The Betrothal of Sontar
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| The Betrothal of Sontar | |
| Series: | Doctor Who - Tenth Doctor comic strip stories |
| Doctor: | Tenth Doctor |
| Companions: | Rose Tyler |
| Enemy: | Colonel Snathe Thanatos Sontarans |
| Setting: | Serac |
| Author: | John Tomlinson and Nick Abadzis |
| Editor: | |
| Artist: | Mike Collins |
| Colourist: | |
| Lettering: | |
| Published In: | Doctor Who Magazine 365-367 The Betrothal of Sontar (graphic novel) |
| Publication: | 1 February - 29 March 2006 |
| Publisher: | Panini Comics |
| Format: | Comic - 3 parts |
| Previous Story: | A Groatsworth of Wit |
| Following Story: | The Lodger |
Contents |
[edit] Summary
The Doctor and Rose Tyler land on the icebound world of Serac where they encounter the Sontaran crew of the Betrothal of Sontar, a mining vessel commanded by Colonel Snathe, whose quest for the "Worldbane", a source of incredible power, has driven him insane. As the Doctor attempts to help Snathe find the Worldbane -- mainly in order to recover the TARDIS -- Rose befriends Lerox, an unusual Sontaran who possesses a conscience, and who holds the key to saving not only the Doctor and Rose, but the homeworld of Sontar itself.
[edit] Characters
- Tenth Doctor
- Rose Tyler
- Colonel Snathe
- Commander Lerox
- Thanatos
- Sontarans
- Inuk
[edit] References
- The Doctor says he once had to swim naked in the English Channel after losing a bet with Oliver Reed.
[edit] Notes
- First DWM strip to feature the Tenth Doctor.
[edit] Continuity
- The Doctor claims to have a "souped-up metabolism" that prevents him from getting cold; he later displays this ability when visiting a similar ice world in DW: Planet of the Ood.
- The Sontarans appear with the Tenth Doctor for a second time in DW: The Sontaran Stratagem and The Poison Sky, the latter of which coincidentally features Rose Tyler on a computer screen for a few seconds.
- The Sontarans wear the classic series armour.
- The Sontaran homeworld is Sontar. This is one of the first Doctor Who stories to indicate this as the name of the Sontarans' homeworld, predating the first on-screen reference to the name in The Sontaran Strategem.
[edit] Timeline
- This story occurs after DWA: Once Upon a Time
- This story occurs before DWM: The Lodger
[edit] External Links
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| Doctor Who Magazine issues | 365 - 367 | 368 | 369 - 371 | 372 - 374 | 375 - 376 | 377 | 378 - 380 | 381 - 384 | 385 | 386 - 389 | 390 | ||||
| Stories | The Betrothal of Sontar | The Lodger | F.A.Q. | The Futurists | Interstellar Overdrive | The Green-Eyed Monster | The Warkeeper's Crown | The Woman Who Sold the World | Bus Stop | The First | Death to the Doctor! | ||||
| Companion | Rose Tyler | The Brigadier | Martha Jones | ||||||||||||
