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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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''''' | '''''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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== 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 a male | ** 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 [[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]]'') | * 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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Old Friends was the third story of the regular run of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor comic story series, published in 2019.
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, and had otherwise only appeared in the 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
- Thirteenth Doctor
- Graham O'Brien
- Ryan Sinclair
- Yasmin Khan
- Sixth Corsair
- Star whale
- The Hoarder
- Leon Perkins
- Irene Schulz
Flashback
Worldbuilding
Planets
- The Doctor and her companions watch a parade on Devivian.
- Military parades are the Doctor's least favourite kind of parade, except for the one she saw on Vlee Prime, which she found "fascinating".
- Vlee Prime's military forces were strict pacifists.
Artefacts
- The Doctor is accused of stealing the gem of Niag.
Technology
- The Doctor stores a hypercube.
- The Corsair's TARDIS' chameleon circuit is programmed to resemble a pirate ship.
Weapons
Miscellaneous
- The last time the Doctor and the Corsair had a drink together, it led to the Doctor waking up inside a bank vault.
- Graham says the Corsair looks like she's dressed as a pirate at a dinner theatre.
Notes
- According to Neil Gaiman and Jody Houser, this story features the Sixth Corsair. [1]
- In the 2017 Doctor Who Roleplaying Game series Eric’s TBD RPG, by Geek and Sundry, Jody Houser played a female version of the Corsair.[2] 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
Continuity
- 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, 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)
- The Doctor and Team TARDIS later encounter a male incarnation of the Master. On this occasion, the Doctor does not disclose to her companions that he and Missy are one and the same. (TV: Spyfall)
- The Corsair is female, which the Eleventh Doctor said she had been "a couple of times". (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- The Doctor still has the Corsair's hypercube with her Ouroboros tattoo. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- The Doctor recalls events on House where the Eleventh Doctor found a cupboard full of hypercubes and discovered Auntie had the Corsair's arm. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)
- Team TARDIS free a star whale. The Doctor states that they'll be "all but extinct in a few centuries". (TV: The Beast Below)
- The Doctor says "allons-y". (TV: Army of Ghosts, et el.)
- Ryan calls Graham "grandad". (TV: It Takes You Away)
Footnotes
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