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|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor comic strip stories]]
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|companions= [[Rose Tyler]]
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|enemy= Jacey
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
|year= c.3000 AD
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
|writer= [[Jonathan Morris]]
|companions= [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]
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|enemy= [[Jacey]]
|artist= [[Mike Collins]]
|setting= [[Magellan-class star cruiser]]
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|writer= Jonathan Morris
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|editor= [[Clayton Hickman]] and [[Scott Gray]]
|publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] 375-376
|artist= {{il|[[Mike Collins]] (pencils)|[[David A. Roach]] (inks)}}
|publication dates= 8 November - 6 December [[2006]]
|colourist= [[James Offredi]]
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|letterer= [[Roger Langridge]]
|format= Comic - 2 parts
|publication= [[DWM 375|375]]-[[DWM 376|376]]
|previous story= [[The Futurists]]
|release date= 12 October - 9 November 2006
|next story= [[The Green-Eyed Monster]]
|cover date= 8 November - 6 December 2006
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|publisher= Panini Comics
|format= Comic
|epcount = 2
|prev= The Futurists (comic story)
|next= The Green-Eyed Monster (comic story)
|reprint = The Betrothal of Sontar (graphic novel)
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'''''Interstellar Overdrive''''' was a [[Tenth Doctor]] comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.


==Summary==
== Summary ==
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] arrive on a Magellan-Class Star Cruiser circa 3000 AD, where they encounter the surviving members of Pakafroon Wabster, the greatest rock band in history, even though no one has heard from them in centuries. The Doctor soon discovers why: the vessel is caught in a time-loop which repeats the same few hours prior to the vessel's destruction by sabotage. After experiencing one of the loops -- which results in the (temporary) death of Rose, the Doctor works to solve a double mystery: how to break the time loop, and the identity of the saboteur.
The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] arrive on a [[Magellan-class star cruiser]], where they encounter the members of [[Pakafroon Wabster]], the greatest rock band in history. The Doctor soon discovers that the ship is caught in a [[time loop]] which repeats the same few hours prior to the vessel's destruction by sabotage. After experiencing one of the loops, which results in the temporary death of Rose, the Doctor works to solve a double mystery: how to break the time loop, and the identity of the saboteur.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
*[[Rose Tyler]]
 
==References==
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==Notes==
== Characters ==
* The basic plotline - the crew of a starship in a time-loop reliving the hours before their destruction - is similar to the ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "Cause and Effect".
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* Wabster resembles some comic book interpretations of the Frankenstein Monster.
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Jacey]]
* [[Clifford Banks]]
* [[Wabster]]
* [[Fluke (Interstellar Overdrive)|Fluke]]
* [[Reef Holloway]]
* [[Sticks Rooster]]


==Continuity==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Rose's first death is presented in a similar fashion to how her near-disappearance into the void is handled in [[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'', with the Doctor hanging on and screaming at her. (He is also seen weeping, echoing the end of ''Doomsday'').
* In Pakafroon Wabster's living quarters are posters for "[[Bannermen]]", "[[Face of Boe]]", "[[Dakon Theka]]", and "London [[Shayde]]".
* Despite the time loop resetting, Rose remembers elements of her "death".
* Pakafroon Wabster is on its way to [[Malphapalooza]].
* This is the third story in a row in which the [[psychic paper]] is used.
* Rose compares Pakafroon Wabster to [[Fleetwood Mac]] when she learns of the band's longevity.
* The Doctor mentions [[Elvis Presley]]'s death and cites [[Buddy Holly]], [[John Lennon]] and [[Kurt Cobain]] as musicians who became legends by dying in tragic circumstances.


==Timeline==
== Notes ==
*This story occurs after [[DWM]]: ''[[The Futurists]]''
* The title ''Interstellar Overdrive'' is in reference to the [[Pink Floyd]] [[Interstellar Overdrive|song of the same name]].
*This story occurs before [[NSA]]: ''[[The Stone Rose]]''
* The band [[Pakafroon Wabster]] had previously been mentioned in the audio story ''[[Flip-Flop (audio story)|Flip-Flop]]'' and the prose stories ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'' and ''[[The Clanging Chimes of Doom (short story)|The Clanging Chimes of Doom]]'', all of which were written by [[Jonathan Morris]].
* The second edition of ''[[aHistory]]'' dates ''Interstellar Overdrive'' to circa [[3000]], based on the Doctor's comment on Wabster's death; however, the third edition redates it to circa [[3312]], as the band is in its 300th year and ''Flip-Flop'' establishes that the band's first hit was in [[3012]].


==External links==
== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor refers to his ability to survive for a few minutes in a [[vacuum]], saying it's "just a knack". ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')
* Rose's first death is presented in a fashion similar to her later near-disappearance into [[the Void]], with the Doctor hanging onto something and helplessly screaming. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'')


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Interstellar Overdrive was a Tenth Doctor comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler arrive on a Magellan-class star cruiser, where they encounter the members of Pakafroon Wabster, the greatest rock band in history. The Doctor soon discovers that the ship is caught in a time loop which repeats the same few hours prior to the vessel's destruction by sabotage. After experiencing one of the loops, which results in the temporary death of Rose, the Doctor works to solve a double mystery: how to break the time loop, and the identity of the saboteur.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor refers to his ability to survive for a few minutes in a vacuum, saying it's "just a knack". (TV: Four to Doomsday)
  • Rose's first death is presented in a fashion similar to her later near-disappearance into the Void, with the Doctor hanging onto something and helplessly screaming. (TV: Doomsday)