The Swords of Kali (comic story)

The Swords of Kali
Doctor:	Twelfth Doctor
Companion(s):	Clara
Main enemy:	Kali, Kaliratha
Main setting:	India, 1825 and 2315
Key crew
Publisher:	Titan Comics
Editor:	Andrew James
Writer:	Robbie Morrison
Cover by:	Brian Williamson (regular), AJ (subscription incentive)
Designer:	Rob Farmer
Artist:	Dave Taylor, Mariano Laclaustra
Colourist:	Luis Guerrero
Letterer:	Richard Starkings, Jimmy Betancourt
Release details
Printed in:	Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #3-5
Release date:	24 December 2014 - 25 February 2015
Cover date:	December 2014 - February 2015
Reprinted in:	[[reprint::Doctor Who Comic #3-5|'Doctor Who Comic #3-5]]
Format:	Comic - 3 parts
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The Swords of Kali was the second story of the Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor comic strip series published in 2014.

Summary

In the distant past, the land that would be India played host to a war between ancient aliens, whose cross-temporal battles contributed to the country's rich myths and legends. Kali, oldest and deadliest of these creatures, was thought defeated long, long ago; her body scattered throughout time to prevent her return. But her psychic essence could not be killed... nor her millennia-long quest for vengeance.

Now, in the 23rd Century, she is on the brink of resurrection. And with India at the forefront of human spaceflight, it's not only Earth that falls to her predations if she succeeds – but the whole cosmos!

In a race against time, and across it, the Doctor and Clara must gather secrets, intelligence and allies from across India's past, present and future – if they are to survive... THE SWORDS OF KALI!

Plot

Part one

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Part two

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Part three

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Characters

• Twelfth Doctor
• Clara Oswald
• Kali
• Rani Jhulka
• Tiger Maratha
• Priyanka Maratha
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Fourth Doctor

References

• Tiger Maratha previously met, and briefly travelled with, the Doctor in his fourth incarnation.

Notes

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Original print details

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Continuity

• The Doctor calls himself "more Scottish" than his previous incarnations. (TV: Deep Breath)
• Clara references multi-tasking her life, while thinking of Danny Pink. (TV: The Caretaker)
• The Doctor offers Priyanka jelly babies from his cigarette case. (TV: Mummy on the Orient Express)
• The Eleventh Doctor interacted with the Indian Space Agency in the 24th century to save Earth from the Silurian Ark. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
• It is revealed that Clara Oswald was the model for the Mona Lisa. The Fourth Doctor was involved in an affair revolving around the painting. (TV: City of Death)
• The Doctor says he taught Harry Houdini everything he knows. In other occasions, he gave credit to Houdini for his escapology know-hows. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice et al.)
• The Doctor mentions the Jagaroth. (TV: City of Death)