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== Authorship == | == Authorship == | ||
Though the strips featured the credit "by [[Terry Nation]]", the scripts were written mainly by Nation and [[David Whitaker]]. The editor of '' | Though the strips featured the credit "by [[Terry Nation]]", the scripts were written mainly by Nation and [[David Whitaker]]. The editor of ''TV Century 21'' said that he had a heavy hand in the writing of the ''[[Genesis of Evil (comic story)|Genesis of Evil]]'' story. At different times, [[Richard Jennings]], [[Eric Eden]] and [[Ron Turner]] did the art duties. Ron Turner produced the artwork for the series. | ||
== Storyline == | == Storyline == | ||
The strip did not "soften" the nature of the Daleks in any way and made them just as evil (if not more so) than in the television stories. Interestingly, although the strip | The strip did not "soften" the nature of the Daleks in any way and made them just as evil (if not more so) than in the television stories. Interestingly, although the first comic strip referred to the [[Thal]]s, they never appeared in the comic. Stories shifted from sympathetic [[humanoid]] protagonists (no [[human]]s appeared until the last story, in which the Daleks discover [[Earth]]) to the [[Emperor Dalek]], who served as the hero (of sorts) of most of the stories. | ||
The strip detailed the history of the [[Dalek]]s from their creation on [[Skaro]], to their discovery of space flight, their conquests, their war with the [[Mechanoid]]s, tying into ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Given that the strips concluded with the Daleks' discovery of [[Earth]], that would mean the whole comic was, in effect, a prelude to ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. | The strip detailed the history of the [[Dalek]]s from their creation on [[Skaro]], to their discovery of space flight, their conquests, their war with the [[Mechanoid]]s, tying into ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''. Given that the strips concluded with the Daleks' discovery of [[Earth]], that would mean the whole comic was, in effect, a prelude to ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''. | ||
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''The Dalek Chronicles'' gave an account of the creation of the Daleks very different from ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and a somewhat different account recounted, but not seen in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''. The ''TV 21'' strips portrayed [[humanoid Dalek]]s as diminutive blue men with large heads, similar in appearance to ''Dan Dare''{{'}}s Mekon and generally opposed to the Thals (though at least one Dalek wanted peace). According to the comic, these humanoid Daleks had created war machines and [[neutron bomb]]s. The bombs were accidentally detonated by a [[meteorite]] fall. The explosion that followed created [[mutant]] Daleks who would use the war machines as their shells. For more information on this from a [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] perspective, see [[Creation of the Daleks]] and [[Humanoid Dalek]]s. | ''The Dalek Chronicles'' gave an account of the creation of the Daleks very different from ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and a somewhat different account recounted, but not seen in ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''. The ''TV 21'' strips portrayed [[humanoid Dalek]]s as diminutive blue men with large heads, similar in appearance to ''Dan Dare''{{'}}s Mekon and generally opposed to the Thals (though at least one Dalek wanted peace). According to the comic, these humanoid Daleks had created war machines and [[neutron bomb]]s. The bombs were accidentally detonated by a [[meteorite]] fall. The explosion that followed created [[mutant]] Daleks who would use the war machines as their shells. For more information on this from a [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] perspective, see [[Creation of the Daleks]] and [[Humanoid Dalek]]s. | ||
Later stories in the Dalek comic told of the expansion of the [[Dalek Empire]] and a lengthy war against the [[Mechanoid]]s and other enemies. In the last published comic in this series, the Daleks learned the location of Earth, which they proposed to invade. Although much of the material in these strips directly contradicted what was shown on television later, some concepts | Later stories in the Dalek comic told of the expansion of the [[Dalek Empire]] and a lengthy war against the [[Mechanoid]]s and other enemies. In the last published comic in this series, the Daleks learned the location of Earth, which they proposed to invade. Although much of the material in these strips directly contradicted what was shown on television later, some concepts — such as flying Daleks, Daleks acquiring human characteristics and turning against their masters, and the design of the Dalek Emperor — did show up later on in the programme. | ||
The last story, ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', concerned the Daleks' first encounters with humans and their discovery of the tempting planet [[Earth]]. | The last story, ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', concerned the Daleks' first encounters with humans and their discovery of the tempting planet [[Earth]]. | ||
