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“The Old Bonds Between Man and Nature Have Been Broken”: Environmentalism, Mysticism, and Folk Horror in The Knights of Pendragon, Part 2

David Sweeney — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:06:14 +0000

The presence of UNIT analogues W.H.O. in a rural location, investigating an anomaly connected to the land, brings to mind the folk horror-themed episodes of Doctor Who referred to by Scovell and mentioned above; however,… [more]

“The Old Bonds Between Man and Nature Have Been Broken”: Environmentalism, Mysticism, and Folk Horror in The Knights of Pendragon, Part 1

David Sweeney — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:41:27 +0000

Although the title of the Marvel UK comic book series The Knights of Pendragon (1990-1993; Pendragon hereafter) refers to a group of superheroes, the main protagonist of its first six issues (July-Dec, 1990) is very… [more]

Can Shape-Shifters Change Into God-Like Beings?

Benjamin Hall — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 16:30:35 +0000

The answer to the titular question is yes and no. However, in order to properly explain how I have come to this conclusion we first have to define the type of shape-shifter. There are the… [more]

On “The Day of the Doctor”

Julian Darius — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:30:05 +0000

Warning: this article contains spoilers for “The Day of the Doctor,” the 50th-Anniversary Doctor Who Special. Blame it on the proliferation of soundbites. Or our declining attention spans. But there’s been a marked increase in… [more]

Political Heroes in Assimilation: Dissecting the Star Trek / Doctor Who Crossover

Desmond White — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:00:20 +0000

Assimilation: Dissecting the Star Trek / Doctor Who Crossover" title="Political Heroes in Assimilation: Dissecting the Star Trek / Doctor Who Crossover" style="float:left;" />Should the hero remain an outsider to corrupted society, or should he actively recover that society from within? [more]

The Best of All of Us: “Doctor Who: Death to the Doctor,” by Jonathan Morris and Roger Langridge

Colin Smith — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:54 +0000

In which the blogger hopes that folks might stick around while he discusses a thoroughly fine and not unimportant story which many of you probably haven’t read, but which you really might want to, regardless… [more]

Doctor Who as Warden in the 50th Anniversary “Prisoners of Time” Series

Hannah Means-Shannon — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:52 +0000

IDW’s comic series “Prisoners of Time”, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Doctor, is a twelve-parter devised with an overarching plot to hold the tales of each respective regeneration of the Doctor in tandem. Meanwhile,… [more]

Why I’m Down on Moffat

Julian Darius — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:00:52 +0000

I love Doctor Who, but I’ve soured on Steven Moffat. I really didn’t want to write this, because I’ve really enjoyed Moffat’s Doctor Who. But I’ve long had deep reservations about it. I’ve kept these thoughts to myself,… [more]

How I Learned the Truth About Comics Through Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who

Cody Walker — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:00:45 +0000

Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who" title="How I Learned the Truth About Comics Through Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who" style="float:left;" />IDW has recently made a name for themselves by crafting crossovers between the various licensed properties that they produce. Infestation was the first of these crossovers where an invasion of interdimensional zombies does battle with G.I.… [more]