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comic name=Da Vinci’s Robots | | comic name=Da Vinci’s Robots | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:BITCS61.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories|Doctor Who]] -< | series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories|Doctor Who]] -<br /> [[Tenth Doctor comic strip stories]]| | ||
number=61| | number=61| | ||
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]| | doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]| | ||
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next story= [[Metal Mania]]| | next story= [[Metal Mania]]| | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Opening narration box== | == Opening narration box == | ||
The Doctor drops in on [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo Da Vinci]] and uncovers a mystery ... | The Doctor drops in on [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo Da Vinci]] and uncovers a mystery ... | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
Whilst leaving a many-tentacled, green creature to be blown up, the Doctor, having arrived in 15th Century Italy, decides to pop in and visit his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. At the house, the Doctor is greeted by Leonardo's understudy [[Ludovico]], who explains his master has locked himself away, leaving shopping lists out overnight. The list contains a number of items that the Doctor finds puzzling and together they climb a back wall to reach Leonardo. The wall has been electrified-200 years before its time! In a workshop they find Leonardo in sort sort of trance and building robots from suits of armour and various components. When the Doctor tries to intervene one of the robots grabs him by the throat... | Whilst leaving a many-tentacled, green creature to be blown up, the Doctor, having arrived in 15th Century Italy, decides to pop in and visit his friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. At the house, the Doctor is greeted by Leonardo's understudy [[Ludovico]], who explains his master has locked himself away, leaving shopping lists out overnight. The list contains a number of items that the Doctor finds puzzling and together they climb a back wall to reach Leonardo. The wall has been electrified-200 years before its time! In a workshop they find Leonardo in sort sort of trance and building robots from suits of armour and various components. When the Doctor tries to intervene one of the robots grabs him by the throat... | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Leonardo da Vinci]] | * [[Leonardo da Vinci]] | ||
* [[Ludovico]] | * [[Ludovico]] | ||
==Original print details == | == Original print details == | ||
* 1/2 [[DWBIT 61]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED…! | * 1/2 [[DWBIT 61]] (4 pages) TO BE CONTINUED…! | ||
* No reprints to date. | * No reprints to date. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four-page comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures. | * Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four-page comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures. | ||
* The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time. | * The limitation of only four pages meant that stories often lacked depth compared to other regular comic strips running at the same time. | ||
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* The title of this story contains a grammatical error. "Da Vinci" was not [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s surname, but in fact a term simply referring to where Leonardo was from, so it is incorrect to refer to the artist as simply "Da Vinci." | * The title of this story contains a grammatical error. "Da Vinci" was not [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s surname, but in fact a term simply referring to where Leonardo was from, so it is incorrect to refer to the artist as simply "Da Vinci." | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with ‘props’ from the TV series: his blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]]. | * The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with ‘props’ from the TV series: his blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]]. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==[[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story takes place after [[NSA]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks]]'' | * This story takes place after [[NSA]]: ''[[Prisoner of the Daleks]]'' | ||
*This story takes place before [[DWBIT]]: ''[[Metal Mania]]'' | * This story takes place before [[DWBIT]]: ''[[Metal Mania]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{dwrefguide|bitcomic10.htm#bit61|Da Vinci's Robots / Metal Mania}} | * {{dwrefguide|bitcomic10.htm#bit61|Da Vinci's Robots / Metal Mania}} | ||
* [http://www.battlesintime.com The official magazine website with magazine and trading card details, including news of the latest available issue.] | * [http://www.battlesintime.com The official magazine website with magazine and trading card details, including news of the latest available issue.] | ||