A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)

 was an ongoing Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor backup comic strip from 2014-2015. It featured the adventures of the Tenth Doctor and a cat he adopted and named after Rose Tyler.

Summary
The Doctor adopts a cat named Rose.

Issue 1
The Doctor has built a shrine to his lost companion Rose Tyler, and has been spending time watching romance and emotional films while binge-eating Ice cream. After great emotional straight, the Doctor suddenly exclaims that he now has a cat -- which he decides to call "Rose," much to the annoyance of the cat.

Issue 2
The Doctor imagines what he expected owning a cat would be like; the pair sitting at the table, watching Chums, and being friends. In reality, The Doctor has been scratched up by Rose-the-Cat after five days of not being able to find her. He is exceedingly angry, and begins to lecture the cat, but his anger fades after watching the cat for some seconds.

Issue 3
Watching the Doctor sulk in bed and cry over Rose-the-Human, Rose-the-Cat begins piloting the TARDIS to random spots in time. She visit Paris, France in the year 1879, where she finds a Mouse; New New York in the year 5000000023, where she catches a fish; 2014 on the planet Messaline, where she drags a Hath head back to The TARDIS; as well as others. After waking from a nap, the Doctor is horrified to find his room filled with animal carcasses, Rose believing that this will please him. Instead, he begins to cry over the loss of the animals. Rose, annoyed, states "you try and help..."

Issue 4
to be added

Characters

 * Tenth Doctor
 * Rose
 * Sisters of Plenitude
 * K9
 * Mouse

Original print details
to be added

Continuity

 * The Doctor has a shrine to Rose Tyler and names a cat after her, placing this after her departure in Doomsday. The story most likely takes place after The Runaway Bride and before Smith and Jones.
 * The Doctor is drunk. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)
 * In an attempt to find "gifts" to cheer up the Doctor, Rose visit Paris, France in the year 1879, where she finds a Mouse; New New York in the year 5000000023, where she catches a fish (TV: New Earth); 2014 on the planet Messaline, where she drags a Hath head back to The TARDIS (TV: The Doctor's Daughter); as well as others. One of the "gifts" that she leaves in the Doctor's room is an Ood head.