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|image = | |image = The Doctor and the Corsair.jpg | ||
|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[ | |companions = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] | ||
|featuring = [[ | |featuring = [[Sixth Corsair]] | ||
|enemy = [[Hoarder]] | |enemy = [[The Hoarder]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Devivian]]|[[Pub (Old Friends)|A pub]]|[[Raddplina]]|[[Hoarder's ship]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Devivian]]|[[Pub (Old Friends)|A pub]]|[[Raddplina]]|[[The Hoarder's ship]]}} | ||
|writer = [[Jody Houser]] | |writer = [[Jody Houser]] | ||
|designer = [[Andrew Leung (designer)|Andrew Leung]] | |designer = [[Andrew Leung (designer)|Andrew Leung]] | ||
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|publisher = Titan Comics | |publisher = Titan Comics | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor]]'' | |series = ''[[Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor]]'' | ||
|prev = Hidden Human History (comic story) | |prev = Hidden Human History (comic story) | ||
|next = | |next = Holiday Special (comic story)}} | ||
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{{ | {{Dab_page|Old Friends}} | ||
''''' | '''''Old Friends''''' was the third story of the regular run of ''[[Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor]]'' comic story series, published in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | ||
The story | The story was notable as the first depiction of an actual meeting between [[the Doctor]] and [[the Corsair]], a fellow [[renegade Time Lord]] who had a posthumous but important role in the plot of the TV story ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', and had otherwise only appeared in the short story ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]''. | ||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
' | In this swashbuckling instalment, the Doctor and her fam - Ryan, Yaz, and Graham - get caught up in the escapades of infamous rogue Time Lord, the Corsair! Accused of a crime she didn't commit, the Doctor becomes involved in a daring heist with her old friend in order to retrieve something valuable for the Corsair's mysterious benefactor... | ||
This is the Corsair's first ever appearance! Includes a special feature on the history of the Corsair. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Ryan Sinclair]] | * [[Ryan Sinclair]] | ||
* [[Yasmin Khan]] | * [[Yasmin Khan]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sixth Corsair]] | ||
* [[Star whale (Old Friends)|Star whale]] | * [[Star whale (Old Friends)|Star whale]] | ||
* [[Hoarder]] | * [[The Hoarder]] | ||
* [[Leon Perkins]] | * [[Leon Perkins]] | ||
* [[Irene Schulz]] | * [[Irene Schulz]] | ||
=== Flashback === | === Flashback === | ||
* | * [[Missy]] | ||
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Planets === | === Planets === | ||
* The Doctor and her companions watch a [[parade]] on [[Devivian]]. | * The Doctor and her companions watch a [[parade]] on [[Devivian]]. | ||
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=== Technology === | === Technology === | ||
* The Doctor stores | * The Doctor stores a [[hypercube]]. | ||
* [[The Corsair's TARDIS]]' [[chameleon circuit]] is programmed to resemble a [[pirate ship]]. | * [[The Corsair's TARDIS]]' [[chameleon circuit]] is programmed to resemble a [[pirate ship]]. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* According to [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Jody Houser]], this story features the Sixth Corsair. <ref>https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1325637673508364293?s=20</ref> | |||
* In the 2017 [[Adventures in Time and Space: The Roleplaying Game|Doctor Who Roleplaying Game]] series Eric’s TBD RPG, by Geek and Sundry, Jody Houser played a female version of the Corsair.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/EricsTBDRPG]</ref> This may have been an inspiration for this story. | |||
=== Original print details === | |||
==== 13D 9 ==== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==== 13D 10 ==== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==== 13D 11 ==== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==== 13D 12 ==== | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor initially believes the thief to be | * The Doctor initially believes the thief to be [[Missy]], who she glumly cited was doing "so much better" the last time she saw her. ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') | ||
** She also states that "Missy" was at least the name she was going by when they last met. Indeed, Missy was the name that the Master started going by after [[regenerating]] into a female body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'') | ** She also states that "Missy" was at least the name she was going by when they last met. Indeed, Missy was the name that the Master started going by after [[regenerating]] into a female body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'') | ||
** The Doctor and [[Team TARDIS]] later encounter [[Spy Master|a male incarnation]] of the Master. On this occasion, the Doctor does not disclose to her [[companion]]s that he and Missy are one and the same. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'') | |||
* The Corsair is female, which the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said she had been "a couple of times". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | * The Corsair is female, which the [[Eleventh Doctor]] said she had been "a couple of times". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* The Doctor still has the Corsair's [[hypercube]] with her [[Ouroboros]] tattoo. ([[TV]]: [[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]) | * The Doctor still has the Corsair's [[hypercube]] with her [[Ouroboros]] [[tattoo]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recalls events on [[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] where the Eleventh Doctor found a cupboard full of hypercubes and discovered [[Auntie (The Doctor's Wife)|Auntie]] had the Corsair's arm. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | * The Doctor recalls events on [[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] where the Eleventh Doctor found a cupboard full of hypercubes and discovered [[Auntie (The Doctor's Wife)|Auntie]] had the Corsair's arm. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'') | ||
* Team TARDIS free a [[ | * Team TARDIS free a [[star whale]]. The Doctor states that they'll be "all but extinct in a few centuries". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says "[[allons-y]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', et el.) | * The Doctor says "[[allons-y]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', et el.) | ||
* Ryan calls Graham "grandad". ([[TV]]: ''[[It Takes You Away (TV story)|It Takes You Away]]'') | * Ryan calls Graham "grandad". ([[TV]]: ''[[It Takes You Away (TV story)|It Takes You Away]]'') | ||
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