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|name= The Glorious Dead
|number       = 5
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|series       = [[Doctor Who Magazine graphic novels]] publication order
|number= 5
|writer      = {{il|[[Scott Gray]]|[[Alan Barnes]]|[[Adrian Salmon]]|[[Steve Moore]]}}
|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine graphic novels]]
|artist      = {{il|[[Dave Gibbons]]|[[Martin Geraghty]]|[[Roger Langridge]]|[[Steve Dillon]]}}
|writers= [[Scott Gray]]<br />[[Alan Barnes]]<br />[[Adrian Salmon]]<br />[[Steve Moore]]
|release date = [[2 October (releases)|2 October]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|artists= [[Dave Gibbons]]<br />[[Martin Geraghty]]<br /> [[Roger Langridge]]<br />[[Steve Dillon]]
|publisher   = Panini Publishing Ltd.|Panini Books
|published in= [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
|format       = Comic sized paperback
|release date= [[June]] [[2006]]
|isbn         = ISBN 1-905239-44-0
|publisher= [[Panini Publishing Ltd.|Panini Books]]
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|format= Comic sized paper back
|next         = Oblivion (graphic novel)
|isbn= ISBN 1-905239-44-0
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'''''The Glorious Dead''''' was the fifth volume of the [[Panini Publishing]] series of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic collections. It was the second to feature the [[Eighth Doctor]].
|next collection= [[Oblivion (graphic novel)|Oblivion]]
 
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Like all in the series, it was notable for its high quality digital restoration of the comics. It was the first chance readers had of seeing the original, monochromatic version of the comics since they were initially published in ''DWM'' in the late [[1990s]].
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth volume of the [[Panini Publishing]] series of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic collections. It was the second to feature the [[Eighth Doctor]].  


Like all in the series, it was notable for its high quality digital restoration of the comics. It was the first chance readers had of seeing the original, monochromatic version of the comics since they were first published in ''DWM'' in the late [[1990s]].
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Collected comic strips from the pages of [[Doctor Who Magazine]]!<br />
Collected comic strips from the pages of [[Doctor Who Magazine]]!
The Eighth Doctor faces new perils in this bumper collection of classic comic adventures!<br />
This volume features eight amazing stories: [[The Fallen|THE FALLEN]], [[Unnatural Born Killers|UNNATURAL BORN KILLERS]], [[The Road to Hell|THE ROAD TO HELL]], [[The Company of Thieves|THE COMPANY OF THIEVES]], [[The Glorious Dead|THE GLORIOUS DEAD]], [[The Autonomy Bug|THE AUTONOMY BUG]], [[Happy Deathday|HAPPY DEATHDAY]] and [[TV Action|TV ACTION]]!<br />
The Doctor and his best friend [[Izzy]] are joined in the TARDIS by [[Kroton]], a [[Cyberman]] with a heart and soul! The action comes faster than ever as our heroes encounter genocidal [[Sontaran]]s, vicious space pirates, demented robots, mad gods, deadly samurai warriors … and the actor [[Tom Baker]]!<br />
But the ultimate challenge is approaching: an epic, star-spanning battle that will decide the fate of all reality! An old friend is waiting to be reunited with the Doctor, while an even older enemy is lurking in the shadows of time and space …<br />
PLUS two bonus stories from the early days of Doctor Who Weekly, [[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman|THROWBACK: THE SOUL OF A CYBERMAN]] and [[Ship of Fools (comic story)|SHIP OF FOOLS]], telling the origins of Kroton the Cyberman! AND a six page behind-the-scenes feature where writers [[Scott Gray]], [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Adrian Salmon]] reveal background information on the stories’ origins alongside never-befor-seen sketches and character designs from Salmon and fellow artists [[Martin Geraghty]] and [[Roger Langridge]]! <br />
AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION FOR FANS OF DOCTOR WHO AND CLASSIC BRITISH COMICS!


== Comic strip stories ==
The Eighth Doctor faces new perils in this bumper collection of classic comic adventures!
=== [[The Fallen]] ===
Travelling Companion: [[Izzy]]
Additional features:
* Grace Holloway
* Leighton Woodrow (Head of M16)
* Professor Donald Stark
* Morphant
* The Preacher


=== [[Unnatural Born Killers]] ===
This volume features eight amazing stories: [[The Fallen (comic story)|THE FALLEN]], [[Unnatural Born Killers (comic story)|UNNATURAL BORN KILLERS]], [[The Road to Hell (comic story)|THE ROAD TO HELL]], [[The Company of Thieves (comic story)|THE COMPANY OF THIEVES]], [[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|THE GLORIOUS DEAD]], [[The Autonomy Bug (comic story)|THE AUTONOMY BUG]], [[Happy Deathday (comic story)|HAPPY DEATHDAY]] and [[TV Action! (comic story)|TV ACTION!]]
Travelling Companions: None (The Doctor does not appear)<br />
Additional features:
* [[Sontaran]]s
* [[Kroton]]


=== [[The Road to Hell]] ===
The Doctor and his best friend [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]] are joined in the TARDIS by [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]], a [[Cyberman]] with a heart and soul! The action comes faster than ever as our heroes encounter genocidal [[Sontaran]]s, vicious space pirates, demented robots, mad gods, deadly samurai warriors ... and the actor [[Tom Baker]]!
Travelling Companions: [[Izzy]]<br />
Additional features:
* Katsura Sato
* Lord Rikushira
* The Gaijin
* Lady Asami


=== [[The Company of Thieves]] ===
But the ultimate challenge is approaching: an epic, star-spanning battle that will decide the fate of all reality! An old friend is waiting to be reunited with the Doctor, while an even older enemy is lurking in the shadows of time and space ...
Travelling Companions: [[Izzy]]<br />
Additional features:
* Captain Grast Horstrogg
* Mr Shakka
* [[Kroton]]
* Tobal Reist
* The Eraser


=== [[The Glorious Dead]] ===
PLUS two bonus stories from the early days of Doctor Who Weekly, [[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman|THROWBACK: THE SOUL OF A CYBERMAN]] and [[Ship of Fools (comic story)|SHIP OF FOOLS]], telling the origins of Kroton the Cyberman! AND a six page behind-the-scenes feature where writers [[Scott Gray]], [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Adrian Salmon]] reveal background information on the stories' origins alongside never-befor-seen sketches and character designs from Salmon and fellow artists [[Martin Geraghty]] and [[Roger Langridge]]!
Travelling Companions: [[Izzy]], [[Kroton]]<br />
Additional features:
* Esterath
* Jynx
* Paradost
* Cardinal Morningstar
* The Odostra
* Dhakanians
* Ash Wraiths
* [[Grace Holloway]]
* The Glory
* The Omniversal Spectrum
* Dhakan
* Katsura Kato
* [[the Master]]


=== [[The Autonomy Bug]] ===
AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION FOR FANS OF DOCTOR WHO AND CLASSIC BRITISH COMICS!
Travelling Companions: [[Izzy]], [[Fey]]<br />
Additional features:
* Dr. Andrelina Hastoff
* Emperor Nero
* Duchess Nora
* Simon
* Salvador
* Otto
* Branson and Bronson


=== [[Happy Deathday (comic story)|Happy Deathday]] ===
== Comic stories ==
Travelling Companions: [[Izzy]]<br />
* ''[[The Fallen (comic story)|The Fallen]]''
Additional features:
* ''[[Unnatural Born Killers (comic story)|Unnatural Born Killers]]''
* All eight Doctors
* ''[[The Road to Hell (comic story)|The Road to Hell]]''
* The Beige Guardian
* ''[[The Company of Thieves (comic story)|The Company of Thieves]]''
* Host of TV enemies
* ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]''
 
* ''[[The Autonomy Bug (comic story)|The Autonomy Bug]]''
=== [[TV Action!]] ===
* ''[[Happy Deathday (comic story)|Happy Deathday]]''
Travelling Companions: [[Izzy]]<br />
* ''[[TV Action! (comic story)|TV Action!]]''
Additional features:
* ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]''
* [[Tom Baker]]<br />
* ''[[Ship of Fools (comic story)|Ship of Fools]]''
 
=== [[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]] ===
Back-up Comic Strip Story without the Doctor<br />
Featuring:
* [[Kroton]]
* Pendar
* Marilka
 
=== [[Ship of Fools (comic story)|Ship of Fools]] ===
Back-up Comic Strip Story without the Doctor<br />
Featuring:
* [[Kroton]]
* Willoughby
* Krylic the Poet
* Rolf
* Cassandra
* Leonart


== Additional features ==
== Additional features ==
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== Credits ==
== Credits ==
Project Editor and Designer: [[Clayton Hickman]]<br />
:Project Editor and Designer: [[Clayton Hickman]]
Artwork scanning and digital cleanup: [[Peri Godbold]]
:Artwork scanning and digital cleanup: [[Peri Godbold]]
Additional scanning and clean-up: Imad Douglas @ DL Repro, James Clarkson and Clayton Hickman<br />
:Additional scanning and clean-up: Imad Douglas @ DL Repro, James Clarkson and Clayton Hickman
Cover artwork: [[Martin Geraghty]]<br />
:Cover artwork: [[Martin Geraghty]]
Colours: [[Adrian Salmon]]<br />
:Colours: [[Adrian Salmon]]
Production: [[Mark Irvine]]<br />
:Production: [[Mark Irvine]]
Managing Editor: [[Alan O'Keefe]]<br />
:Managing Editor: [[Alan O'Keefe]]
Managing Director: [[Mike Riddell]]<br />
:Managing Director: [[Mike Riddell]]
Thanks to: [[Alan Barnes]], [[Martin Geraghty]], [[Scott Gray]], [[Roger Langridge]] Harriet Newby-Hill and [[Tom Spilsbury]].
:Thanks to: [[Alan Barnes]], [[Martin Geraghty]], [[Scott Gray]], [[Roger Langridge]] Harriet Newby-Hill and [[Tom Spilsbury]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is the second of four collections featuring the run of Eighth Doctor stories and contains 242 high quality printed pages and a new cover by [[Martin Geraghty]] and priced at £15.99 (UK).
[[File:DWGN5 placeholder.jpg|thumb|Placeholder cover.]]
* All the comic strip stories featured in this first volume have been cleaned up and are presented as they first appeared in the pages of Doctor Who Monthly ([[Doctor Who Magazine|DWM]]), complete with opening and closing captions.
* This is the second of four collections featuring the run of Eighth Doctor stories and contains 242 high quality printed pages and a new cover by [[Martin Geraghty]] and priced at £15.99 (UK).
* All the comic strip stories featured in this first volume have been cleaned up and are presented as they first appeared in the pages of ''Doctor Who Magazine'', complete with opening and closing captions.
* A placeholder cover was used before release, featuring different artwork.
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You may be looking for the titular comic story.

The Glorious Dead was the fifth volume of the Panini Publishing series of Doctor Who Magazine comic collections. It was the second to feature the Eighth Doctor.

Like all in the series, it was notable for its high quality digital restoration of the comics. It was the first chance readers had of seeing the original, monochromatic version of the comics since they were initially published in DWM in the late 1990s.

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

Collected comic strips from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine!

The Eighth Doctor faces new perils in this bumper collection of classic comic adventures!

This volume features eight amazing stories: THE FALLEN, UNNATURAL BORN KILLERS, THE ROAD TO HELL, THE COMPANY OF THIEVES, THE GLORIOUS DEAD, THE AUTONOMY BUG, HAPPY DEATHDAY and TV ACTION!

The Doctor and his best friend Izzy are joined in the TARDIS by Kroton, a Cyberman with a heart and soul! The action comes faster than ever as our heroes encounter genocidal Sontarans, vicious space pirates, demented robots, mad gods, deadly samurai warriors ... and the actor Tom Baker!

But the ultimate challenge is approaching: an epic, star-spanning battle that will decide the fate of all reality! An old friend is waiting to be reunited with the Doctor, while an even older enemy is lurking in the shadows of time and space ...

PLUS two bonus stories from the early days of Doctor Who Weekly, THROWBACK: THE SOUL OF A CYBERMAN and SHIP OF FOOLS, telling the origins of Kroton the Cyberman! AND a six page behind-the-scenes feature where writers Scott Gray, Alan Barnes and Adrian Salmon reveal background information on the stories' origins alongside never-befor-seen sketches and character designs from Salmon and fellow artists Martin Geraghty and Roger Langridge!

AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION FOR FANS OF DOCTOR WHO AND CLASSIC BRITISH COMICS!

Comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional features[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Full page of rough sketches of the eight Doctors by Roger Langridge
  • Commentary (by Scott Gray, Adrian Salmon and Alan Barnes)
  • About the Authors

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Project Editor and Designer: Clayton Hickman
Artwork scanning and digital cleanup: Peri Godbold
Additional scanning and clean-up: Imad Douglas @ DL Repro, James Clarkson and Clayton Hickman
Cover artwork: Martin Geraghty
Colours: Adrian Salmon
Production: Mark Irvine
Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
Managing Director: Mike Riddell
Thanks to: Alan Barnes, Martin Geraghty, Scott Gray, Roger Langridge Harriet Newby-Hill and Tom Spilsbury.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Placeholder cover.
  • This is the second of four collections featuring the run of Eighth Doctor stories and contains 242 high quality printed pages and a new cover by Martin Geraghty and priced at £15.99 (UK).
  • All the comic strip stories featured in this first volume have been cleaned up and are presented as they first appeared in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine, complete with opening and closing captions.
  • A placeholder cover was used before release, featuring different artwork.
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