Onomatopoeia (comic story)
Summary
The Doctor takes Majenta to Graveworld 909, where they find the natives. who are rat-like humanoids, cannot speak. How will they get the people of Graveworld 909 to speak?
Plot
The Doctor and Majenta arrive on a planet resembling ancient Rome, where they find that the power of speech has been taken from them. They are attacked by a large Sonic Defence, but are rescued by rat creatures. The Doctor discovers that the robots who are supposed to upkeep the planet have fallen into disrepair, but before he can investigate any more he, Majenta and the rat people are attacked by more Sonic Defences, one of which knocks out the Doctor. Majenta escapes, and discovers the perpetrator of the silence...Prospero, the guardian of the planet, which is a graveworld for one of the Galactic Wars. Majenta has him rebooted, so he returns speech to the planet's inhabitants.
Characters
- Tenth Doctor
- Majenta Pryce
- Rat People
- Prospero
References
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Story notes
- This story is unusual in that there is no dialogue until the last two pages (due to the Doctor and Majenta temporarily losing the power of speech).
- Majenta's name is not mentioned at all during this comic.
- Unlike previous strips, Majenta's attitude towards the Doctor is noticeably more friendly.
- This was voted in the 2009 Dr Who Magazine survey as the least popular comic strip that year.
Continuity
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Timeline
- Onomatopoeia occurs after: The Deep Hereafter
- Onomatopoeia occurs before: Ghosts of the Northern Line
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