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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = | | image = The Selkie title.jpg | ||
|series = [[Torchwood comic stories]] | | series = [[Torchwood comic stories]] | ||
|main character = [[Jack Harkness]] | | main character = [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
|enemy = [[Selkie]] | | enemy = [[Selkie]] | ||
|setting = [[Seal Island]], [[Scotland]], [[2009]] | | setting = [[Seal Island]], [[Scotland]], [[2009]] | ||
|writer = | | writer = Carole E. Barrowman, John Barrowman | ||
|editor = [[Simon Hugo]] | | editor = [[Simon Hugo]] | ||
|artist = [[Tommy Lee Edwards]] & [[Trevor Goring]] | | artist = [[Tommy Lee Edwards]] & [[Trevor Goring]] | ||
|colourist = Tommy Lee Edwards & Trevor Goring | | colourist = Tommy Lee Edwards & Trevor Goring | ||
|letterer = [[John E. Workman]] | | letterer = [[John E. Workman]] | ||
|publication = [[TM 14]] | | publication = [[TM 14]] | ||
|release date = | | release date = 19 February 2009 | ||
|publisher = Titan Publishing Group{{!}}Titan Comics | | publisher = Titan Publishing Group{{!}}Titan Comics | ||
|format = Comic | | format = Comic | ||
|prev = Rift War! (comic story) | | prev = Rift War! (comic story) | ||
|next =Broken (comic story) | | next = Broken (comic story) | ||
|epcount=1 | | epcount = 1 | ||
''''' | }} | ||
'''''The Selkie''''' was a comic story written by [[John Barrowman|John]] and [[Carole E. Barrowman|Carole Barrowman]] and published in ''[[Torchwood The Official Magazine]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Human and alien bodies are washed up from a river in Scotland. Jack must face the return of an old foe to stop more murders. | Human and alien bodies are washed up from a river in Scotland. Jack must face the return of an old foe to stop more murders. | ||
== Plot == | |||
[[File:CJ&TS.jpg|thumb|right]] | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Man (The Selkie)|Man]] | |||
* [[Jack Harkness]] | * [[Jack Harkness]] | ||
* [[Allison Cormac]] | * [[Co-pilot (The Selkie)|Co-pilot]] | ||
* [[Ross Duncan's wife]] | |||
* [[Sergeant]] [[Allison Cormac]] | |||
* [[Ross Duncan]] | |||
* [[Alisa (The Selkie)|Alisa]] | |||
* [[Alisa's daughter]] | |||
* [[Mrs Garrow]] | |||
* The [[Selkie]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Eaden Shaw]], [[Tom Nesbit]] and [[Ross Duncan]] were murdered by the [[Selkie]] prior to the start of the story. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Jack Harkness]]' [[Chula warship]], which was last seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'', appears. | * [[Jack Harkness]]' [[Chula warship]], which was last seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', appears. | ||
== Publication and reprints == | == Publication and reprints == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:TM comic stories]] | ||
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[[Category:2009 comic stories]] | [[Category:2009 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2009]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2009]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Scotland]] | [[Category:Stories set in Scotland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:39, 7 March 2024
The Selkie was a comic story written by John and Carole Barrowman and published in Torchwood The Official Magazine.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Human and alien bodies are washed up from a river in Scotland. Jack must face the return of an old foe to stop more murders.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Man
- Jack Harkness
- Co-pilot
- Ross Duncan's wife
- Sergeant Allison Cormac
- Ross Duncan
- Alisa
- Alisa's daughter
- Mrs Garrow
- The Selkie
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eaden Shaw, Tom Nesbit and Ross Duncan were murdered by the Selkie prior to the start of the story.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Torchwood 2 is mentioned. They contacted Jack Harkness to come to Scotland.
- John Barrowman becomes the first Torchwood actor to write an original comic strip story based on the series.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jack Harkness' Chula warship, which was last seen in TV: The Empty Child, appears.
Publication and reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
This story was originally printed in TM 14 and reprinted in TTOC 1.
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