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'''''Black Sun Rising''''' was a [[Doctor Who Magazine]] comic strip, first published in [[1981 (releases)|1981]]. | |||
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Delicate trade negotiations for [[uranium]] are taking place on [[Desrault]] with Lady [[Rema-Du]] of [[Gallifrey]] accompanied by her escorts [[Wardog]], [[Cobweb]], [[Millenium (Black Sun Rising)|Millenium]] and [[Zeitgeist (Black Sun Rising)|Zeitgeist]] (the [[Special Executive]]), as well as the [[Order of the Black Sun]] and the [[Sontaran]]s. Jealous of the relationship that develops between Lady Rema-Du and Lord Adamath (Black Sun representative for the [[Rigel sector]]), the Sontaran uses a [[psy-snare]] on Millenium which turns her into an assassin. Millenium attacks the Black Sun leader and accelerating the body of the latter into dust. Wardog kills Millenium, but as the Sontaran prepares to leave the other two sides as enemies, he hadn’t anticipated Wardog’s sudden appearance to return the psy-snare to him personally, uniting the [[Gallifreyan]]s and the Order to fight the Sontarans together. | Delicate trade negotiations for [[uranium]] are taking place on [[Desrault]] with Lady [[Rema-Du]] of [[Gallifrey]] accompanied by her escorts [[Wardog]], [[Cobweb]], [[Millenium (Black Sun Rising)|Millenium]] and [[Zeitgeist (Black Sun Rising)|Zeitgeist]] (the [[Special Executive]]), as well as the [[Order of the Black Sun]] and the [[Sontaran]]s. Jealous of the relationship that develops between Lady Rema-Du and Lord Adamath (Black Sun representative for the [[Rigel sector]]), the Sontaran uses a [[psy-snare]] on Millenium which turns her into an assassin. Millenium attacks the Black Sun leader and accelerating the body of the latter into dust. Wardog kills Millenium, but as the Sontaran prepares to leave the other two sides as enemies, he hadn’t anticipated Wardog’s sudden appearance to return the psy-snare to him personally, uniting the [[Gallifreyan]]s and the Order to fight the Sontarans together. | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 21 September 2014
Black Sun Rising was a Doctor Who Magazine comic strip, first published in 1981.
Summary
Delicate trade negotiations for uranium are taking place on Desrault with Lady Rema-Du of Gallifrey accompanied by her escorts Wardog, Cobweb, Millenium and Zeitgeist (the Special Executive), as well as the Order of the Black Sun and the Sontarans. Jealous of the relationship that develops between Lady Rema-Du and Lord Adamath (Black Sun representative for the Rigel sector), the Sontaran uses a psy-snare on Millenium which turns her into an assassin. Millenium attacks the Black Sun leader and accelerating the body of the latter into dust. Wardog kills Millenium, but as the Sontaran prepares to leave the other two sides as enemies, he hadn’t anticipated Wardog’s sudden appearance to return the psy-snare to him personally, uniting the Gallifreyans and the Order to fight the Sontarans together.
Characters
References
- Desrault is a planet rich of uranium.
- Brilox use a psy-snare, a brain-wiper, against Millenium and force her to kill Adamath. This is the likely beginning of the time war.
Individuals
- Brilox is the sontaran ambassador.
- Lord Adamath is the the Black Sun Elder. He is representative for the Rigel Sector and a student of galactic economy.
- Other members of the Special Executives are:
Notes
- This is one of five collaborations between writer Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd, who would go on to create the graphic novel V for Vendetta.
- In 2012, Lawrence Miles said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both Marc Platt's view of ye olde Gallifrey and my view of its future."[1]
Original print details
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWM 57 (4) End
Reprints
Reprinted by Marvel in The Daredevils issue 7.
Continuity
- This story, along with the comics Star Death and 4-D War, takes place during the Black Sun War.
Footnotes
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