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|featuring= | |series = [[DWM backup comic stories]] | ||
|enemy= [[ | |main character = [[Rema-Du]] | ||
|featuring = [[Wardog]] | |||
|editor= [[Dez Skinn]] | |enemy = [[Brilox]] | ||
|writer= | |setting = [[Desrault]] | ||
|artist= [[Dave Lloyd]] | |editor = [[Dez Skinn]] | ||
| | |writer = Alan Moore | ||
|artist = [[Dave Lloyd]] | |||
|publication | |letterer = no credit given | ||
| | |publication = [[DWM 57]] | ||
|publisher= | |release date = 10 September 1981 | ||
|format= | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
| | |format = Comic | ||
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'''''Black Sun Rising''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip, first published in [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
Delicate trade negotiations for [[uranium]] are taking place on [[Desrault]] with Lady [[ | Delicate trade negotiations for [[uranium]] are taking place on [[Desrault]] with Lady [[Rema-Du]] of [[Gallifrey]] accompanied by her escorts [[Wardog]], [[Cobweb (Black Sun Rising)|Cobweb]], [[Millenium (Black Sun Rising)|Millenium]] and [[Zeitgeist (Black Sun Rising)|Zeitgeist]] (the [[Special Executive]]), as well as the [[Order of the Black Sun]] and the [[Sontaran]]s. Jealous of the relationship that develops between Lady Rema-Du and Lord Adamath (Black Sun representative for the [[Rigel sector]]), the Sontaran uses a [[psy-snare]] on Millenium which turns her into an assassin. Millenium attacks the [[Black Sun Elder|Black Sun leader]] and accelerating the body of the latter into dust. Wardog is forced to kill Millenium, but as the Sontaran prepares to leave the other two sides as enemies, he hadn't anticipated Wardog's sudden appearance to return the psy-snare to him personally, uniting the [[Gallifreyan]]s and the Order to fight the Sontarans together. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* Lady [[ | * Lady [[Rema-Du]] | ||
* [[Wardog]] | * [[Wardog]] | ||
* [[Cobweb]] | * [[Cobweb (Black Sun Rising)|Cobweb]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Millenium (Black Sun Rising)|Millenium]] | ||
* [[Zeitgeist ( | * [[Zeitgeist (Black Sun Rising)|Zeitgeist]] | ||
* Lord [[Adamath]] | * Lord [[Adamath]] | ||
* [[Brilox]] - The [[Sontaran]] Ambassador | |||
* [[Black Sun Elder]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Notes == | |||
* This strip was originally to be drawn by [[Steve Dillon]]. Because of this, Dillon designed several of the characters introduced here. (''[[about: the special executive! (feature)|about: the special executive!]]'') | |||
* This is one of five collaborations between writer [[Alan Moore]] and illustrator [[David Lloyd]], who would go on to create the graphic novel {{wi|V for Vendetta}}. | |||
* In 2012, [[Lawrence Miles]] said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both [[Marc Platt]]'s view of ye olde [[Gallifrey]] and my view of its future."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beasthouse-lm2.blogspot.com/2012/07/1979.html|title=1979|author=Miles, Lawrence|date of source=25 July, 2012|website name=Lawrence Miles' ''Doctor Who'' Thing|accessdate=9 August, 2012}}</ref> | |||
* This story, along with the comic stories ''[[Star Death]]'' and ''[[4-D War]]'', takes place during the [[Black Sun War]]. | |||
== | === Original print details === | ||
: Publication with page count and closing captions | |||
# [[DWM 57]] (4) End | |||
== | === Reprints === | ||
Reprinted by Marvel in ''[[The Daredevils]]'' issue 7. | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{DWM backups}} | |||
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[[Category:DWM backup comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Time Lord comic stories]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sontaran comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1981 comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:One part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:55, 5 January 2024
Black Sun Rising was a Doctor Who Magazine comic strip, first published in 1981.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Delicate trade negotiations for uranium are taking place on Desrault with Lady Rema-Du of Gallifrey accompanied by her escorts Wardog, Cobweb, Millenium and Zeitgeist (the Special Executive), as well as the Order of the Black Sun and the Sontarans. Jealous of the relationship that develops between Lady Rema-Du and Lord Adamath (Black Sun representative for the Rigel sector), the Sontaran uses a psy-snare on Millenium which turns her into an assassin. Millenium attacks the Black Sun leader and accelerating the body of the latter into dust. Wardog is forced to kill Millenium, but as the Sontaran prepares to leave the other two sides as enemies, he hadn't anticipated Wardog's sudden appearance to return the psy-snare to him personally, uniting the Gallifreyans and the Order to fight the Sontarans together.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lady Rema-Du
- Wardog
- Cobweb
- Millenium
- Zeitgeist
- Lord Adamath
- Brilox - The Sontaran Ambassador
- Black Sun Elder
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This strip was originally to be drawn by Steve Dillon. Because of this, Dillon designed several of the characters introduced here. (about: the special executive!)
- This is one of five collaborations between writer Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd, who would go on to create the graphic novel V for Vendetta.
- In 2012, Lawrence Miles said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both Marc Platt's view of ye olde Gallifrey and my view of its future."[1]
- This story, along with the comic stories Star Death and 4-D War, takes place during the Black Sun War.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWM 57 (4) End
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
Reprinted by Marvel in The Daredevils issue 7.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
