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|bts                = Exclusive Gangsters Commentary Clip
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'''''Lytton''''' was a comic series by [[Cutaway Comics]] centered on the character of [[Gustave Lytton]].
'''''Lytton''''' was a four issue comic series by [[Cutaway Comics]] centred on the character of [[Gustave Lytton]] by writer [[Eric Saward]] and artist [[Barry Renshaw]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Intergalactic freelance soldier [[Gustave Lytton|Lytton]] has swapped the battlefields of the [[Five Galaxies]] for a [[Soho]] jazz club.
Intergalactic [[freelance]] soldier [[Gustave Lytton|Lytton]] has swapped the battlefields of the [[Five Galaxies]] for a [[Soho]] [[jazz]] club.


Everything should be perfect - if it wasn't for the strange noises in the sewers, rumours that vicious aliens stalk the dark alleys and the terrible sense of murder in the air.
Everything should be perfect - if it wasn't for the strange noises in the sewers, rumours that vicious aliens stalk the dark alleys and the terrible sense of murder in the air.
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|1
|1
|''[[Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go (comic story)|Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go]]''<ref name="Cutaway Comics">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/room5064/lytton-a-comic-mini-series-by-doctor-whos-eric-saward/ Lytton Kickstarter]</ref>
|''[[Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go (comic story)|Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go]]''
|rowspan=4|[[Eric Saward]]
|rowspan=4|[[Eric Saward]]
|rowspan=4|[[Gustave Lytton]]
|[[Gustave Lytton]]
|LYT 1
|[[LYT 1]]
|[[September (releases)|September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|[[28 September (releases)|28 September]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
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|2
|2
|''[[Crime Like Politics is Always Personal (comic story)|Crime Like Politics is Always Personal]]''
|[[Gustave Lytton]], [[Lytton's policemen|alien policemen]]
|[[LYT 2]]
|[[24 December (releases)|24 December]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|-
|3
|''[[Even the Oppressed Own Their Lives... (comic story)|Even the Oppressed Own Their Lives...]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Gustave Lytton]], [[Lytton's policemen|alien policemen]], [[Cyberman android]]s, [[Terileptil]]s
|[[LYT 3]]
|[[29 March (releases)|29 March]] [[2020 (releases)|2021]]
|-
|4
|''[[Goodbye to All That (comic story)|Goodbye To All That]]''
|[[LYT 4]]
|[[August (releases)|August ]] 2021
|}
== Notes ==
* ''Lytton'' was first announced in [[November (releases)|November]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] with a planned release date in early [[2017 (releases)|2017]].<ref>https://twitter.com/cutawaycomics/status/803218794349035520</ref>
* Issue 1 was announced with a cover date of [[May (releases)|May]] [[2019 (releases)|2019]]<ref>[http://www.barryrenshaw.co.uk/news/ Barry Renshaw News]</ref><ref>[https://thefutureisfantastic.tumblr.com/post/183271850759/eric-sawards-lytton-coming-soon-from-cutaway Eric Saward’s Lytton Coming Soon from Cutaway Comics]</ref> but was pushed back to [[Summer]] 2019,<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1129091353454030848</ref> [[September (releases)|September]] 2019,<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1132701956387037184</ref> June 2020,<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1104797029883146240</ref> [[July (releases)|July]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]],<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1264618778618408968</ref> [[August (releases)|August]] 2020, and ultimately September 2020.
* A free "ashcan" preview of issue 1 was released on [[26 May (releases)|26 May]] 2019.<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1132701956387037184</ref>
* In July 2019, the plot of ''Lytton'' was referenced in the official ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (novelisation)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' novelisation''
* A motion comic teaser for the first issue was released on [[YouTube]] on [[13 August (releases)|13 August]] 2020.<ref>[https://youtu.be/EtuTju0Vb1I?si=GmhF8rn1Qp7AtDAH '''''Lytton'' motion comic teaser''' by "@room" (Room 5064)] on [[YouTube]]</ref>
* The creators took part in a [https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/lnf59m/were_cutaway_comics_ama/ Reddit AMA] in [[March (releases)|March]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
=== Value added material ===
Each issue of ''Lytton'' purchased directly from [[Cutaway Comics]] included a bonus DVD of "value added material" (VAM).
{| {{prettytable}}
! # || Cover || Content
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|1
|[[File:Lytton 1 VAM.jpg|250px]]
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|LYT 2
* Video commentaries on the comic featuring artist [[Barry Renshaw]] and writer [[Eric Saward]]
|[[December (releases)|December]] 2020
* An introduction to the series from Eric Saward
* New interviews with Eric Saward and Barry Renshaw
* Newly recorded audio commentaries for ‘''Gangsters''’, the series that shot [[Gustave Lytton|Lytton]] actor [[Maurice Colbourne]] to fame featuring series creator [[Philip Martin]] and [[BFI]] Historian Dick Fiddy
* A newly recorded audio commentary for ‘''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''’ featuring [[Salateen]] actor [[Robert Glenister]]
* Deleted pages, and concept art
|-
|2
|[[File:Lytton 2 VAM.jpg|250px]]
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* Commentary for ''Gangsters: ‘Incident 2’'' with Philip Martin (Writer) and Dick Fiddy (Moderator)
* Commentary for ‘''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''’ with Eric Saward (Script Editor), [[David Banks]] ([[Cyber-Leader (Attack of the Cybermen)|Cyber Leader]]) and Justin Johnson (Moderator)
* Video: In-vision commentary for [[LYT 2|Issue 2]] with Eric Saward (Writer) and Barry Renshaw (Artist)
* Video: Interview with Barry Renshaw (Artist)
* Video: Trailer for ''[[Omega (series)|Omega]]'' stories
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|-
|3
|3
|[[File:Lytton 3 VAM.jpg|250px]]
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|
|LYT 3
* Newly recorded commentary for ''Doctor Who: '[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]{{'}}'' with David Banks ([[Cyber-Leader (Earthshock)|Cyber Leader]]), [[Matthew Waterhouse]] ([[Adric]]) and Eric Saward (Writer), moderated by the BFI's Justin Johnson
|[[March (releases)|March]] 2021
* Video commentary for [[LYT 3|Issue 3]] of ''Lytton'' with Eric Saward (Writer) and Barry Renshaw (Illustrator)
* Archive Panel of Philip Martin talking about ''Gangsters'' with the BFI’s Dick Fiddy in [[Manchester]], [[2015 (releases)|2015]]
* [[Kickstarter]] Bonus: New sketch from ''The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre''
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|4
|4
|[[File:Lytton 4 VAM.jpg|250px]]
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|LYT 4
* New audio commentary for ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|THE VISITATION]]'' with MATTHEW WATERHOUSE (Adric) and ERIC SAWARD (writer/script editor), moderated by the BFI's JUSTIN JOHNSON
|[[June (releases)|June]] 2021
* Commentary on [[LYT 4|''Lytton'' #4]] with BARRY RENSHAW (artist) and ERIC SAWARD (writer)
* Newly filmed interview with ERIC SAWARD, hosted by [[Matt Charlton|MATT CHARLTON]]
* Trailer for ''[[Paradise Towers (series)|PARADISE TOWERS]]''
* And an Easter Egg!
|}
|}
== Notes ==
* ''Lytton'' was first announced in November 2016 with a planned release date in early 2017.<ref>https://twitter.com/cutawaycomics/status/803218794349035520</ref>
* Issue 1 was announced with a cover-dated of May 2019<ref>[http://www.barryrenshaw.co.uk/news/ Barry Renshaw News]</ref><ref>[https://thefutureisfantastic.tumblr.com/post/183271850759/eric-sawards-lytton-coming-soon-from-cutaway Eric Saward’s Lytton Coming Soon from Cutaway Comics]</ref> but was pushed back to Summer 2019,<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1129091353454030848</ref> September 2019,<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1132701956387037184</ref> June 2020,<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1104797029883146240</ref> July 2020,<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1264618778618408968</ref> August 2020, and ultimately September 2020.
* A free "ashcan" preview of issue 1 was released on 26 May 2019.<ref>https://twitter.com/artofbaz/status/1132701956387037184</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Lytton was a four issue comic series by Cutaway Comics centred on the character of Gustave Lytton by writer Eric Saward and artist Barry Renshaw.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Intergalactic freelance soldier Lytton has swapped the battlefields of the Five Galaxies for a Soho jazz club.

Everything should be perfect - if it wasn't for the strange noises in the sewers, rumours that vicious aliens stalk the dark alleys and the terrible sense of murder in the air.

Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Featuring Printed in Released
1 Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go Eric Saward Gustave Lytton LYT 1 28 September 2020
2 Crime Like Politics is Always Personal Gustave Lytton, alien policemen LYT 2 24 December 2020
3 Even the Oppressed Own Their Lives... Gustave Lytton, alien policemen, Cyberman androids, Terileptils LYT 3 29 March 2021
4 Goodbye To All That LYT 4 August 2021

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Value added material[[edit] | [edit source]]

Each issue of Lytton purchased directly from Cutaway Comics included a bonus DVD of "value added material" (VAM).

# Cover Content
1 Lytton 1 VAM.jpg
2 Lytton 2 VAM.jpg
  • Commentary for Gangsters: ‘Incident 2’ with Philip Martin (Writer) and Dick Fiddy (Moderator)
  • Commentary for ‘Attack of the Cybermen’ with Eric Saward (Script Editor), David Banks (Cyber Leader) and Justin Johnson (Moderator)
  • Video: In-vision commentary for Issue 2 with Eric Saward (Writer) and Barry Renshaw (Artist)
  • Video: Interview with Barry Renshaw (Artist)
  • Video: Trailer for Omega stories
3 Lytton 3 VAM.jpg
  • Newly recorded commentary for Doctor Who: 'Earthshock' with David Banks (Cyber Leader), Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) and Eric Saward (Writer), moderated by the BFI's Justin Johnson
  • Video commentary for Issue 3 of Lytton with Eric Saward (Writer) and Barry Renshaw (Illustrator)
  • Archive Panel of Philip Martin talking about Gangsters with the BFI’s Dick Fiddy in Manchester, 2015
  • Kickstarter Bonus: New sketch from The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
4 Lytton 4 VAM.jpg
  • New audio commentary for THE VISITATION with MATTHEW WATERHOUSE (Adric) and ERIC SAWARD (writer/script editor), moderated by the BFI's JUSTIN JOHNSON
  • Commentary on Lytton #4 with BARRY RENSHAW (artist) and ERIC SAWARD (writer)
  • Newly filmed interview with ERIC SAWARD, hosted by MATT CHARLTON
  • Trailer for PARADISE TOWERS
  • And an Easter Egg!

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]