Tag Archive: Titan Comics

Episode 569 – The Quest to Find the Most Important Thing in the Universe

We’ve changed things up this week. We had intended to do another Fun & Games episode, but we could not get things lined up to play the RPG. So, we have delayed that until next month, and instead, we review Titan’s recently released graphic novel, Once Upon a Time Lord featuring the Tenth Doctor and Martha.

Plus we talk about some recent news including the speculation that Paul McGann will be reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor in an upcoming series.

Enjoy!

Episode 557 – Incarcerated in a Dalek Amusement Park

In this episode, we continue our reviews of materials that are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who.

First, it’s the third release in Big Finish’s ‘Once and Future’ series, A Genius for War featuring Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.

Then it’s more of Doom’s Day. We review hours 6 through 9 with the two comics from Titan, A Doctor In the House? Part 1 & 2.

And then we discuss the Doctor Who: Lost in Time mobile game event, “AI am the Doctor” from East End Games, which wraps up Doom’s hour 10.

Enjoy!

Episode 546 – Great Dane One

In this episode, we really delve into Season 6B, the narrative space between the end of The War Games and the beginning of Spearhead from Space.  We kick things off with the recently released Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Adventures: Beyond War Games from Big Finish which features the stories The Final Beginning by Mark Wright and Nicholas Briggs and Wrath of the Ice Warriors by Andrew Smith.

Then we review the short story, Save Yourself written by Terrance Dicks which is found in ‘The Target Storybook’.

And Glenn gives a ‘Something New, 2 Minute Review’ of Rani Takes on the World: Beyond Bannerman Road which was just released by Big Finish.

Plus we discuss some recent news including composer Murray Gold returning to Doctor Who and Titan’s Doom’s Day 2 issue comic story featuring the return of Missy.

Enjoy!

 

Scheduling Masters

Cpt 8

“The Land of Fiction?” Arissa repeated after a moment. Her tone was disbelieving, little more than a whisper, and she hated herself for it as it implied weakness, and weakness was something you couldn’t express if you wanted to survive the Master.

Showing weakness in a room full of them? Well, that was just inviting trouble.

To be fair as her eyes scanned the room, Arissa actually felt fairly confident that she could take them on. Not all at once of course, but one on one. Well, all but Missy, as that version was like a bag full of cats. You could smell the crazy on her. She was unpredictable enough to be the real threat and also seemed to be REALLY excited about the idea of doing great harm to our intrepid heroine.

“The Land of Fiction,” Missy repeated, her eyes boring into her as she smiled a toothless smile that somehow still implied fangs were involved.

Arissa stared back, determined not to break eye contact first. “I’ve been there once. It wasn’t the most pleasant of experiences.” She said, discreetly tightening the grip on the sword hilt.

“Well if you’re familiar with it there’s no point in explaining is there?” The purple-clad Master quipped.

“Indulge me.” Said Arissa, still staring down Missy.

The original Master (but again, who was to really know) stepped forward and gently laid a hand on Missy’s sword, lowering the blade. She glared at him, but allowed it to happen, giving Arissa a golden moment to blink when she whirled away and sheathed the sword inside her umbrella. “It seems, my dear, that several cosmic coincidences have taken place at once. It started with this ridiculous crusade of the Doctor’s and his journey into THE DARK TIMES.”

The Master in the black crushed velvet began to laugh ruefully. “Who would have ever thought the destruction of the universe could be laid at his feet and not our own?”

“Sickening, isn’t it?” Asked blondie.

The original Master continued, unabated, “The first event was not the paradoxes, but the very act of traveling back. It ripped the fabric of space-time asunder and weakened the dimensional barriers that keep reality together. The paradoxes created in THE DARK TIMES echoed forward throughout the continuum, creating tears of their own.”

“By the time of your own excursion into THE DARK TIMES, the universe was in pretty rough shape.” Came the low voice of the leather jacket, sunglass-wearing Master, who somehow had snuck up behind her. He moved to her other ear. “You didn’t help.”

The crispy, sunburnt Master picked up the thread. “By the time we became aware of the Doctor’s meddling, all of time had begun to unravel. Catastrophic, cataclysmic damage done to the time vortex.”

“Bleedthrough was inevitable.” The original Master said.

“And one of those points of bleed-through was from The Land of Fiction,” Arissa confirmed.

The original Master nodded. “Precisely. Threads of that pocket universe snaked out and infected our own, manipulating reality and blending it with fiction.”

Missy sipped at a cup of tea and continued. “At the same time, a small podcast from Kansas gets the bright idea to suddenly change their schedule listings into a fictional story, featuring a fictional character who is self-aware. Coincidence?”

“The author is being influenced by the Land of Fiction,” Arissa said, realization dawning.

“Got it in one.” Missy purred.

“Here’s where it gets interesting.” The purple-clad Master intoned. “Because of that influence, their schedule quickly became the template for the real world. History was re-written into a new… UNBOUND universe.”

“Didn’t care for that.” Blondie injected.

“As their schedule became more and more prominent in the real world, more and more of reality became tethered to it. This podcast was suddenly the most important thing in the cosmos.”

“Speaking of, Transmitting now.” The crispy Master interrupted.

497 – The First Doctor Adventures 1.1 “The Destination Wars” (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who: Missy comic issues #2, #3.

498 – The Ninth Doctor Adventures Ravagers Box Set – 1. “Sphere of Freedom”, 2. “Cataclysm”, 3. “Food Fight” (Big Finish Audio)

499 – Lost in Time: The Space Pirates (Retcon & Novelization)

500 – Whosical the Musical – (Rocking revue of the Music inspired by Who)

501 – Lethbridge-Stewart The Laughing Gnome: Rise of the Dominator by Robert Mammone (Novel)

502 – The Eighth Doctor Adventures 4.3 “Nevermore”, 4.4 “The Book of Kells” (Big Finish Audio)

“And that’s when we began seeking you out, my dear. You continued to transmit the schedule for them, even as the walls of reality were breaking down. Your dedication simultaneously kept the cosmos from imploding and allowed the Land of Fiction to further infiltrate reality.”

“Things have inverted,” Arissa said. “The author is no longer in control; he only thinks he is.”

“Indeed. But as a construct of the author, you are the essential bridge to solving this problem.”

She looked around the room at the various faces of the Master looking expectantly (or in Missy’s case, predatorily) at her. “Whey do I get the feeling this is going to end badly?”

“Because it will, Poppet.” Missy’s toothless grin widened.

Episode 488 – Does the Doctor Listen to This Podcast?

In this week’s episode, we jump back into Big Finish’s Eighth Doctor Adventures for 4.2, Situation Vacant, Hear what we thought of this story as the Doctor ACTUALLY auditions new companions, Who knew?

Plus we get back to Titian’s Thirteenth Doctor comics with the Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 2: Hidden Human History which collects issues #5 through #8 of the ongoing series from a few years back. Find out what we thought of this story arc.

Enjoy!

 

 

Masterpiece Scheduling

Cpt 6

Swimming in darkness, her mind cast about for something, ANYTHING to latch itself to. It settled on an old memory of happier days and simpler times when she wasn’t floating helplessly on a Dalek Saucer trapped in THE DARK TIMES without power, or heat, or air, or wifi… any of those conveniences the kids go all-in for nowadays. She wanted to stay in the memory, wrap herself up in it like a comfortable blanket and just sleep. A rest. A long, quiet, well-deserved rest.

Her eyes sprang open at the thought.

She was no longer floating helplessly on a Dalek Saucer without power, heat, or air. She was floating helplessly on an incredibly comfortable hover-mattress in a softly lit, warm room. Wifi was still in question, but she tabled the idea, for now, trying to determine exactly what had happened.

“Ah, you’re awake my dear.” Came a velvety smooth voice from a darkened corner. “Feeling better?”

She was actually, as the cobwebs began to clear and she realized she had blacked out from oxygen deprivation back on the saucer. “Where am I?” Her voice sounded small and far away.

“My TARDIS. I’ve rewired the Zero Room components into the sickbay here. I find the creature comforts of a bedroom particularly regenerative, and you, my dear, certainly seemed in need of a rest and recharge.”

“You rescued me?”

“From both the debris of the Dalek ship and THE DARK TIMES, yes. Though my methods were unconventional, they were ultimately successful.”

She closed her eyes, dreading the next question but knowing it had to be asked. “And what do you want?”

The voice chuckled in the darkness, sweet and sinister. “I should think a word of gratitude to start.”

Arissa made to bolt off the bed, thinking a surprise attack might just buy her time to escape. Hell, she might even get lucky enough to wrap her long fingers around the collarless jacket he wore closed about his neck. But all she succeeded in doing was rattling the bed frame. She had forgotten the part at the beginning about floating HELPLESSLY on an incredibly comfortable hover-mattress.

She was held in place, though whether by straps or stasis field she didn’t know.

He laughed again. “You will find you’re quite immobilized, my dear. Didn’t want you to hurt yourself. Or me, for that matter. Consider yourself my guest. When you’ve had a bit more rest, you’ll find your clothes and sword in the wardrobe, which I’m afraid does not lead to Narnia. We’ll chat some more, and then you can decide if you still want to attempt to kill me.”

“One more question?” She asked.

“Of course.”

“Did he send you?”

“He…?”

“The author.”

The third laugh seemed to lower the temperature in the room, for Arissa shivered. “My dear, the author is exactly the reason why I’m here. The very heart of the matter, you might say. And yet, he is completely unaware.”

She sank back, unable to process exactly why that riddle left her more exhausted than when she initially awoke.

He pressed a button a small remote nearly hidden in his palm.

486 – I Am The Master – Legends of the Renegade Time Lord

487 – Big Finish The War Doctor Series 1: #1 The Innocent, #2 The Thousand Worlds #3 The Heart of the Battle

488 – Titan Comics The Thirteenth Doctor Vol 2 (Issues #5-#8), Big Finish 8th Doctor Adventures #4.2 Situation Vacant

489 – Base Under Siege Discussion

490 – Doctor Who Annual 1974: The Short Stories Listen – The Stars & Out of the Green Mist, and the Comic The Time Thief

“You can relax, I’ve just transmitted the next bit of their ridiculous schedule. Now, get some rest. The trials to come are likely to be more strenuous than those prior.”

He padded softly out of the room, leaving Arissa to reflect that she may have been better off suffocating in the debris.

Episode 467 – Traveling the Victorious – Part 1 – Murder Toilets

We have arrived at the first of our reviews of the materials being released in the epic Time Lord Victorious event. We begin our adventure, mostly with comics. But first, we look at the recently released short story The Dawn of the Kotturuh by James Goss which was provided to readers through the official Doctor Who newsletter.

Then we move onto Titan Comic’s contribution, reviewing both issues of the Time Lord Victorious comic arc, Defender of the Daleks.

And lastly this week, we review the first part of the comic story, Monstrous Beauty #1, which accompanies issue 556 of Doctor Who Magazine.

Find out what we thought of these first stories.

Enjoy!

 

Links mentioned in the podcast:

Festival of Family Classics – Jack O’ Lantern (1972)

The TARDIS Wiki article for The Dawn of the Kotturuh (short story) with link and password

 

Episode 454 – Christmas Time Is Here Again!

In this edition of the podcast, we celebrate one of our favorite times of the year with three stories set at or about one of our favorite times of the year.

We begin with Big Finish Companion Chronicles 5.3, Find and Replace featuring Jo Grant, The Third Doctor, and Iris Wildthyme. Then it’s on to an adventure with the Seventh Doctor and Bernice Summerfield in Big Finish Short Trips 6.12 The Hesitation Deviation.

We also look at the Titan Comics 2-part 2019 Holiday Special, featuring the Thirteenth Doctor and her “Fam”

Plus, your feedback.

Enjoy!

 

Episode 448 – Forgotten Preludes

In this week’s episode, we revisit the cast of Torchwood with two reviews.  First, it’s the Titan Comics ongoing series featuring Captain Jack and Gwen Cooper in the issues collected in Torchwood Volume 3: The Culling, Then, the adventure continues for Gwen and husband Rhys Williams in the Big Finish story Torchwood: Forgotten Lives. Hear what we think of these two offerings.

Plus, some news of the week.

And, of course, feedback.

Enjoy!

Episode 438 – With Special Guest…

In this week’s episode, we are joined by our co-host on TARDIS Sauce, SciFi4Me’s Tim Harvey. He joins us for reviews of Big Finish’s Companion Chronicles 1.1 “Frostfire” and Titan Comics 13th Doctor Vol. 1. Hear what the four of us thought of these stories this week.

Plus, our reactions to the latest news in the Doctor Who universe.

And, of course, feedback!

Enjoy!

 

Episode 420 – Are You a Spy?

This week we return to the world of Torchwood with Titan Comics Torchwood Volume 2: Station Zero, by John Barrowman and Carole Barrowman. Plus we review Big Finish Torchwood: Fall to Earth written by James Goss.

Also, we look at some news of the week.

And Jamie sends more feedback from more of his trip through our back catalog of episodes.

Enjoy!

 

 

The Schedule of Ranskoor Av Kolos

Been a while since we posted one of these. Now that the 11th season is winding down, we’re back into rotating topics of show discussion. Here’s what’s on deck for upcoming episodes!

TTV #410 will have our thoughts on the season finale, “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”

TTV #411 is a Book Review, we’ll look at Candy Jar’s Lethbridge Stewart: Lineage, and Titan Comics 13th Doctor issues #1 & 2.

We thought for Christmas we’d have some fun and do a Lost In Time Christmas special: The Celestial Toymaker. (Toymaker. That’s a Christmas story, right?) Well, find out in TTV #412 as we tackle the novelization & the reconstructed episode.  

Don’t worry, we will do a little something special for Christmas, we just don’t know what yet.

For TTV #413 we celebrate the New Year with the as of yet untitled New Year’s episode (S11x11) 

Back to Big Finish to start 2019 in TTV #414 by finishing off the 8th Doctor Adventures Season 3, #7 The Eight Truths, #8 Worldwide Web 

Another Candy Jar Book Review in TTV #415 with Lucy Wilson Mysteries: Curse of the Mirror Clowns by Chris Lynch 

The seventh Doctor gets some love in TTV #416. We’ll take a look at the recent Titan Comics mini-series Operation Volcano, and Big Finish #109 The Death Collectors / Spider’s Shadow 

 And something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time finally comes to fruition in TTV #417 as we look at the BBCi and Big Finish co-production of “Real Time”. We’ll be covering both the 60 minute animated webcast version, AND the extended audio for comparison.

Beyond that? Lethbridge-Stewart returns, we revisit Torchwood, and finally, have that desktop theme discussion. As always, thanks for listening!

Episode 400 – Fun & Games 400

We celebrate our 400th show with some fun, games and prizes!

First the fun, as we look at three comics leading up to the return of the Doctor in Series 11 and her very first comic story for Titan. We review Titan Comics’ “Road to the Thirteenth Doctor” issues #1 – 3, each featuring one of the three previous Doctors.

Then the games! Get ready for our review of ‘CLUE: Doctor Who’ the board game from USAopoly featuring some companions, locations and items from the TV series.

And then, we play ‘Doctor Who Fluxx’ from card game maker, Looney Labs as we record and give our reviews of that as well.

Plus, we give away some prizes along the way! Congratulations to our five winners!

And of course your feedback.

Enjoy our 400th Epiversary!

Episode 398 – A Confusion of Podcasters

In this week’s show we discuss our weekend panel and participation in this year’s TOPCON Geek Expo in Topeka.

Also, we review two ongoing titles from Titan Comics. We finish Year 3 of the Eleventh Doctor Adventures with issues #12 & #13 and Twelfth Doctor Adventures issues #10-#13.

And we look at the news of the week.

Plus, some podcasting advice in feedback.

Enjoy!

Episode 397 – Temps United

In this week’s show we look back at two Tenth Doctor offerings. First we review Big Finish’s 10th Doctor Adventures #1 Technophobia featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble.

Then we close out Year 3 of Titan Comics’ 10th Doctor line, with issues 11 through 14. Hear what we think of these stories.

Plus news of the week.

Enjoy!