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|image = Rose Tyler Alternating Current.jpg | |||
|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] | |companions = [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]], [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]] | ||
|featuring = Tenth Doctor | |featuring = Tenth Doctor | ||
|featuring2 = Rose Tyler{{!}} | |featuring2 = Rose Tyler (Sea Devil Earth) | ||
|featuring3 = Skithra Queen (Alternating Current){{!}}Skithra Queen | |||
|enemy = [[Sea Devil]]s | |enemy = [[Sea Devil]]s | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[2020]] | |setting = [[London (Sea Devil Earth)|London]], [[Sea Devil Earth]], [[2020]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jody Houser | ||
|designer = | |designer = | ||
|editor = | |editor = | ||
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|cover inker = | |cover inker = | ||
|cover colourist = | |cover colourist = | ||
|publication = [[ | |publication = [[DW20 1]] - [[DW20 4|4]] | ||
|reprint = | |reprint = | ||
|traded = | |traded = | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 November 2020 - 10 February 2021 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = | ||
|publisher = Titan Comics | |publisher = Titan Comics | ||
|format = Comic | |format = Comic | ||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who Comic (2020)]] | |series = ''[[Doctor Who Comic (2020)]] | ||
|next = | |next = The Master Plan (comic story)}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story published in | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story published in [[Titan Publishing Group|Titan]]'s ''[[Doctor Who (2020)|Doctor Who]]'' in [[2020 (releases)|2020]], starring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. | ||
It picked up directly from where | It picked up directly from where ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'' left off, with the Doctor and [[Team TARDIS]] having to deal with an alternate timeline caused by the events of the aforementioned story, in which the [[Sea Devil]]s have now ruled over [[Earth]] for over a century. The [[Tenth Doctor]] returned once again, as well as [[Rose Tyler (Sea Devil Earth)|an alternate version of Rose Tyler]]. | ||
The story had a turbulent production history | The story had a turbulent production history; it was originally intended for publication in the summer of 2020 as part of [[Titan Publishing Group|Titan]]'s previous ongoing comic, ''[[Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor]]'', in issues 5 through 8 of its second year, before being delayed for undisclosed reasons. When it eventually released, Titan chose to discontinue their ''Thirteenth Doctor'' title in favour of [[Doctor Who (2020)|a new title]]. | ||
The story also leads directly into the ''[[Time Lord Victorious (series)|Time Lord Victorious]]'' comic story ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'', which ended up being released two months prior, due to the production delays. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Yasmin Khan]] | * [[Yasmin Khan]] | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Rose Tyler]] | * [[Rose Tyler (Sea Devil Earth)|Rose Tyler]] | ||
* [[Jackie Tyler]] | * [[Jackie Tyler (Sea Devil Earth)|Jackie Tyler]] | ||
* [[Peter Tyler]] | * [[Peter Tyler (Sea Devil Earth)|Peter Tyler]] | ||
* [[Skithra Queen (Alternating Current)|Skithra Queen]] (future) | |||
* [[Dorothy Skerrit (Sea Devil Earth)|Dorothy Skerrit]] | |||
* [[Nikola Tesla (Sea Devil Earth)|Nikola Tesla]] | |||
* [[Thomas Edison (Sea Devil Earth)|Thomas Edison]] | |||
* [[Queen of the Skithra (Sea Devil Earth)|Queen of the Skithra]] (past) | |||
* [[Sixth Corsair]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | |||
* The Thirteenth Doctor uses [[psychic paper]] to identify herself as a "[[Human Sea Devil chief liason]]" officer to a Sea Devil soldier. | |||
=== Other individuals === | |||
* [[Rose Tyler (Sea Devil Earth)|Rose Tyler]] is on a [[Wanted poster]]. | |||
* Graham implies that he has previously been in trouble with the [[Police|authorities]]. | |||
=== Locations === | |||
* [[Big Ben]] still exists, but has been heavily damaged. | |||
* Rose lives on a [[London Underground]] station platform. | |||
=== Miscellaneous === | |||
* The Thirteenth Doctor asks the Sea Devils if they had ever considered [[union]]ising. | |||
* The Thirteenth Doctor believes that everyone on [[Earth]] liked "having a go at their bosses". | |||
* Graham refers to the "local work force" as [[slavery|slaves]]. | |||
* The slaves sleep on [[bunk bed]]s. | |||
* The room the slaves sleep in has a broken [[television]] and a [[snooker table]]. | |||
* Rose has a [[photograph]] of herself with her parents. | |||
* Tesla and Edison are held prisoner with [[ourturian static cuffs]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | [[File:The Walking Dead crossover.jpg|thumb|''[[The Walking Dead]]'' crossover.]] | ||
* In issue #2, several background characters resemble ''[[The Walking Dead]]'' characters {{w|Daryl Dixon}}, {{w|Tyreese Williams|Tyreese}} and {{w|Sasha Williams (The Walking Dead)|Sasha Williams}}. | |||
* In issue #4, the warp core from ''[[Star Trek]]''{{'}}s ''U.S.S. Voyager'' can be seen. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The actions of the Thirteenth and Tenth Doctors in [[1969]] caused a paradox. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'') | * The actions of the Thirteenth and Tenth Doctors in [[1969]] caused a paradox. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'') | ||
* The Doctor can identify shifts in the timeline by smelling the air. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'') | * The Thirteenth Doctor can identify shifts in the timeline by smelling the air. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor explains that Sea Devil society existed on Earth in its prehistoric era. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') She further notes that they were "one of several" early races. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | * The Thirteenth Doctor explains that Sea Devil society existed on Earth in its prehistoric era. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') She further notes that they were "one of several" early races. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') | ||
* The Doctor explains to her friends that, in the original timeline, [[Pete Tyler]] died in [[1987]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') and that [[Jackie Tyler]] met a [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete]] from [[Pete's World|another Earth]] who had lost his own [[Jackie Tyler (Pete's World)|Jackie]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'', ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') She also states that Rose found "[[Tenth Doctor (Journey's End)|someone]]" too. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that Jackie slapped her once. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') | |||
* An unspecified member of [[Team TARDIS]] mentions [[Martha Jones]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'') | |||
* The Thirteenth Doctor tells the Fam about how an earthquake at the [[Raven Peninsula]] woke up the Sea Devils. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Clara Oswald and the School of Death (comic story)|Clara Oswald and the School of Death]]'') | |||
* The Fam return to [[1903]], meet [[Dorothy Skerrit (Sea Devil Earth)|Dorothy Skerrit]] again, and discover that the Skithra have kidnapped both [[Nikola Tesla (Sea Devil Earth)|Nikola Tesla]] and [[Thomas Edison (Sea Devil Earth)|Thomas Edison]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)|Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror]]'') | |||
* The Thirteenth Doctor briefly leaves Team TARDIS behind to aide the Tenth Doctor in escaping from the [[Dalek]]s' [[Restoration Empire]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* The [[Sixth Corsair]] reunites with the Fam. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Old Friends (comic story)|Old Friends]]'') | |||
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