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* ''The Forgotten'' was a comic book mini-series produced by the American company [[IDW Publishing]] in the fall of 2008, following on from its initial ''Doctor Who'' title (''[[Agent Provocateur]]''). | * ''The Forgotten'' was a comic book mini-series produced by the American company [[IDW Publishing]] in the fall of 2008, following on from its initial ''Doctor Who'' title (''[[Agent Provocateur]]''). | ||
* This was the first officially sanctioned spin-off to feature all ten (at the time) of [[the Doctor]]'s incarnations. | * This was the first officially sanctioned spin-off to feature all ten (at the time) of [[the Doctor]]'s incarnations. | ||
* | * It was collected and reprinted as the graphic novel ''[[The Forgotten (graphic novel)|The Forgotten]]'' in [[April]] [[2009]]. | ||
* Due to a printing error, the dialogue balloons on Page 1 of Issue 6 were left blank. The absence of the dialogue had caused confusion over whether the villain was meant to be the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] or [[ | * Due to a printing error, the dialogue balloons on Page 1 of Issue 6 were left blank. The absence of the dialogue had caused confusion over whether the villain was meant to be the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] or [[the Valeyard]], since most references to it were on this page (although the Doctor refers to the villain as the Valeyard on a later page). [[Tony Lee]] posted the missing dialogue on IDW's web forum [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=5303&highlight=], and the dialogue was fixed in the trade paperback release. | ||
* The fact the villain takes the form of the Meta-Crisis Doctor, and refers to himself as the [[Valeyard]], has added credence to the rumour that the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor could be destined to become the Valeyard. The Doctor himself however laughs at this idea in the story. Until such a time as a connection is actually made, the fact the villain chooses " | * The fact the villain takes the form of the Meta-Crisis Doctor, and refers to himself as the [[Valeyard]], has added credence to the rumour that the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor could be destined to become the Valeyard. The Doctor himself however laughs at this idea in the story. Until such a time as a connection is actually made, the fact the villain chooses "the Valeyard" as his alias means that's the villain being impersonated here, no matter what he actually looks like. | ||
* This story contains several plot points reminiscent of the novel [[The Eight Doctors]]. | * This story contains several plot points reminiscent of the novel ''[[The Eight Doctors]]''. | ||
** The Tenth Doctor loses his memory | ** The Tenth Doctor loses his memory like the Eighth Doctor. | ||
** The Doctor revisits, after a fashion, the events of his past adventures. | ** The Doctor revisits, after a fashion, the events of his past adventures. | ||
** The Doctor has an encounter with his previous incarnations, though in this case it is mental projections of them rather than the genuine articles. | ** The Doctor has an encounter with his previous incarnations, though in this case it is mental projections of them rather than the genuine articles. | ||
