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comic name= Interstellar Overdrive|
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companions= [[Rose Tyler]]|
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|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 Monthly]] 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
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|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 ==
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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 ==
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==References==
== Characters ==
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* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Jacey]]
* [[Clifford Banks]]
* [[Wabster]]
* [[Fluke (Interstellar Overdrive)|Fluke]]
* [[Reef Holloway]]
* [[Sticks Rooster]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
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* In Pakafroon Wabster's living quarters are posters for "[[Bannermen]]", "[[Face of Boe]]", "[[Dakon Theka]]", and "London [[Shayde]]".
* Pakafroon Wabster is on its way to [[Malphapalooza]].
* 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.


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
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* The title ''Interstellar Overdrive'' is in reference to the [[Pink Floyd]] [[Interstellar Overdrive|song of the same name]].
* 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)
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