There’s still a lot more 10 Doctors to go. But I felt this was a good place to pause until we get back from our vacation in January. With the Toymaker’s microuniverse gone boom. Check back at Christmas for a special page!
Here’s the situation at present:
The 1st Doctor has just been rescued by a TARDIS crewed by companions with Romana at the helm and Brigadier Gordon Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart in command. Who, in turn, have just been rescued by the 9th Doctor, Drax and K9.
The 2nd Doctor and a projected 2.5th Doctor and Sabalom Glitz have just destroyed Omega and the Celestial Toymaker by shooting a beam of matter energy through Omega, composed of antimatter and destroyed the neutral microverse that kept him stable between universes.
The 3rd Doctor is coordinating the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Doctors along with the War Chief as they use distraction and false information to manipulate that battle between Davros’ Daleks, the Movellans, the Master’s augmented Sontarans and the Rutans in space over the Earth.
The 8th Doctor has been herded off to be held by the Time Daleks on Gallifrey and Leela has been sent to be converted into a Dalek with the rest of her children. She is to become the Dalek Lee, the Emperor Time Dalek’s Consort.
The 10th Doctor is being converted into Dalek Tor, the Supreme Time Dalek, second only to Dalek Ahn, the Emperor of the Time Daleks.
Have a great holiday everyone and thanks for reading.
Rich & Hilary
Ooh! Now this would be a cool christmas card!
Merry Christmas to you, too!
Oh No – Brain on hold ’til New Year!
Merry Christmas to you all xx
Just to get the last nit-pick of 2008 in: Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart…
Love to you both – and to everyone else on this board, as well. Hope you have a great one – Nick
Merry Christmas Special to all!
(Looking forward to both Rich’s and the BBC’s:))
Refusenik1: The Brigadier in this comic comes from the time of the 8th Doctor. We don’t know when he was knighted. Just to defend myself from nits… y’know.
Enjoy the holidays!
Hate to see the comic on hiatus, but even comic geniuses need time off.
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Rich, and Merry Christmas to all the other Who & Rich fans here.
Great idea – a holiday to build up anticipation for the finale of ‘The Ten Doctors’. Rich, you’ve been really spoiling us. Have a great holiday with the family! Merry Christmas!
Happy Christmas and have a good holiday
OK, so I overcooked it with the ‘Sir’ part. The main point I was trying to make was the order of his given names, though. Unless Fox swapped those over as well as everything else…
Cheers
Actually, come to think of it, he’s got to be in the 10th Doctor’s timeline for the Sarah Jane and Torchwood appearances to make sense.
So…. my bad.
Gold star.
Good to see Rich, you deserve the rest and relaxation of the Holiday season after almost a month and a half of awesome work. Have a nice vacation.
*hugs gold star to him in the manner of a newly-orphaned bush-baby*
I don’t normally comment on these things, but I have to say, Rich you’re doing an excellent job, and your Christmas break is very well earned. Thanks for keeping us all entertained, and I’m looking forward to the 10 Doctors distracting me from work again in the new year
Happy Holidays, man! I really appreciate this well-done hybrid between fan-fiction and webcomics… I usually don’t get into fan-fics, but this is something else. Worth it!
Merry Christmas Rich – i’m sure i’m still going to be checking everyday though!
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Happy Holidays/Merry Crimbo -Thanks for the comic Rich! As an artist myself, I realize how much time you put intoo your work, and I, nae we, appreciate it very much! I hope you get lots of pencils for x-mas!
Well you 2 deserve a break.
Rich, you’ve been on fire lately and totally deserve a break. I hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas and thanks for making the 10 Doctors the first thing I check when I get online. I’m hooked!
Cheers!
Correction: Brigadier Alistar Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.
Other than that, have a good break. Enjoy the relatives (before you get sick of them all and kill them with the nearest object: I know what I’m talking about).
You and yours enjoy your holiday – I’ve got Christmas break from school starting next Friday. It’ll give me time to work on some projects of my own – including a little number called “Chapter and Multiverse”.
And make sure Jenny gets something nice.
Well Done Rich for all the hard work you have put it for the last few weeks. So if anyone deserves a nice christmas break, it’s you. Have a good holiday with your family and get those hands rested for the new year.
Enjoy your holidays!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to both of you! Have a wonderful time.
Yes a good time for a break. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all your familt Rich. Enjoy your break!
Wait a minute… you mean this isn’t your life?
Enjoy your Christmas break, Rich!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our TARDIS to yours!
Have a happy holiday.
Enjoy the time off, after all, you deserve it! I’ll be expectantly waiting.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Looking forward to seeing you all in the new year. *waves*
Merry Christmas Rich and family.
I have enjoyed the series for 2008 and await what 2009 will bring us.
Glad tidings to all who commented here this past year too, let’s hope for many more in store next year.
*Turns towards camera* Merry Christmas everybody and to all a Happy New Year.
YOURS
THE CARDINAL
Ack, you’ve totally spoiled us with these last few weeks of iron man updating. Can’t wait for January.
This is even better than that god-awful Stolen Earth cliffhanger! I like the current situation – everything is slowly wrapping up, yet it sounds like there’s more to come. Can’t wait!
Merry Christmas Rich and family! By the way have you guys read my fanfic yet?
To Rich (and all the Whovians in Whoville)
Wishing you all the best for a happy holiday! Here’s to a great 2009.
Merry Christmas!
Hurry back… i cant wait!
Wow. You’ve definitely earned a break. Enjoy your time off, and see you in January.
Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas Everyone!
Nice to see you ended the year with a bang
‘Tis a good place to keep the story on hold, just after Omega and the Toymaker go BOOM! Can’t wait to see the pages after New Year…
Everyone have a great christmas and have fun
Love your comic, and have a very merry christmas and a happy new year. Eat lots of fruitcake and enjoy your family.
Merry Christmas to all!
Rich & Heather: May your holiday be very special! Rest, enjoy time with your friends & family, drink some eggnog, sing carols, or whatever may be your favorite holiday traditions.
I’ll check back for the Christmas posting! Otherwise, catch you next year!
Well, after that marathon run of awesome, I suppose you deserve a good long time off. Have a great vacation, and Merry Christmas!
After over a month of being spoiled rotten by daily updates…*goes into 10 Doctors withdrawal*
Have a very Happy Holiday, Rich and thanks for the wonderful comic!
Happy Holidays, Rich! Can’t wait to see the Christmas card!
Wait that means this has been going for over a year! I remember reading through them and seeing a coloured in Christmas Special!
Hope you enjoy your holiday break as much as we readers enjoy your comic!
“Gordon Alistair” …shouldn’t that be the other way around?
And a merry christmas to all of you at home!
Happy Festivus, everyone. Man, it seems like yesterday we had last year’s Christmas page. Where does the time go?
Great work so far, Rich!
Anyway, where are you going?
Just like actual television- everything goes on break for the holidays. ^_^ You’re even leaving us with a cliff-hanger.
Anyway, happy holidays and new year to you too.
Can’t wait for your return. But have fun, and Merry Christmas / Happy Chanukah. And as it’s the 12th of December…Happy birthday to Sarah Sutton.
Have a Happy Holiday, Rich, and don’t worry too much about the Captain Jack/Tenth Doctor thing. In fact, in my FANGARIUS series (an extension from Doctor Who), Jack secretly already knows the Tenth Doctor, but Fanger (Eighth Incarnate – Jerry O’Connell) indicates, it’s better he not encounter Doctor #10 just yet.
Or if that’s too heavy for you, you can claim once The Doctor’s return to their perspective timeline, all previous Companions have their memories erased due to the flow of Time. Funny thing about time travel and all that, what?
Once again, enjoy the Holidays, Rich, and hope to see you soon with new episodes for the New Year.
Have a great Christmas Rich… now I’ve just gotta hang on until the Big Day to catch the Christmas Special.
Thanks so much for all the Whovian goodies.
A wonderful Christmas season and a Happy 2009, to all.
@New Da 10 Docs page: AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA!!!
You are clearly a Chuck Jones fan, Rich!
Have an awesome holiday and a good rest!
Merry Christmas to Rich and his family. And Merry Christmas to all fans of his.
Hmmm does the Doctor take time off I think he would be throwing himself in the thick of it now more then ever!
Oh well!
Tonight the CBC airs the finale to the 4th series. (Finally the finale
). Does that mean starting tomorrow we can eliminate spoiler alerts?
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Rich, Hillary and everyone else!
I add my heartiest Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee as well….can’t wait until the special page is loaded up and shot out of the cannon (so to speak)….Rich, I am seriously loving this comic, wish you could keep doing it, but I know it has to come to an end soon (sob sob sniff)…..
Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Ramadan, etc, etc…Happy Holidays…
a.
Well have a nice vacation, merry christmas, prettige Kerstdagen and Fröhliche Weihnachten also a happy new year to both of you.
And remember: Keep the Han in Hanuka
Rich and Hilary
Have a great Christmas and a happy new year. Thanks for keeping us entertained all year round. I look forward to ending this long and enjoyable journey with you in 2009.
It’s always good to have a break after a big bundle of work. Hope you guys have a great Christmas!!!
Happy Holidays Rich and Hilary! You totally deserve a break. *And* now I can go back and read everything beginning to end…again…whenever I get bored. Otherwise I will be quite very confused when this starts up again in January.
Looking forward to two Christmas Specials now…especially because I have no idea when the TV one will be aired here on Sci-Fi or wherever (one can only hope on or around Christmas, but who knows).
I just want to add, thank you for doing this comic, Rich. It’s the best gift possible for any and all of us.
bohooohooohooo all i want for christmas is christmas to be now! thankyou for a years worth of entertainment Rich! merry christmas to all and a happy new year!!!
Sach
Enjoy your well-earned rest Rich, thanks so much for a great year of comics! Its astounding how much brighter your strip has made the start of my day. Thanks again and catch you on your return.
Aw, how sad! Still, after 39 continuous days of updates I reckon you deserve a break. Merry Christmas Rich – thanks for 163 pages of sheer joy and see you again in January!
Wow…I kinda needed an update.
Thanks Rich, and a have a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year!!
-Zidel
I love your recaps. I sometimes get confused.
Rich, this comic is a gift to us every day of the year! Thanks for all your fantastic work, especially the daily updates lately. You deserve a break, and we’ll be looking forward to the continuing story in the New Year. Wishing a fanTAStic Christmas to you and yours — and to all a wonderful holiday season, whichever one you celebrate!
… And watch out for that last satsuma in the bottom of your stocking — never know when it might come in useful… ;-D
Merry Christmas to you Rich and your family and Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of Us
Rich Thank You for all your work this year
Enjoy your vacation, Rich. Feliz Navidad y prospero Ano Nuevo *just imagine the tilde over the ‘n” in Ano…) to you and your family. You’ve already given us far more than Twelve Days worth of presents this year.
Geez, talk about your cliffhangers. Happy holidays, Rich and everyone!
Have a very Happy Christmas and a very good New Year.. thanks for all the comic you have created and thanks again!
Is Christmas over yet?
*joneses*
happy birthday to your whole family….now im gonna go hibernate, like a good grumpy old scrooge….merry crimble everyone.
Merry Christmas R&H; looking forward to normal service being resumed in the New Year!
Looking forward to the next part.
Many thanks for all your work! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas Rich and Gr8 work this year
when do u thing it will be back in the new year ??
Well, since we’re on hiatus and it’s so friggin’ cold, here’s a pic of the TARDIS I built in my backyard after the last snow.
Hmmm, guess you can’t post pics. Sorry.
I kant wait no skip Xmas no skip the new year no skip skip,
SKIP EVERYTHING!
Hey everyone! Thanks for the great feedback, the holiday wishes, and for just being a great gang of readers..
gmh75:
Thank you! And welcome to the comments page!
DoctorParadox:
I’ve got it bookmarked, I’ve glanced through it quickly, and when I get a chance, I’ll read it through properly. Thanks!
You_will_obay_me:
Yeah, sorry about that. This blog doesn’t do automatics, so I have to take a break. YAFGC goes every day automatically, though… so check that out if you want a daily dose of my artwork!
Jayster:
Going to visit family in Montreal and Toronto. *waves*
Whatsit:
Chuck Jones was important to the WB cartoons, for sure. Coyote & Roadrunner was genius! But I find a lot of his Bugs Bunny stuff stumbles at the end. And the later stuff he did kinda ruined the formula. Personally I like Tex Avery’s and Bob Clampet’s stuff the best.
Anita:
It does have to come to an end, don’t know how SOON that’ll be. But don’t worry, there’s more Doctor Who comicky goodness to come after it’s done!
Doctor-Who-Fan:
Not entirely sure when this will start up again, but we’ re away until after the first weekend on the 3rd and 4th. It depends on how quickly we get back into the swing of things after we return. But there’s more pages to come already drawn.
Scratch:
No, only we admins can post pictures directly in (better to be safe!) but you can post a link if you’ve got it uploaded somewhere. I’d love to see it!
Ok cool
Rich and Hilary, thank you for all the hard work you put in this comic. I have enjoyed every page of it. Have a great holiday.
And to everyone who reads this comic too, I just want to say: prettige kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar.
Scratch, that is awesome! I want a TARDIS now
Maybe I’ll just paint my car pink and make a “TMLRD” number plate instead
Scratch: Very impressive. Did you build it yourself?
Gorgeous, Scratch!
Oh…a BREAK?!? A BREAK, RIGHT AFTER A MEGA-EXPLOSION AND WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2009 TO SEE IF OUR HEROS MADE IT OUT ALIVE?!? Wow, you SHOULD write for the BBC Doctor Who. Very old Who, Rich. And that’s right; you DO deserve a break.
All right, then, Rich. May all of your families stay safe, may your pathes be smooth, and may God grant you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
~CoZ
Hi, just been catching up with this webcomic and like what you’ve done with it so far, and I’m looking forward to seeing it return in the new year.
Have a nice Christmas!
Sorry to nitpick but it’s Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart… you got his two given names in the wrong order.
Anyway, Merry Christmas Rich and Hilary. I’ll be looking forward to next years comicky goodness.
Lewis, Darren, and Rich: Glad you like it. A lot of blood and sweat went into building it since I am from the “measure once, cut twice” school of carpentry. I also consumed so much beer while building it , that I nearly ended up on the liver transplant list. Good times!
Still, the only drawback to having a TARDIS is all of the spiders that inhabit it in the summer…it’s like Metebelis 3 in there.
Phew- after all those daily updates, this will give us some time to digest, and get properly frantic over the cliffhangers yet unresolved
Have a merry Christmas, and great new year – I’m looking forward to the Christmas Special!
Scratch, won’t it fit inside your house during summer?
Rich, have you seen this?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2yiezI1VonI
The other Ten Doctors
It’s awesomely edited!
Lewis: I’ve seen this before and thought it wasn’t the right length and the groupings of characters weren’t very good.
Wu-hooo! 100th comment!
I’ll try to get by the next few weeks. First we don’t get a proper season in 09 and now this!
I have seen that one before Lewis, thanks for the link! I thought it was pretty clever.
Just have to stop and say that this comic is one of the most amazing and wonderful things I’ve encountered throughout Doctor Who fandom. Hope very much that you continue to enjoy writing them because I very much enjoy reading them.
Heheh, thank you very much faience!
Yes, there’s more to come! I must finish my story and I have some others to come after.
I don’t know whether anybody has seen this before:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sidrat/dwma.htm
Lego-style Doctor Who figures! These designs never went into production, but I would so buy them!
Yeah, Rich, don’t do a WHO on us and go on “hiatus” next year xD
I’m hoping you’ll see us fans through to 2010 with your awesome comics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdjTn3Z2LUk
Here’s a video version of the comic. i’d rather see it as a powerpoint though.
and with patty!
Merry Christmas rich and to all dr. who fans!! =) =) =)
Latture: That video was developed by DarthNexus78 and is currently being discussed in the forum at http://yafgc.shipsinker.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=558&sid=fa9b731251b3010bfc081bcbb2f543db where I have most unfortunately and most embarrassingly have misspelled Hilary’s name. For shame!
Lol! Yes…Merry Christmas all you Whovians, Only 6 more days ’till “The Next Doctor” transmits!
Man This is still so awesome. Thanks for all your efforts. I know you don’t view this as something you want to spend time on, but man, you should totally talk to the BBC about properly publishing this – I would buy it!
hmmm….perhaps i’ll burn some dvd’s with the video and sell them on this website…..
Absolutely not. If *you* get caught selling what amounts to reused BBC copyright property for profit, then *WE* get cease and desisted. That’s why we haven’t made further moves to get the comic collated or printed, and won’t until he’s finished his story – we want to make sure Rich can finish the comic before it comes to possibly angry official attention.
Just a thought, anyway it wouldn’t be happening for a long long time anyway.
Latture, when I saw this video it reminded me of exactly the same thing I was doing as a powerpoint although I never got as far as even page 5.
Don’t mean to be a bother but as another thought, it needn’t be for monetary gain, minimal amounts of the DVD’s could be created and then given for free, as a gift for the really loyal fans… would this cause any legal problems? and besides like I said earlier, if this did go through, it definately wouldn’t be until Rich finished the entire comic.
Does this clear things up?
-Darthnexus78
Darth, leave all that to Rich and Hilary. Giving free copies wouldn’t work because you’re still giving away Who-related stuff and could cause problems. But as I said, it’s nice for you to express interest but just enjoy the comic and leave Rich to do what he wants with it.
I’ve been on hiatus for so long, but I finally caught up.
Rich, have I told you how absolutely lovely you are? The looney toons Who cartoons were hilarious, and the story line is getting better and better. I do hope to see more soon, and pray I’ll be able to see the christmas page your putting up (still are correct?)
I was shocked to find I’d been so busy with my new job to forget all about the comic, and for that I do apologize!
Doctor Who: The Ten Doctors has now been completed and posted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeUdkaDSSsA
Enjoy!
Darth, there’s a topic in the forum. Go post there
This epic saga continues to enthrall.
Merry Christmas.
Darth, I agree wholeheartedly with Lewis. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t do anything which would potentially derail Rich and Hilary’s work.
Because if you do…
…I will dissect you and I will kill you.
In that order.
Can you dig it, sucka?
Not to worry I respect Lewis’ comment and absolutely would do nothing that could put the Ten Doctors out of commission, in my opinion it is one of the best things a fan has ever done for Doctor Who! I think that we’ll will be enjoying Rich and Hilary’s work for many years to come, Merry Christmas (and please, don’t kill me… )
-Cheers, Darthnexus78
Darth, it’s lovely that you want to become so involved but some things are best left alone. The YouTube videos, however, are amazing
I sneak online during my vacation to find this? Simmer down, guys!
Darth’s doing some awesome stuff with the videos (I can’t watch the new ones here, little dude, but I will as soon as we have our own connections back), and I think there’s enough fan stuff on youtube that we should be able to slide underneath the radar pretty cleanly. it’s when it gets into physical transactions that I get concerned. So fanvids + links, good; burning physical dvds or assembling official compilations that could be mailed to the bbc by someone with a stick up their butt, bad.
And stop picking on the new kid!
Hilary: Isn’t it considered illegal to sneak online without giving us some sort of exclusive news/updates? No? Well it should be :p
[scratches head] We’ve been doing all personal things, so I don’t know what news you want, buddy! Our daughter’s opened a book and a spinning top so far for Hannukah, it’s my birthday today, and we had something like two feet of snow fall on Sunday… mass excitement reigns, obviously!
Happy Birthday Hilary!
Bonne anniversaire, Hilary! If it makes you feel any better, I think most of the North American continent is covered in either snow or sub-zero (centigrade) temperatures.
Oh, and Shalom and happy Hannukah to you and Rich and the rest of your family! Go gimel!
And if Lewis wants some news (besides outpost Gallifrey: http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php), I am happy to report that I have now completed the 7th scene in the Project Kronosphere: Gaiden script, in case you were wondering.
…Oh, you weren’t wondering…
Happy birthday, Miss Hilary…HUGS!!!
Happy natal day, Hilary. Like me and Sarah Sutton, you’re a Christmas child – that is, if you reckon that anyone born between December 1 thru December 25 is a Yuletide baby.
I’m glad Jenny got a book for Hannukah – books, like bananas, are always good. I’m currently reading Huckleberry Finn, and one of the things I bought with my gift card from Borders (a birthday present from my sister and brother-in-law) was a children’s book about dinosaurs (also good) which I donated to Borders’ Toys for Tots drive.
It’s currently 48 degrees here in AZ (right now, the McGuire Sisters are singing “Sincerely” on my laptop music library – when I hear it, I picture Nyssa, Tegan, and Sarah Jane serenading the Doctor), with rain in the forecast. Ironically, it feels like Christmas back home in Carolina.
P.S. My nerd rage is spent.
P.P.S. Have a happy Hannukah.
P.P.P.S. Is Jenny spinning the top or tasting it?
P.P.P.P.S. Group hug to all of y’all.
Screw the presents and the family thing, im waking up early on Xmas day to check it out.
Merry Christmas all
Oh
Happy Birthday Hilary!
Happy birthday Hilary!
Your birthday came, your birthday went
Here’s the wish I should have sent!
Happy Birthday Hilary
Here’s a funny xmas dr who video I’ve found on youtube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nbkLYugsIs4
…and happy birthday hilary!
Happy Birthday Hilary!
Happy Birthday, and celebrated Hanukkah for you and your family Hilary. I myself am a Hallow’s eve baby… though I would have been turkey baby had I not been premature…ish.
But yes, is the little one tasting or spinning the top?
We received a lovely surprise blizzard-esque storm this morning, and took a bit to get in to work. At least the Yule season has been mostly white….
I would like to wish festive spirit to all as here in the UK I (rather lately) go to bed on Christmas Eve.
Arianna_Badwolf
Lucky for some, we’ve had a Grey Christmas
Happy Birthday Hilary, and a Happy Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Zartusht-no-diso or any event you celebrate at this time of Year.
edit: sorry for double the las part about christmas, Hanukkah and that was directed to all!
Yay! Merry Christmas/Hanukkah!! Only 7.75 more hours until the new Doctor Who special airs here in the UK! I would ask, in the spirit of the season, that people will refrain from posting spoilers or cast details, no matter how good/bad they are. Hilary has made it clear in the past that no spoilers are allowed and that you run the risk of being suspended or all comments being blocked! Please show some consideration for our cousins across the pond!
Yeah. Although it would be nice to be able to know *anything* about the Christmas special for the States. I don’t even know where it’s airing, let alone when. We’ll be lucky if it shows up before New Years, as far as I know. Really, really lucky. Oh well. Eventually, it will come. Until then, I’ll just struggle with my willpower against checking on YouTube. I won for “Journey’s End,” it shouldn’t be too difficult to win out on this as well…
Well we know 10 gets out because he appears in episodes after the Runaway Bride XD
I would like to wish festive spirit to all as here in the UK I (rather lately) go to bed on Christmas Eve.