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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Threshold have kidnapped three of the Doctor's former companions, along with his current one, using them for their employer's benefit | The Threshold have kidnapped three of the Doctor's former companions, along with his current one, using them for their employer's benefit: the [[Lobri]] — a creation of the human unconsciousness, feeding on fear. They intend to destroy the unconscious link between humans. The Doctor must stop them, but at what cost? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Energy and radiation === | === Energy and radiation === | ||
* Ace, Sarah, and Peri are sent to | * Ace, Sarah, and Peri are sent to a place of pure [[psionic energy]]. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* The Threshold [[neuro-lock]] Susan. | * The Threshold [[neuro-lock]] Susan. | ||
* Peri is tortured in order to harvest the greatest amount of [[fear]] from her. | * Peri is tortured in order to harvest the greatest amount of [[fear]] from her. | ||
=== Timeline === | === Timeline === | ||
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* Susan was taken from [[London]], [[22 October]] [[1963]]. | * Susan was taken from [[London]], [[22 October]] [[1963]]. | ||
* Sarah Jane Smith was taken from [[Takhail]], [[Russia]], [[25 April]] [[2086]]. | * Sarah Jane Smith was taken from [[Takhail]], [[Russia]], [[25 April]] [[2086]]. | ||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* The Threshold's clients are called the [[Lobri]] | * The Threshold's clients are called the [[Lobri]]. | ||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
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* After the TARDIS's journey into the collective unconsciousness, the Doctor tells Susan to re-establish the [[tertiary navi-links]]. | * After the TARDIS's journey into the collective unconsciousness, the Doctor tells Susan to re-establish the [[tertiary navi-links]]. | ||
* The Doctor lands the TARDIS inside the Lobri, claiming that the [[safety interlocks]] would have prevented this had they been functioning. | * The Doctor lands the TARDIS inside the Lobri, claiming that the [[safety interlocks]] would have prevented this had they been functioning. | ||
=== Weapons === | === Weapons === | ||
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* The first part of this comic starts with three inset panels from the last part of this comic. | * The first part of this comic starts with three inset panels from the last part of this comic. | ||
* This comic features the apparent death of Ace, still a teenager, an account not supported by any other media. This prompted a hugely negative reaction from the fanbase, as this was completely at odds with the account given by [[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'', part of the "Virgin continuity" the strip had previously adhered to. | * This comic features the apparent death of Ace, still a teenager, an account not supported by any other media. This prompted a hugely negative reaction from the fanbase, as this was completely at odds with the account given by [[PROSE]]: ''[[Set Piece (novel)|Set Piece]]'', part of the "Virgin continuity" the strip had previously adhered to. | ||
:* Then [[Doctor Who Magazine]] Editor [[Gary Gillatt]] explained this choice in [[DWM 240]], citing the different resurrections of [[Abslom Daak]] in ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'' and ''[[Deceit]]'', and the conflicting [[Silurian]] stories ''[[Final Genesis]]'' and ''[[Blood Heat]]'' as instances where the continuities had diverged in the past. He stated "...as a result, we concluded things would be much simpler if the Marvel strip followed its own path". Then, in [[DWM 242]], Gillatt stated "The bottom line is that Marvel's Doctor Who comic strip has been going strong since | :* Then [[Doctor Who Magazine]] Editor [[Gary Gillatt]] explained this choice in [[DWM 240]], citing the different resurrections of [[Abslom Daak]] in ''[[Emperor of the Daleks! (comic story)|Emperor of the Daleks!]]'' and ''[[Deceit]]'', and the conflicting [[Silurian]] stories ''[[Final Genesis]]'' and ''[[Blood Heat]]'' as instances where the continuities had diverged in the past. He stated "...as a result, we concluded things would be much simpler if the Marvel strip followed its own path". Then, in [[DWM 242]], Gillatt stated, "The bottom line is that Marvel's ''Doctor Who'' comic strip has been going strong since 1979. With seventeen years of our own continuity to draw upon we see no need (or feel any obligation) to try and shoehorn another publishing company's characters and concepts into our own." | ||
* Part four was published in the same issue dedicated to the recent death of [[Jon Pertwee]] | * Part four was published in the same issue dedicated to the recent death of [[Jon Pertwee]] | ||
* The Seventh Doctor is wearing the same outfit he is wearing in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', and the console room and the rest of the TARDIS is heavily damaged during this story, seemingly setting up for the changes seen in the TV movie. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Peri was taken by the Threshold in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Curse of the Scarab (comic story)|The Curse of the Scarab]]''. | * Peri was taken by the Threshold in [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Curse of the Scarab (comic story)|The Curse of the Scarab]]''. | ||
* Susan was taken by the Threshold in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Operation Proteus (comic story)|Operation Proteus]]''. | * Susan was taken by the Threshold in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Operation Proteus (comic story)|Operation Proteus]]''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*{{dwrefguide|comic7.htm#groundzero|Ground Zero}} | *{{dwrefguide|comic7.htm#groundzero|Ground Zero}} | ||
{{Seventh Doctor DWM comics}} | {{Seventh Doctor DWM comics}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
Revision as of 02:51, 22 November 2015
Ground Zero was a comic story featuring the Seventh Doctor and Ace. Notable for featuring a fate for the character Ace not supported by any other sources, it was one of the most controversial Doctor Who Magazine strips.
Summary
The Threshold have kidnapped three of the Doctor's former companions, along with his current one, using them for their employer's benefit: the Lobri — a creation of the human unconsciousness, feeding on fear. They intend to destroy the unconscious link between humans. The Doctor must stop them, but at what cost?
Plot
to be added
Characters
References
Energy and radiation
- Ace, Sarah, and Peri are sent to a place of pure psionic energy.
Individuals
- The Threshold neuro-lock Susan.
- Peri is tortured in order to harvest the greatest amount of fear from her.
Timeline
- Peri was taken from Hollywood, 14 May 1938.
- Susan was taken from London, 22 October 1963.
- Sarah Jane Smith was taken from Takhail, Russia, 25 April 2086.
Species
- The Threshold's clients are called the Lobri.
TARDIS
- The Doctor links the Threshold's ring to the TARDIS's trans-reality navi-systems.
- As the TARDIS breaks through the collective unconsciousness, it starts to break apart, the cloister bell begins to ring, the Doctor tells Susan to refocus the force-field prisms.
- After the TARDIS's journey into the collective unconsciousness, the Doctor tells Susan to re-establish the tertiary navi-links.
- The Doctor lands the TARDIS inside the Lobri, claiming that the safety interlocks would have prevented this had they been functioning.
Weapons
- Nitro-9 is powerful enough to dispatch several of the Lobri.
Notes
- The first part of this comic starts with three inset panels from the last part of this comic.
- This comic features the apparent death of Ace, still a teenager, an account not supported by any other media. This prompted a hugely negative reaction from the fanbase, as this was completely at odds with the account given by PROSE: Set Piece, part of the "Virgin continuity" the strip had previously adhered to.
- Then Doctor Who Magazine Editor Gary Gillatt explained this choice in DWM 240, citing the different resurrections of Abslom Daak in Emperor of the Daleks! and Deceit, and the conflicting Silurian stories Final Genesis and Blood Heat as instances where the continuities had diverged in the past. He stated "...as a result, we concluded things would be much simpler if the Marvel strip followed its own path". Then, in DWM 242, Gillatt stated, "The bottom line is that Marvel's Doctor Who comic strip has been going strong since 1979. With seventeen years of our own continuity to draw upon we see no need (or feel any obligation) to try and shoehorn another publishing company's characters and concepts into our own."
- Part four was published in the same issue dedicated to the recent death of Jon Pertwee
- The Seventh Doctor is wearing the same outfit he is wearing in TV: Doctor Who, and the console room and the rest of the TARDIS is heavily damaged during this story, seemingly setting up for the changes seen in the TV movie.
Continuity
- Sarah was taken by the Threshold in COMIC: Black Destiny.
- Peri was taken by the Threshold in COMIC: The Curse of the Scarab.
- Susan was taken by the Threshold in COMIC: Operation Proteus.
External links
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