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{{Infobox Story | |series = [[Doctor Who (2011)|''Doctor Who'' (2011)]] | ||
|number = 2 | |||
|image= | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|series= [[Doctor Who (2011)|''Doctor Who'' (2011)]] | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | ||
|number= 2 | |enemy = [[Mac'atyde]] | ||
|doctor=Eleventh Doctor | |setting = {{il|[[Whitechapel]] & [[Scotland Yard]], [[London]], [[30 September]] [[1888]]|[[Whitechapel]], [[8 November|8]]-[[9 November]] [[1888]]|[[Whitechapel]], [[2011]]}} | ||
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]] | |writer = Tony Lee | ||
|enemy= [[Mac'atyde]] | |editor = [[Denton J. Tipton]] | ||
|setting= [[Whitechapel]] & [[Scotland Yard]], [[London]], [[30 September]] [[1888]] | |artist = [[Richard Piers Rayner]], [[Horacio Domingues]], [[Tim Hamilton]] | ||
|writer= | |colourist = [[Phil Elliott]] | ||
|editor= [[Denton J. Tipton]] | |letterer = [[Shawn Lee]] | ||
|artist= | |publication = [[DW11 2]] - [[DW11 4|4]] | ||
|colourist= [[Phil Elliott]] | |reprint = {{il|''[[The Ripper (graphic novel)|The Ripper]]''|''[[The Eleventh Doctor Archives: Volume 1]]''}} | ||
|letterer=[[Shawn Lee]] | |release date = 16 March - 27 April 2011 | ||
|publication= [[ | |publisher = IDW Publishing | ||
| | |format = Comic | ||
|publisher= IDW Publishing | |epcount = 3 | ||
|format= | |prev = Spam Filtered (comic story) | ||
|prev= Spam Filtered (comic story) | |next = They Think It's All Over (comic story) | ||
|next= They Think It's All Over (comic story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story published in | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story published in [[Doctor Who (2011)|''Doctor Who'' (2011)]]. Like the first, it featured the newly-married [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] in an adventure with the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
=== Part one === | |||
This is it! No alternate worlds, no dreams or virtual cities-it's the first time ever that [[the Doctor]] goes up against [[Jack the Ripper|JACK THE RIPPER]]! When the Doctor, [[Rory Williams|Rory]], and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] find themselves in [[Whitechapel]] in [[1888]], they become part of a murder hunt for Jack himself-or should that be Jack ITself? | |||
=== Part two === | |||
Jack The Ripper has been caught! And even the Doctor has trouble talking his way out of this one! But why is the true Ripper following Amy? What is her connection to [[Mary Kelly]]? And how has Rory become the chief of police? | |||
=== Part three === | |||
Mary Kelly's dead, but was she supposed to die? In a changing future, the Doctor discovers his actions have led to a larger number of "canonical" Ripper victims—and that Amy is remembered as the next to be murdered... Can they find her before the future becomes real? | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== | === The Ripper's Curse (1) === | ||
The group travel back to Jack the Ripper's murders. | The group travel back to Jack the Ripper's murders. | ||
=== | === The Ripper's Gift (2) === | ||
Amy is kidnapped and wakes up bound and gagged with a green alien lizard looming on her. | Amy is kidnapped and wakes up bound and gagged with a green alien lizard looming on her. | ||
=== | === The Canonical Twelve (3) === | ||
The Doctor and Rory hear in the Present Amy became one of the Ripper's victims. They go back to save her, the Doctor saying eventually the Universe will accept the changed list. In the past Amy is bound and gagged and encounters a green monstrosity, that claims it will take the Doctor's Time Craft. She finds Mary Kelly, who was also drugged. The Doctor and Rory meet a similar creature who claims the murderer is Mac'atyde, a criminal he is tracking. They battle and are sent through a portal into space. | The Doctor and Rory hear in the Present Amy became one of the Ripper's victims. They go back to save her, the Doctor saying eventually the Universe will accept the changed list. In the past Amy is bound and gagged and encounters a green monstrosity, that claims it will take the Doctor's Time Craft. She finds Mary Kelly, who was also drugged. The Doctor and Rory meet a similar creature who claims the murderer is Mac'atyde, a criminal he is tracking. They battle and are sent through a portal into space. | ||
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* [[Amy Pond]] | * [[Amy Pond]] | ||
* [[Rory Williams]] | * [[Rory Williams]] | ||
* [[Mac'atyde | * [[Mac'atyde|Jack the Ripper]] | ||
* [[Mary Kelly]] | * [[Mary Kelly]] | ||
* [[Elizabeth Stride]] | * [[Elizabeth Stride]] | ||
* | * [[Ju'wes|Charles Warren]] | ||
* [[Inspector]] [[Frederick Abberline]] | * [[Inspector]] [[Frederick Abberline]] | ||
* [[Catherine Eddowes]] | * [[Catherine Eddowes]] | ||
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* [[Josie (Ripper's Curse)|Josie]] | * [[Josie (Ripper's Curse)|Josie]] | ||
* [[Lewis (Ripper's Curse)|Lewis]] | * [[Lewis (Ripper's Curse)|Lewis]] | ||
* Chief Inspector | * [[Chief Inspector Smith]] | ||
* [[Bert (Ripper's Curse)|Bert]] | * [[Bert (Ripper's Curse)|Bert]] | ||
* 2011 Ripper tour guide | * 2011 Ripper tour guide | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Amy Pond and Rory Williams use the aliases Miss [[Marple]] and Inspector [[Clouseau]]. | |||
* [[Mac'atyde]] hears the Doctor's [[Binary vascular system|two hearts]]. | |||
* [[Alternate timeline]]s have a period of time before "the universe accepts them". | |||
* Mac'atyde's portal is mistaken for a freak [[time eddy]]. | |||
* Rory claims he liked Inspector Frederick Abberline better when he looked like [[Johnny Depp]]. | |||
*Amy Pond and Rory Williams use the aliases [[ | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Alternate timeline]]s have a period of time before "the universe accepts them. | |||
*Mac'atyde's portal is mistaken for a freak [[time eddy]]. | |||
*[[ | |||
== Story | == Story notes == | ||
* Despite the publisher's claim for part one, above, the Doctor has indeed investigated the crimes of Jack the Ripper before, in the BBC novel ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]''. | * Despite the publisher's claim for part one, above, the Doctor has indeed investigated the crimes of Jack the Ripper before, in the BBC novel ''[[Matrix (novel)|Matrix]]''. | ||
* | * In ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', which aired not long after this comic story concluded, [[Madame Vastra]] claims to have caught and eaten Jack the Ripper. This contradicts the events of ''Ripper's Curse''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * The Doctor says that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is "still playing up since all that [[Hard-light hologram|holographic]] [[Spam (email)|spam]] left her". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Spam Filtered (comic story)|Spam Filtered]]'') | ||
* The Doctor considers starting to carry a [[lasso]] with him, stating that lassos "are cool". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', et al.) | |||
* Mac'atyde uses a [[shimmer|shimmer suit]] to disguise himself as human. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
* In order to track Mac'atyde down, the Doctor uses a device similar to [[Species matcher|the one]] he used in [[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]''. | |||
* The Doctor mentions that [[William Shakespeare]] also wasn't fooled by the psychic paper. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 18 March 2024
Ripper's Curse was the second story published in Doctor Who (2011). Like the first, it featured the newly-married Amy Pond and Rory Williams in an adventure with the Eleventh Doctor.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
This is it! No alternate worlds, no dreams or virtual cities-it's the first time ever that the Doctor goes up against JACK THE RIPPER! When the Doctor, Rory, and Amy find themselves in Whitechapel in 1888, they become part of a murder hunt for Jack himself-or should that be Jack ITself?
Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jack The Ripper has been caught! And even the Doctor has trouble talking his way out of this one! But why is the true Ripper following Amy? What is her connection to Mary Kelly? And how has Rory become the chief of police?
Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mary Kelly's dead, but was she supposed to die? In a changing future, the Doctor discovers his actions have led to a larger number of "canonical" Ripper victims—and that Amy is remembered as the next to be murdered... Can they find her before the future becomes real?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Ripper's Curse (1)[[edit] | [edit source]]
The group travel back to Jack the Ripper's murders.
The Ripper's Gift (2)[[edit] | [edit source]]
Amy is kidnapped and wakes up bound and gagged with a green alien lizard looming on her.
The Canonical Twelve (3)[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Rory hear in the Present Amy became one of the Ripper's victims. They go back to save her, the Doctor saying eventually the Universe will accept the changed list. In the past Amy is bound and gagged and encounters a green monstrosity, that claims it will take the Doctor's Time Craft. She finds Mary Kelly, who was also drugged. The Doctor and Rory meet a similar creature who claims the murderer is Mac'atyde, a criminal he is tracking. They battle and are sent through a portal into space.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Amy Pond and Rory Williams use the aliases Miss Marple and Inspector Clouseau.
- Mac'atyde hears the Doctor's two hearts.
- Alternate timelines have a period of time before "the universe accepts them".
- Mac'atyde's portal is mistaken for a freak time eddy.
- Rory claims he liked Inspector Frederick Abberline better when he looked like Johnny Depp.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Despite the publisher's claim for part one, above, the Doctor has indeed investigated the crimes of Jack the Ripper before, in the BBC novel Matrix.
- In A Good Man Goes to War, which aired not long after this comic story concluded, Madame Vastra claims to have caught and eaten Jack the Ripper. This contradicts the events of Ripper's Curse.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor says that the TARDIS is "still playing up since all that holographic spam left her". (COMIC: Spam Filtered)
- The Doctor considers starting to carry a lasso with him, stating that lassos "are cool". (TV: The Eleventh Hour, et al.)
- Mac'atyde uses a shimmer suit to disguise himself as human. (TV: The End of Time)
- In order to track Mac'atyde down, the Doctor uses a device similar to the one he used in TV: Vincent and the Doctor.
- The Doctor mentions that William Shakespeare also wasn't fooled by the psychic paper. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)