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{{Infobox Story SMW
name= Red Christmas|
|image= DWA CS 197 Red Christmas.jpg
image= DWA CS197 Red Christmas.jpg   |
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
series= [[DWA comic stories]]
|number=197
number=197|
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
doctor= [[Eleventh Doctor]]|
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
companions= [[Amy Pond]]|
|enemy= [[Krampus (species)|Krampus]]
enemy= [[Krampus]]|
|setting= [[Hollograd]], [[Christmas]] [[1873]]
year= [[Hollograd]], [[Christmas]] [[1873]]|  
|writer= Oli Smith
writer= [[Oli Smith]]|
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|letterer=   
letterer=  |
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
|publication = [[DWA 197]]
publication= ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' <br /> [[DWA 197|Issues 197]]|
|release date= 16 December 2010
release date= [[16 December|16]] [[December]] [[2010]]|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|format= Comic
format= Comic 1 parts (4 pages)|
|epcount = 1
prev= Rough Waters (comic story)|
|prev= Rough Waters (comic story)
next= First Foot First (comic story)|
|next= First Foot First (comic story)
}}
}}
'''''Red Christmas''''' is a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].
'''''Red Christmas''''' was a [[Doctor Who Adventures comic stories|''Doctor Who Adventures'' comic story]] featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Eleventh Doctor (in a jingling, festive hat) takes [[Amy Pond]] to [[Hollograd]] on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] in [[1873]]. He expects it to be like a fairy-tale Christmas scene. Instead, the village is covered in a red mist - a psychic fog that separates parents from their children.  
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] (in a jingling, festive hat) takes [[Amy Pond]] to [[Hollograd]] on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] in [[1873]]. He expects it to be like a fairy-tale Christmas scene. Instead, the village is covered in a red mist a psychic fog that separates parents from their children.


The fog blocks the children (like Almos), from the minds of their parents until the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to clear away the fog with a bright light. In the light, those behind the fog are revealed as [[Krampus]] - creatures of folklore who use the fog to create a fear and sadness (in this case from the feelings of losing a child at Christmas), on which they feed.  
The fog blocks the children from the minds of their parents until the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to clear away the fog with a bright light. In the light, those behind the fog are revealed as [[Krampus (species)|Krampus]] creatures of folklore who use the fog to create a fear and sadness (in this case from the feelings of losing a child at Christmas), on which they feed.


The screwdriver doesn’t give light to keep the fog away. It creeps back until the Doctor returns to the TARDIS and switches on the roof light. The fog is dispersed, the parents are re-united with their children and the Krampus, unable to exist without sadness, fade away.
The screwdriver doesn't give light to keep the fog away. It creeps back until the Doctor returns to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and switches on the roof light. The fog is dispersed, the parents are re-united with their children and the Krampus, unable to exist without sadness, fade away.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* Almos
* [[Almos]]
* [[Almos' mother]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* The title of this story is the same title that [[Russell T Davies]] wanted to use for his third special of the [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)#Specials|2008-10 Doctor Who specials]], which eventually became ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'' after he dropped the idea of it being a [[Christmas Special|christmas special]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter]]'')
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.


=== Original print details ===
=== Original print details ===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver on the TARDIS roof light to illuminate the fog and disperse it. He previously did this in [[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''.
* The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver on the TARDIS roof light to illuminate the fog and disperse it. He previously did this in [[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''.
 
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[[Category:Stories set in 1873]]
[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]]
[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]]
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:Stories released in 2010]]
[[Category:2010 comic stories]]
[[Category:DWA comic stories]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

Revision as of 13:13, 4 August 2024

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Red Christmas was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary

The Eleventh Doctor (in a jingling, festive hat) takes Amy Pond to Hollograd on Christmas Day in 1873. He expects it to be like a fairy-tale Christmas scene. Instead, the village is covered in a red mist — a psychic fog that separates parents from their children.

The fog blocks the children from the minds of their parents until the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to clear away the fog with a bright light. In the light, those behind the fog are revealed as Krampus — creatures of folklore who use the fog to create a fear and sadness (in this case from the feelings of losing a child at Christmas), on which they feed.

The screwdriver doesn't give light to keep the fog away. It creeps back until the Doctor returns to the TARDIS and switches on the roof light. The fog is dispersed, the parents are re-united with their children and the Krampus, unable to exist without sadness, fade away.

Characters

Worldbuilding

to be added

Notes

Original print details

  • Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 197 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – The Doctor, Amy and Rory celebrate in the New Year!
  • No reprints to date.

Continuity

  • The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver on the TARDIS roof light to illuminate the fog and disperse it. He previously did this in TV: The Runaway Bride.