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|image = The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop.jpg |
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| − | |name = The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop |
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|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] |
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] |
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|doctor = Eleventh Doctor |
|doctor = Eleventh Doctor |
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| − | |companions = [[Amy Pond]] |
+ | |companions = [[Amy Pond|Amy]] |
|enemy = [[The White Queen]] |
|enemy = [[The White Queen]] |
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| − | |setting = The Doctor's bookshop, |
+ | |setting = The Doctor's bookshop, "The Desolation of the White Queen", The White Queen's world |
|writer = [[Jonathan Morris]] |
|writer = [[Jonathan Morris]] |
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|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Scott Gray]] |
|editor = [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Scott Gray]] |
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|letterer = [[Roger Langridge]] |
|letterer = [[Roger Langridge]] |
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|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 429|429]] |
|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 429|429]] |
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| − | |release date = [[ |
+ | |release date = [[16 December (releases)|16 December]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] |
|publisher = Panini Comics |
|publisher = Panini Comics |
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|format = Comic - 1 part |
|format = Comic - 1 part |
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|prev = The Golden Ones (comic story) |
|prev = The Golden Ones (comic story) |
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|next = The Screams of Death (comic story) |
|next = The Screams of Death (comic story) |
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{{you may|The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop|n1=the titular book}} |
{{you may|The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop|n1=the titular book}} |
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| + | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the [[2010 (releases)|2010]] [[Christmas]] comic story from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', and was therefore the current story when ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'' was enjoying its [[BBC One]] premiere. Presciently, it presaged the televised 2011 [[Christmas Special]] by telling a story based upon ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''. |
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| + | This one, however, involved the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and a young [[Amelia Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] in a heightened reality that feels like [[Narnia]]. Only on the final page do readers understand that [[C. S. Lewis]] has been reading a story, and that the story with the Doctor wasn't real. |
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| + | Importantly, the story drew the parallels between Narnia and ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and pointed out that Lewis died on the day before ''[[Doctor Who]]'' premiered in [[1963 (releases)|1963]]. |
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== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] present [[C. S. Lewis]] with a book, ''[[The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop]]'', not unlike a piece of his future work... |
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] present [[C. S. Lewis]] with a book, ''[[The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop]]'', not unlike a piece of his future work... |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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== Characters == |
== Characters == |
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* [[Eleventh Doctor]] |
* [[Eleventh Doctor]] |
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* [[C. S. Lewis]] |
* [[C. S. Lewis]] |
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* [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] |
* [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] |
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+ | === In the book === |
* [[The White Queen]] |
* [[The White Queen]] |
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| + | * The [[Inklings]] |
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* [[Amelia Pond|Amelia]] |
* [[Amelia Pond|Amelia]] |
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* [[Rory Williams|Rory]] |
* [[Rory Williams|Rory]] |
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| + | * [[Sharon (The Big Bang)|Aunt Sharon]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| + | * The Queen wears a [[Time Lord]] collar, and the [[Seal of Rassilon]] appears above her throne. |
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| − | * In the book, the Doctor calls himself "the Professor". This was what [[Ace]] called [[Seventh Doctor|him]]. |
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| + | * The bookshop is called [[Phoenix Books]]. |
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| − | * The bookshop where Amy and Rory meet the Doctor is obviously [[the TARDIS]]; the entrance and sign are 'TARDIS blue', the interior is seemingly infinite, with a lantern on a hexagonal table representing the [[TARDIS console]], and it can travel anywhere. |
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| + | * Amelia and Rory were "sent away" because of the [[air raid]]s. |
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| ⚫ | * The books are named after |
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| + | * The [[Inklings]] met up at the [[The Eagle and Child]]. |
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| − | * A [[skull]] with a [[pentagram]] sits on a shelf of the bookshop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl]]'') |
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| − | * The characters finding themselves in a dead world with a city in the distance is reminiscient of the dead city from [[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]''. |
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| − | * The humanoid creatures of the Queen's realm resemble various ''Doctor Who'' monsters. The Minotaur resembles the [[Nimon]], the Faun a [[Dæmon]], the Rhino a [[Judoon]], the Cheetah a [[Cheetah Person]], the Pig a [[Pig slave]], the Amphibian a [[Fish Person]], the Wolf a [[Werewolf]] (most likely the one from [[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]), the Fly probably a [[Tritovore]] or [[Zarbi]], and the Woodlouse a [[Tractator]]. |
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| − | ''It is not clear which races the Bear and Lion represent; they could be any extraterrestrial lookalikes such as an [[Ursine]] or [[Heavenite]] and a [[Tharil]] or [[Endovorm]]. There is also a human-like creature with dark skin, an animal nose and black/white striped hair.'' |
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| − | * Linking to the previous point, there is a canine creature who has been turned into a tree; this could be another Wolf, but its appearance more resembles [[The Garm]]. |
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| − | * The 'Tower of Darkness' in which the White Queen resides is named after and resembles [[The Dark Tower]]. |
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| − | * The Queen wears a [[Time Lord]] collar, and the [[Seal of Rassilon]] appears above her throne (possibly suggesting a link to [[Gallifrey]]), seemingly a reference to [[the Rani]], whose name is Hindi for "Queen". She can also turn people into [[tree]]s, as she did in ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]''. |
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| − | * When the characters first encounter the Queen, she is a statue that moves when their backs are turned, much like a [[Weeping Angel]]. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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| + | * Writer Jonathan Morris revealed, in the commentary for the [[The Child of Time (graphic novel)|graphic novel compilation]], the origin of this story: Morris had conceived it in [[2003 (production)|2003]] as an idea for a ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' story, with his basis being "what if ''[[Doctor Who]]'' had been the product of an earlier age, instead of the 1960s? What if it wasn't science-fiction, but a piece of children's literary fiction, like {{wi|The Box of Delights}}, {{wi|The Phoenix and the Carpet}} and {{wi|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe}}?" |
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| − | * This story is based on |
+ | * This story is based on ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''. The title is also a play on the book's title, as are the short story ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'' and the television story ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]''. |
| + | * Working titles for the story included ''The Storyteller'' and ''The Professor, the Wolf and the Bookshop''. |
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| ⚫ | * The books are named after "scrapped" ''Who'' stories ([[The Doomsday Contract (TV story)|Shylock]], [[Doctor Who Meets Scratchman|Scratchman]], [[The Dark Dimension (TV story)|The Dark Dimension]], [[The Masters of Luxor (TV story)|The Master of Luxor]], [[The Song of the Space Whale]], [[The Imps]]) or books that the artist, [[Rob Davis]] wrote as a child, possibly including ''Zackzod'', ''Doom Boxes'', ''Blood Shed'', ''Sirens of'', and ''Titan''. The most notable is the book Amy picks up, named ''[[Shada (book)|Shada]]'', after ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''. |
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Revision as of 15:13, 21 October 2019
- You may be looking for the titular book.
The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop was the 2010 Christmas comic story from Doctor Who Magazine, and was therefore the current story when A Christmas Carol was enjoying its BBC One premiere. Presciently, it presaged the televised 2011 Christmas Special by telling a story based upon The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
This one, however, involved the Eleventh Doctor and a young Amelia Pond and Rory Williams in a heightened reality that feels like Narnia. Only on the final page do readers understand that C. S. Lewis has been reading a story, and that the story with the Doctor wasn't real.
Importantly, the story drew the parallels between Narnia and Doctor Who, and pointed out that Lewis died on the day before Doctor Who premiered in 1963.
Summary
The Doctor and Amy present C. S. Lewis with a book, The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop, not unlike a piece of his future work...
Plot
to be added
Characters
In the book
References
- The Queen wears a Time Lord collar, and the Seal of Rassilon appears above her throne.
- The bookshop is called Phoenix Books.
- Amelia and Rory were "sent away" because of the air raids.
- The Inklings met up at the The Eagle and Child.
Notes
- Writer Jonathan Morris revealed, in the commentary for the graphic novel compilation, the origin of this story: Morris had conceived it in 2003 as an idea for a Doctor Who Unbound story, with his basis being "what if Doctor Who had been the product of an earlier age, instead of the 1960s? What if it wasn't science-fiction, but a piece of children's literary fiction, like The Box of Delights, The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?"
- This story is based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The title is also a play on the book's title, as are the short story The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe and the television story The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe.
- Working titles for the story included The Storyteller and The Professor, the Wolf and the Bookshop.
- The books are named after "scrapped" Who stories (Shylock, Scratchman, The Dark Dimension, The Master of Luxor, The Song of the Space Whale, The Imps) or books that the artist, Rob Davis wrote as a child, possibly including Zackzod, Doom Boxes, Blood Shed, Sirens of, and Titan. The most notable is the book Amy picks up, named Shada, after Shada.
Continuity
to be added
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