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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
En route to see the beautiful orchards of [[Pomarius]] the TARDIS with [[Eleventh Doctor|the Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] | En route to see the beautiful orchards of [[Pomarius]] the TARDIS, with [[Eleventh Doctor|the Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] inside, gets trapped in a giant metal [[Cyborg Spider|spider]] web. As the Doctor arms himself and begins cutting through the web, Amy notices someone trapped in the web. The Doctor frees the captive and they retreat inside the TARDIS. | ||
The newcomer is called [[Heldan]], a farmer on Pomarius. His people created the cyborg spiders to help deal with an attack by fruit flies. | The newcomer is called [[Heldan]], a farmer on Pomarius. His people created the cyborg spiders to help deal with an attack by fruit flies. However the spiders got out of control and spun their web across the whole planet. The spiders are programmed to hunt fruit flies so the Doctor makes up a foul smelling purple mixture and ‘pours it into the engines’ making the TARDIS smell like fruit flies. When the TARDIS takes off, the spiders are drawn out into space heading for an inhabited world where they can spin their web without harming anyone. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* A somewhat suspect story, the penultimate page ends with a question asking the reader if they spotted something that made the spiders stop – the answer is “nope!” But in the next frame the Doctor is mixing up a liquid to pour into the TARDIS engines (!) to make it smell like a fruit fly and then he lures the cyborg spiders away from Pomarius to another planet! IF it was the fact that the spiders were programmed to attack fruit flies only then where was the threat to Heldan or the Doctor et al! | * A somewhat suspect story, the penultimate page ends with a question asking the reader if they spotted something that made the spiders stop – the answer is “nope!” But in the next frame the Doctor is mixing up a liquid to pour into the TARDIS engines (!) to make it smell like a fruit fly and then he lures the cyborg spiders away from Pomarius to another planet! IF it was the fact that the spiders were programmed to attack fruit flies only then where was the threat to Heldan or the Doctor et al! | ||
* The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours | * The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine. | ||
* Self contained one part stories were the norm. | * Self contained, one part stories were the norm. | ||
===Original print details=== | ===Original print details=== | ||
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* [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.] | * [http://www.dwamag.com/ The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.] | ||
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[[Category:DWA comic stories]] | [[Category:DWA comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor comic stories]] | [[Category:Eleventh Doctor comic stories]] | ||
