Well he didn't see that coming. Hope Mel can save the day

The "untitled comic" heading threw me for a moment; I assume that's an unintentional oopsie. Meanwhile -- of <i>course</i> the Misfits were going to show up somewhere. Though why they're interested in the Doctor -- whom they shouldn't know from any other random stranger without outside influence -- is worth wondering....

Then again, if Synergy is alien tech, there may be actual aliens backing the Misfits' play this time out. Only time will tell.

This is one time when Mel's loud scream really would be useful, since it could distract the Misfits and attract the attention of passers-by...

@djonn: I think the Misfits are working with those sinister men we saw back in page 3. The men said they were going to send a "welcoming committee" for the Doctor, and this is it.

djonn: Yeah, sorry about that. Thanks for catching it. Was uploading a lot of comics last night. Fixed the title error!

Pippa: Could beeee.

I find it amusing that Mel would be a fan of the Misfits.

If this person is from the Misfits, then where's her devil lock? She doesn't look muscular enough.

It looks to me like Mel is falling UP the stairs? Have I missed something?

I love that the badguys are distractig the companion to kidnap the Doctor - rather than the (much more frequent) other way around.

Ah, I was wondering when the Misfits would show up!

AnimateMush, since Mel was at the base of the stairs, there's no other way she could fall on them! (She's not falling up them so much as falling backwards and landing on a higher step.)

Melanie might be the one person who would call the police on the Misfits! Producers and celebrities they attacked just used the publicity, Jerrica/Jem always preferred to prove they could win without resorting to the law - but Mel has nothing to lose and a lot to gain from police doing their job and finding the Doctor - she has no identity to hide as this is her home planet, and they don't need to know much more than the Doctor was the victim and the Misfits the kidnappers.

M'reen: A logical and easy solution to the problem. Naturally they won't use it, since most likely Mel is in the United States without a passport or any other kind of identification. There will be lots of questions asked about the kidnapping, and nobody really wants to answer.

In general I like the fact that this story is at least trying to apply some rationality to the plot contrivances of the cartoon.

HOLLY GOD THE DOCTORS BEEN KIDNAPED!

It's the Doctor's fault. If he wasn't too busy gabbing in panel one, then his word balloon wouldn't have hidden Stormer from Mel's view, and she wouldn't have smacked into her.

<i>(word catphca - 'plottro' and 'accomplish.' I SWEAR I'm not making that up.)</i>

Bwahahaha, for a second I thought you were sneaking in a cameo of Carmen San Diego!

Hmm, I wonder how many other people have wanted to violently shove Mel when she was standing on a flight of stairs? Of course they wanted to do it when she was standing at the top...

*sigh* Stormer needs less criminal friends.

@nightfly, its perfectly logical that a word bubble in a comic is reall there when the story is happening, makes perfect sence good job...
@drwhoforever why would any one want to push mel down or up stairs? shes not even the littles bit annoying, even when she screams bloody muder at things that arnt scarry at all how, could that be a reason to push her down stairs, i would remove her voice box in sted that seem more sutable
god talk about a rant sorry

Magna: Stormer and Kimber just need to get their duo act back together and leave the drama of their respective bands all together.

@Pippa, Rich might have good reason not to spoil you, but I don't. The guy in panel 3 was Eric Raymond, the Bad Guy, and from day one of Jem the Misfits were his croonies; which I kind of like, you don't ussually watch hot girls with face paint as mooks

Jay: Word. So very this.

Sorry for double post, but I forgot what I wanted to say: that when watching the first eps of Jem I wondered if you could be a Fan of both Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits, I got the feeling the Misfits would banish you forever from their Concerts if you admited you also liked Jem

This is going to end with Mel and the Doctor singing on stage, isn't it.

I can't see that as a happy ending...or I guess I can't imagine hearing that as a happy ending.

Doctor Who--The Musical

But the Doctor is stronger than they are and he knows Venusian Aikido and...and...and he always did let himself get kidnapped easily, didn't he? Weirdo!

Six can sing, actually. Not too sure about Mel.

Bonnie Langford came from a musical background and played Rumpleteaser in the London cast of CATS. I think Mel can sing.

Six is the very model of a Gallifreyan buccaneer. (That is to say, he can indeed sing).

@Maki P: Since this comic takes place after the series ended, and by that time the two bands have an official truce, than yes, one can openly be both a Misfits AND Holograms fan without reprocutions from the bands in question.

Why is the comic so dark? Did the gremlins not like it because of "Bright light! Bright light!"? (I own the DVD set of the gremlins movie) ; )

@David: At a guess, I would say a street lamp went out. One presumes this scean is happening late evening, if not full blown night.

rancke: Well...he can do a G&S riff. I have yet to hear him full out perform. Even *I* can do a patter song.

Starcat5: I've heard much about this "truce" between the Holograms and the Misfits. So we made a point to watch the final few episodes before I started the comic. I expected to see some kind of huge reconciliation scene where the two bands shake hands on sign a pact of forever friendship, maybe even cry on eachothers' shoulders.
No, what happened was, when Ba-nee was leaving with her father, and they needed an excuse to get all the bands into the same room for the big closing finale number, they had the Misfits run in, saying "truce truce". And that was it. I perceived no great character growth or change. So I think it counted only for that one scene.

David and Starcat5: Because the action is taking place outside and night. See the first panel on the first Outrage page.

cany wate to see what happens next rich

@Hilary-Maybe a VH1 "Behind the Music" epilogue featuring that?

For a moment I thought Mel had bumped into Carmen Sandiego

oooh - that could be so much fun ...

now I'm getting a warning of thrornha atmospherez below. Sounds dangerous. I hope it wasn't caused by unintentional splaving, as I've tried to avoid that. Captcha, the ouiji board of the internet.

They're not following protocol, you know.

You know: grab the Doctor AND the companion, using the latter to insure the former's cooperation. Episode four of "Earthshock" is a textbook example of this.

I see why they're called "Misfits".

I think I know why the Doctor didn't do anything to stop himself being kidnapped - he wants to find out why whoever has gone to the trouble of kidnapping him before he lets them know about any skills he has to help him escape.

PS: owaion dil???

If we're commenting on the strange messages below, then has anyone else had Greek?

bevips ποσω ??

Re:Mitchell Craig's last post
True, True but one could argue that the Misfits are musicians first, mooks possibly a distant second, and as a result, do not know the proper ettiquette for kidnapping The Doctor...
However they are following the concept of "Let's split the Doctor & Companion(s)up to advance the plot, & provide some character delevopment for the companion...", to a T...

Grimley: Given what I know of Mel's character (second-hand info, but hey, ya works with what ya gots), any development is welcome.

@Rich: Who said anything about charector growth? A truce is a truce. No more, no less. Noone said that the two groups were buddy-buddy after that. All that is required is that the Misfits aren't actively sabotaging the Hologram's concerts and benifit drives anymore. It could very well be more of a Cold War kind of deal.

@Dan Raven: And now I can't stop picturing Six and Mel singing "Doctor in Distress."