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|image = Eleven leaving Hydron.jpg | |image = Eleven leaving Hydron.jpg | ||
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
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|featuring = [[River Song]] | |featuring = [[River Song]] | ||
|setting = [[Hydron]], [[far future]] | |setting = [[Hydron]], [[far future]] | ||
|editor = [[Jessica Burton]] | |editor = [[Jessica Burton]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Richard Dinnick | ||
|letterer = [[Comicraft]]'s [[Sarah Jacobs]] and [[John Roshell]] | |letterer = [[Comicraft]]'s [[Sarah Jacobs]] and [[John Roshell]] | ||
|colourist = [[Dijjo Lima]] | |colourist = [[Dijjo Lima]] | ||
|publication = ''[[The Many Lives of Doctor Who]]'' | |publication = ''[[The Many Lives of Doctor Who]]'' | ||
|release date = | |release date = 26 September 2018 | ||
|publisher = Titan Publishing Group | |publisher = Titan Publishing Group | ||
|format = Comic - 1 part | |format = Comic - 1 part | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|series = ''[[The Many Lives of Doctor Who]]'' | |series = ''[[The Many Lives of Doctor Who]]'' | ||
|prev = Nurse Who? (comic story) | |prev = Nurse Who? (comic story) | ||
|next = Harvest of the Daleks (comic story) | |next = Harvest of the Daleks (comic story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twelfth story of ''[[The Many Lives of Doctor Who]]'', published in [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twelfth story of ''[[The Many Lives of Doctor Who]]'', published in [[2018 (releases)|2018]]. | ||
It was the last story to date to feature the Doctor travelling with [[Alice Obiefune]], leaving their adventures together unresolved. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
On a boat cruise, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Alice Obiefune]] note a group of stars in the sky spelling out "Hello Sweetie" with a set of coordinates attached. | |||
Following, the two arrive on [[Hydron]], home of the [[Shoal (The Underwater War)|Mermin]], to find River Song being held prisoner over the crime of stealing their Sacred Oar. Having saved their world once before, the Doctor is allowed to examine the Oar and declares River guilty, taking her back to the TARDIS after she slips something in his pocket. | |||
As the Doctor sets a course for [[Stormcage Containment Facility]], River reveals that the object she planted on the Doctor, a lace shawl, was her real target, an object that the Doctor and Alice cannot see the value of. Coyly, River reveals that it is an anniversary gift but refuses to say who it's for. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Weeseedra]] | * [[Weeseedra]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Lace is the traditional gift for a thirteenth [[wedding anniversary]]. | * Lace is the traditional gift for a thirteenth [[wedding anniversary]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Rob Semenoff console in Without a Paddle.jpg|thumb|Rob Semenoff's console design, mirrored and colors altered.]] | [[File:Rob Semenoff console in Without a Paddle.jpg|thumb|Rob Semenoff's console design, mirrored and colors altered.]] | ||
* Despite being during his travels with Alice Obeifune, the Eleventh Doctor is wearing his purple frock coat outfit and has a [[TARDIS control room#Other control room|new TARDIS control room]] with some similarity to his later neon interior. | * Despite being during his travels with Alice Obeifune, the Eleventh Doctor is wearing his purple frock coat outfit and has a [[TARDIS control room#Other control room|new TARDIS control room]] with some similarity to his later neon interior. A later panel of the console is a modified image of Rob Semenoff's fan-made console design. Other images of his design can be seen on his archive website.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120227110859/http://www.interocitor-media.com/tardis/tardis2002/</ref> | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* River leaves the message " | * River leaves the message "Hello Sweetie" in the stars for the Doctor to see. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'') | ||
* River is set to go on a "special date" involving [[Stevie Wonder]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | |||
* The Doctor recalls visiting [[Hydron]] with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] and meeting [[Icktheus]] and [[Makron]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Underwater War (novel)|The Underwater War]]'') | * The Doctor recalls visiting [[Hydron]] with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] and meeting [[Icktheus]] and [[Makron]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Underwater War (novel)|The Underwater War]]'') | ||
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[[Category:2018 comic stories]] | [[Category:2018 comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 15 August 2024
Without a Paddle was the twelfth story of The Many Lives of Doctor Who, published in 2018.
It was the last story to date to feature the Doctor travelling with Alice Obiefune, leaving their adventures together unresolved.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On a boat cruise, the Eleventh Doctor and Alice Obiefune note a group of stars in the sky spelling out "Hello Sweetie" with a set of coordinates attached.
Following, the two arrive on Hydron, home of the Mermin, to find River Song being held prisoner over the crime of stealing their Sacred Oar. Having saved their world once before, the Doctor is allowed to examine the Oar and declares River guilty, taking her back to the TARDIS after she slips something in his pocket.
As the Doctor sets a course for Stormcage Containment Facility, River reveals that the object she planted on the Doctor, a lace shawl, was her real target, an object that the Doctor and Alice cannot see the value of. Coyly, River reveals that it is an anniversary gift but refuses to say who it's for.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lace is the traditional gift for a thirteenth wedding anniversary.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Despite being during his travels with Alice Obeifune, the Eleventh Doctor is wearing his purple frock coat outfit and has a new TARDIS control room with some similarity to his later neon interior. A later panel of the console is a modified image of Rob Semenoff's fan-made console design. Other images of his design can be seen on his archive website.[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- River leaves the message "Hello Sweetie" in the stars for the Doctor to see. (TV: The Time of Angels)
- River is set to go on a "special date" involving Stevie Wonder. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
- The Doctor recalls visiting Hydron with Amy Pond and Rory Williams and meeting Icktheus and Makron. (PROSE: The Underwater War)
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