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editor= [[Richard Starkings]]| | |enemy = [[Virus (Culture Shock)|Virus]] | ||
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|writer = Grant Morrison | |||
|editor = [[Richard Starkings]] | |||
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|release date= 14 July 1988 | |||
|publisher = Marvel Comics | |||
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|reprint = A Cold Day in Hell! (graphic novel) | |||
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'''''Culture Shock!''''' was a [[Seventh Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
''to be | Nameless, [[Virus (Culture Shock)|spiderlike invaders]] are killing the vaguely squid-like [[The Culture|Culture]] by inserting their [[DNA]] into the Culture and turning them into nurseries for incubation of more invaders. Fearing that the Culture will be destroyed, the Culture attempts to flee what it terms "the [[homebody]]" and enter "the overbody." | ||
Meanwhile, [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] lands near a tropical [[beach]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] exits, feeling as if his life has become meaningless and wondering if he should give up his adventures and go home to [[Gallifrey]]. He is disturbed from wallowing in self-pity by a [[Telepathy|telepathic]] [[distress call]]. Running to the water's edge, the Doctor sees a small quadrupedal [[dinosaur]] that seems to be the source of the distress call. As the dinosaur falls over dead, the Doctor learns that the dinosaur is merely "the homebody" of the Culture inside of it and it is the Culture that is telepathically crying out for help rather than the dinosaur. | |||
Deducing that the Culture is a kind of [[mass mind]] [[cell culture]] and that the invader is actually a [[virus]], the Doctor quickly retrieves a [[syringe]] of what he calls "[[maxenshudicea]]". The substance kills the virus and the Doctor places the dinosaur's body into "the overbody," or ocean, allowing the Culture to leave the homebody and enter the overbody. This rejuvenates the Culture, allowing it to reproduce and continue to live. | |||
Because he was able to save the Culture, the Doctor feels a renewed sense of purpose. He enters the TARDIS stating that he has "people to see, places to go, things to do." The TARDIS dematerialises and the Doctor heads off for yet another adventure. | |||
== Characters == | |||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | |||
* [[The Culture]] | |||
* [[Sunderself]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The title ''Culture Shock!'' resembles the title of the series Morrison was writing for {{wi|2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD}} at the time, {{wi|Tharg's Future Shocks|Future Shocks}}. | ||
== | === Reprints === | ||
'' | * [[Grant Morrison's Doctor Who]] 1, colourised by [[Charlie Kirchoff]] | ||
* [[Doctor Who Classics Volume 3]] (Grant Morrison's Doctor Who reprint) | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 1]]'' | |||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor combines two different idioms, as he sometimes did while travelling with [[Mel Bush]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') | ||
==External | == External links == | ||
{{dwrefguide|comic7.htm#culture|Culture Shock!}} | |||
{{Seventh Doctor DWM comics}} | |||
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[[Category:Seventh Doctor DWM comic stories]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:1988 comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:One part comics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:24, 27 January 2024
Culture Shock! was a Seventh Doctor comic published in Doctor Who Magazine.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Nameless, spiderlike invaders are killing the vaguely squid-like Culture by inserting their DNA into the Culture and turning them into nurseries for incubation of more invaders. Fearing that the Culture will be destroyed, the Culture attempts to flee what it terms "the homebody" and enter "the overbody."
Meanwhile, the Doctor's TARDIS lands near a tropical beach. The Seventh Doctor exits, feeling as if his life has become meaningless and wondering if he should give up his adventures and go home to Gallifrey. He is disturbed from wallowing in self-pity by a telepathic distress call. Running to the water's edge, the Doctor sees a small quadrupedal dinosaur that seems to be the source of the distress call. As the dinosaur falls over dead, the Doctor learns that the dinosaur is merely "the homebody" of the Culture inside of it and it is the Culture that is telepathically crying out for help rather than the dinosaur.
Deducing that the Culture is a kind of mass mind cell culture and that the invader is actually a virus, the Doctor quickly retrieves a syringe of what he calls "maxenshudicea". The substance kills the virus and the Doctor places the dinosaur's body into "the overbody," or ocean, allowing the Culture to leave the homebody and enter the overbody. This rejuvenates the Culture, allowing it to reproduce and continue to live.
Because he was able to save the Culture, the Doctor feels a renewed sense of purpose. He enters the TARDIS stating that he has "people to see, places to go, things to do." The TARDIS dematerialises and the Doctor heads off for yet another adventure.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The title Culture Shock! resembles the title of the series Morrison was writing for 2000 AD at the time, Future Shocks.
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Grant Morrison's Doctor Who 1, colourised by Charlie Kirchoff
- Doctor Who Classics Volume 3 (Grant Morrison's Doctor Who reprint)
- Doctor Who Classics Omnibus Volume 1
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor combines two different idioms, as he sometimes did while travelling with Mel Bush. (TV: Time and the Rani, Delta and the Bannermen)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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