[New post] Doctor Who – Earthshock

dailypop posted: "'Earthshock' Story 121 Written by Eric Saward, directed by Peter Grimwade Transmitted: 8 - 16 March 1982 The TARDIS has become far too uncomfortable and the Doctor needs space to think. Adric has impertinently insisted on charting a path home throug" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. Doctor Who – Earthshock by dailypop 'Earthshock' Story 121 Written by Eric Saward, directed by Peter Grimwade Transmitted: 8 - 16 March 1982 The TARDIS has become far too uncomfortable and the Doctor needs space to think. Adric has impertinently insisted on charting a path home through the CVE to the dimension of his origin, something that could rip the craft apart, and he refuses to listen to reason. Finding solace in a cave rife with dinosaur bones, the Doctor attempts to find some peace, but becomes a suspect in the grisly murder of an archaeological survey team. Trapped by investigating military, the Doctor tries to explain himself, but is interrupted by a pair of faceless androids firing death rays from their palms. There is much more to the strange situation that the Doctor can guess, and he will soon realize that the planet Earth is the target of a deadly attack from a very familiar foe from his past. The nineteenth season of Doctor Who was a reinvention of the program, a much needed jab in the arm from the seven year stretch of Tom Baker. Yet the year to date was riddled with production problems regarding scripts, rotating script editors and more. John Nathan-Turner had lost Christopher H. Bidmead and Antony Read in short order, but gained Eric Saward who was massaging the script 'The Enemy Within' by Christopher Priest which would have involved the Doctor facing off against a weird creature that lived in the heart of the TARDIS. It would have also seen the departure of Adric, a character intended as an Artful Dodger-type who had fallen rather flat. Yet the script failed to come together and with nothing else planned, Saward swooped in with 'Sentinel,' a story that would eventually morph into Earthshock, the story that brought sufficient impact to the nineteenth season for new fans and old and brought a beloved monster out of cold storage. The opening episode is among the best in the program's history as it starts off normal as you like with the TARDIS bicker fest and the Doctor landing in an unknown situation. But the supporting cast of characters searching through the caves adds tension. The Doctor has inadvertently wandered into a crime scene, one in which the killers are still in residence. As he approaches the danger, so does the rescue party who are being systematically picked off as they descend deeper into the labyrinth. The innocuous title of the story leaves the identity of the killers a mystery to the viewer as well as the Doctor. So determined was John Nathan-Turner to keep the reveal of the Cybermen a secret that he refused a Radio Times cover featuring the newly redesigned Cybermen and blocked off the viewing gallery. He was also determined to keep Matthew Waterhouse's departure a secret by including him in the following story as a flashback. What a cunning guy! Peter Davison's first year was very unusual. The opening conclusion to Logopolis, Castrovalva, was a mind-bender, and Christopher Bailey's Kinda too far ahead of its time for some. The more traditional Four to Doomsday and the Visitation served as steadier ground, but there was something missing from the program that had been absent for some time. In many ways, Doctor Who goes through periods of introspection and reinvention, looking to its past for inspiration. In this case, Earthshock was not just a return of the Cybermen, but a hearkening back to the Troughton era when monsters lurked in shadows and lumbered toward the viewer, hands out-stretched in horrifying deadly purpose. Likewise the Doctor himself had become more flawed, not at all the flippant Superman Tom Baker had portrayed who laughed in the face of danger and offered sweets to glowing skulls. Peter Davison's Doctor was a genius (evidenced is in the fact that he defuses the Cyber-bomb and turns the hatch leading to the bridge into an unstable substance trapping the invading Cybermen, yet his mind is frazzled. He can be seen calculating and plotting outcomes at several points through the story, but in the end he is just a man who is unusually adept with mechanics. It is his technical skill and nerves of steel that lead to the destruction of the androids and the defusing of the bomb they are guarding. But the mystery remains, what was the bomb for and who put it there? In deep space, an old enemy has been battling him at every move, frustrated by this stranger's intelligence. The Cybermen have yet to show their hand, but are unmasked to the viewer in a truly shocking climax. After the Cybermen are revealed as the main threat, Saward wisely reminds the audience just who they are. This is clever as the Cybermen had not been seen since 1974 and before that not since 1968! A beloved monster second only to the Daleks in popularity, the Cybermen were mostly a 1960's craze along with the Yeti and Ice Warriors. But through the use of rarely seen flashback footage, we are reminded that these creeps have fought the Doctor many times before. This is a big deal in an age when repeats were rare, the internet non-existent and most of the episodes lost. As some fans put it, this short sequence in which the Cyber Leader recounts the identity of the Doctor and his race's many encounters with him in the past creates a connection all the way back to the beginning of Doctor Who, making it feel like one ongoing story (for the first time in easily ten years). The Doctor tracks the signal to the bomb to a freighter in deep space where another mystery waits. Again, the Doctor wanders around and is again a prime suspect for murder as he is found next to a pair of corpses in the freighter's hold. But there is more going on than anyone suspects. The captain is more concerned with her pay for delivering the cargo and her twitchy security officer Ringway is making her life miserable. Power failures run rampant through the ship and a heightened level of security surrounding Earth means more delays. Little does she know that she is carrying an army of Cybermen to Earth to attack a special meeting of Earth forces. It's an impressive twist on a contemporary plot idea in which terrorists commandeer a plane for safe passage to their target. Whereas in previous stories the Cybermen are shown as cunning and cruel creatures ruled by logic, they are downright ruthless here, even stating that the Doctor must 'suffer' for his past actions. Saward has come under for for giving emotions to an emotionless race, but I think that is a misunderstanding of the Cybermen. They do not possess a full spectrum of emotions, but they are driven toward their goal, much like a predator is compelled to kill out of instinct. The Cyber Leader toys with the Doctor by threatening to kill his companions not because he enjoys watching the Doctor squirm but to remind his enemy of the weakness of emotion and attachment. The actual first meeting between the Doctor and the Cyber Leader is very impressive. Actor David Banks towers over Davison and clad as he is in a modified flight suit, appears strangely alien and bizarre. The Doctor attempts to find some kind of emotional connection with the Cybermen which is laughable since they are so INhuman, yet he tries out of sheer desperation. All of this heightens the drama as he is no longer the man with all the answers, just a man determined to fight the good fight as best as he can. From this moment on, the Doctor is clutching at straws and his options are rapidly slipping away. When he must finally surrender his TARDIS to the Cybermen and leave Adric behind on the freighter, he is overcome with anxiety, dumbfounded with impotence. Again, this would never happen today. So desperate is the Doctor that he at one point raises a gun at a Cyberman (an image that was weirdly reproduced for posters that year). Saward's script shows just how remarkably smart and resourceful the Doctor is, but in the end, the Cybermen have prepared for every eventuality, through the use of the androids, the bomb, the mole on the freighter and finally by taking control of the ship's computer with technology that cannot be hacked without sufficient time. The Doctor has lost. This is such an important moment that it carries over into Davison's final year when he chooses to kill Davros and later the Master! He finally realizes the stakes of the game he has been playing and how lucky he had been up to Adric's death. Earthshock is full of amazing images and while the cast complained that director Peter Grimwade was a taskmaster one cannot argue with the final result, a spine-tingling thriller that would be remembered for generations. It brought back the Cybermen in a big way in much the same way that Resurrection of the Daleks brought menace back to the Daleks two years later. Sadly, the Cybermen would become rather boring and lose their impact in subsequent outings, but Earthshock saw them at their menacing best! The soundtrack by Malcolm Clarke of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop is nothing short of stunning. After some of the strange incidental music by Paddy Kingsland which was mainly evocative of synthesized flutes, it was something else entirely to hear throbbing beats, metallic clangs and strained warbling mechanical wailing. The alien atmosphere and sense of dread is evident through all four parts from the dark and mysterious caves to the claustrophobic confines of the star freighter. Topping this all off is a signature tune of the Cybermen, an eerily threatening march that clearly announced a classic monster had returned. Of course one of the main impacts of Earthshock is the loss of Adric which was played incredibly well all things considered. Given that the companions of modern Who are constantly portrayed as the most special people who have ever lived, it is an interesting choice to have the Doctor and Adric at odds with each other throughout their relationship rather than have Adric raised to some kind of near-mythical importance. In fact, most fans despised Adric and still do. It's the age old case of a too clever audience refusing to take the bait of accepting a smart kid as being 'just like them.' Throughout Earthshock, it becomes clear that the stakes are higher than usual and that the Doctor is out of his depths, wandering into a mystery beginning with a slaughtering of innocents to a devastating bomb to an entire space craft full of kill crazy robots. THEN things get really bad when the Cybermen turn the craft into a time traveling explosive aimed at the planet Earth! As became the usual trend in later Eric Saward scripts, the death toll is rather high. However, in difference to his later work such as Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks, the sacrifice by Adric in Earthshock is a noble one. Granted, Adric was hamstrung by fate, but he bravely faces his fate rather than pleading for rescue. It's quite touching (and something we would not see today, I wager). Tegan and Nyssa plead with the Doctor to save him, but sadly, this is one point in which he cannot intervene. The Web of Time is resolute and irrefutable, making Adric's death part of a landmark in history. As a return to form for a classic baddie, Earthshock gets top marks. The Cybermen are creepy, lurk in the shadows and attack en masse. They cause high levels of destruction, but humanity survives by a hair's breadth. What strikes me as particularly chilling is the mocking laughter of the Cyberman as he fires his rifle at the ship computer Adric had been working on. The first death of a companion since the 1960's, Earthshock was unnerving and rattled viewers who suddenly wrote in to defend the previously unloved character. The ratings soared which is unfortunate due to the lackluster finale of the season, Timeflight. To celebrate the return of the Cybermen and continue the exploration of the classic series, Earthshock will be shown this Sunday, May 26th, at 8:00 pm ET/PT as part of the Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited – The Fifth Doctor on BBC America. I have been paying some attention to BBC America scheduling of these classic stories and am pleased with the choices they have made (though personally I would not have gone for the Aztecs for Hartnell). This weekend is a special thrill as the Cybermen will be returning in Nightmare in Silver. Doctor Who Cybermen Masterpiece bust is available exclusively from Forbidden Planet The Doctor Who Davison Masterpiece statue is available for pre-order from Forbidden Planet Also recommended: Doctor Who: Earthshock Doctor Who: Spare Parts Doctor Who the Handbook: The Fifth Doctor Doctor Who: The Eighties Doctor Who Cybermen dailypop | May 7, 2013 at 8:53 pm | Tags: classic doctor who reviews, doctor who cybermen, doctor who peter davison | Categories: Doctor Who- 5th Doctor | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4yL Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/doctor-who-earthshock/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] This week at your comic shop – 5/8/13

dailypop posted: "For the complete list of this week's comics, click here. Not sure where your local comic shop is? Try comicshoplocator.com! (note: all information including ad copy is from the publisher) If you can't make it to the shop, just click on any of the i" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. This week at your comic shop – 5/8/13 by dailypop For the complete list of this week's comics, click here. Not sure where your local comic shop is? Try comicshoplocator.com! (note: all information including ad copy is from the publisher) If you can't make it to the shop, just click on any of the images below to be taken to an online retailer. I don't get any referrals for these sales, I'm just doing my bit to spread the word on some neat products. _____________________________________ Chin Music #1 Chin Music #1 Shaw is a man on the run and lost in time. Fleeing ancient enemies, Shaw finds himself in prohibition-era Chicago surrounded by gangers and demons alike and caught between law enforcement and the local supernatural underground. CHIN MUSIC is a tale of mysticism and violence like nothing you've experienced before. _____________________________________ DC Batman Automobilia Figure Coll Mag #6 Detective #156 DC Batman Automobilia Figure Coll Mag #6 Detective #156 he Batman Automobilia Collection gives collectors the most definitive collection of Batman's vehicles ever assembled. These amazing die-cast vehicles reproduce the Batmobiles that have been seen in comics, on television, and in the blockbuster Batman movies since Batman's debut in 1939. Each Batmobile comes with a unique 3-D lenticular backdrop that creates a detailed scene of the Dark Knight and his vehicle. Perfectly reproduced at 1:43-scale and made of zinc alloy, these die-case vehicles have additional metal castings for extra detail, including gadgets. Every vehicle also comes with an informative 12-page magazine that looks at the history of the vehicle -- and Batman himself. Begin your collection with the Batmobile from Detective Comics #400 (#5) and the Batmobile from Detective Comics #156 (#4). _____________________________________ Justice League Of America #3 Justice League Of America #3 A new Secret Society is forming--but which of its members has the power to attack the Justice League from within? _____________________________________ Dark Shadows #16 Dark Shadows #16 By: Mike Raicht, Guiu Vilanova, Francesco Francavilla Willie and Quentin recruit unlikely allies for their battle to save Collinwood. Meanwhile, Barnabas makes a desperate attempt to change his, and his family's, future. . . but will it be all for naught? A mysterious figure is haunting Collinwood. Could the changes Barnabas is making play right into the hands of one of his oldest foes? _____________________________________ Doctor Who Auntie Matter Audio Doctor Who Auntie Matter Starring Tom Baker and Mary Tamm as the fourth Doctor and Romana. It had all started so well. Finally found a filly worthy of taking to Basset Hall for the blasted Aunt's approval, bright young charmer called Romana, then everything goes to pot. Now some Doctor cove's running round the place waving a wand at everything and people are firing weapons at us. It's all terribly uncivilised. Looks like your hero's goose might be a trifle on the cooked side. It's all so dashed frightening. I wonder if it'll be done for tea? _____________________________________ Batman #20 Batman #20 By: Scott Snyder, Alex Maleev, Greg Capullo A strange visitor comes to Gotham City when tragedy delivers the team-up you've been asking for since the start of The New 52! _____________________________________ Gorgo Gorgo From VCI! A volcanic eruption in the North Atlantic brings to the surface a 65-foot prehistoric monster. Two treasure divers capture the creature and take it to London when it is put on display in a circus. A scientist discovers that the creature is only an infant, and sure enough Gorgo's mother comes thundering ashore to reclaim her offspring and return to the sea - but not before she trashes a generous portion of London! _____________________________________ Steed & Mrs Peel TPB Vol. 01 Very Civil Armageddon Steed & Mrs Peel TPB Vol. 01 Very Civil Armageddon By: Mark Waid, Steve Bryant, Joseph Michael Linsner Saving the world in style! The British icon THE AVENGERS, one of the longest running TV shows in history, returns in comic-book form with all-new adventures! John Steed and Emma Peel face off against a reformed Hellfire Club, led by the children of their past antagonists. This new incarnation does not look to the past, but instead seeks to warp the British Isles to fit their idea of what 'the future' should look like. Eisner Award winning writer Mark Waid (IRREDEEMABLE, DAREDEVIL) begins a new era of Spy-Fi action alongside Caleb Monroe (BATMAN), and artists Steve Bryant (ATHENA VOLTAIRE) & Will Sliney (FEARLESS DEFENDERS)! _____________________________________ Batman Media Lamp Batman Media Lamp Dressed in his blue and grey outfit, this 12-inch tall lamp features the Caped Crusader sporting a cylindrical head/shade, just like Funko's previous Star Wars lamps! Window box packaging. _____________________________________ Secret Avengers #4 Secret Avengers #4 By: Nick Spencer, Luke Ross, Tomm Coker 'Tehran' The Scientist Supreme and the new High Council of AIM ignite global war! The Secret Avengers welcome their newest recruit: The Indestructible Hulk! _____________________________________ Planet Of The Apes Cataclysm TPB Vol. 01 Planet Of The Apes Cataclysm TPB Vol. 01 By: Corinna Bechko, Damian Couceiro, Alex Ross THE END IS JUST BEGINNING! Eight years before astronaut George Taylor fell from the stars...the stars fell on the PLANET OF THE APES! Once the destroyer of human civilization, the Alpha-Omega bomb of yore has slept silent in the dark side of the moon. One mad monk seeks to wake the beast...and all of ape society is at risk. It's a race against time as Doctor Zaius struggles to find an end to the madness that has engulfed all that he knows! Collecting issues 1-4 of the critically acclaimed series from Corinna Bechko (HEATHENTOWN, FEAR ITSELF: THE HOME FRONT) and Gabriel Hardman (HULK, AGENTS OF ATLAS) along with fan-favorite artist Damian Couceiro (INCORRUPTIBLE)! _____________________________________ Phantasm II DVD Phantasm II DVD From Shout! Factory! A young man and his friend joins forces to hunt down and destroy The Tall Man, an evil undertaker who terrorized them. Exploding with special effects and unparalleled thrills, Phantasm II climaxes with a blood-curdling conclusion that you have to see to believe! _____________________________________ Doctor Who Companion Chron Flames Cadiz Audio Doctor Who Companion Chron Flames Cadiz Audio By: Marc Platt A new adventure with the First Doctor, as told by his companions Ian and Susan, performed by William Russell and Carole Ann Ford. The TARDIS materializes in Spain in the late Sixteenth Century. The country is at war with England, and the travelers find themselves on the wrong side of the battle lines. When Ian and his new friend Esteban are captured by the Inquisition, the Doctor, Susan, and Barbara plan to rescue them. But these are dark days in human history. And heretics face certain death. _____________________________________ Star Wars #5 Star Wars #5 By: Brian Wood, Carlos D'Anda, Gabe Eltaeb, Rodolfo Migliari When Princess Leia is caught between two squadrons of TIE fighters, her undercover scouting may be at an end. But Luke Skywalker is doing his best to disobey Leia's own orders, and to once again save the princess. Time is short and the Empire is closing in! "Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda truly have the making of a classic on their hands. If you ever wondered if Star Wars could ever recapture that childlike glee of those earliest of memories, wonder no more. Star Wars is back and it's never been better." -Newsarama _____________________________________ DC Heroclix Teen Titans 24 Ct Primer DC Heroclix Teen Titans 24 Ct Primer DC HeroClix: Teen Titans offer a whole new level of play and collectability with the introduction of Team Bases! Utilizing SwitchClix technology, specific HeroClix figures can be exchanged from single base play, to their corresponding Team Base, and back again! Unlock a whole new arena of strategy with Team Bases! With 88 figures to collect, and 10 figures with all-new dial designs, popular sub-themes include Teen Titans new and old, Young Justice, the Fearsome Five, and more! Available in Gravity Feed Primer packs, Booster Bricks (eight 5-figure boosters, plus one super booster), and a Ravagers Fast Forces Pack. _____________________________________ Harbinger #12 (Regular Reeder Cover) Harbinger #12 (Regular Reeder Cover) By: Joshua D. M. Dysart, Khari Evans, Amy Reeder HARBINGER WARS: HARBINGER continues here! Battle weary, the Renegades follow Peter Stanchek's strange dreams and visions into the Southwest American desert, unsure of what exactly they'll find. Under the duress of constant conflict, and led by the words of the Bleeding Monk - who bleeds but does not die - our band of teens begins to fray, barely even a cohesive group by the time they reach Las Vegas, Nevada - now rechristened 'Psiot Nation.' Here Peter and his crew come face to face with the Harbingers who have escaped from Project Rising Spirit's prisonÖHarbingers who call themselves GENERATION ZERO. _____________________________________ Archer & Armstrong #0 Archer & Armstrong #0 By: Fred Van Lente, Clayton Henry The true story of the Epic (Fail) of Giglamesh! Original series artist and Harbinger Wars superstar Clayton Henry returns to tell a tale of the early days of the man known as Armstrong! How early? How's ancient Ur sound? For the first time, the 100% true story behind the Epic of Gilgamesh can be toldÖ A tale of three warrior brothers, the Anni-Padda - or as you may know them, ARMSTRONG, the ETERNAL WARRIOR and TIMEWALKER - on a quest to the mysterious Faraway to bring back its immortal Boon. What they find is a lost land full of danger, excitement - and the greatest secret of the Valiant Universe! Plus: this issue tees up the next arc of A&A, beginning this June in issue #10! _____________________________________ Batman Death By Design TPB Batman Death By Design TPB n this original graphic novel from superstar writer/designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor, Gotham City is undergoing one of the most expansive construction booms in its history. The most prestigious architects from across the globe have buildings in various phases of completion all over town. As chairman of the Gotham Landmarks Commission, Bruce Wayne has been a key part of this boom, which signals a golden age of architectural ingenuity for the city. And then, the explosions begin. All manner of design-related malfunctions-faulty crane calculations, sturdy materials suddenly collapsing, software glitches, walkways giving way and more-cause casualties across the city. This bizarre string of seemingly random catastrophes threatens to bring down the whole construction industry. Fingers are pointed as Batman must somehow solve the problem and find whoever is behind it all. _____________________________________ Slaine Grail War GN Slaine Grail War GN By: Pat Mills, Steve Tappin Slaine MacRoth, the Celtic warrior and High King of the tribes of the Earth Goddess Danu, continues his journey through time. Slaine arrives in 13th-century France where he comes face to face with Crusader Simon de Montfort, the sworn enemy of the Cathars. While searching for the tortured reincarnation of his lover Niamh, Slaine is compelled to join forces with De Montfort in order to seek out the Grail Stone. The quest won't be easy, however - Slaine will have to defeat the dark forces of El if he is to stand any chance of saving Niamh's soul. _____________________________________ Hellraiser The Road Below TPB Vol. 01 Hellraiser The Road Below TPB Vol. 01 By: Brandon Seifert, Haemi Jang, Tim Bradstreet Kirsty Cotton: Year One! Kirsty Cotton has gone from a human resisting the forces of Hell, to the ruler of light in the darkest of places. Shortly after becoming Hell's Priestess, she was called to New Orleans by a holder of the LeMarchand Device -- a woman looking to end a decades-long family feud by any means necessary... Writer Brandon Seifert (WITCH DOCTOR, HELLRAISER: THE DARK WATCH) and internationally acclaimed artist Haemi Jang unite to tell the story of the first time Kirsty Cotton was called to Earth as the new Pinhead. This collected edition of the hit mini-series reveals Kirsty's first days in Hell, and how the road there is always paved with good intentions. Collects Hellraiser: The Road Below #1-4. _____________________________________ Green Lantern Corps #20 Green Lantern Corps #20 By: Peter J. Tomasi, Fernando Pasarin, Andy Kubert 'WRATH OF THE FIRST LANTERN' epilogue! In the aftermath of their battle against the First Lantern and the Guardians, it's up to Guy Gardner, John Stewart and the other survivors to try to put the Corps back together, or decide if there should even BE a Corps anymore. Join Peter Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin for the epic conclusion of their run! _____________________________________ Iron Man #258.2 Iron Man #258.2 By: David Michelinie, Dave Ross Micheline. Layton. Two voices that defined Iron Man come together to tell the untold story of his most dire hour - Armor Wars 2! _____________________________________ Doctor Who Magazine #459 Doctor Who Magazine #459 Packed with exclusive photos and interviews, DWM looks forward to the brand new episodes of the 2013 series; the full-color comic strip continues; showrunner Steven Moffat answers more of your questions; The Fact of Fiction puts another story under the microscope; all the latest audios and DVDs are previewed and reviewed; plus in-depth interviews and features, all the very latest news, prize-winning competitions and much, much more. _____________________________________ Thor God Of Thunder #8 Thor God Of Thunder #8 By: Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic GODBOMB Part Two of Five Thor in chains. Gorr transcendent. All hope for divinity lost. As the clock ticks down on one very large bomb, as enslaved gods look to the skies for a savior, enter. . . the Girls of Thunder? _____________________________________ Roy Thomas Presents The Heap Slipcase Ed Vol. 01 Roy Thomas Presents The Heap Slipcase Ed Vol. 01 Comics' original muck monster, The Heap, returns in this, the first of a three volume set collecting his original adventures! Featuring art by Infantino, Starr, Bolle, Peddy, Leav, Barry, and more, Roy Thomas Presents The Heap Volume 1 boasts a new cover by Michael Ploog and a 5,000 word introduction by Roy Thomas. Limited to 300 slipcased copies, with an exclusive art print signed by Mike Ploog and Roy Thomas. _____________________________________ Doctor Who Wrong Doctors Audio Doctor Who The Wrong Doctors By: Matt Filton Starring Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford as the Sixth Doctor and Mel. With Evelyn gone, the Doctor sets course for his destiny -- in the form of his first meeting with Miss Melanie Bush, a computer programmer from the village of Pease Pottage -- and blissfully unaware that her future is on its way, in his TARDIS. Make that two TARDISes. Because at that very moment, a slightly younger Doctor is flying into Pease Pottage, too, returning his future companion Melanie Bush to her rightful place and time, after they were flung together during the course of his Time Lord trial. _____________________________________ Wolverine #3 Wolverine #3 By: Paul Cornell, Alan Davis Guest-starring Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! How will Logan take down a foe with no permanent body to slash and claw? And what does the Watcher have to do with all of this? _____________________________________ Creepy Comics #12 Creepy Comics #12 By: Richard Corben, John Arcudi, Ron Marz, Dan Braun, Peter Bagge, Richard Corben, Peter Bagge, Julian Totino Tedesco, Richard P. Clark, Richard Corben New terror from legendary artist Richard Corben reveals that six feet of soil can't keep a good man down! John Arcudi (B.P.R.D.) and Julian Totino Tedesco (Uncanny X-Force) explore the aftermath of a deadly plane crash in the ghastly "Pack Leader." And join Ron Marz and Richard P. Clark for a delightfully twisted fairytale! * New story written and drawn by Richard Corben (Ragemoor)! * Creepy Family strips from Peter Bagge (Hate)! _____________________________________ Uncanny X-Force #4 Uncanny X-Force #4 By: Sam Humphries, Ron Garney, Kris Anka The first arc comes to a crazy climactic end! What have Fantomex and Cluster been up to while Bishop has been killing the rest of X-Force? _____________________________________ Uncanny Avengers #8 Uncanny Avengers #8 By: Rick Remender, Daniel Acuna, John Cassaday Xavier is dead, now begins the age of The Apocalypse Twins! Now begins Ragnarök and it's all Thor's fault! S.W.O.R.D. Peak station is attacked by Apocalypse's Ship! A Celestial's fate so shocking, so impossible, it will rock the Marvel Universe to its core. This is it, Ragnarök is now and not even the Uncanny Avengers can hold it back! _____________________________________ Superior Spider-Man By Martin Poster Superior Spider-Man By Martin Poster _____________________________________ dailypop | May 6, 2013 at 9:02 pm | Categories: comic books | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4zf Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/this-week-at-your-comic-shop-5813/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com