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comic name= End Game | | comic name= End Game | | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:End jame.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -< | series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<br /> [[Eighth Doctor comic strip stories]]| | ||
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]| | doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]| | ||
companions= [[Izzy Sinclair]]| | companions= [[Izzy Sinclair]]| | ||
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publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]| | publisher= [[Marvel Comics UK]]| | ||
format= Comic - 4 parts | | format= Comic - 4 parts | | ||
previous story= [[Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time]]<br>[[Ground Zero]]| | previous story= [[Doctor Who and the Fangs of Time]]<br />[[Ground Zero]]| | ||
next story= [[The Keep]]| | next story= [[The Keep]]| | ||
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'''''Endgame''''' was the first [[Eighth Doctor]] strip in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It also returned the character of [[Maxwell Edison]], absent since the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s ''DWM'' run, and linked him to the Eighth Doctor's new [[companion]], [[Izzy Sinclair]]. Furthermore, the story depicted the first comic strip encounter between any incarnation of [[the Doctor]] and [[the Celestial Toymaker]]. | '''''Endgame''''' was the first [[Eighth Doctor]] strip in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. It also returned the character of [[Maxwell Edison]], absent since the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s ''DWM'' run, and linked him to the Eighth Doctor's new [[companion]], [[Izzy Sinclair]]. Furthermore, the story depicted the first comic strip encounter between any incarnation of [[the Doctor]] and [[the Celestial Toymaker]]. | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] lands in [[Stockbridge]]. He is quickly attacked by men who identify themselves as The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker. The Doctor is saved by [[Izzy Sinclair]] and [[Maxwell Edison|Max Edison]]. The three of them soon discover that they are not in the real Stockbridge but in something the Doctor calls a "macro-dimensional pocket" created by [[the Celestial Toymaker]], who is looking for "the Focus," a small round device in Izzy's possession. | The [[Eighth Doctor]] lands in [[Stockbridge]]. He is quickly attacked by men who identify themselves as The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker. The Doctor is saved by [[Izzy Sinclair]] and [[Maxwell Edison|Max Edison]]. The three of them soon discover that they are not in the real Stockbridge but in something the Doctor calls a "macro-dimensional pocket" created by [[the Celestial Toymaker]], who is looking for "the Focus," a small round device in Izzy's possession. | ||
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With things back to normal, the Doctor prepares to leave. He asks Max to join him, but Max replies that while he would love to, there are some crop circles that he needs to investigate instead. The Doctor asks Izzy to join him. She enthusiastically agrees and they enter the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and take off for their next adventure. | With things back to normal, the Doctor prepares to leave. He asks Max to join him, but Max replies that while he would love to, there are some crop circles that he needs to investigate instead. The Doctor asks Izzy to join him. She enthusiastically agrees and they enter the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] and take off for their next adventure. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Izzy Sinclair]] | * [[Izzy Sinclair]] | ||
* [[The Celestial Toymaker]] | * [[The Celestial Toymaker]] | ||
*[[Maxwell Edison|Max Edison]] | * [[Maxwell Edison|Max Edison]] | ||
:*The Doctor offers Max a trip in the TARDIS. | :* The Doctor offers Max a trip in the TARDIS. | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*There is an [[Osirian]] grimoire in the TARDIS library. Izzy's fingers tingle when she picks it up because it's alive. The Doctor apparently went through a great deal to collect that volume, commenting that Izzy "has no idea how much trouble it was to get that".<br /> | * There is an [[Osirian]] grimoire in the TARDIS library. Izzy's fingers tingle when she picks it up because it's alive. The Doctor apparently went through a great deal to collect that volume, commenting that Izzy "has no idea how much trouble it was to get that".<br /> | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*This story was reprinted in the [[Endgame (graphic novel)|Endgame]] graphic novel. | * This story was reprinted in the [[Endgame (graphic novel)|Endgame]] graphic novel. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The Celestial Toymaker first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''. | * The Celestial Toymaker first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''. | ||
:*The Celestial Toymaker has also appeared in: [[DWM]]: ''[[The Greatest Gamble]]'', [[TME]]: ''[[The Nightmare Fair]]'', [[BE]]: ''[[Games]]'', [[PDA]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap]]'' and [[Solitaire|CC: ''Solitaire''.]] | :* The Celestial Toymaker has also appeared in: [[DWM]]: ''[[The Greatest Gamble]]'', [[TME]]: ''[[The Nightmare Fair]]'', [[BE]]: ''[[Games]]'', [[PDA]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap]]'' and [[Solitaire|CC: ''Solitaire''.]] | ||
==[[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]== | == [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
*This story occurs after [[RT]]: ''[[Coda]]'' | * This story occurs after [[RT]]: ''[[Coda]]'' | ||
*This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[The Keep]]'' | * This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[The Keep]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/comic8.htm#dwm244 The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''End Game'''] | * [http://www.drwhoguide.com/comic8.htm#dwm244 The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''End Game'''] | ||
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Revision as of 04:05, 4 November 2011
Endgame was the first Eighth Doctor strip in Doctor Who Magazine. It also returned the character of Maxwell Edison, absent since the Fifth Doctor's DWM run, and linked him to the Eighth Doctor's new companion, Izzy Sinclair. Furthermore, the story depicted the first comic strip encounter between any incarnation of the Doctor and the Celestial Toymaker.
Summary
The Eighth Doctor lands in Stockbridge. He is quickly attacked by men who identify themselves as The Butcher, The Baker, and The Candlestick Maker. The Doctor is saved by Izzy Sinclair and Max Edison. The three of them soon discover that they are not in the real Stockbridge but in something the Doctor calls a "macro-dimensional pocket" created by the Celestial Toymaker, who is looking for "the Focus," a small round device in Izzy's possession.
After capturing Izzy and Max, the Doctor gives the Focus to the Toymaker, who reveals that the device is part of a mirror called the Imagineum, made long ago by alien alchemists. The Toymaker uses the Imagineum to make an evil duplicate of the Doctor. As the Doctor and his duplicate fight, the Doctor convinces the duplicate that the Toymaker is untrustworthy and ends their fight. The Doctor uses the Imagineum to to create a duplicate of the Toymaker. The Toymaker and his double fight, causing them both to disappear back into the Toymaker's home dimension. The Doctor breaks the Imagineum's mirror and frees the real Stockbridge.
With things back to normal, the Doctor prepares to leave. He asks Max to join him, but Max replies that while he would love to, there are some crop circles that he needs to investigate instead. The Doctor asks Izzy to join him. She enthusiastically agrees and they enter the TARDIS and take off for their next adventure.
Characters
- The Doctor offers Max a trip in the TARDIS.
References
- There is an Osirian grimoire in the TARDIS library. Izzy's fingers tingle when she picks it up because it's alive. The Doctor apparently went through a great deal to collect that volume, commenting that Izzy "has no idea how much trouble it was to get that".
Notes
- This story was reprinted in the Endgame graphic novel.
Continuity
- The Celestial Toymaker first appeared in DW: The Celestial Toymaker.
- The Celestial Toymaker has also appeared in: DWM: The Greatest Gamble, TME: The Nightmare Fair, BE: Games, PDA: Divided Loyalties, BFA: The Magic Mousetrap and CC: Solitaire.
Timeline
External links
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