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- He’s a pretty familiar “face” on U.S. and British television, even though that face changes regularly as new actors take on the role. It’s been over 20 years since Dr. Who has shown his face, any face, in American comics on any regular basis.
In January, that changes with a six-issue mini-series from IDW.
The Doctor is in.
The series will be written by Gary Russell, the story editor of the very cool Doctor Who television show that appears in the states on the SciFi Channel. The artist is another Brit, Nick Roche, known for his work on Transformers and the Transformers Showcase series.
Russell said this is not his first comic work. “I wrote some stuff for Marvel UK back in ‘92 when they did their big push into the US market after the success of Death’s Head,” he said. “I wrote a thing called Cyberspace 3000 - there’s some pretty damning reviews of that on the net! - and a couple of issues of Dark Angel which I really liked. I edited a few comics too. I’ve done a couple of Dr. Who strips for Marvel UK too. I’ve been a Marvel junkie since buying issue #158 of Fantastic Four. And still am.”
Roche, meanwhile, has been working for IDW for about two years on various Transformers projects, or, as he puts it somewhat indelicately, “I'm Chris Ryall's bitch.”
Ryall, the publisher and editor-in-chief of IDW, noted that these are the first Dr. Who comics made exclusively for the American audience. He was not available to comment on whether, in fact, Roche was his bitch.
So, pretend that none of us know who Doctor Who is, how would you describe him?
“He’s a lonely traveler in space and time, the last survivor of his people, the Time Lords, who fought a massive Time War with a race called the Daleks,” said Russell. “No one won, everyone lost. He has a series of human companions, currently the rather fabulous Martha Jones, a young trainee doctor from contemporary London. Together they travel the galaxies, righting wrongs, unopressing the oppressed and generally having a ball being the best heroes on TV today. Its fun fantasy TV, with a real emotional heart and soul. By not being constrained to one time or place, the universe, past and present, is their oyster.”
Roche adds that extensive knowledge of the show is not a prerequisite to enjoying the comic. “You'll be happy to hear to don't have to be knee-deep in the show's 44-year history, the thought of which could possibly be a huge turn-off the uninitiated,” he said. “In fact, I would go as far as to say you don't really need to have seen any of the current Nu-Who at all, as Gary provides fresh-faced newcomers with a concise (ie: one page!) 'Who The Doctor Is and How He Came To Be' top-up as the series' very first page.
“In fact, of all Issue #1 serves as a primer, featuring a 'Greatest Hits' of the Doctor; Whimsy, Sonic Screwdriver, Cute Assistant, Hint of Underlying Darkness...all present and correct,” Roche said. “And it'd be great if the comic opened up the show for new viewers. It really is a treat.”
Read the rest of the article at Newsarama...do it!
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Listen, I've worked hard to gain a "career". No doubt. But, god, there are times when I just want to lay on the couch, smoke weed, and watch television until 4am... -Prometheus
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I still remember when Marvel put out a couple of Dr Who comics in the late 70s or early 80s, with the Tom Baker version of the Doctor. It was the first time I'd seen Dave Gibbons' artwork and, even then, he was very good.
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I think it's funny when Jermeryeny calls people dorks!
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"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your death bring you the peace you never found in life." - Tuvok. 
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I think it's funny when Jermeryeny calls people dorks! 
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whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Those pics are outstanding, Doctor! But it is quite sad that Galifrey was destroyed... 
"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your death bring you the peace you never found in life." - Tuvok.
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Says who?
The Time Lords were assholes.
The majority anyhow.
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Yeah, but, even still, The Doctor is now the last son of Krypton.. ur, I mean Galifrey...
He is alone as he wanders throughout eternity... the last of his kind..
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Bollocks!
There are probably tons of those fuckers scattered across the universe.
The Master was still about.
No telling how many Time Lords gave themselves the good ol Chameleon Arch.
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I bet you think Jean Grey is dead forever too!
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Nah.. Jean Grey is a galactic yo - yo.. she always comes back!
I bet you don't know which Doctor referred to himself as " A galactic yo - yo."
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But,thanks for playing.
Please help yourself to some Rice-A-Roni and a copy of the homegame.
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 damn you are good! I believe that one where Pertwee said that in was" The Claws Of Axos."
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Wow, that art looks shit!
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Too cartoony for me to dig into. Shame. If I wanted to see 'zany Tennant', I'd watch the show.
Oh wait! I do!
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15000+ posts Thu Jan 03 2008 10:28 PM Reading a post
Forum: Comic Books
Thread: You dorks are probably going to have a Who-gasm.
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Redundancy... 
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yeah, about as redundant as having two hearts and a bypass respiratory system..
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Too cartoony for me to dig into. Shame. If I wanted to see 'zany Tennant', I'd watch the show. 
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