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| | |range = DWM comic stories{{!}}DWM Comics | ||
|image = | |number in range = 163 | ||
|image = The_Broken_Man.jpg | |||
|series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | |series = [[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
|enemy = | |featuring = Patrick Lake | ||
|setting = [[Prague]], [[1989]] | |featuring2 = Hugo Wilding | ||
|writer = | |featuring3 = Annabel Lake | ||
|enemy = The [[Mavora Queen]], [[Yuri Azarov]] | |||
|setting = [[Prague]], [[November]] [[1989]] | |||
|writer = Scott Gray | |||
|artist = [[Martin Geraghty]] | |artist = [[Martin Geraghty]] | ||
|colourist = [[James Offredi]] | |colourist = [[James Offredi]] | ||
|lettering = [[Roger Langridge]] | |lettering = [[Roger Langridge]] | ||
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]] | |editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]] | ||
|publication = | |publication = [[DWM 451]] - [[DWM 454|454]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 30 August - 15 November 2012 | ||
|publisher = | |publisher = Panini Comics | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|prev = The Cornucopia Caper (comic story) | |prev = The Cornucopia Caper (comic story) | ||
|next = Imaginary Enemies (comic story) | |next = Imaginary Enemies (comic story) | ||
}} | |epcount = 4|reprint = Hunters of the Burning Stone (graphic novel) | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. It marked the first appearance of the Lake family, | }}{{comic stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. It marked the first appearance of the Lake family, and was the final story to feature Amy and Rory travelling with the Doctor, though they would appear in [[Imaginary Enemies (comic story)|the following story]] without him. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Prague]], [[1989]]: [[Patrick Lake]] and his family are desperate to return to London, but Patrick is hiding a dark secret from his wife | [[Prague]], [[1989]]: [[Patrick Lake]] and his family are desperate to return to London, but Patrick is hiding a dark secret from his wife — he is a British [[spy]] working undercover to bring down [[Yuri Azarov]], a man whose rise to power leaves devastation for all. Patrick finds an ally in a traveller called the [[Eleventh Doctor]], a man whose name echoes throughout history, according to Patrick's associate [[Hugo Wilding]]. But the Doctor's attempt to discover the truth leaves Patrick's family — and Rory — at the mercy of Yuri and his sinister, inhuman, sidekick... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part | === Part one: The Broken Man === | ||
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=== Part | === Part two: From Russia With Hate === | ||
'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Part | === Part three: The Sorrows of Prague === | ||
'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Part | === Part four: The Sacrifice === | ||
'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
* [[Rory Williams]] | * [[Rory Williams]] | ||
* [[Rhoda Hoffman]] | |||
* [[Saul Hoffman]] | |||
* [[Yuri Azarov]] | |||
* [[Gerhard Frankel]] | |||
* The [[Mavora Queen]] | |||
* [[Patrick Lake]] | * [[Patrick Lake]] | ||
* [[Heather Lake]] | * [[Heather Lake]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Annabel Lake]] | ||
* [[Hugo Wilding]] | * [[Hugo Wilding]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sergei]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Yehuda Loevy]] | ||
* [[Golovkin]] | |||
* [[Vostok (The Broken Man)|Vostok]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* When | * When reminiscing about [[London]], [[Heather Lake]] mentions missing ''[[Coronation Street]]'', [[Hyde Park]], [[fish and chips]] and [[Woolworths]] shops. | ||
* Among the minds that travelled to [[Prague]] where [[Franz Kafka]], [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] and [[Albert Einstein]]. | |||
* The Doctor claims to be "Doctor Zhivago" of the [[Party Security Directorate]] and Ambassador Ottokar of [[Syldavia]]. | |||
* The Doctor tells Rhoda that he, Amy and Rory are [[reporter]]s from the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]]. | |||
* Rhoda has ambitions to go to [[St Martin's College]] and see the [[Rembrandt Museum]] in [[Amsterdam]]. | |||
* During the revolutions of 1989, the [[Poland|Polish]] and [[Hungary|Hungarian]]s "opted out" of the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[Berlin Wall]] was destroyed. | |||
* Rory was born in [[1989]], with him quipping that his younger self is "sleeping in a [[cot]] in [[Leadworth]]" when the Doctor tells him they are in 1989. | |||
* [[Karel Capek]] coined the word "[[robot]]" in [[1920]] Prague. | |||
* Azarov's fake immigration to America is being handled under [[Operation Broken Man]]. | |||
* Amy compares herself to [[Joan Collins]] in her dress. | |||
* Azarov shows disgust towards [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and the Soviets' retreat from [[Afghanistan]] | |||
* Amy received [[Hallucinogenic lipstick]] in the post last [[Mother's Day]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the first Eleventh Doctor | * This is the first Eleventh Doctor ''DWM'' strip that does not feature [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Amy mentions that her favourite artist is [[Vincent van Gogh]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') | ||
* | * The Doctor says that [[Prague]] in 1989 is not a fixed point in time and that anything could happen. He previously said the same about Earth in [[2020]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'') | ||
* Rory | * When questioned by Patrick about his identity, the Doctor hands him a top secret file with information about his relationship with [[Winston Churchill]], and a picture of him and Churchill is shown. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* Amy | * When interrogated by Yuri, Rory mentions being [[Rory Williams (Auton)|a plastic Roman]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
* The Doctor once again wears the evening outfit that he wore to Amy and Rory's wedding on [[26 June]] [[2010]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') having previously in Berlin in [[1938]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') and Paris in [[1858]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Screams of Death (comic story)|The Screams of Death]]'') | |||
* Amy calls Rory "stupid face". ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') | |||
* Amy calls Rory "stupid face". ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'') | * The Doctor recalls finding psychic metal during his visit to [[Athens]] in [[BC#5th century B.C.|410 BC]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Chains of Olympus]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 9 March 2024
The Broken Man was a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams. It marked the first appearance of the Lake family, and was the final story to feature Amy and Rory travelling with the Doctor, though they would appear in the following story without him.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Prague, 1989: Patrick Lake and his family are desperate to return to London, but Patrick is hiding a dark secret from his wife — he is a British spy working undercover to bring down Yuri Azarov, a man whose rise to power leaves devastation for all. Patrick finds an ally in a traveller called the Eleventh Doctor, a man whose name echoes throughout history, according to Patrick's associate Hugo Wilding. But the Doctor's attempt to discover the truth leaves Patrick's family — and Rory — at the mercy of Yuri and his sinister, inhuman, sidekick...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one: The Broken Man[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part two: From Russia With Hate[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part three: The Sorrows of Prague[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part four: The Sacrifice[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eleventh Doctor
- Amy Pond
- Rory Williams
- Rhoda Hoffman
- Saul Hoffman
- Yuri Azarov
- Gerhard Frankel
- The Mavora Queen
- Patrick Lake
- Heather Lake
- Annabel Lake
- Hugo Wilding
- Sergei
- Yehuda Loevy
- Golovkin
- Vostok
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When reminiscing about London, Heather Lake mentions missing Coronation Street, Hyde Park, fish and chips and Woolworths shops.
- Among the minds that travelled to Prague where Franz Kafka, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Albert Einstein.
- The Doctor claims to be "Doctor Zhivago" of the Party Security Directorate and Ambassador Ottokar of Syldavia.
- The Doctor tells Rhoda that he, Amy and Rory are reporters from the BBC.
- Rhoda has ambitions to go to St Martin's College and see the Rembrandt Museum in Amsterdam.
- During the revolutions of 1989, the Polish and Hungarians "opted out" of the Soviet Union and the Berlin Wall was destroyed.
- Rory was born in 1989, with him quipping that his younger self is "sleeping in a cot in Leadworth" when the Doctor tells him they are in 1989.
- Karel Capek coined the word "robot" in 1920 Prague.
- Azarov's fake immigration to America is being handled under Operation Broken Man.
- Amy compares herself to Joan Collins in her dress.
- Azarov shows disgust towards Mikhail Gorbachev and the Soviets' retreat from Afghanistan
- Amy received Hallucinogenic lipstick in the post last Mother's Day.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first Eleventh Doctor DWM strip that does not feature his TARDIS.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Amy mentions that her favourite artist is Vincent van Gogh. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)
- The Doctor says that Prague in 1989 is not a fixed point in time and that anything could happen. He previously said the same about Earth in 2020. (TV: Cold Blood)
- When questioned by Patrick about his identity, the Doctor hands him a top secret file with information about his relationship with Winston Churchill, and a picture of him and Churchill is shown. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)
- When interrogated by Yuri, Rory mentions being a plastic Roman. (TV: The Pandorica Opens, The Big Bang)
- The Doctor once again wears the evening outfit that he wore to Amy and Rory's wedding on 26 June 2010, (TV: The Big Bang) having previously in Berlin in 1938. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler) and Paris in 1858 (COMIC: The Screams of Death)
- Amy calls Rory "stupid face". (TV: Day of the Moon)
- The Doctor recalls finding psychic metal during his visit to Athens in 410 BC. (COMIC: The Chains of Olympus)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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