The Green-Eyed Monster (comic story)

The Green-Eyed Monster (comic story)

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The Green-Eyed Monster
Doctor:	[[doctor::Tenth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith, Jackie Tyler
Main enemy:	Iagnon
Main setting:	Earth, present day
Key crew
Writer:	Nev Fountain
Artist:	Roger Langridge
Release details
Format:	Comic - 1 part

This article is about the comic. For the audio drama, see The Green-Eyed Monsters

Summary

Rose Tyler awakens to find herself alone in the TARDIS. She leaves the vessel to find herself in the middle of a chaotic alien TV talk show, the Vanexxa Skank Show, and she's the star. Soon, she finds herself faced with bizarre stories about her relationship to the Doctor from none other than Mickey Smith, who suddenly has an Amazonian girlfriend named Phalia. And things get even worse when she discovers the Doctor has become her mother's boyfriend! Rose's seething jealousy holds the key to saving her life.

Characters

• Tenth Doctor
• Rose Tyler
• Mickey Smith
• Jackie Tyler
• The Iagnon
• "Phalia"
• "Vanexxa Skank"
• Assorted Amazons and mime artists from Edinburgh

References

• Phalia and her Amazons resemble the comic book character Red Sonja.
• The Iagnon is drawn in the style of Basil Wolverton.

Notes

• Final DWM comic story to feature Rose Tyler. The final panel includes a dedication to Billie Piper, Camille Coduri and Noel Clarke.
• First and, to date, only DWM comic strip in which Jackie Tyler appears (she is heard, but not seen, in a previous strip, (The Lodger).
• According to Clayton Hickman in his commentary on the strip in the Panini graphic novel omnibus The Betrothal of Sontar, a strip originally showed Rose waking up in a bed, but this was vetoed by Russell T Davies, who stated that no one sleeps in the TARDIS in the new series (this fact has yet to be supported or refuted in any televised episode).

Continuity

• Rose's scream of "There should have been another way!" is a homage to Warriors of the Deep, complete with alien "corpses" (abandoned costumes).
• The story features a rare view of a TARDIS hallway - something not yet seen on TV in the revival series as of 2009. Two trash bins are visible - a reference to the directions the Ninth Doctor gave Rose in The Unquiet Dead that involved negotiating around trash bins in the hallways to find the Wardrobe room (which is also seen in this story).
• This story takes place between DW: The Girl in the Fireplace and Rise of the Cybermen as Mickey is currently a companion.
• It is strongly suggested that the visit to Iagnos takes place less than a week after the events of The Girl in the Fireplace and School Reunion, take place over the course of a single week. This comes from Rose's line "it's been a busy week!" when she confronts the Doctor about the Amazons.
• The story makes direct reference to Rose being attracted to the Doctor.
• Given the fact that much of this story consists of fabrications devised by the Doctor to play with Rose's emotions and defeat the Iagnon, it is hard to separate fact from fiction. As it is indicated that Rose had the Iagnon implanted while she was asleep by the Acolytes of Iagnos, the visit to the planet did indeed occur. However Phalia and her Amazons -- with their repeated references to the Doctor's relationship to Rose -- would appear to be actors hired by the Doctor. It's not known whether Rose was actually in a "time coma" for weeks as described. It is also not known if the Doctor is truthful when he states that three months have passed, though certainly enough time had to have passed in order to allow the Doctor to orchestrate the charade.
• It's also possible that this story as a whole is not canonical, given that it ends with Rose breaking the fourth wall and addressing the reader (although this has happened on a few occasions on the TV show, too).

Timeline

• This story occurs after DW: The Girl in the Fireplace
• This story occurs before DW: Rise of the Cybermen