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We're fast approaching the 100th strip. Well the 247th strip if you take into account the Infinites, Prop Cupboard, Who's Cat, Guest Prints, the extras and of course the Christmas Specials. But it's the 100th main strip, the strip that started the whole ball going. I read once, somewhere, that the average length of a web comic is somewhere around the 30 strips mark, because that's when the creator exhausts his ideas and enthusiasm for the project. So it's with more than a little bit of pride (mostly in the rest of the team, especially Jim) that we seem to just keep going and have only ever missed one Saturday. Although to be fair it was over Christmas...

Today's strip serves to highlight the range of characters we've had on here as well as point out how much of a continuity we've built up. And Jim's chosen to homage Lee Sullivan's 'The Usual Suspects' to highlight our rogues gallery. That made me smile.

I should really try and write the 101st strip before I get cocky though.

I really, really enjoyed 'The Zygon Invasion', it was nice and dark and once again the two part structure allowed for the tension to be cranked up significantly.

I won't be at the Glasgow Doctor Who Society this week due to prior commitments, but you should still go along anyway. They've just posted a video of various members (including myself) talking about 'The Woman who lived'.

See you all next week.

IN PRINT GUEST STRIP 5 - JESSE LAX

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And that's the end of that arc. I think we'll be calling it Duel of the Time Lords. But that's still being worked up.

Today's strip is a sequel to Jesse's first strip and brings it right into the continuity of the main strip. If anyone is wondering why the Masters are in a shoe box I suggest watching Planet of Fire. It may also give you a clue as to what the Valeyard is up to. Maybe.

If you want any clues about next year you'll have to settle for me telling you it's half written and that I've been watching Logopolis.

I hope you all caught our Christmas Special  last week. If you didn't then go read all 15 pages right now!

See you all next week. If you miss us before then we'll be loitering on Facebook and Twitter.

IN PRINT EPISODE 41

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We've seen something like this before.

Everything's connected. Everything is going to tie together for the 50th in November. We have big plans here at In Print. Speaking of the 50th, you can read my thoughts on the preparations for it over at Kasterborous.

I'm a good bit more excited about The Snowmen. I'm loving the idea of a Doctor who has given up, finally had his fighting spirit beaten out of him. I mean, there's no way it's going to last, but I plan to enjoy it whilst it does. Whilst the 10th Doctor dabbled in it at the beginning of The End of Time I don't think we explored it nearly enough, I'm hopeful that Matt Smith will correct that for us all. The other thing I'm looking forward to is Richard E Grant. Right up until broadcast I'm going to be convincing myself that's he's playing either the Doctor from Scream of the Shalka or on of The Fatal Death Doctors or perhaps, given his history of playing differing versions of the Doctor, The Valeyard himself. I'm almost certainly wrong on all three counts, but I'll enjoy the possibility whilst I can. And if it turns out I'm totally wrong? Well I'll still have Richard E Grant appearing in an episode of Doctor Who. It's a bit of a win/win situation.

We're not sure what's coming to you next week. It may be the conclusion of this particular arc or it might be the Christmas Special itself. We'd be pretty interested to hear what you guys would prefer. Feel free to leave feedback either in the comments section, Twitter or Facebook,

Either way we'll see you again in seven days....

IN PRINT GUEST STRIP 4 - JESSE LAX

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Our guest strip today comes from our very own Jesse Lax. Many of you will know Jesse as the artist behind my other comic project Dangling Threads. 

When he's not designing the look for the Doctor Who Reprint Society or drawing Threads Jesse is the Creative Director of Kwaai Games. His current project is Vampires: The Dark Side, you should go check it out.

To see more things that Jesse has drawn you should check out his dA page.

Now, does anyone know who our guest star in the strip is?