Black Sun Rising (comic story)

Black Sun Rising was a Doctor Who Magazine comic strip, first published in 1981.

	Sontaran, Order of the Black Sun
	Marvel Comics
	Dez Skinn
	Alan Moore
	Dave Lloyd
	no credit given
	Doctor Who Magazine 57
	October 1981
	B&W 1 part / 4 pages
DWM backup comic stories
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Summary

Delicate trade negotiations for uranium are taking place on Desrault with Lady Rema-Du of Gallifrey accompanied by her escorts Wardog, Cobweb, Millenium and Zeitgeist (the Special Executive), as well as the Order of the Black Sun and the Sontarans. Jealous of the relationship that develops between Lady Rema-Du and Lord Adamath (Black Sun representative for the Rigel sector), the Sontaran uses a psy-snare on Millenium which turns her into an assassin. Millenium attacks the Black Sun leader and accelerating the body of the latter into dust. Wardog kills Millenium, but as the Sontaran prepares to leave the other two sides as enemies, he hadn’t anticipated Wardog’s sudden appearance to return the psy-snare to him personally, uniting the Gallifreyans and the Order to fight the Sontarans together.

Characters

• Lady Rema-Du
• Wardog
• Cobweb
• Millenium
• Zeitgeist
• Lord Adamath
• Brilox - The Sontaran Ambassador
• Black Sun Elder

References

• Desrault is a planet rich of uranium.
• Brilox use a psy-snare, a brain-wiper, against Millenium and force her to kill the Black Sun Elder. This is the likely beginning of the time war.

Individuals

• Brilox is the Sontaran ambassador.
• Lord Adamath is a member of the honour guard of the Black Sun Elder. He is representative for the Rigel sector and a student of galactic economy.
• Other members of the Special Executives are:
  • Zeitgeist, specialised in arts of detection, able to pass through solid matter;
  • Cobweb, a telepath;
  • Millenium, with time acceleration powers.

Notes

• This is one of five collaborations between writer Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd, who would go on to create the graphic novel V for Vendetta.
• In 2012, Lawrence Miles said, "Alan Moore's back-up strips were an obvious influence on both Marc Platt's view of ye olde Gallifrey and my view of its future."

Original print details

Publication with page count and closing captions

1. DWM 57 (4) End

Reprints

Reprinted by Marvel in The Daredevils issue 7.

Continuity

• This story, along with the comics Star Death and 4-D War, takes place during the Black Sun War.