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|name        =Island of the Cyclopes
|image            =DWA CS 267 Cyclops.jpg
|image            = DWA CS 267 ISLAND OF THE CYCLOPES.jpg
|series            =[[DWA comic stories]]
|series            =[[DWA comic stories]]
|doctor            = Eleventh Doctor
|doctor            = Eleventh Doctor
|companions    = [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]
|companions    = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|enemy            = [[Cyclops]]
|enemy            = [[Cyclops]]
|year             = Mediterranean Island in [[Ancient Greece]], [[Earth]]
|setting             = Mediterranean island, circa [[BC|500 BC]]
|writer            = [[Steve Lyons]]
|writer            = Steve Lyons
|editor            = [[Natalie Barnes]]
|editor            = [[Natalie Barnes]]
|artist            = [[John Ross]]
|artist            = [[John Ross]]
|colourist        = [[Alan Craddock]]
|colourist        = [[Alan Craddock]]
|letterer        =  
|letterer        =  
|publication = [[Doctor Who Adventures]] <br /> [[DWA 267|Issue 267]]
|publication =[[DWA 267]]
|release date = [[3 May]] [[2012]]
|release date = 3 May 2012
|publisher= [[Immediate Media Company London Limited]]
|publisher= Immediate Media Company London Limited
|format            = Comic - 1 parts (4 pages)
|format            = Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev    =Buying Time (comic story)
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|next        = Trouble on the Orion Express (comic story)
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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic strip published in [[2012]].
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] arrive on Earth on a Mediterranean island, some two and a half millennia ago the Golden Age of epic poetry and tales of heroes, gods and monsters. They are soon spotted by a giant [[Cyclops (Island of the Cyclopes)|Cyclops]], who attempts to stop them.  
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] arrive on Earth on a Mediterranean island, some two and a half millennia ago the Golden Age of epic poetry and tales of heroes, gods and monsters. They are soon spotted by a giant [[Cyclops]], who attempts to stop them.


The Doctor sprains his ankle. Amy carries him away while Rory creates a distraction. Shelter for the Doctor and Amy turns out to be a cave that is plugged by more Cyclops (or as the Doctor tells Amy, the correct plural is “Cyclopes”). Having outrun his pursuers Rory tries to release the Doctor and Amy from the Cyclopes’ larder, but the stone plug is just too big.  
The Doctor sprains his ankle. Amy carries him away while Rory creates a distraction. Shelter for the Doctor and Amy turns out to be a cave that is plugged by more Cyclops (or as the Doctor tells Amy, the correct plural is "Cyclopes"). Having outrun his pursuers Rory tries to release the Doctor and Amy from the Cyclopes' larder, but the stone plug is just too big.


Insulting a passing Cyclops, Rory throws mud in its eye and teases it into throwing a rock that he narrowly avoids, but one that smashes the rock plugging the cave. His ankle having healed enough, the Doctor leads the run back to the safety of the TARDIS leaving the heroes of ancient Greece to sort out the Cyclopes.
Insulting a passing Cyclops, Rory throws mud in its eye and teases it into throwing a rock that he narrowly avoids, but one that smashes the rock plugging the cave. His ankle having healed enough, the Doctor leads the run back to the safety of the TARDIS leaving the heroes of ancient Greece to sort out the Cyclopes.


== Named characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Rory Williams]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Cyclops legends of Ancient Greece were inspired by real-life giant aliens.
''to be added''
* The plural of Cyclops is ‘Cyclopes’.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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=== Original print details ===
=== Original print details ===
* Publication with page count and closing captions
* Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWA 267]] (4 pages) DON’T MISS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE NEXT TIME!
# [[DWA 267]] (4 pages) DON'T MISS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE NEXT TIME!
* No reprints to date.
* No reprints to date.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Tenth Doctor]] and [[Heather McCrimmon]] also encountered Cyclops in [[DWA 111]].
''to be added''
 
 


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/DWA/DWA.htm The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.]
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/DWA/DWA.htm The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.]
 
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 23 March 2024

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Island of the Cyclopes was a Doctor Who Adventures comic strip published in 2012.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams arrive on Earth on a Mediterranean island, some two and a half millennia ago — the Golden Age of epic poetry and tales of heroes, gods and monsters. They are soon spotted by a giant Cyclops, who attempts to stop them.

The Doctor sprains his ankle. Amy carries him away while Rory creates a distraction. Shelter for the Doctor and Amy turns out to be a cave that is plugged by more Cyclops (or as the Doctor tells Amy, the correct plural is "Cyclopes"). Having outrun his pursuers Rory tries to release the Doctor and Amy from the Cyclopes' larder, but the stone plug is just too big.

Insulting a passing Cyclops, Rory throws mud in its eye and teases it into throwing a rock that he narrowly avoids, but one that smashes the rock plugging the cave. His ankle having healed enough, the Doctor leads the run back to the safety of the TARDIS — leaving the heroes of ancient Greece to sort out the Cyclopes.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is very much a Rory led adventure, with Rory displaying (unusually in the DWA comic strips) bravery, courage and heroism.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 267 (4 pages) DON'T MISS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE NEXT TIME!
  • No reprints to date.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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