Defending Bannerman Road (comic story)

Defending Bannerman Road
Main character(s):	Sarah Jane Smith
Featuring:	Clyde, Rani, Mr Smith
Main enemy:	The Krulius
Main setting:	Krulius' space station, Bannerman Road, 2010
Key crew
Publisher:	British Broadcasting Corporation
Writer:	Trevor Baxendale
Release details
Format:	Internet comic strip
SJA comic stories
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Defending Bannerman Road is the fourth web comic featured on the The Sarah Jane Adventures website. Released in November 2010, it features the return of the Krulius, who previously appeared in Monster Hunt and Return of the Krulius. Like the previous comic strips on the site, it utilises Flash and is supplemented by a complete audio description of the story, provided by Anjli Mohindra.

Synopsis

When the Krulius returns to Earth and attacks Bannerman Road, Clyde must defeat his army of old enemies...

Plot

The Krulius' space station hovers just above the Earth, invisible to humans. The Krulius' preparations are ready and he begins to target Sarah-Jane Smith.

Meanwhile, in Sarah's attic, Clyde is getting extremely bored, keeping watch for the Krulius with Mr Smith. Mr Smith reveals that the Krulius must be waiting somewhere in the Earth's Solar System, having escaped from prison, but is hidden from the scanners by a Force Warp Shield. Suddenly, Clyde realises that everything is completely silent, aside from Mr Smith's voice. Seconds after this, Mr Smith inexplicably engages in an Emergency Storm Protocol, leaving a helpless Clyde alone.

A huge, yellow light (a Temporary Stasis Field) fills Bannerman Road, as Sarah runs in with Rani, urging Clyde to get away from the window. As Rani and Sarah attempt to reboot Mr Smith, Clyde must search for a means to stop the approaching army.

While this is going on, the Krulius watches his army approach from his ship. Judoon, Slitheen, Bane, Graske and Kudlak are marching towards the house, commanded by the Men in Black. Rani realises that all these monsters must be under hypnotic control as they refuse the androids' order to surrender.

As the Men in Black attempt to break down the door, Clyde runs out, throwing Vlimion slime balls at them. The slime jams their circuits while Clyde runs to an upstairs window with a pistol filled with vinegar to attack the Slitheen. Clyde then uses a detention force generator from Galactos Major to apprehend the Judoon. The Kudlak's capture via anti-gravity ray is the last straw for the Krulius who summons his remaining soldiers back to him.

As Clyde celebrates and Mr Smith reboots, the Krulius leaves with a warning of his return, which Sarah echoes.

Characters

• Sarah Jane Smith
• Clyde Langer
• Rani Chandra
• Mr Smith

Aliens in the Krulius' army

• Slitheen
• Graske
• Bane
• Judoon
• General Kudlak
• Assault Force Delta

References

• Clyde uses a detention force generator, an anti-gravity ray and Vlimion slime balls.
• A Nadloon circus comedy cruiser crashes in the Thames.
• Krulius' space station is in orbit around Earth.
• Rani calls Clyde Rambo.
• The Krulius creates a stasis field.

Notes

• This story was read by Anjli Mohindra.

Continuity

• The Krulius has several pictures of Sarah Jane Smith in his spaceship. One photo showed Sarah Jane together with the Eleventh Doctor (TV: Death of the Doctor), several photos showed Sarah Jane in Foxgrove (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith), another photo showed Sarah Jane in 1964 (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?).