April 4th, 2008
The 10 Doctors - Page 87
Dr.Grace Holloway comes to check on the patient, who she manages to convince herself is the Doctor. She greets him with a kiss. Romana wakes up, startled.
Dr.Grace Holloway comes to check on the patient, who she manages to convince herself is the Doctor. She greets him with a kiss. Romana wakes up, startled.
April 4th, 2008 at 6:24 am
Oh my great giddy aunt! As was once said just perhaps some time ago.
Much more confusion and perplexity. hmmm!
Regarding the Doctor!
April 4th, 2008 at 6:32 am
Startled? I’ll bet she is….!
April 4th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Hooray for accidental femmeslash! WOOT!
I’m busy imagining Four’s reaction if he found out about this… *rubs hands together gleefully*
As always, pleased by your wit and imagination…
Luna
April 4th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Romana Please slap her
April 4th, 2008 at 7:15 am
Well, theres a surprise. Who’d a thought it about Grace.
April 4th, 2008 at 7:20 am
…Oh, dear.
Well, at least it woke Romana up!
April 4th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Well, I have nothing against it! I just hope that Grace manages to reunite with Eight.
April 4th, 2008 at 7:30 am
*applauds*
April 4th, 2008 at 7:31 am
This comic has it all!
I’m fine with the kiss so long as it serves a plot purpose. I wonder what Jack’s reaction to this will be?
April 4th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Stef He’ll Probably Think… ‘why wasn’t that me’
April 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Whoa! I am laughing so hard now. I can’t wait for next chapter.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:27 am
I severely hope Jack walks in on this! Hee. Things should become clear soon anyway.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:48 am
I didnt realize that this comic would update so quickly. I was pleasantly surprised when I decided to check anyway. Still new to the site, just finished reading the whole archives a couple of days ago.
My TIME TRAVEL Thursday’s comic (CAPN’ GEEZER) has a villian (MAJOR EVIL) whose time machine is made from a Port-O-Pottie. Unlike certain time machines it is very cramp.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Wow, I didn’t see that coming. Nice one, Rich. At least it woke up Romana.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Plot purpose? A nicely-contrived send-up of Doctor-companion swooning. Love it!
April 4th, 2008 at 9:24 am
I have been reading this for a couple of weeks now. It just gets better and better! Keep it up! ( And please let us know what happened to Four soon.)
April 4th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Ohhhh SNAP. That’s awesome, and totally what Grace would think if she ever met another Time Lord. She’s going to be so embarassed in a second…
April 4th, 2008 at 10:04 am
SHE LIVES!!
And…yeeeeah…Movin’ on…
April 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Oh my gosh, that last panel is brilliant! Thanks, Rich! I’ve been reading the comic since the beginning, and it’s my most favorite Doctor Who fan project ever!!!
(And, um, I don’t know if this is the right venue for asking this but how would one go about asking you about rates for a commission? Or do you do that kind of thing?)
April 4th, 2008 at 10:29 am
*facepalm*
April 4th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I love Romana’s eyes in the last panel, and the little Eight in panel six is so cute!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:07 am
That came to Grace WAAAAY too easily, methinks.
Anyway, now that rumours of the Doctor’s possible regeneration into a woman have been re-ignited, this page is a hilarious send-up of such an idea. (Let’s face it, the concept has a 98% probability of crashing and burning, and I’m not sure if RTD has enough skill or guile to make it work.)
April 4th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Now I comprehend why Romana gets those strange expressions whenever The Doctor recalls Grace. Sort of a classic theme with a unique twist. Can’t wait to see how this plays out. Meanwhile one wonders what has become of the Fourth Doctor.
Actually as for The Doctor changing genders, they also spoofed that with the special Curse of the Fatal Death with Rowan Atkinson as The Doctor, in the end he transformed into Joanna Lumley. XD
Better go before I regenerate into my incessant trivial geek mode again.
Great story, Rich! Sorry if I haven’t commented lately, work and all that, you know… stupid Daleks and F-Clones!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Fangarius, two things:
1: I’m confused. When would Romana (companion to 4th Doctor) have had a chance to hear him talk about Grace (companion to 8th Doctor)? Or am I missing something?
2: In case Rich doesn’t jump in while I’m typing this, the “can the Doctor be female” discussion talked itself out earlier in this comic, until Rich put his foot down and threatened to moderate anyone who brought it up again. My advice would be not to open that particular can of worms again. (Although I did enjoy C of FD, it was a spoof. Not canon.)
April 4th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Huzzah!!! Hot female companion on female companion action. Rich you are too kind.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Hahaha!
April 4th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
And the world of fan fiction trembled.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
But, Grace! He said “I’m the GUY with two hearts!”
April 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
If we trust Rich’s view of Grace, and I think we should, then this shows how much Grace loves the Doctor. Remember the ST:TNG episode where Dr. Crusher fell in love with the Trill? Once the Symbiont was moved to a female host, the relationship ended because Beverly couldn’t get past it. For Grace, the Doctor being male or female doesn’t matter.
April 4th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
[Returning for a cold shower]
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OH MY GOD that was unbelievably good! The look on Romana’s face in the last panel was EPIC! You see Rich, a little sex every now and again can work. I will admit that RTD takes it over the top sometimes it has to be said. But it’s like cooking, a little spice can make a dish come alive. With that said, this really is my favourite webcomic.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Whoa! Gross!
April 4th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Ah, the thought of Eight made her do it! (Though Romana isn’t so bad herself!)
I liked it, very unexpected. XD
April 4th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Ooooo ! is it my birthday already? thank you Rich hehe.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Bwahahahahahaha! Oh dear, mistaken identity has never been so much fun!
Didn’t say it with the last page, but I thought Martha looked absolutely gorgeous.
Also-also, I suppose I do need to eat my words about Torchwood. I finally sat down and marathoned the second series…and it was amazing. Seriously, did this become a different show in between seasons? It was phenomenal. And Owen…oh, the poor, misanthropic boy breaks my heart a little more every episode (I almost cried during the tea scene in “Fragments”).
April 4th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Hahahaha, if Jack walked in he’d probably ask if they have room for a third.
I just had a brilliant idea last night. If this comic lasts until the Doc’s next regeneration, it would be hilarious if in the final panel, all of the Doctors are congratulating one another for a job well done, etc, and then the 11th Doc shows up, saying ‘Oh, hullo, have I missed anything?’ The last panel would be a shot of all the Docs with a look of horror on their faces.
Don’t know if you want to keep this going the probable 2 more years till this happens, though, Rich.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
GHAAAAAA!!!!! Is Grace a Torchwood affiliate or something? This is just…*sigh*.
I had a really weird thought last night…Jack in a threeway with 9 and 10…I almost threw up.
April 4th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
OMG
April 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Kevin Says:
April 4th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Great job on this latest page, Rich, and thank you for providing an interesting twist. Definitely unexpected the last couple of panels but neat nonetheless and cool to see some hot female on female companion action. Hopefully this kiss serves as a plot purpose and I’m not surprised about the look of shock on Romana II’s face but it definitely woke her up. Still, when this kiss ends and Romana tells her that she’s not who she thinks she is, without a doubt, Dr. Grace Holloway is going to be embarrassed.
Being that Romana II here is with the 4th Doctor, there’s no way she could know Grace and when they tell eachother how is it that they know the Doctor, that’ll become obvious. Thinking back to that one ST:TNG episode, this accidental kiss is rather daring as it says the opposite and shows how very romantic Grace’s feelings for the Doctor are when thinking that Romana is the Doctor. Personally, I think a romantic relationship between the Doctor and Grace would work out better than with Rose because I find Grace a bit more credible and she’s more the Doctor’s equal than Rose is in addition to being more likeable.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
“2: In case Rich doesn’t jump in while I’m typing this, the “can the Doctor be female” discussion talked itself out earlier in this comic, until Rich put his foot down and threatened to moderate anyone who brought it up again.”
Sorry, I’m new here. I didn’t know the topic had become a minefield.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Great Gallifrey! O_O I did NOT see that coming. Sweet Rowdy Rassilon D: … I mean wow that’s…wow.
This comic never ceases to amaze me. Brilliant twist there. Kind of reminds me of Torchwood for some reason (I mean it’s not like anything like that ever happens…every episode). The fanfiction world just asploded.
Keep up the good work Rich
April 4th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Haha, I didn’t know Grace was one of the Torchwood fellas!
April 4th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
JUST A WANDERER– Fangarius, two things:
1: I’m confused. When would Romana (companion to 4th Doctor) have had a chance to hear him talk about Grace (companion to 8th Doctor)? Or am I missing something?
In answer to your question, they met in the audio play Shada, which is available to listen to for free on the BBC website. Which I suggest you do. It’s really quite good.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
HANG ON
ABOVE COMMENT
IGNORE
Whoopsie, misread…by my friend ¬.¬
April 4th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Jay: Yup!
Dr.Bunsen: Oooh yeah.
Luna Lovegoddess: Nice name! heheh. *bows* Thank you!
Jim: No likey the femmeslash, Jim? Or is it just Grace you don’t like?
ColinG: Y’never know. She could be bi-curious.
Turnip: It did that. Boo!
Megalomaniac: Weee shall seeee.
Cynthia Wakefield: *bows*
Stef: A plot purpose, eh? Well… it woke Romana up without having to deal with a lot of faked and made up boring medical jargon. So far.
It also just seemed natural in a situation like this.
JIm: Maaaybe.
Darklady7: Hehehehe, thanks!
Gracielizzie: That’d be awkward.
BubbaWorldComix: Well, it’s sporadic. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t. It can be days or weeks (has it ever been months yet?) between updates depending on my muse and schedules. I’ll have to check out your comic, there.
Heather: Thanks! It’s good to drop a bomb once in a while.
George: Thanks!
Darkelady: w00t! Thank you!
wulfae: Hehehehe, yeah, that’s a bit embarrassing to be sure. “Oh, um… sorry, I thought you were someone else…”
Sean: She DOES! Heheh
eyesdelight: Thank you! And I do commissions, yes. Contact me at tuviasmadz at yahoo dot com or through my Deviant Art account.
http://gorpo.deviantart.com/
Kara: *head pat*
Evie: It’s the dotty eyes that seems to do it.
Ben: You found that too,eh? Well, keep in mind her past. Gets really screwed over by her live-in boyfriend, falls for a Time Lord who takes off on her… She’s been hoping and waiting for a while now. She’s probably becoming less fussy about some things.
I’m sorry about re-igniting that particular discussion. Last time it came up it turned into a boring turn-over of “yes it cans/not it can’ts” that I don’t particularly want to clog up the comments page.
Fangarius: ? She does? When did that happen? How is it even possible?
Thank you!
JustAWanderer: 1: I was wondering that myself.
2: Just try to keep it to a minimum. I don’t want a Pythonesque contradiction argument to start up again.
ShadeyCap: Rrrowr. You think I’m doing this for YOU?
Lisa: *grin*
Chris: As it often does.
Lisa: Yeah, but that was what, 4 years ago? She doesn’t have in on DVD like the rest of us. Her memory fiddled with it.
*sigh*
Gold star for Lisa. You got me again. Cheese, I’m gonna run out of these things soon.
Chris: Thank you, Chris. Very well put.
DrkFire666: Wait’ll you see page 87.5, the X-rated sequence that was cut for family television! “Romana’s Style and Grace”. Oh, I agree, a hint here and there perhaps can be fun. Even romance! The little 1st Doctor bit with Cameca in “The Aztecs” was brilliant and made the Doctor that much more endearing. It’s the soppy doe-eyed Martha crap EVERY EPISODE that I can’t stand.
ZB: Someday you’ll understand.
missweek: Thanks!
gothie: You’re welcome…. and happy birthday? Whenever it REALLY is.
Laura: It’s like a science fiction version of Three’s Company! Oh, thank you! Glad to hear it wasn’t so bad as you thought. I will have to check it out sometime.
Jonathan: Very likely. I actually hope it doesn’t take THAT long to finish. But the way its going, it could. *sigh* If he regenerates before I’m done, I’ll figure out something.
Other Chris: Hahahahahhahaah, nooooo… she’s just… *sigh*
Yeah, that’s not my cup-o-tea either. But I’m sure it would thrill a lot of people to see.
herk: Heheheheh, yup.
Kevin Stroik: Thanks! I have to agree. If the Doctor WERE going to hook up with someone who was less than a tenth his age, it should AT LEAST be someone who stands a chance of understanding a tenth of his side of a conversation. Not some semi-educated shop jocky.
Ben: S’okay Ben. It just got a little ugly and repetitive a short while ago. Hopefully we’ve all gone beyond it now.
Spiral: Hahhah, Sweet Rowdy Rassilon? You’re weird, Spiral. Wonderfully wierd.
Thank you very much!
Victor: Heheh, she ain’t. But it sounds like they’ve staked a claim on homosexual relationships in a television [or related] medium.
Techno Coat Lady: Heheheheh, whoopsie. But you’re right, they did meet in that audio play (which incidently, I haven’t accepted as canon for the purposes of this comic, but that’s irrelevant), but did he mention Grace at all in it? I didn’t get a chance to listen to it all the way through. If so, or if there’s a point at which they’ve been together long enough for it to have come up in conversation, then your point stands.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Well, it’s been said before, but I’ll say it as it was what I was thinking. At least the kiss woke Romana up. Grace is going to be very embarrassed when Romana tells her who she is.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Ooh
:S
Um…
April 4th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
AHAHAHAHA!!!! lmao… *looks around library in embarassment*
April 4th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
THUD! *falls off chair laughing*
Rich, you’ve cheered me up no end.
Ohh, the look on Romana’s face - priceless!
Bravo! Bravo! Encore! Encore!
April 4th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
OK, sort of understandable if Romana’s terribly injured maybe you can’t see who she is that well. That happened once, these two girls looked really similar and one of them died and they got mixed up.
Levanta
April 4th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
wwwooOOOOOOOOOooooooooo! (as used in 80’s tv show stand up comedies, look out Al Bundy!)
me thinks the only thing missing from the last scene is seven dwarf timelords, and a bunch of doe eyed critters
April 4th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
That last panel is pure comedic GOLD. Romana’s expression is beyond priceless, I’m dying here. Grace is such a fun mess too. I adore her little flash back bubbles!
April 4th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Rich…I can’t wait for page 87.5. I am SOOOOO over the age of 18. So let me know when and where ya post it
April 4th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I only have one thing to say.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 4th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
PPPPPPPPPPHHHHHH!!!
*wipes water off monitor*
*blinks*
AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ah-ha… Ha-ha…
*looks at that last panel again*
AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
April 4th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Rich, you are a force for good. Bravo.
& could you please send me a copy of page 87.5 to my e-mail
April 4th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
that was AWESOME! if i’d been sitting on a stool, i definitely would have fallen off it! this page has brightened my day considerably, just as i was getting bogged down with work too
that last panel is priceless! *laughs uncontrollably* Jack just has to walk in now! I wasn’t expecting such a quick update 
Keep up the good work!
Maybe Grace will pass off her kiss as resuscitation…hehe
April 4th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Rich: what are you planning to include in page 87.5? i want to be forewarned just in case i really want to read it or not.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Wow, that’s not a very flattering avatar thingie, why couldn’t I have got the friendly looking be-monocled green square. Shucks.
Anyway keep up the good work, it’s amazing how consistent this has been so far, and also how you’ve kept up such regular up-dates, especially so considering you’re also doing YAFGC.
You’ve very obviously got an amazing talent for this… envy circuits fully enabled.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Ch1ps, unfortunately I suspect that Rich was only kidding when he made reference to page 87.5.
(Though if I’m incorrect Rich, you have my e-mail
)
April 4th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
One obsolete half-dead TARDIS : 1 career
A life of traveling time & space : 1 Granddaughter
Saving the Universe from slavery and destruction: 1 Homeworld
Walking in on your ex-companion snogging your ex-girlfriend : Priceless
April 4th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I’m far too old for anything TOO raunchy. Might give me a heart attack, and MY species only has one.
Except for Lestor, but we don’t talk about him much.
But things like this every once in a while I find fine, even if I’m personally…not fond of slash. Either kind.
After all, it’s clearly just comic humor, not two women making out for the heck of it. Nothing to get upset over. Where would Doctor Who be without zany misadventures and comical situations at the expense of the characters’ dignity?
April 4th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Drkfire666’s comment:
One obsolete half-dead TARDIS : 1 career
A life of traveling time & space : 1 Granddaughter
Saving the Universe from slavery and destruction: 1 Homeworld
Walking in on your ex-companion snogging your ex-girlfriend : Priceless
——————–
That is so true!
Dean(number36): ah well
April 4th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Rich. I think you may have made a mistake with your page 87.5 quip….And you have my e-mail too.
April 4th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Sailorgreeny:Huyup! Hehehe
Gaz: Heee…urk.
Jen: SHHHHHHH! tsk tsk.
The Creeping Spleen: *Helps up* Sorry, and yay! *Bows*
Levanta T: Well, Grace has never seen Romana before and has no idea who she is. Romana’s not unrecognizably mangled or anything. She just thinks it’s the Doctor.
Gecks: Heheheheh.. yergh. And a catchy if irritating musical score.
Ana: Aw, thanks!
Shaptain Cade: Um… sure. Perhaps I should inform you and the others that I was just kidding about page 87.5. I have not, and will not, draw that one up. Sorry.
Lennie: And my reply: HEEEEEEEEEEE!
Vroom Socko: *Gets him more water* Sorry dude!
Dean 36: Hehehehe, okay. And no.
Ch1ps: No falling down because of my artwork. *wags finger* I’m glad I could cheer you up!
Ch1ps: I’m not. At all. Don’t worry.
Dean 36: Um.. You’re new here, I think. My updates aren’t all that regular. They’re sporadic at best, I’m afraid. Can be anything from hours to days to weeks… and possibly months between updates.
Thank you!
Dean 36: I was. Yes. But no.
DrkFire666: Hehehehehheeh nice!
Turnip: Too true. Too true. And don’t worry, there is no page 87.5. I was kidding.
Ch1ps: Sorry.
edahS niatpaC: Yeah, I think you’re right. There is no page 87.5. And no, I won’t draw one!
April 4th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Not new here no, I know it’s not Sluggy Freelance regular, but believe me, compared to some web-comics I’ve seen I could positively set my watch to it, a couple of breaks which were well sign posted and very understandable, considering the birth of your child and holidays, etc I don’t really count in the overly speed you produce these. I am also taking into account the fact the you somehow manage to have pages and pages up-dated in YAFGC every time I check it.
BTW, I’m not sure from the above, but is that a no to 87.5 then?
April 4th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
It’s no big deal Rich; I waterproofed my monitor the day I started reading Something Positive. And thanks.
*sips water*
*looks at the last panel again*
PPPPPPPPPPHHHHHH!!!
AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
April 4th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Dean 36: Hahahahah… yeah, YAFGC goes up every single day. Even if it threatens to kill me.
As for 87.5… let me see if I can make it clear….
NO!
NO 87.5!
NO NO NO!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Is good? ;D
Vroom Socko: *ducks, opens umbrella* Good good.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Wow I love the work, If only live art could imitate drawn art. this would be one hell of a season,,, heck they could do the computer animamated thing to bring back the now long dead doctors to fit it all together.
April 4th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Oh well on the 87.5 thing…But as my fave companions wouldn’t be in it anyway, I’m not TOO heartbroken. BTW, I’m enjoying seeing just how many versions of my screen name you can come up with…LOL
April 5th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Um, is anyone else wondering what Doctor Nine and Drax are up to…?
( .)
Thought not.
April 5th, 2008 at 12:26 am
well, the when we saw the Doc and Drax they seemed to be doing fine escaping from the Daleks. Apart from the ‘twinge’ as the fourth Doctor got zapped, i think they should be doing ok. But that’s for Rich to say, not me.
As for what they’re up to…
Rich: not too disappointed about 87.5 being a joke, though the number would have been funny to look at
April 5th, 2008 at 12:27 am
oops, i forgot to erase the ‘the’ before ‘when’. d’oh!
April 5th, 2008 at 12:59 am
I think this will be a shock for Grace, but not as much of a shock as seeing Seven again… so can we make that happen, Rich? Please? Pretty please?
“Have we met? I hope the circumstances were pleasant.”
April 5th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Reply to Rich:
I’ve never known how to react to femslash. It’s one of those things I don’t really sit comfortably with (I don’t know what’s wrong with me). To me, it’s the same thing as two guys going at it. I’ve got nothing against it. I just feel awkward watching it.
And believe, I’d never felt more awkward before when I saw this page. Well…I felt awkard after the brief encounter with the God of Gobsmack. Really, I scrolled down the page and saw the last panel and almost shouted, “What in the heck Ramsey…?!” before remembering I was supposed to be working on an assignment in class.
April 5th, 2008 at 2:17 am
Okay, this is now officially the best Doctor Who comic in the history of ever.
April 5th, 2008 at 2:33 am
*thumbs up* Excellent.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:38 am
*chokes to death laughing*
April 5th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Khelben H Vasq: Yeah, they could, but they’d also have to do some serious makeup and effects work on the actors who have aged since their appearances.
Saptain Chade: Yeah, no Nyssa porn. Sorry. And the name thing has become a bit of a hobby.
Os: Nope. I know exactly what they’re doing.
You’ll find out when the time is right.
ch1ps: Heheheh, yeah, fractions and decimels are funny.
Dave: That’s a funny thought. Her running into the 7th Doctor. Hehehhehe…
Grace: “Didn’t you…? Aren’t you..?”
Doctor: “Changed?”
Grace nods. “You’re all…” (Touches hair, raises hand)
Doctor: “Taller? Flowing dark locks?”
Grace nods again.
Doctor: “Yes well… not yet, apparently.”
Sean:Nothing wrong with you, Sean. You’ve just got some parameters is all. I understand that. Sorry I made you uncomfortable. But it fit my story.
Joe England: *Grins* Thanks, Joe!
Tori: Thanks!
Isi: *watches Isi regenerate* Sorry about that.
April 5th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Surely Romana is just hearing and repeating what grace says and when grace says “it’s me grace” - romana repeats and says “temporal grace” which as we all know stops weapons being fired in the TARDIS - no need to worry if they’ve met before as it really isnt relevant to what’s happened.
Me…I’m just hoping zoe and peri walk in lol
April 5th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Rich, this just gets better and better.
Loved seeing Martha on the last page - thanks for including her.
And I have to ask - am I imagining things, or is that Marthas Intern friend from Smith and Jones (quick google search - Julia Swales) in the first two panels?
April 5th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
squeeing
come and knock on our door…
we’ve been waiting for you!
April 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
All right.
I guess I could have figured that out.
Levanta *sigh*
April 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Heehee
Obviously Grace cares more for who a person is on the inside rather than his (or her) outward appearance. I wonder how Rose would have reacted if the Doctor had regenerated into, say, Troughton rather than Tennant? Keep up the good work!
April 5th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Where the kisses are her’s, and her’s and his’, Three’s Company too.
April 5th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
*facepalm*
bah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
April 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
an interesting thought, when grace first saw the doctor, he was nearing the end of his 7′th regeneration, (even if he was laying on an operating table) how would she react seeing him as a younger more handsome 800+ year old time lord? :p
April 5th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
dang, that’s allready been covered… (learns to read before commenting)
April 5th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Honestly, the way some fans talk you’d think Tennent wa
April 5th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Ack, sorry. My computer’s been flipping out…my father gutted it then reemboweled it earlier today, you see. Right now it’s functioning…sort of. But I can see all the insides of my CPU, and it’s making a loud whirring noise.
Needless to say, that last post was a mistake, and I apologize.
I was going to continue with something around the lines of ‘ I really don’t think he’s that good looking,’ but whatever. I suppose it’s just when you compare him to wrinkly old men…but I digress. It just irks me, you never see any fan companions for, say…six. If you want any of the Doctors, you have to deal with the baggage that comes with him - and that includes the rest of him!
I seem to have lost my start menu bar, as well as the top bar of the internet page. Dang…
April 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
*sigh* Oh Grace. I had so much respect for you, but this mooning over the Doctor is just silly of you.
April 5th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Doctor to Grace: “You’re going to be there when I finally regenerate? How does it happen? No doubt, I am felled by one of the greatest evils in the universe! Is it the Daleks? The Cybermen?! What? You killed me on the operating table while trying to save my life? What an imbecile. Who do you think you are? Harry Sullivan?”
And then all the Doctors everywhere yelled out into the sky simultaneously, echoing through time and space “Harry Sullivan is an imbeciiile!!!!” And then wherever he is, a much older Harry Sullivan sneezes for no reason and looks around, confused. “Did someone call my name?”
April 5th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Sorry for confusing a lot of people with my statement, just making a strange joke at a Time Lord’s expense. Personally, I think Grace wanted to return the ‘favour’ from The Doctor in the TVM. If you recall, when The Doctor regains his memory after his Seventh Regeneration into his Eighth self, he impulsively kisses Grace.
When an astonished Grace tells him not to do that, he does it again. Then you have to realize Grace considers The Doctor ‘alien’ and since he can presumably take on any form, why not a female? Because as Rich indicated, The Doctor cryptically informed her if she ever came across ’someone with two hearts,’ chances are it just might be him. Or her, as Grace erroneously assumes.
Meanwhile poor Romana now is re-evaluating the whole Tellurian (Earth) Medical profession. But hey, better than receiving an injection from ‘down under,’ eh?
April 5th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
LOLz. I love it. You are having so much fun with these characters, it’s absolutely contagious
April 6th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Aw Dave, I liked Harry. T________T
April 6th, 2008 at 2:21 am
Of course, the Doctor did actually say to Grace that he’d be the GUY with two hearts. But apples and oranges, right?
By the way, anyone seen the new episode yet? Good stuff? I’m a little starved for community since the forum by Outpost Gallifrey apparently froze me out because I use Gmail.
April 6th, 2008 at 5:25 am
*facepalm* Dammit, Grace! Not again! XD I dunno whose ire she’s gonna have to face: Four for kissing Romana or Eight for thinking Romana was him!
April 6th, 2008 at 5:40 am
*spit-take*
OH BOY, can’t wait to see this resolved!!
Am glad to see Grace (and Martha!) though. I see what you did there with Nurse Crane …
April 6th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Alright I’ll finnally comment, been reading this for a while.
I’m famiar with the Classic deries from Pertywee on, and like nuwho aLso.I LOVE this comic!
Rich have you ever, thougfht of a script to submit for the new series?
What would been — interesting — is for Grace to see seven and eioght together, though talking with seven would be a very bad idea to be sure. (Crossing a personal time line and all that. Seven doesn’t need a warning.)
I have a question that has bothered me for a while, can anyone give me the heights of the actors wh’ve played the Doctor? I’ve seen 6.1 for tennant and 6 ft for eccleston. Some one said Pertwee was 6.3? just curious and I prefer verifying information I find.
Thank you and if I missed any spelling erros please forgive me. Keep up the good work Rich! I’m thinkig you have a mulit layered resolution for this. Seeing it revealed layer by layer should be outstanding.
April 6th, 2008 at 10:06 am
No spoilers, Joe, but I enjoyed it.
April 6th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Thanks, Wulfae.
April 6th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I can’t stop laughing. This will probably bring the nice men in white coats to the library that I’m giggling in. As my daughter would say …’Squee!’ Too good! No matter what direction this goes in, I’m going to enjoy it! I already thought the last panel an extremely clever way of bringing us into a proper perspective of our time line. Very inventive! I can see now your devious plot manuvering started ever so long ago with Romana’s injury-Gold star for you!!Still laughing!Cheers!
April 6th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Rich, I keep looking back at this and laughing.Help!
April 6th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Didn’t know about April fool joke.Just read it- laughing harder, if that’s even possible!! I suspect the man online behind me is growing concerned…
April 6th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Seriously Rich, do you plot this out in advance or just make it up as you go along?
Kind of edging towards the latter…
April 6th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Still laughing! Can’t wait ’til I’m registered for your sub-forum! I think I’m gonna need surgery to get this smile off my face!
April 6th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I APPROVE OF THIS.
Rich, is your real name Russel T? Jokes…
April 6th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Still laughing.
April 6th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Rich is a much better writer than RTD, in my opinion, anyway…Long live the Gorpo!!!
April 6th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Dearest Rich -
I have been following this epic from the very beginning, but have never commented, and I *hate* that this is my first comment. Please know that I *adore* the story and that am thrilled every time a new page goes up.
But - there are so many spelling errors in the series. Are you planning on publishing, and if so, do you have a copy editor? I’d hate to think of all the inking and coloring being done and it being too late to fix the text.
(If you don’t have anyone looking over your text, I’d be happy to step up.)
April 6th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
LadyTweed: Your account has been activated.
tzikeh: This comic cannot be published, since it breaks copyright, copyleft, copycentre and everything in between. As far as proofreading goes, best of luck. I was a professional editor and even I can’t stop him from putting pages up before I have a chance to correct them - and I live with the guy.
April 6th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
..BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
April 6th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Oh… gods. This is brillent.
And hey, at least we know Romana’s okay, right? ^_^
April 6th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Paddy: You’re absolutely right. Romana is barely conscious and trying to parse the words with what she knows. Doctor? She knows the Doctor. She repeats. Grace? Something to do with the TARDIS… temporal grace? Is it finally working? Prattling on about waiting and looking for, yes, yes I’m looking for the Doctor. We’re trying to come back to where he was… SMOOCH! What the…???
Zoe is with Turlough, Jo and Susan looking for the Rani’s TARDIS at the moment, while Peri is down in the depths of the Cyberman’s labs. Not much chance of them showing up I’m afraid.
Sinead: *phew* I’m glad you think so. I’m always afraid of it getting worse and worse. You’re welcome!
Martha’s intern friend? Um… sure! Yes it is.
Gold star for you and your imagination!
Mr Scirev: Ugh! Too right! Doctor Tripper is missing out on some serious Grace Crissy and Romana Janet action!
Levanta T: Yup! *pats her head* You knew what you were talking about.
Countess: Hahahahahh, right on! Or Colin Baker.
Rose: Who… who are you?
Doctor: I am the Doctor. Whether you like it or not.
Shadpain Cade: So, is this a Mr.Roper or a Mr.Furley episode? Argh. Had a terrible terrible thought. A Three’s Company episode: The Two Landlords.. Mr.Roper and Mr.Furley are taking out of time to battle the Master…Or The Three Roommates where Crissy, Cindy and Tiffany are all drawn to Gallifrey by the Time Scoop into the Not-so-Dark-as-the-Dark-Zone, to wrestle in jell-o….
John Wolfe: *pries his face out of his palm* Heheheh
Gecks: You mean a younger 7th Doctor? With the silly ? sweater? Heheheheh
Turnip: Well, I think his looks probably aren’t orchestrated to appeal to your particular demographic. And if you think about it, the 6th Doctor was a nasty, crabby often immature piece of work who wore a clown suit. He lacks some of the casual hero appeal of, say, the 10th Doctor.
Megan: Heh, share that with Rose and Martha.
Dave: Harry’s ears burn.
Fangarius: Actually Grace didn’t tell him not to do that. She tells him to do it again. So he does.
Kelly: Yay! Thanks for sharing!
wulfae: Heheheh, we all did. But it was the 4th Doctor who called him an imbicile.
Joe England: Well, yeah… in some cases here in North America ‘guy’ can be used as a generic sexless referrant.
Nick: AGAIN? Hehheeheheh… I think the 4th Doctor would be amused. (Tom Baker might have had woids, though).
Stephanie: *wipes her monitor* … nurse Crane? Yes… yes Nurse Crane…
Gold star for you!
Kat-Klingon: Ka-plah! A script for the series, eh? Don’t know how I’d go about getting that done. But it couldn’t hurt to try, I suppose. The Doctor’s heights question has been answered in comments earlier in the comic. I can’t remember exactly when, though. Sometime around when the Doctors were all arguing on the Eye of Orion. Someone put together a list.
I know Tom Baker was 6′3″. And I think Jon Pertwee was too.
Thank you!
Lady Tweed: Sorry!
Lady Tweed: Sorry!
The Creeping Spleen: A little of both. I have the plot mapped out generally and I’ve been ad libbing the actual dialogue and interactions as they come up with the Doctors’ voices in my head. Sometimes, however, they diverge from my plan and I have to reevaluate. But I know basically what interactions have to happen and where it’s going next.
Lady Tweed: Sorry! You need a spatula for that?
The Radge: Thank you! My name isn’t Russel T., no. Otherwise there’d be a whole lot more of this homoeroticism and a bit more slapstick.
Lady Tweed: Sorry!
Edapus Shapton: *bows* Thank you.
tzikeh: Dearest! *blush* Heheheh, I sense a criticism coming on.
Yes. I suck with the spelling, especially when typing quickly. I have no plans to publish (as my darling wife so eloquently put it), but at some point I will try to find the time to go back and fix spellings and things. I do have a copy editor, yes. Who’s services I have neglected to take advantage of to their fullest. But thanks for the offer!
Hilary:
I love you!
Colley: Hehehehe
Kori: Thanks! Yup, she seems to be okay. She’s pulling a Doctor here, seeming to be dead until suddenly waking up fine.
April 6th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Harry Sullivan was very entertaining. That’s just one of my favorite 4th Doctor lines. I’m really hoping he shows up in a future episode of Doctor Who or Sarah Jane Adventures, possibly alongside the Brigadier. One can only hope.
April 6th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Thanks Rich.
Kat-Klingon: This site claims to have celebrity heights:
It gives heights for all actors who have played The Doctor except William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton.
According to the site the actors heights are:
Jon Pertwee (6ft 3in), Tom Baker (6ft 3in), Peter Davison (6ft 0in), Colin Baker (6ft 0in), Sylvester McCoy (5ft 6in), Paul McGaan (5ft 8.5in), Christopher Eccleston (6ft 0in), David Tennant (6ft 1in)
April 6th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Kat Klingon:
Sorry don’t know how, but the link to the site did not appear.
Trying again:
http://www.celebheights.com/
April 6th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I got all the heights together some time back, a lot of them from that same site. Re-posted:
Jon Pertwee: 6’3”
Tom Baker: 6’3”
Peter Davison: 6’1”
Colin Baker: 6’0”
Sylvester McCoy: 5’6”
Paul McGann: 5’8”
Christopher Eccleston: 6’1” (though some also say he’s 6′0″ even, and others say he’s 6′2″)
David Tennant: 6’1”
Paul McGann might be slightly taller… some sources have him at 5′8.5″, while he himself is quoted as saying he’s 5′9″. I’d like to trust him, but actors are sometimes known to add an inch or two. So who knows? The IMDB has him at 5′10″!
I did hear from someone that Hartnell was around 5′11″, while Troughton was about 5′6″. That could possibly have just been guesswork, though.
April 6th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
I think Edapus Shapton’s my favorite, thus far.
April 7th, 2008 at 1:33 am
By the way Rich, I’m very much North American myself. Like I said, apples and oranges. If that means what I think it does… anyway. Just saw Partners in Crime, and it made my day! The bees are disappearing!
April 7th, 2008 at 4:12 am
Holy Hannah…I just relised something…Grace’s hair gets a little longer in each panel…Just how long did it take her to cross that room?
April 7th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Dave: I’m probably just as fond of Harry Sullivan as you are, so I don’t know how to tell you this, but there’s no chance of Harry showing up on the new show: Ian Marter, who played Harry, died of complications from diabetes in 1986.
Sorry to dash your hopes…
April 7th, 2008 at 7:02 am
I’m a long time Doctor Who fan, 25+ years. Love the comic, I read the whole thing in one night. The art is fantastic, the dialog spot on. fantastic work mate,keep it up. How come Tom and Peter never wear their hats?
April 7th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Is it just me or does Eight have sexy!eyebrows right there?
April 7th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Thank you for the heights! It’s amazing TB and JP are listed the same yet Four seems to tower over every body — in the CS. TB’s personality must belarger than life and project as such
Eagerly awaiting the next page.
April 7th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
The noise I just made after making this may have rather startled the people in the hallway. I can’t describe exactly the sqwawp I made, but if I accidentally sonically blasted the jars in the epidemiology laboratories down the hallway, I’m holding you responsible for an avian flu outbreak in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Rich.
Unexpected Companion Kiss! Indeed. Startling, somewhat awkward, still yet amusing, and oddly in character, I think, for Grace.
April 7th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
That should be “Reading,” not “making,” btw. Brain not functioning.
April 7th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
My vote is for an 87.5. Get Peri into it too.
April 7th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Hahaha, sweet.
Best mistake EVER.
April 7th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Teeheehee… can’t wait to see how this one turns out =)
April 7th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Awwww yeah. Good ol’ girl on girl action. Good stuff. That’ll be fun to explain to the Doctor.
April 8th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Oops, apologies, I thought she didn’t, Bogart Curse at work again. Anyway, if Romana had a discerning opinions of Tellurians (humans) now, one makes her wonder what she’ll think of this!
Could you imagine the entry in her personal log: ‘When The Doctor claimed the medical profession has gotten more personal, he wasn’t kidding!’
Sorry, couldn’t resist, but I have been loving the episodes, I’m just wondering what’s going on with Doctor 10 and the Monk on Gallifrey, and will he end up eventually encountering Leela, K9 Mark I and Doctor 8 soon.
April 8th, 2008 at 5:46 am
Is Grace a Torchwood Geazer or something? by the way the monk kills the doctor and his re-generation cannot work so he ends up in the graveyard and his tombstone says on it John Smith
1444-2009
April 8th, 2008 at 5:48 am
geazer means lad in slang
April 8th, 2008 at 5:57 am
how do the kaleds fly over to telos in episode 33 its just thay don’t have a ship so how can thay really?, also if davros is made of gold how can the cybermen see him? it doesn’t make sence please explane ‘coz im worred it’al be published in ‘09 do you know Fangarius? please reply ……………………. from pat the great P.S who is the 455th?
April 8th, 2008 at 6:02 am
To Ian Marter, who brought Harry Sullivan to life. May he rest in peace.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Cheers.
April 8th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I wonder how Grace would react to finding out how many Doctors there REALLY are:
Ninth Doctor (having just come to her rescue): Hullo Grace! How’ve you been?
Grace: I’m sorry, do I–oh. Oh God, you did it again, didn’t you?
Nine: Yup. What do you think?
Grace: I…I need a drink.
Tenth Doctor: GRACE!!! Hel-LO!!!!
Grace: &^%^$%$#
Ten: Sorry?
Fourth Doctor: Hi.
Grace: (Stares)
Four: I’m the Doctor.
Grace: (stares)
Grace: (Rolling about in uncrontrollable laughter)
Sixth Doctor: I really don’t know what you find so amusing, miss!
Third Doctor: Charmed, miss.
Grace: (slams head on wall.)
Grace:…And you two…
First Doctor: I should think so.
Second Doctor: Indubitubly!
Grace:…I thought so. (Downs another drink.) Somebody shoot me please….
April 8th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
so brought down, I had no idea Ian Mater had passed away, though the only character I knew he played was Harry, he was a character I adored, rest in peace
April 8th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Well, hey, turnabout’s fair play. Jack’s done it to two Doctors, if I recall correctly.
Also, man, Grace doesn’t mess around. Jumped right to open mouth.
Love the expressions on this; just the right mix of cartoony and realistic to feel like Who without that weird sense of disconnection going too realistic in a comic can bring. The little smirk on Eight’s a favorite.
One question: Is your Master supposed to be pre-watch Jacobi regeneration? He looks sort of like a shorter Ainley, but not close enough to anyone for me to really make a call there. Course, you could always just have multiple Masters show up-wouldn’t put that past this comic. Either way, great work!
April 8th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Dave: *pats* Yeah, sadly…well, you know the news.
Sinead: You’re welcome.
Joe England: Thanks for reposting that info.
Niatacp Dashe: Yeah, that’s a good one.
Joe England: What? With a name like Joe ENGLAND you’re a yank? Argh. False advertising!
Edash Niapact: Not REALLY. It’s mostly about shoulder length.
Vroom Socko: *bows head and nods*
MarrowMan: One NIGHT? You’re a mad man! Gosh, thank you so much. As for the hats, you’ll find that in both cases the hats were an accessory that they wore a lot for their first few episodes, then more-or-less abandoned except in special cases (And they’re both drawn from those later periods for purposes of this comic). In fact I think that after his first season (and his first costume change) the 4th Doctor never wore his again. The 5th Doctor would pull his out when on sunny location shoots but otherwise kept it rolled up in his pocket.
Morgul: Ayup.
Kat-Klingon: Heheheh, yeah, I draw the 4th Doctor huge. He just IS big. I don’t go by realistic proportions for this (I didn’t have the reference when I started anyway), but rather how they *feel* to me from watching them. Yes, Jon Pertwee is a tall man, and as tall as Tom Baker, but his Doctor seemed smaller because he was more stately and classy while the 4th Doctor is gangly and overpowering. And of course both the 2nd and 7th Doctors seem gnomelike to me. I’ve met Sylvester McCoy. He’s a wee little man.
DQ: Sorry about that. Hehehehehhe.. I’ll watch the papers for unexpected flu epidemics. If it happens I’ll flee the… oh wait… I’m not IN that country.
Chris: Ew. No.
Leah Masterson: DQ’s? Or Grace’s?
Vicki: Hehehehe, I’m workin’ on it!
Lily Knotwise: Hey, they may keep it between themselves.
Fangarius: Yeah, everyone seems to be desperate to hear about everyone else I wasn’t able to write about each page.
pat the great: No, Grace is from the FOX film, not Torchwood.
Um. The monk killed the Doctor when?
pat the great: Geezer means old person in slang, actually. Not lad.
pat the great: The Kaleds fly over to Telos? Episode 33 of what? Davros is made of gold? Gold isn’t invisible to Cybermen…. what are you talking about?
Dave: *bows head and nods again*
Other Chris: Heheheh, daft.
Gecks: He also played a sailor in the Jon Pertwee episode “Carnival of Monsters” and he wrote some of the novelizations of the episodes.
Sean: Thank you! You’ll see where the Master comes from in the earlier pages of this comic. It is the life force that has posessed Tremas (Anthony Ainley), the crystal being and the ambulance guy (FOX film) trapped in the TARDIS. When the 8th Doctor brings his TARDIS in to be worked on on Gallifrey, it attacks and posesses a Time Lord technician, forcing him to regenerate. So this is a new never-before-seen pre-Jacobi incarnation, reminiscent of Anthony Ainley.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Just wanted to say how much I admire your work in Ten Doctors. This might be every Doctor Who fan’s dream come true. I love how you’ve clearly defined the characters of each doctor. And the story just keeps getting bigger! I wouldn’t be suprised if what happened on April 1st happens for real soon. Devastated…but not suprised.
April 8th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Don’t worry, Mock. I’ve got it planned and I’m enjoying it. The worst that’ll happen is that it takes a looooong looooooooooooooooooooong time for me to update.
April 9th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Funny stuff, Rick - and, whether intentional or not, a nice poke at all the Doctor/Companion make-out crap we’ve had to deal with more and more!
April 9th, 2008 at 4:18 am
aye aye, i knew he played a sailor originally, but i must say I was pleasantly surprised that he actualy wrote novelizations of Doctor who, including one i’d love to get my hands on, Harry Sullivans War !
April 9th, 2008 at 5:28 am
“As for the hats, you’ll find that in both cases the hats were an accessory that they wore a lot for their first few episodes, then more-or-less abandoned except in special cases (And they’re both drawn from those later periods for purposes of this comic). In fact I think that after his first season (and his first costume change) the 4th Doctor never wore his again.”
I seem to remember Four having his hat on hand quite often, actually. It would be sticking up from his coat pocket more often than not, but he did wear it a lot in his second season, and I recall him having it on at least at the start of stories like The Face of Evil, The Sunmakers, The Androids of Tara, and The Power of Kroll. I think the last time it showed up might have been while The Doctor was napping at Brighton in The Leasure Hive.
(Can you telll Tom Baker’s my favorite Doctor? Although, I recently picked up the few DVDs featuring Patrick Troughton, and I’m now kicking myself for not watching them sooner.)
April 9th, 2008 at 9:47 am
rich, in that case, I’m fully on-board for whatever you can dish out. Good luck!
BTW, my favorite part so far might be “It’s Captain. Captain Jack Harkness.”
April 9th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Just to clarify (nothing to do with this page, the thought just struck me), Glitz flew to Davros’ ship from Terminus - does that mean events on Terminus are happening in 2008 or did the Rani lend him a time engine or something? I always had the impression Terminus was set in the future.
April 9th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Hmm. Something I’ve been wondering for a while…Rich, is there any rhyme or reason to your POV changes? Like, do you do one set of characters, then switch to another in some sort of order, or do you just go to whoever you feel like would be the most fun at the moment?
Also, grrr. I want to watch the new season.
April 9th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
# Vroom Socko Says:
April 9th, 2008 at 5:28 am
“As for the hats, you’ll find that in both cases the hats were an accessory that they wore a lot for their first few episodes, then more-or-less abandoned except in special cases (And they’re both drawn from those later periods for purposes of this comic). In fact I think that after his first season (and his first costume change) the 4th Doctor never wore his again.”
I seem to remember Four having his hat on hand quite often, actually. It would be sticking up from his coat pocket more often than not, but he did wear it a lot in his second season, and I recall him having it on at least at the start of stories like The Face of Evil, The Sunmakers, The Androids of Tara, and The Power of Kroll. I think the last time it showed up might have been while The Doctor was napping at Brighton in The Leasure Hive.
(Can you telll Tom Baker’s my favorite Doctor? Although, I recently picked up the few DVDs featuring Patrick Troughton, and I’m now kicking myself for not watching them sooner.)
lol @ the hats remark. Tom Baker still wore his (at times) even in his last season, and Perter Davison wore his in his last serial “The Caves of Androzani,” I hardly call that abandonment. and then again in TimeCrash (although who knows what era he came from there.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:01 am
0o….. Oooh woooow…….
*peeks around the classroom to make sure my teacher’s not looking*
>.>
April 10th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Hey, I’m loving this. i’m a little young for the classic doctors, but i’ve seen some of them, and remember a little from watching repeats, but this is great! Can you please please please write/draw some more, i really really want to see more of Romana’s reaction to Doctor Grace, and what nine’s up to, and basically what the heck is going on? (It’s well explained, but i want more of the story please!)
Thanks!
April 10th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Rich: Thanks for replying! I’m the “Sean” that asked about the Master et all. Changed the nickname as I realized apon a more careful comment read that there was allready a regular poster named Sean. Sorry about that, fella.
And yeah, I remembered that-you just mentioned wanting to redo that Master design on the page itself, so I wasn’t sure what you were going for there. I thought it was a pretty clever way to get the Master out of the Doctor’s Tardis, to be sure. Anyway, nothing wrong with Ainley, to be sure. I mean, the guy managed to be menacing when wearing puffy sleeves, a collared tightly fitting cape, and weilding a magic wand. That’s /talent/.
April 10th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I wish they’d kept Jacobi a little longer…he’s such an amazing actor. Anyone else would’ve screwed Utopia up royally, I think.
April 10th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Something that occurred to me re Grace, she’s in a interesting position, since she can remember the 8th Doctor, as opposed to the 9th and 10th from earlier in the story, who were unable to recall their 8th incarnation and so relate any information about said incarnation to the earlier Doctors. So if she does happen to run into any of the Doctors she’ll know something they don’t, about themselves.
Also presumbably, the 9th and 10th Doctors won’t be able to remember her.
April 11th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Good point, Dean!
April 11th, 2008 at 10:30 am
If Rich doesn’t update soon, we’re going to max out the comment buffer…
April 11th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
That’s why there’s a forum now
http://yafgc.shipsinker.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=11
April 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
dean (Number 36) if grace was to meet doctor 9 or 10 see would fill the hole in their memories because they never sai they didn’t remember Grace did they so she could just tell them what they looked like and Patch up their memory
April 11th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Perhaps Jim, but when you’re dealing with wibbly wobbly timey wimey you can never be too sure.
I presumed that since they couldn’t recall their 8th incarnation, that it meant they couldn’t recall anything which had happened during their 8th incarnation. But it’s ultimately up to Rich what he meant, so I guess we’ll see as the story unfolds.
Or not, if it doesn’t come up.
April 12th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
heehee. I smiled when I read it again and noticed the little “snap” in the last panel. Didn’t see that before.
April 12th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
if this comic goes the way i think it will the 8th Doctor will leave with Grace (She’ll travel with him, take part in the time war and die) The doctor will regenerate meet rose and it all fits into our timeline in a loop
April 12th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
heh at least that whiny dipshit Adric is no where to be seen (dead at this point)
April 12th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
At least he got to hang out with the Doctor’s greatest ever companion, ever
April 12th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
you mean Romana II I’m Guessing
April 13th, 2008 at 12:17 am
dont do that again pleas dont do it
April 13th, 2008 at 1:38 am
Nope…Guess again
April 13th, 2008 at 2:09 am
Not Romana II? It sure as HELL isn’t Nyssa or Teegan so it can only be K-9 ???
April 13th, 2008 at 2:19 am
Got a problem with the wee purple clad Trakenite, matey? Arrrrrr
April 13th, 2008 at 11:57 am
No problem with Nyssa, just that she’s not The Doctors best Companion that’s all, I rather liked her to be honest. My fave will will always be the Trio of TB, K-9 and Romana II, as short lived as it was
April 13th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Rish: No, Grace’s. I can’t wait to see her try to explain that.
April 13th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Rich, I meant. Typos…
April 13th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
wow. wow.
I’m having trouble breathing.
Romana. And Grace. gaah.
question mark?
my brain just exploded …
… Actually they look kinda cute together
April 13th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
It’s all a matter of perspective, as always. Nyssa was always my favorite. Smart, charming, and played by that lovely of lovelies, Sarah Sutton (who looks really good in tight purple pants).
April 13th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
like the last panel. BOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 13th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Very funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 13th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
They shud turn this into a huge film thingy when ur finished
April 13th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Too bad The Doctor couldn’t have a companion with the intelligence of Romana, the balsy strength of Teegan (minus the whine) and the boobage of Peri Brown, with the costume of Nyssa! sigh, one can only wish.
April 13th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
And we shall name her COMPANION-RA! And she shall wear Nyssa’s costume interchangably with Leela’s costume! And she shall cause explosions like Ace did! And she shall be quietly pretty like Zoe! And she shall have a ticker-tape readout and nasal stun-gun!
April 13th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Rich, put Companion-Ra in strip 87.5 please.
April 13th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
*wipes tears from eyes* Chris, you just gave me the best laugh I’ve had for a while with that image of “Companion-Ra”.
April 13th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
ditto, brilliant mate
April 13th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Kewl…I’m still picturing the earlier image of Nyssa with Peri’s boobs…LOL
April 13th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I just thought of something- Jamie and Sarah Jane are going to walk in in about 30 seconds…
April 14th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Does the Doctor have a cool call to summon the mythical Companion Ra?
“Companion Ra, Companion Ra, Companion Ra, HOOOOO!”
April 14th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Captain Shade, ditto on the Nyssa love. I just watched the Nyssatastic “Arc of Infinity”. The belligerent Tegan gets most of the attention, so it’s good to see her on her own. One of my own pet peeves is the dearth of Five/Nyssa fic. I haven’t found a good one yet.
Hee Hee, Companion Ra. What would the male equivalent look like I wonder? Jamie’s kilt, Turlough’s hair, the Brig’s ability to be composed, irritated and dryly amusing at the same time?
April 14th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Jack’s eyes, the Doctor’s overall awesomeness, and…hmm. Can’t think of anything else worth adding at the moment…
April 14th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Adric’s brains, and Duncan’s tendency to thump people unconcious
April 14th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Harry’s medical expertise and nicknames for the female Companion-Ra, and if we’re giving him Jamie’s kilt, he needs his legs, too.
April 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Companion Ra, He Companion?
April 14th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Companion Ken, maybe?
Hmm. One or both of them needs to have the magical ability to produce tea/coffee/hot cocoa out of thin air, in those nice mugs that get warm, but not too hot to hold. But then the BBC might decide that Companion-Ra and the male one are more interesting than the Doctor!
Mmmm. Now I want cinnamon chai…with milk and sugar…and cookies…and a scifi marathon…sigh. A girl can dream…
April 14th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Heh if we could go back in time and actually get Kamelion to work, he/it/she/whatever the f**k it was could probably be a decent companion (if it wasn’t a truly mentally retarded douche-bag)
April 14th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Mmmm…A Cinnabon, a nice room tempature bottle of apple pie, a warm fire, and a visit by a lovely grey eyed lass in purple…Cozy
April 14th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Or was it really the cold hearted Kamelion in disguis ready to bore you to death with it’s inane banter?!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Naaaw Turnip, the Beeb wouldn’t make that decision. FOX, on the other hand…
April 15th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Fox just sucks who the hell casted Eric Roberts? hahahha