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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
''to | {{Quote|The idea was that [the Doctor] didn't know who he was and was on his last regeneration: I'm sure Stephen [Cole] had an idea of where it would go, but I would doubt that he fleshed it out more than a pitch.|Lee Sullivan[https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/4447691-lee-sullivan-and-the-ginger-doctor]}} | ||
* Lee Sullivan's Doctor hair is [[ginger (trait)|ginger]], a trait in common with "[[The Doctor (Battlefield)|Merlin]]", a different future incarnation of the Doctor. Coincidentally, the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s would go on to express disappointment at not being ginger. In a 2013 interview, Lee Sullivan said he painted his Doctor's hair as "sandy" admitted that it is "the extreme end of the ginger scale" | |||
* Sullivan said he had [[Alan Rickman]] in the back-of-the-mind while designing this Doctor, but he was not modelled exactly on him. He recalled being given ''carte-blanche'' for designing his Doctor and described his outfit at "[[Regency era|Regency]] and Romantic looking". | |||
* The comic was made for a BBC Publication, but it never got beyond a focus group. The concept was for [[Radio Times]] editor Matt Bookman's magazine pitch ''Sci-Files''. It was ultimately printed in a limited "dummy mags" titled ''Robot'' #0 (July 1998) sent to focus groups of young people. Sullivan recalled that "kids didn’t rate strip art much and really didn't know much about ''Doctor Who''". | |||
* Sullivan recounted he was given no guidance for the design of the Cybermen, so he, Cole, and/or Bookman did a "rework of their original design". | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/DoctorWho/Pages/Doctor_Who_Lost.html Lee Sullivan: Doctor Who - Lost] | * [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/www.leesullivan.co.uk/DoctorWho/Pages/Doctor_Who_Lost.html Lee Sullivan: Doctor Who - Lost] | ||
* [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/LEE/who.htm Lee Sullivan Art - Doctor Who Comic Book Art] | * [http://www.leesullivanart.co.uk/LEE/who.htm Lee Sullivan Art - Doctor Who Comic Book Art] | ||
* [https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/4447691-lee-sullivan-and-the-ginger-doctor Lee Sullivan and the Ginger Doctor] | |||
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Revision as of 00:58, 18 November 2019
The Last Regeneration was a cancelled comic story which was to introduce a new incarnation of the Doctor.
Plot
Recently regenerated, the amnesiac Doctor is seen running from the Cybermen. He finds safety in the TARDIS.
References
- The Doctor knows that he does not carry guns.
- The Doctor finds an apple core, a bag of jelly babies, a sonic screwdriver and a catapult on his person.
- A Cyberman tells the Doctor that he will be like them.
- The Doctor notes that he is a Time Lord.
Behind the scenes
The idea was that [the Doctor] didn't know who he was and was on his last regeneration: I'm sure Stephen [Cole] had an idea of where it would go, but I would doubt that he fleshed it out more than a pitch.
- Lee Sullivan's Doctor hair is ginger, a trait in common with "Merlin", a different future incarnation of the Doctor. Coincidentally, the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors would go on to express disappointment at not being ginger. In a 2013 interview, Lee Sullivan said he painted his Doctor's hair as "sandy" admitted that it is "the extreme end of the ginger scale"
- Sullivan said he had Alan Rickman in the back-of-the-mind while designing this Doctor, but he was not modelled exactly on him. He recalled being given carte-blanche for designing his Doctor and described his outfit at "Regency and Romantic looking".
- The comic was made for a BBC Publication, but it never got beyond a focus group. The concept was for Radio Times editor Matt Bookman's magazine pitch Sci-Files. It was ultimately printed in a limited "dummy mags" titled Robot #0 (July 1998) sent to focus groups of young people. Sullivan recalled that "kids didn’t rate strip art much and really didn't know much about Doctor Who".
- Sullivan recounted he was given no guidance for the design of the Cybermen, so he, Cole, and/or Bookman did a "rework of their original design".
