The Keys of Marinus

This is a strip originaly made for a DW website many months ago, drawn by my talented pal Shawn Van Briesen [link] and wriiten/ colored/ lettered by me. Sadly, it only lasted two installments due to a variety of factors. Sucks, b/c Shawn and I were ready to go all the way up to The War Games w/ this puppy.

A few notes on this:

-The bit with Ping Cho would've been a recurring gag- with supporting characters joining up as companions and then immediately dying in the next adventure (one of which was going to be Napoleon in Reign of Terror- who would've been stepped on in Planet of Giants). Richard Mace, Duggan, Jago, and Litefoot should all count themselves fortunate we didn't continue the strip.

-The triangle on the acid-fatality Voord's wetsuit is a nod to "Breaking Bad".

-We never got to show it in the two strips we did, but a closer look at the price tag on the Doctor's wig would've revealed the words "Grace Bros."

-Ian's use of the line "SAY!" is a total nod to "Mystery Science Theater 3000".

Back soon with our take on "The Aztecs"...