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|featuring = [[William Shakespeare]] | |featuring = [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] | ||
|enemy = [[Shadey]]s | |enemy = [[Shadey]]s | ||
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'''''A Groatsworth of Wit''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]. | '''''A Groatsworth of Wit''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]]. | ||
It served as the Ninth Doctor's last regular appearance in the publication, although he would later | It served as the Ninth Doctor's last regular appearance in the publication, although he would later receive one more ''DWM'' outing fifteen years later in ''[[Monstrous Beauty (comic story)|Monstrous Beauty]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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[[File:A Groatsworth of Wit.jpg|thumb|''A Groatsworth of Wit'' title card.]] | [[File:A Groatsworth of Wit.jpg|thumb|''A Groatsworth of Wit'' title card.]] | ||
* This marks the final appearance of the [[Ninth Doctor]] in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are, ''"Everybody gets forgotten in the end, Rose. Best to make the most of life while you're still around. I s'pose it'll happen to me one day..."'' | * This marks the final appearance of the [[Ninth Doctor]] in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are, ''"Everybody gets forgotten in the end, Rose. Best to make the most of life while you're still around. I s'pose it'll happen to me one day..."'' | ||
* The name Uncle Bloodfinger is very similar to Mother Doomfinger and Mother Bloodtide, two characters who featured in ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', an episode released two years after the comic | * The name Uncle Bloodfinger is very similar to Mother Doomfinger and Mother Bloodtide, two characters who featured in ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', an episode released two years after the comic, where three "witches" attempt to free the other members of their race, the [[Carrionite]]s. The dialogue and presentation of the enemies speaking while watching the writer work is similar to several parts of ''The Shakespeare Code''. Both were written by [[Gareth Roberts]]. | ||
* A tavern sign features a picture of a wolf's head and the initials "B.W.", a reference to the [[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf story arc]] resolved in the television story ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. | * A tavern sign features a picture of a wolf's head and the initials "B.W.", a reference to the [[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf story arc]] resolved in the television story ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. | ||
* No specific date is given in the scenes set on [[Charing Cross Road]], inside the [[Books Unltd.]] bookstore, nor in [[Leicester Square]]. In Part One, [[Bloodfinger]] takes [[Robert Greene]] forward in time "four hundred years" from [[1592]], while a text box at the beginning of Part Two places the Leicester Square part of the story in the "present day". | * No specific date is given in the scenes set on [[Charing Cross Road]], inside the [[Books Unltd.]] bookstore, nor in [[Leicester Square]]. In Part One, [[Bloodfinger]] takes [[Robert Greene]] forward in time "four hundred years" from [[1592]], while a text box at the beginning of Part Two places the Leicester Square part of the story in the "present day". | ||
* Despite Books Unltd clearly being located in the United Kingdom, the ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' poster in the store | * Despite Books Unltd clearly being located in the United Kingdom, the ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' poster in the store depicts the cover artwork for the North American edition, rather than the British edition. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] wrote out the first draft of ''[[Hamlet]]'' | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] wrote out the first draft of ''[[Hamlet]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | ||
* The [[Ninth Doctor]] mentions the "big row" he and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] had over interfering with time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') | * The [[Ninth Doctor]] mentions the "big row" he and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] had over interfering with time. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') | ||
{{Ninth Doctor DWM comics}} | {{Ninth Doctor DWM comics}} | ||
{{DWU Doctor Who stories}} | {{DWU Doctor Who stories}} | ||
Revision as of 20:01, 18 August 2023
A Groatsworth of Wit was a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
It served as the Ninth Doctor's last regular appearance in the publication, although he would later receive one more DWM outing fifteen years later in Monstrous Beauty.
Summary
The Shadeys are a race that draws on negative emotions. They choose Robert Greene as a host for powerful negative emotions. By manipulating the dying Greene they turn his hatred, bile, and jealousy of Shakespeare "up to eleven", giving them enough power to crush the planet.
Plot
to be added
Characters
- The Ninth Doctor
- Rose Tyler
- Woodscrape
- Uncle Bloodfinger
- John Naps
- Robert Greene
- Matt
- Liz Golding
- Ty Baxter
- William Shakespeare
References
- Rose mentions Joseph Fiennes.
- In Books Unltd, there is a Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster and Doctor Who annuals.
Notes
- This marks the final appearance of the Ninth Doctor in regular comic strip format. His final lines in his comic book tenure are, "Everybody gets forgotten in the end, Rose. Best to make the most of life while you're still around. I s'pose it'll happen to me one day..."
- The name Uncle Bloodfinger is very similar to Mother Doomfinger and Mother Bloodtide, two characters who featured in The Shakespeare Code, an episode released two years after the comic, where three "witches" attempt to free the other members of their race, the Carrionites. The dialogue and presentation of the enemies speaking while watching the writer work is similar to several parts of The Shakespeare Code. Both were written by Gareth Roberts.
- A tavern sign features a picture of a wolf's head and the initials "B.W.", a reference to the Bad Wolf story arc resolved in the television story The Parting of the Ways.
- No specific date is given in the scenes set on Charing Cross Road, inside the Books Unltd. bookstore, nor in Leicester Square. In Part One, Bloodfinger takes Robert Greene forward in time "four hundred years" from 1592, while a text box at the beginning of Part Two places the Leicester Square part of the story in the "present day".
- Despite Books Unltd clearly being located in the United Kingdom, the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster in the store depicts the cover artwork for the North American edition, rather than the British edition.
Continuity
- The Fourth Doctor wrote out the first draft of Hamlet. (TV: City of Death)
- The Ninth Doctor mentions the "big row" he and Rose had over interfering with time. (TV: Father's Day)
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