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| | |image = Planet of the Rain Gods.jpg | ||
| | |adapted into = Rain Gods (home video) | ||
|writer = [[Neil Gaiman]] | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
| | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
|format = Comic strip, 3 pages | |writer = [[Neil Gaiman]] | ||
| | |artist = [[Mark Buckingham]] | ||
|next story | |editor = [[Clayton Hickman]] | ||
|colourist = [[Charlie Kirchoff]] | |||
'''Planet of the Rain Gods''' was a three-page comic strip adaptation of the unused opening sequence of | |letterer = [[Todd Klein]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Books | |||
|anthology = ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'' | |||
|release date = [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] 2011 | |||
|format = Comic strip, 3 pages | |||
|series = ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'' fiction | |||
|prev = The Doctor's Wife (short story) | |||
|next = Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story) | |||
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'''''Planet of the Rain Gods''''' was a three-page comic strip adaptation of the unused opening sequence of the television story ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]''. It was later adapted as the mini-episode ''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor, Amy and Rory are being marched by aliens intent on sacrificing them to the rain gods. The Doctor does not have a plan to get them out of it, until the [[Hypercube]] materialises before him, scaring the aliens away and giving the Doctor and his friends clear passage back to the TARDIS. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eleventh | * [[Eleventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
* [[Rory Williams]] | * [[Rory Williams]] | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story serves as an alternate opening to the episode ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'', replacing the scene on the TARDIS where | * This story serves as an alternate opening to the episode ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'', replacing the scene on the TARDIS where the Doctor receives a [[Hypercube]]. In this version, the Hypercube appears in the middle of another adventure instead of knocking on the door of the TARDIS. | ||
* As a deleted scene, this story is not considered a [[T:VS|valid source]] by this wiki, unlike the eventual DVD mini-episode based on it, ''[[Rain Gods (home video)|Rain Gods]]''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 20 December 2023
Planet of the Rain Gods was a three-page comic strip adaptation of the unused opening sequence of the television story The Doctor's Wife. It was later adapted as the mini-episode Rain Gods.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor, Amy and Rory are being marched by aliens intent on sacrificing them to the rain gods. The Doctor does not have a plan to get them out of it, until the Hypercube materialises before him, scaring the aliens away and giving the Doctor and his friends clear passage back to the TARDIS.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story serves as an alternate opening to the episode The Doctor's Wife, replacing the scene on the TARDIS where the Doctor receives a Hypercube. In this version, the Hypercube appears in the middle of another adventure instead of knocking on the door of the TARDIS.
- As a deleted scene, this story is not considered a valid source by this wiki, unlike the eventual DVD mini-episode based on it, Rain Gods.
