The Flood (comic story)

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Not to be confused with other, similarly-named things.

The Flood was an Eighth Doctor comic and the last to be published in Doctor Who Magazine. It saw the reappearance of the Cybermen in the strip, as well as several other people from the strip's history.

It is perhaps most notable as the story that would have shown the Doctor's regeneration. Russell T Davies himself asked DWM's staff is they would like to produce the scene and they initially agreed. However, they found no way to remove Destrii without killing her off, something they were unwilling to do, and the BBC would not allow the strip to feature her travelling with the Ninth Doctor. These factors meant the scene was cancelled and it ended with the Eighth and Destrii still together.

Summary

The Doctor and Destrii arrive on Earth to find rain falling on a market place, rain that radically alters emotions. It is a test being conducted by the Future Cybermen...

Plot

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Characters

References

Bars and pubs

The Doctor's items

  • The Doctor uses his Sonic Screwdriver to confuse a group of Cybermen. It is subsequently destroyed by the Cyberleader.

Individuals

Notes

  • This comic story was re-released in The Flood graphic novel.
  • The graphic novel The Flood reveals that this story was originally going to feature the canonical regeneration into the Ninth Doctor. The magazine passed on this opportunity as they would not have been able to show Destrii's reaction to the regeneration; DWM originally intended for Destrii to travel with the Ninth Doctor in a series of adventures set before Rose, but this idea was vetoed by the BBC, who wanted only Rose Tyler to travel with the Ninth Doctor. Destrii's ultimate fate has yet to be chronicled.
  • It would not be until DWM Issue 400 in October 2008 that the comic strip would introduce another non-TV, comic strip-only companion in Majenta Pryce.
  • This story is ignored in a 'Who Fact' in the third Adventure Game, TARDIS. The fact claimed the Eighth Doctor was one of the few Doctors who never encountered the Cybermen. However, Who Facts are often given in an out-of-universe perspective.

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