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The Tenth Doctor #1 Synopsis & Cover Art Variants

Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.

Titan Comics has announced more details of its forthcoming Tenth Doctor series, featuring all-new stories in an ongoing comic series featuring a new companion and new foes.

With five variant covers available, Eisner Award-winning Nick Abadzis (Laika) and fan-favorite Elena Casagrande (Angel, Suicide Risk, Doctor Who, Star Trek) take control of the TARDIS for their first five-issue arc with the Tenth Doctor…

Gabriella Gonzalez is stuck in a dead-end job in her family’s New York Laundromat, dreaming of college and bigger, better and brighter things.

 

So when a strange man with an even stranger big blue box barges into her life on the eve of the Day of the Dead celebrations – talking about an infestation of psychic aliens – she seizes her chance for adventure with both hands.

 

After Donna’s tragic exit, the Doctor thought he was done with new companions. But Gabby Gonzalez is going to prove him wrong… if she survives the night!

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Regular inked cover and its variant is by Alice X. Zhang, while the alternatives are from the hand of Elena Casagrande. There is also a fifth, photo composite cover.

To ensure demand, Titan Comics have provided us with the following form for you to print out, complete and take to your local comic store to ensure you get your copies!

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Save 10% on Doctor Who: The Adventure Games on Steam!

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If you’re missing the Eleventh Doctor and the Ponds and have a PC or Mac of modest ability, you may be happy to learn that Doctor Who: The Adventure Games are now available for digital purchase on Steam!

The series of point and click puzzle adventures – featuring the voices of Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill (although Rory only appears in the final “episode”), Sarah Douglas, Nick Briggs and Barnaby Edwards – was launched in 2010 and features the stories City of the Daleks, Blood of the Cybermen, TARDIS, Shadows of the Vashta Nerada and The Gunpowder Plot.

Although originally issued free to British TV viewers, there is every chance that the games will be removed from their current home on the BBC’s official Doctor Who website in the coming months as the site undergoes yet another regeneration (as it did in late 2005 and 2010) – for obvious reasons.

Doctor Who: The Adventure Games features heavily in the upcoming second issue of Kasterborous Magazine. Keep an eye on our magazine Facebook Group for more details!

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Tom Baker Welcomes Horror Channel’s Doctor Who Deal

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Tom Baker says he’s thrilled that the classic Doctor Who series is to be screened on the Horror Channel.

Speaking today, the Great Man of Doctor Who said

Horror is my very favourite genre so I am thrilled the classic Doctor Who series have been picked up by the Horror Channel.

There was clearly a darker edge to my storylines, which I think brought a new dimension to the series. I remember hearing of the series scaring children – I wonder how the audience will react to the series today, all grown up.

Horror Channel has completed a deal with BBC Worldwide to broadcast 30 stories from the Classic series which ran 1963 to 1989 featuring the first seven Doctors, starting with William Hartnell and concluding with Sylvester McCoy.

Launching on Fri 18 April (Good Friday) the season begins with the very first story An Unearthly Child, and then leads into a special WHO ON HORROR weekend – a classic marathon featuring one story from each of the Doctors across the Easter weekend. There will then be weekday double-bills in daytime and evening slots with stories shown in chronological order starting on Easter Mon 21 April.

Says Tom:

The Horror of Fang Rock’ is one of my favourite stories so I’m looking forward to that one!

Which Doctor Who serial do you find most frightening?

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Gatiss: Peter Capaldi Is ‘fierce’

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Mark Gatiss, our gentleman in the field, was recently touring Brazil with BBC Worldwide to promote British drama. He appeared at two events – a Sherlock screening in Rio de Janeiro and a Q&A in Sao Paulo earlier this month.

President of the Brazilian Doctor Who Fan Club, Thais Aux, was on hand to report back on the event…

Inevitably, there were many questions about new Doctor, Peter Capaldi, who, according to Gatiss, will be “typically Scottish”! He went on to say that the Twelfth Doctor will be “perhaps a little more fierce and less immediately knowable” than his predecessors…

It sounds like our Brazilian comrades are as excited and curious about the Twelfth Doctor as we are. And it looks as though predictions that we’ll have a sterner and perhaps more frightening Doctor are on the right lines. Might he even be a bit more alien?…

Gatiss was also asked about a Sherlock-Who crossover (just: Why??!) and whether the show is better off without the Time Lords. There is clearly a thriving fan base in the land of sun, sand and Samba – though sadly, save for the Fifth Doctor’s were-wolf themed audio outing in Big Finish’s Loups Garoux (it’s a while ago I listened to it but I remember it being VERY good), our celestial adventurer has never really visited Brazil.

The fans in Sao Paulo -clearly a hardcore bunch- were also keen to see a spin-off of the Metacrisis version of the Doctor with Rose in their parallel universe from Series 2. Gatiss writes this off as a story about the happily-ever-after ending and not really the stuff of engaging drama. I don’t entirely agree – in a cut scene the Tenth Doctor threw his Metacrisis counterpart a chunk of TARDIS coral that he could grow a new one from. Adventures a plenty! So really, I think the reason why a spin-off is a bad idea is because it wouldn’t actually be a spin-off. It would just be more of the Doctor and Rose!

…Except now he’d have a human life-span and possibly up for more romance and –forgive me Kasterborites who see the Doctor as a love object– that’s a story I can more than happily do without. Bring on the fierce, wild-eyed Scot!

What kind of Doctor do you hope we’ll have with Capaldi’s portrayal? Remember to tell us below… And are the Scots getting a raw deal here with this stereotyping as “fierce”? And more importantly, do you think the Doctor should wear a kilt?…

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Frazer Hines Heads To The Dawn of Time

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Will a certain companion of the Second Doctor’s soon be making an appearance at a Doctor Who-themed coffee shop? Aye, aye, and aye! Frazer Hines, who played young Scottish piper (not the Billie kind) Jamie McCrimmon in the late 1960s, will be greeting fans at The Dawn of Time, a comic book and coffee shop.

Mr. Hines will be appearing at noon this Saturday, March 22nd. The Dawn of Time is located on Lowestoft’s High Street and should be visited by fans, friends, and non-threatening foes. The shop opened last November and is decorated in what could be described as a Doctor Who desktop theme, with Time Lordy pictures on the walls and TARDISes of all shapes and sizes.

The delightful Sophie “Ace” Aldred, companion to the Seventh Doctor, previously mingled with fans at The Dawn of Time in January. So, if you’ve ever wanted to have a coffee with a Doctor Who star, it sounds like a trip to Lowestoft should be on your calendar!

Just be careful not to spill your coffee, though, especially if you’re wearing a Clan McCrimmon-inspired kilt!

(Via Eastern Daily Press)

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Reviewed: The Who’s Who of Doctor Who

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I’m the kind of fan who has a lot of reference books about Doctor Who. I have A History of the Universe, Timeframe, The Book of Lists, The Gallifrey Chronicles and many, many more. So the idea of another encyclopaedia style reference tome didn’t really fill me with promise at seeing anything special.

Turns out I was wrong.

The Who’s Who of Doctor Who is written by Cameron K. McEwan, better known to most as Blogtor Who, and recently the director of the rather good documentary Who’s Changing, and while it’s true to say that it is another encyclopaedia of the Who universe it does have a lot going for it.

Firstly we have the specially commissioned artworks from Andrew Skilleter, who is most well-known for his contributions to the covers of numerous target novels and reference books. In this instance the artist has surpassed himself as more than once I had to do a double take to see if I was looking at a photo or one of his pieces. Add to this the wonderful selection of production stills, promotional images shots taken at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff and the occasional publicity head shot there is a wealth of visual treats to oggle here.

The Who’s Who of Doctor Who is bang up to date, covering almost every character of note across the entire 50 year history of the show right up to the regeneration of Matt Smith into Peter Capaldi.

The second major point in its favour is the fact that it is (as of writing) bang up to date, covering almost every character of note across the entire 50 year history of the show right up to the regeneration of Matt Smith into Peter Capaldi. For me that’s a big plus, as there is nothing worse than spending ten minutes thumbing through a book only to discover that it doesn’t go as far as you thought it did and the information you want is not in that volume after all.

Obviously it’s not going to include everyone, no book could really manage that, but this comes about as close to doing it in a single volume as I think I have ever come across so far. It’s all set out in categories from Doctors (listing right the way up to and including, though only briefly, the new twelfth incarnation) to companions, robots, villains, Time Lords and Ladies, monsters and aliens. All are given a fair amount of space, though extra is given to the various forms of the Doctor himself, naturally. While it limits itself to merely characters rather than delve into the vast expanses of planets, ships and the myriad of technological wonders featured in the show that is not really a massive loss as most of the relevant bits from those areas still manage to filter their way into the relevant passages anyway.

In terms of readability it also scores highly with me, it never feels dry or textbooky, and feels as though you’re getting a history lesson from an exceptionally well read fan, which really you are. Cameron writes with a natural passion for his subject and that passion shines through in the articles.

That’s not to say it’s flawless; there are a few niggles here and there, such as the entry for Joshua and Abigail Naismith (the father and daughter who resurrected the Master and almost brought back Gallifrey) while the entry bears their names and a half page image, the text is a reprint of the entry for the Dums, Voc’s and Super Vocs from Robots of Death. But other than that and a small smattering of typos (even Hemingway had a few of those) there are no major clangers.

Bottom line is that if you don’t own any reference books about Doctor Who yet, this is a mighty fine starting point. Stylishly presented, eloquent and accurate on every detail. If you do already own a selection of other such books I still recommend it as it’s a worthy addition on the grounds of the superb artwork and the collection of various images from across the full spectrum of the shows timelines. I have seen other coffee table books struggle to match the quality of some of the photos presented here.

Overall, a triumph that, with the hope that a reprint can fix that little robot invasion issue, is near perfect and well worth picking up.

You can order your copy of The Who’s Who of Doctor Who now from Amazon for just

£15.77

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“Legacy” Torchwood Fan Film Launches Facebook Page!

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They’re separate from the Beeb, outside Cardiff, beyond BBC Worldwide… and they’re producing a Torchwood fan sequel!

Titled Legacy, the independent production asks what would happen if Torchwood had an American branch. Penned by Brian A. Terranova (you may know his name as a member of the Kasterborous team since 2005 and a podKast host) and Eric Moran, the mini series stars Alice Bryson, Jay Justice, Joellen Leigh, Eric Moran, Brian A. Terranova and Justin Whitmore, and has been in production for over a year.

Principal photography wrapped in March 2014, and the team have celebrated this feat by launching the sequel’s first official Facebook page. It’s chock-full of behind-the-scenes photographs, movie-style posters, a brand new trailer, and… are those sand shoes we can see…?

The episodes are currently being prepared for screening on the convention circuit later in the year, so look out for them on a big screen near you!

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Come Out and Play to be Frozen in Time and Space!

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Time for another awesome t-shirt offer from TeeFury, and this week it’s the marvellous Doctor Who-themed “Frozen in Time and Space” by Karen Hallion vs. “Come Out and Play” by Karen Hallion.

TeeFury’s special deal is the chance to own your favourite t-shirt out of this competing pair for just $11 plus shipping, and should you buy both, you can also add a $4.99 sticker pack from the same artist Karen Hallion at checkout!

Get your orders in quick – this offer ends at midnight March 19th 2014, US time.

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Doctor Who Series 8 Filming Continues In Cardiff

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The cast and crew of Doctor Who were out and about in Cardiff yesterday, filming at one of Cardiff University’s newest and most prestigious academic buildings.

The Haydn Ellis Building, named for the late deputy vice chancellor of the university, has also been used as a location for Who executive producer Steven Mofffat’s other popular show, Sherlock.

The Sherlock production made use of the lab facilities as well as being transformed into a Central London hospital.

While filming, Peter Capaldi, the man set to take over as the Twelfth Doctor, stopped and posed with fans on set.

Note the dark shirt Capaldi is seen wearing, a slight deviation from the promotional image that was released of his Twelfth Doctor’s costume.

BONUS:

Twitter user @ryanfarr caught a few more snaps of Capaldi and Jenna Coleman filming and interacting with fans in the Cardiff University area as well as a shot of a monster! Expand the spoiler button below if you want to check it out.

Doctor Who Series 8 Monster

 

Head on over to Wales Online to see more of their gallery and check out more set pictures from Ryan Farrell over on Twitter! (And while you’re over on Twitter, did you know Kasterborous has a Twitter account? Follow us!)

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Chris Addison: “Capaldi will be this generation’s Tom Baker!”

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In a recent interview Chris Addison, who starred alongside Capaldi in four series of top political comedy In the Thick of It, has made some big remarks regarding the new Time Lord incumbent.

“I think they’ve all been great since it came back. But what I’ve really missed is the mercurial, unknowable, frightening side of the Doctor… And Peter will give it that, I bet you anything.”

He believes Capaldi is the man to bring back that darker edge to the Doctor, and not only that but that this incarnation of the Doctor could well be destined for the levels of fame and notoriety currently reserved for the most popular past Doctor, Tom Baker.

“I’ve said for years that if he ever became the Doctor he would be this time round’s Tom Baker; the one that everybody thinks of.”

A bold claim indeed, but one that may be justified? He is already, arguably, the most famous actor to take on the role since its return in 2005 and having already declared that his Doctor will be a no frills 100% rebel Time Lord, the departure from past incarnations could be bold enough to make him stand out that little bit more?

What do you think: is Capaldi the new Tom? Can there ever really be another Tom (in terms of iconography of the show; the idea of a second Tom Baker wandering the earth doesn’t bear thinking about)? Would you want to see the show get more dark and the Doctor to do likewise? As always our comments section is just begging for you to fill it up with your points of view.

(Via Radio Times.)

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