Artron energy detector]], to find the TARDIS, which has been stolen by Azrael, a Necrotist. Clara and Emily are flying overhead, providing a sensor sweep of Cornucopia for the Detector to scan. However, the Detector doesn't show up any traces of Energy, prompting the Doctor to destroy the machine in a fit of rage. He calms down though and admits he will need help to fight someone like Azrael. | ||
We cut to Cornucopia Trading Standards, where Ms Ghost alias Annabel Lake or Madame Strul, is receiving trading reports from a coworker, Derek. She walks into her office, where she finds the Doctor sitting in her chair. She immediately pulls a gun on him, questioning him as to why he is here. The Doctor admits he hasn't told anyone about Wonderland, but he's here because he knows he's been under surveillance by them and he needs their help finding his TARDIS and stopping Azrael. Ghost refuses to help, until Londi, the taxi driver from the Obsidian Mainframe and actually | We cut to Cornucopia Trading Standards, where Ms Ghost alias Annabel Lake or Madame Strul, is receiving trading reports from a coworker, Derek. She walks into her office, where she finds the Doctor sitting in her chair. She immediately pulls a gun on him, questioning him as to why he is here. The Doctor admits he hasn't told anyone about Wonderland, but he's here because he knows he's been under surveillance by them and he needs their help finding his TARDIS and stopping Azrael. Ghost refuses to help, until Londi, the taxi driver from the Obsidian Mainframe and actually Danny Fisher, an agent of [[Wonderland (MI6)|Wonderland]], in disguise, chooses an inappropriate time to walk in. The Doctor recognises him and flies into a rage at him, describing in detail his [[deduction]]s of their plan to hack the Mainframe, the biggest market in the galaxy, for information on the bidders. Danny removes his disguise as does Annabel and the Doctor finally convinces her to help by telling her she owes him. | ||
Meanwhile, in the centre of Cornucopia, Clara and Amy are joined by a guy named Vansa, who has the same triangular tattoo symbol that Keli had, on his hand. He tells them he is here to meet someone very special, who is here in Cornucopia and decides to bring them along. | Meanwhile, in the centre of Cornucopia, Clara and Amy are joined by a guy named Vansa, who has the same triangular tattoo symbol that Keli had, on his hand. He tells them he is here to meet someone very special, who is here in Cornucopia and decides to bring them along. | ||
At Wonderland HQ in Cornucopia, the Doctor is ushered in by Danny and Annabel, masked, to be greeted by Patrick Lake, who decides to help the Doctor find Azrael. Annabel uses | At Wonderland HQ in Cornucopia, the Doctor is ushered in by Danny and Annabel, masked, to be greeted by Patrick Lake, who decides to help the Doctor find Azrael. Annabel uses [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver]] that she took in [[Prague]] when she first met him. They look through all the bids on the TARDIS and the Doctor quickly discovers Azrael's winning bid came from the [[Halion Nebula]], "sixty billion miles of space dust... and one Azrael." Patrick is able to open a portal to the Nebula and the Doctor yells "Geronimo!" as he, Danny and Annabel run through the portal, with Patrick muttering that they'll be back. | ||
At a warehouse in Cornucopia, Clara and Amy discover hundreds of aliens have gathered there and they all have one thing in common. They are fans of Azrael who have come together to die and become part of a masterpiece. The usher releases the Mercy from a box. The Mercy turns out to be a wave of red energy that incinerates all the aliens. Clara and Amy run for the door. Clara makes it to the other side, but Amy is trapped. She leans against the door and comforts Clara, before the incinerating red beam engulfs her, killing her. Clara cries and sinks down against the door, sobbing. | At a warehouse in Cornucopia, Clara and Amy discover hundreds of aliens have gathered there and they all have one thing in common. They are fans of Azrael who have come together to die and become part of a masterpiece. The usher releases the Mercy from a box. The Mercy turns out to be a wave of red energy that incinerates all the aliens. Clara and Amy run for the door. Clara makes it to the other side, but Amy is trapped. She leans against the door and comforts Clara, before the incinerating red beam engulfs her, killing her. Clara cries and sinks down against the door, sobbing. | ||
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* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Clara Oswald]] | * [[Clara Oswald]] | ||
* [[Annabel Lake]] | |||
* [[Danny Fisher]] | |||
* [[Amy Johnson]] | * [[Amy Johnson]] | ||
* [[Horatio Lynk]] | * [[Horatio Lynk]] | ||
* [[Patrick Lake]] | * [[Patrick Lake]] | ||
* [[Progg]] | * [[Progg]] | ||
* [[Hanka]] | * [[Hanka]] | ||
* [[Matildus Galathea]] | |||
* [[Albert (The Blood of Azrael)|Albert]] | |||
* [[Keeby]] | |||
* [[Keli (The Blood of Azrael)|Keli]] | * [[Keli (The Blood of Azrael)|Keli]] | ||
* [[Vansa]] | |||
* [[Usher (The Blood of Azrael)|Usher]] | |||
* [[Scientist (The Blood of Azrael)|Scientist]] | |||
* [[Fasina O'Trokk]] | |||
* [[Grendo Gasta]] | |||
* [[Pedro Brightwater]] | * [[Pedro Brightwater]] | ||
* [[Doctor (The Blood of Azrael)|Doctor]] | |||
* [[Hula]] | |||
* [[Hula's mother]] | |||
* [[Rendy]] | |||
* [[Derek (The Blood of Azrael)|Derek]] | |||
* [[Danny Fisher's father]] | |||
* [[Kalona Zu]] | * [[Kalona Zu]] | ||
* [[Kalona Zu's mother]] | * [[Kalona Zu's mother]] | ||
* [[Five Flying Flakinis]] | * [[Five Flying Flakinis]] | ||
* [[Tala Pandesi]] | * [[Tala Pandesi]] | ||
* [[Kivan Bost]] | * [[Kivan Bost]] | ||
* [[Kivan Bost's children]] | * [[Kivan Bost's children]] | ||
* [[Pola Sesha]] | * [[Pola Sesha]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Azrael]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Hugo Wilding]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Danny supports [[Arsenal]]. | * Danny supports the [[Arsenal]] [[football]] team, and was particularly annoyed when they lost 2-nil to [[Chelsea Football Club]]. | ||
* As a child, the Doctor was told [[Bedtime story|bedtime stories]] of the [[Necrotist]] [[Azrael]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This was the final ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic story to feature | * This was the final ''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic story to feature the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The last words spoken by the Eleventh Doctor in his comic book tenure are, ''"This night's for dancing!!!"'' | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Patrick congratulates Danny and Annabel for their work in placing [[spyder]]s in the [[Obsidian Mainframe]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Pay the Piper (comic story)|Pay the Piper]]'') | ||
* | * [[Cornucopia]] is still recovering from the [[Tribe of Gum]]'s attack, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic story)|Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'') with some even suggesting returning to their previous crime based economy. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)|The Cornucopia Caper]]'') | ||
* | * Amy talks about moving to Cornucopia with the help of the Doctor and Clara, though does not mention their names. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Wing and a Prayer (comic story)|A Wing and a Prayer]]'') | ||
* The Doctor, Annabel and Danny travel to the [[Wasting Wall]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Way of All Flesh]]'') | * Horatio remembers how he tried to romance [[Amy Pond]] when he first met the Doctor. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cornucopia Caper (comic story)|The Cornucopia Caper]]'') | ||
* Danny took part in the | * The Doctor is still reeling from losing his TARDIS at an auction. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Pay the Piper (comic story)|Pay the Piper]]'') | ||
* Clara remembers how she and the TARDIS didn't get along at first. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'', ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'', ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'') | |||
* Clara tells Amy that she has become a teacher, just as she had lied about when they first met in the [[Iraq]] deserts. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Wing and a Prayer (comic story)|A Wing and a Prayer]]'') | |||
* Annabel still has the sonic screwdriver ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic story)|Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'') that was retrieved from [[1989]] [[Prague]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]'') | |||
* The Doctor, Annabel and Danny travel to the [[Wasting Wall]], the namesake of [[Susini]], the [[Necrotist]] whom the [[Eighth Doctor]] fought in [[1941]] [[Mexico]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Way of All Flesh (comic story)|The Way of All Flesh]]'') | |||
* Danny took part in UNIT's battle against the [[Sontaran]]s at the [[ATMOS factory]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | |||
* [[Heather Lake]]'s sacrifice is brought up by Danny to convince Annabel of the Doctor's incapability to save everyone. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]'') | |||
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