IN PRINT - THE NEW GUY...

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The strip's a little late today. Mainly because I was still drawing it last night and finishing off this morning.

Jim here this week as Alasdair's a busy man this weekend. I've literally only had barely over 24 hours to construct this weekends comic due to going away for a family wedding earlier this week. But I've done it and here it is - more worrying reflections on the new series from 6,7 and 8!!

I might as well take the opportunity here to let you all know that a two page In Print strip will be appearing in the next issue of CSO - The Cult TV fanzine which will be available in the next couple of months. In Print will actually be 'in print'! We'll be letting you know the full details of how to grab yourself a copy as soon it's published. Or head on over to their website - CSO Fanzine  or their page on Facebook - CSO- FACEBOOK to find out first-hand.

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IN PRINT - THE I FILES Part 4

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It's something that has always bothered me about 'Trial of a Time Lord'; the fact that the Doctor is pretty guilty of the charges. No-one in their right mind could deny that he was constantly interfering, but it was the genocide charge that bothered me. Mostly because by the time I saw 'Trial' the Doctor had blown up Skaro and dismantled the Cyberfleet. Things have only gotten worse in that respect since New Who started.

So it occurs that the only reason the trial was halted was for precisely the reason stated in today's strip, which is the mother of all technicalities.

Can you imagine what might have happened if the Matrix had picked up on his guilt over any of the destructions of Gallifrey? 'Day of the Doctor' may have retconned his genocide of the Time Lords, but the attempted genocide of the Daleks (and this is at least the 3rd effort) would have been enough to condemn him.

Hmmmm.

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And the Paradox continues.

We're doing something a bit special for November. Plan A had been to have increased output of the strip, say 2 or 3 times a week, however things have gone in a slightly different direction. We'll be going daily for a short time round about the November Special, the exact dates depend on Jim's buffer. The Special takes us up Episode 70 and we're in the midst of planning something special over the Christmas and New Year.

It's been a tough year for the In Print team behind the scenes, but we've prided ourselves on making sure the strip rolls out regardless. Our numbers have gone from strength to strength and we can't wait to see what we can do with smoother sailing.

That being said Jim and myself would like to thank all of our readers for continuing to read over the last year. It's meant a lot and has helped keep us both sane (relatively).

The next few weeks are going to see me plotting out the next year of In Print and The Infinites. I'm genuinely excited by the idea and still can't believe the directions this strip has taken, it's come a long way from it's initial remit.

So, where do you think we're going in 2014?

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IN PRINT... INTERLUDE

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What's that you say? You don't get the joke? That's probably because there isn't one this week. Sorry about that.

This is a set up to something that's going to be cropping up in the November Special as well as dealing with a couple of previously unaddressed plot points. It's also a reference to something that happened during 'The room with no doors' by Kate Orman.

That's all I really have to say this week. Real life has been pretty full on and I should really get back to it. I'll leave you with a reminder to check out our Twitter and Facebook pages and that you can support us by visiting our store and buying something.

See you next week for the first part of our new arc, drawn by Ness and Jim.

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Ah yes, Seven and Eight. Didn't they used to star in this strip?

I seem to have gone off on a bit of a tangent of late, but don't worry; it's all part of the plan.

This week marked 49 years since Doctor Who appeared on our screens and this time next year we'll be in the middle of a full swing celebration of the half centenary. In fact our plans for this year coming are so epic that myself and Jim have already decided to forego the Christmas Special in favour of a Giant-Sized Anniversary strip  instead. All the dangling plot threads will come together as we celebrate 50 years of our favourite Time Lord.

But you'll still be getting a Christmas Special this year. It's coming together nicely. So nicely in fact that Jim hasn't stopped Emailing me pages from it since last night. Not that I'm complaining you understand, I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing scenes I've written come to life.

It's not just Jim though. We have a range of contributors for this year's Special and I really don't think any of you will guess what the nature of them.

In other news DJ Foo has followed in Colin Baker's footsteps and been voted off. DJ and Hartnell's Wig have been the two break out stars this year going by the feed back we've received so far. Let us know in the comments if you'd like to see the DJ back in the thick of things.

We're still on Twitter and Facebook, feel free to follow and like us there. 750 likes on Facebook and counting, would be nice to hit the 1,000 mark before the New Year.

Hint, hint...

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Wasn't it just?

What might have happened if the Master had discovered the Valeyard's little project? It's a good question, but a better one might be why does he keep regenerating?

Obviously I know the answer to that one, but I'd love to hear what you guys think about that...

Anyway, I've been putting it off but at some point I should really tell you what I thought of the Angels take Manhattan:

I didn't hate it, but like anything that has that kind of hype and build up it could never live up to expectations. I don't buy the finality of the whole scenario, Rose was left in a much more isolated situation and she came back. We'll see the Ponds again, just as soon as the Doctor realises he could just hire a car and drive to Manhattan from any other state or pick the Ponds up a few years into their exile.

I still maintain that I would have enjoyed this episode an awful lot more if we hadn't known how it was going to end. Which is why I'm not spilling about the Master or the Continuity Wars.

Anyway....

Hartnell's wig from last week seems to have generated quite a bit of positive response as well as his own twitter account. Don't worry, we haven't seen the last of this particular character (is that the right word, should I say prop?), 2nd Fade and myself have some plans ahead. But before I get onto them I really need to finish writing the Christmas Special for this year, especially given that I received the three of the first few pages in my Inbox this week. They all look fantastic, but you'll need to wait to see them.


In other news it appears a former member of the Who cast and a man very much still involved in the Who community dipped his toe into a certain reality program this week. I don't watch it so I can't really comment. However Jim has taken time to provide us with credits to this weeks strip in homage to the man. Very retro.

However it goes without saying that all of us here at In Print wish him the best of luck in this particular trial. Just watch out for men in black....

I need to go sleep now but before I go there's just enough time to remind you all that we're still on Twitter and Facebook, feel free to follow and like us there.

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Before I get any Emails about it can I just say that I know the 7th Doctor wouldn't take part in a sword fight of this nature, I have seen Battlefield you know.

You may notice that Jim's using this fight to explore the TARDIS a bit more. What a great staircase for a sword fight.

As for the punchline? Well I'm referencing a plot development in 'The Room with no doors' by Kate Orman. I don't want to spoil the book for anyone who hasn't read it, so you can read up on it here.

A joke that requires research to become funny? Hmmm.

Hopefully it works for you. I've been wanting to reference one of Kate's books for a while, I've had the pleasure of corresponding with her (and her partner Jonathan Blum on occasion) due to my work with the DWRS and the current plot gave me the perfect opportunity.

In other news Jim is off meeting Jo Grant or Katy Manning) today. She's going to be signing a print of the strip she featured in not so long ago. To say Jim's a little excited might well be a bit of an understatement. So if any of you are also seeing Katy Manning at Forbidden Planet today be sure to watch out for Jim.

As usual keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook feeds and we'll see you all again next week.

And in the mean time we'll leave you with the two Doctors fighting with Light Sabers. Why? Well why not? Enjoy!

IN PRINT GUEST STRIP 2 PAUL SALVI

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