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|image = Fd.jpg | |||
|image= Fd.jpg | |doctor = Tenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Donna Noble|Donna]] | |||
|doctor= Tenth Doctor | |enemy = Snowdemon | ||
|companions= [[Donna Noble|Donna]] | |setting = [[Garden centre (Frosty the Snowdemon)|Garden centre]], [[Christmas]], [[21st century]] | ||
|enemy= | |writer = Christopher Cooper | ||
|setting= | |artist = [[John Ross]] | ||
|writer= | |colourist = [[Alan Craddock]] | ||
|artist= [[John Ross]] | |letterer = [[Paul Vyse]] | ||
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]] | |editor = [[Moray Laing]] | ||
|letterer= [[Paul Vyse]] | |publication = [[DWA 95]] | ||
|editor= [[Moray Laing]] | |release date = 18 December 2008 | ||
|publication= [[DWA 95]] | |publisher = BBC Magazines | ||
|release date= | |format = Comic | ||
|publisher= BBC Magazines | |epcount = 1 | ||
|format= Comic | |series = [[DWA comic stories]] | ||
|prev= The Giant's Ring (comic story) | |prev = The Giant's Ring (comic story) | ||
|next= The Chromosome Connection (comic story) | |next = The Chromosome Connection (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Frosty the Snowdemon''''' | {{comic stub}} | ||
'''''Frosty the Snowdemon''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic story featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]]. It was Donna's final appearance in that publication. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Donna Noble]] | * [[Donna Noble]] | ||
* [[Snowdemon]] | |||
* [[Pixees]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to | * People at the garden centre are dressed in [[Victorian era]] clothing. | ||
* The garden centre has a [[Santa's grotto]]. | |||
* The Doctor claims Santa's [[reindeer]] should be a shade [[green]]er and should have a "couple more [[leg]]s". | |||
* The "Santa" working at the grotto is working for a [[tenner]] an hour. | |||
* The [[pixees]] speak entirely in [[rhyme]]. | |||
* Donna wants to get her [[Wilfred Mott|grandfather]] a [[voice-changing toy]] for Christmas. | |||
* Donna buys a pair of "tacky" [[slipper]]s for [[Nerys]]. | |||
* The Doctor, Donna, and the Pixees eat at the garden centre's [[Christmas Bumper Buffet]]. | |||
* The Doctor offers Donna a [[mince pie]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * The Doctor compares Santa's grotto to the [[North Pole|real thing]], and notes that the "Santa" working there is obviously not the real one, as he's "way too skinny". Indeed, the Doctor has met the real [[Santa Claus]] many times before. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]'', ''[[Silent Knight (comic story)|Silent Knight]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas]]'', ''[[A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)|A Visit from Saint Nicholas]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'') | ||
* Donna declines the Doctor's offer to visit Santa's grotto with him, as Santa "gives [her] the creeps these days". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | |||
* Donna exclaims, upon meeting the Snowdemon, "an alien on [[Earth]] at Christmas. Don't they have anything better to do?" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | |||
* When she's captured by the Snowdemon, Donna exclaims that she hates Christmas. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 9 November 2023
Frosty the Snowdemon was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble. It was Donna's final appearance in that publication.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- People at the garden centre are dressed in Victorian era clothing.
- The garden centre has a Santa's grotto.
- The Doctor claims Santa's reindeer should be a shade greener and should have a "couple more legs".
- The "Santa" working at the grotto is working for a tenner an hour.
- The pixees speak entirely in rhyme.
- Donna wants to get her grandfather a voice-changing toy for Christmas.
- Donna buys a pair of "tacky" slippers for Nerys.
- The Doctor, Donna, and the Pixees eat at the garden centre's Christmas Bumper Buffet.
- The Doctor offers Donna a mince pie.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
- Self contained, one part stories were the norm in the early issues, later being expanded to two-parters.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWA 95 (5 pages)
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor compares Santa's grotto to the real thing, and notes that the "Santa" working there is obviously not the real one, as he's "way too skinny". Indeed, the Doctor has met the real Santa Claus many times before. (COMIC: A Christmas Story, Silent Knight, PROSE: The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas, A Visit from Saint Nicholas, TV: A Christmas Carol)
- Donna declines the Doctor's offer to visit Santa's grotto with him, as Santa "gives [her] the creeps these days". (TV: The Runaway Bride)
- Donna exclaims, upon meeting the Snowdemon, "an alien on Earth at Christmas. Don't they have anything better to do?" (TV: The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride)
- When she's captured by the Snowdemon, Donna exclaims that she hates Christmas. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
