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|doctor = Tenth Doctor | |||
writer= | |featuring = [[Majenta Pryce|Majenta]], [[Fanson]] | ||
editor=[[Tom Spilsbury]] & [[Scott Gray]]| | |enemy = [[Boznitz]] | ||
artist= [[Dan McDaid]]| | |setting = {{il|[[Hotel Historia]], [[October]] [[2008]]|[[London]], [[January]] [[4039]]}} | ||
colourist= [[Dan McDaid]]| | |writer = Dan McDaid | ||
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]] & [[Scott Gray]] | |||
|artist = [[Dan McDaid]] | |||
|colourist = [[Dan McDaid]] | |||
publisher= | |letterer = [[Roger Langridge]] | ||
format= Comic - 1 part | | |publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 394|394]] | ||
|release date = 3 April 2008 | |||
next | |cover date = 30 April 2008 | ||
|publisher = Panini Comics | |||
|format = Comic - 1 part | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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|next = The Widow's Curse (comic story) | |||
|reprint = The Crimson Hand (graphic novel) | |||
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'''''Hotel Historia''''' was a [[2008 (releases)|2008]] ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]], that introduced future companion [[Majenta Pryce]] in a villainous role, as well as also introducing many elements connected with Majenta that would be an important part of her character's story arc. | |||
==Synopsis== | == Synopsis == | ||
[[4039]] | [[4039]]. The [[Earth]] has been ravaged by the monstrous [[Graxnix]], but the [[Tenth Doctor]] has bigger problems. A Chronal Interface leads him back to the present day, where it soon becomes clear that someone is interfering with time... | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
The Doctor is in [[4039]] where the [[Graxnix]] have destroyed [[London]]. The Doctor has been captured and while talking to [[Boznitz]], leader of the [[Graxnix]], he notices a [[21st century]] | The Doctor is in [[4039]], where the monstrous [[Graxnix]] have destroyed [[London]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] has been captured, and while talking to [[Boznitz]], leader of the [[Graxnix]], he notices a man from the [[21st century]]. He breaks free of the Graxnix to pursue the man - and is led through a [[Chronal Interface]] and back to the year [[2008]]. Once there, he quizzes the man - [[Tony (Hotel Historia)|Tony]] - who tells the Doctor that he's staying in London's famous [[Hotel Historia]]. Perturbed by the presence of such easily-accessible time-tech, the Doctor visits the owner of the Hotel, one [[Majenta Pryce]], who, it transpires, is a green-skinned [[alien]]. | ||
The Doctor uses his [[psychic paper]] to pass himself off as a hotel inspector. He's surprised to discover that the Hotel is in appalling disarray, and that many of the rooms are infested with [[Cro-Magnon]]s, [[Dinosaur]]s and the [[Black Death]]. But Majenta is not to be swayed - she proudly shows the Doctor the [[Chronexus 3000]] that powers the Chronal Interfaces. Suddenly the Graxnix come through one of the Chronal Interfaces and swiftly resume their rampage. Majenta returns to her office and prepares to pack up and leave - but the Doctor stops her in her tracks. Majenta's assistant, [[Fanson]], tells of how Majenta was once the proprietor of a successful chain of Hotel Historias, but the chain all-but collapsed during the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. The Doctor cajoles Majenta into using the Chronexus 3000 to teleport the Graxnix back to the [[41st century]] - where they find themselves caught outside the [[timestream]], trapped between passing seconds. Back in the present day, Majenta and Fanson are arrested by Cosmic Bailiffs, and the Doctor sets off in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. | |||
== Characters == | |||
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Tony (Hotel Historia)|Tony]] | |||
* [[Majenta Pryce]] | |||
* [[Fanson]] | |||
* [[Boznitz]] | |||
* [[Vazzix]] | |||
* [[Bellhop (Hotel Historia)|Bellhop]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * Majenta thinks of fleeing to either [[Malgan Minor]] or [[Telos]]. | ||
* People lost interest in [[time travel]] after the [[Last Great Time War]]. | |||
== Notes == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
*[[ | * The [[Graxnix]] were briefly mentioned during the [[Satellite Five|Game Station]]'s contest ''[[The Weakest Link]]'', when the [[Anne 9Droid]] mentioned a holo-vid series called "Jupiter Rising", where a Graxnix was married to a character named [[Dreyvole|Lord Dreyvole]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 20 January 2024
Hotel Historia was a 2008 Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor, that introduced future companion Majenta Pryce in a villainous role, as well as also introducing many elements connected with Majenta that would be an important part of her character's story arc.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
4039. The Earth has been ravaged by the monstrous Graxnix, but the Tenth Doctor has bigger problems. A Chronal Interface leads him back to the present day, where it soon becomes clear that someone is interfering with time...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor is in 4039, where the monstrous Graxnix have destroyed London. The Tenth Doctor has been captured, and while talking to Boznitz, leader of the Graxnix, he notices a man from the 21st century. He breaks free of the Graxnix to pursue the man - and is led through a Chronal Interface and back to the year 2008. Once there, he quizzes the man - Tony - who tells the Doctor that he's staying in London's famous Hotel Historia. Perturbed by the presence of such easily-accessible time-tech, the Doctor visits the owner of the Hotel, one Majenta Pryce, who, it transpires, is a green-skinned alien.
The Doctor uses his psychic paper to pass himself off as a hotel inspector. He's surprised to discover that the Hotel is in appalling disarray, and that many of the rooms are infested with Cro-Magnons, Dinosaurs and the Black Death. But Majenta is not to be swayed - she proudly shows the Doctor the Chronexus 3000 that powers the Chronal Interfaces. Suddenly the Graxnix come through one of the Chronal Interfaces and swiftly resume their rampage. Majenta returns to her office and prepares to pack up and leave - but the Doctor stops her in her tracks. Majenta's assistant, Fanson, tells of how Majenta was once the proprietor of a successful chain of Hotel Historias, but the chain all-but collapsed during the Time War. The Doctor cajoles Majenta into using the Chronexus 3000 to teleport the Graxnix back to the 41st century - where they find themselves caught outside the timestream, trapped between passing seconds. Back in the present day, Majenta and Fanson are arrested by Cosmic Bailiffs, and the Doctor sets off in his TARDIS.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Majenta thinks of fleeing to either Malgan Minor or Telos.
- People lost interest in time travel after the Last Great Time War.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Graxnix were briefly mentioned during the Game Station's contest The Weakest Link, when the Anne 9Droid mentioned a holo-vid series called "Jupiter Rising", where a Graxnix was married to a character named Lord Dreyvole. (TV: Bad Wolf)
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