I’m BACK! I was able to squeeze in a little time to do up this page. I’m not dead, just had to organize my priorities down the time list and this particular unpaid tertiary hobby had to drop down somewhat. I’ll try to keep up some consistency, but bear with me, I do have other more important things going on.
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Dudley announces that he has tenants in Norfolk and must see to them. He requests that the Doctor and Beverly accompany him to provide some medical aid. The Doctor, surprised by this particular humanitarian side of Dudley’s behaviour, agrees.
Ah, so this is where we start to get into the real mystery.
Great comic as always
Woo! New page! I LOVE the “look” in the sixth panel.
Its great that you’ve been able to update this today Rich. Nice going, but don’t feel pressurised by us fans to keep it running every day from now on, as you must have a lot of other stuff going on.
Anyway the story is really advancing now. If this were in episodic format I’d say we were coming up to the first cliffhanger by now. Amazing as always Rich.
The look on Bev’s face when Dudley mentions giving them money is priceless! However, I doubt the Doctor will accept payment, as he is not particularly fond of money (having no need for it). To Norfolk. Allons-y!!
“bear with me”
Hey, that’s what RSS feeds are for, right?
I was just thinking about this the other day.
Glad to see another installment – mostly for the “I’m not dead yet!” factor.
Brilliant as usual, Rich. Don’t worry – we’ll all be here, whenever you get to another one.
Yay! On with the story!
Take your time, Rich…we’re just happy you’re back.
And now we’re getting into the story proper. However, there is one little nit I have to pick: since Beverly is pretending to be a man, how is it that no one has noticed her voice sounds a bit higher pitched? I know that comics are a silent medium, but I make an effort to imagine what a character sounds like when s/he speaks in a story. And when you do comics involving characters from other media ( i.e., Doctor Who), it presents a special challenge.
Something to ponder.
Thanks for explaining. Don’t worry, we’ll wait patiently while you do what you have to do.
As for this page … Yep. Dudley sure seems like an opportunist, cad and bounder to me.
In My mind, Beverly is a Contralto and “reads” as a very young man.
lol no time like the present
really good keep going
Good to see you back! I was also getting worried about you.
I love your Doctor Who strips, and this story is getting interesting. Keep up the good work!
Mitchell Craig: As pointed out by billhedrick, some women have midrange voices that can be interpreted either way by context, particularly if they’re for any reason gravelly or husky. I’ve known a few women who had androgynous voices, even when they themselves were really not. Similarly, I’ve known a few men whose voices were high and soft enough they could have been taken for women.
Welcome back! We’re always grateful for your genius, but we understand that Real Life is more important. Thanks for this lovely page in the midst of it all – which seems to consist almost entirely of people being taken aback by one thing or another. So many wonderful eyebrows!
@K9Man – no, second cliffhanger. The first one was during that big fight scene. But I agree – things are really starting to get interesting! (I mean, things are always interesting, but…)
New page! A lovely surprise for this afternoon – thanks!
And yes, lots of women have a lovely alto voices – the biggest problem I have with radio versions of television shows is that the female cast seem to universally replaced with shrill voices when the original actor isnt available. Same goes for a lot of dubbing – but their insistence on casting a high pitch voice for nearly every female always clashes with my suspension of disbelief. A wider range is more realistic. Fortunately Doctor Who audios are a bit better about that than some others.
Is Dudley’s charity a little suspitious ( as if someone of his day REALLY would care that much, and maybe he has a hidden agenda…) or am I just cynical?
Welcome back, Rich. Enjoy the new one. Thanks! Don’t worry about us; we’re hanging on your every page!
Although your priorities SHOULD be:
1. comic.shipsinker.com
2. Everyhing else.
hehehehehehe.
Cleverest Name: the entire political system of the age hinged on patronage and reciprocity. A Lord had rights because of his titles, but *power* because of those he could get to do favours for him, and those to whom he owed favours. The more tenants you had who would follow you, and whose intelligent sons you could place in positions around the court – and therefore make indebted right back to you – the more power you yourself could secure. A Lord’s regular revenue also relied heavily on rents paid to him by tenant farmers. And if they all die off from plague, there’s no rent being paid to the Lord.
Glad to read a new strip of the Doctor. So, what do you thought of the last adventure of the 10th?
Rhodes: that’s not an appropriate topic for the comments thread. Hop on over to the forums and join in the conversations about the episodes there.
Okay! How many times do I have to tell you to pay no attention to the reports of plague and deaths in the Northeast! But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. . . you have to stick your nose right in where it doesn’t belong. What do you expect from a lower dimensional monkey derived species?
Alright then, suit yourself but don’t say I didn’t warn you.
I think I’ll just go over here and take a nap.
“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cathulu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”
And before you forget. . .
Bow before Cathulu!
Good to see this, Rich! Take your time, as you need it.
Ohh, the Doctor can’t resist helping people, as Beverly suspects…
Yaaaaay, Rich is back! *Sigh* I’m better. Blood pressure back to normal, withdrawl symptoms gone.
Ooooh, this one is promising. Can’t wait to see what happens next! But, of course, don’t rush and don’t worry. Your fans will still be here when you get back.
~CoZ
We’re glad you’re not dead, Rich. It’s really nice to have a new page, but that strange thing called “life” needs some attention from time to time.
Anyone know what Cathulu said?
The return!
Would people in 16th Century England have referred to Norfolk as being in the North-East? They certainly wouldn’t today…
(Sorry to nit-pick on the first comic back, by the way!)
Eh, don’t fret, Rich. Having the same problem with my blog fic as well. Life intervenes, but no hurries, I’d rather you take your time and have an exciting tale, than something haberdashed together.
Glad to see you back, btw.
Fr Larry Duff: I’ve known many Londoners and even today they still generically consider anything futher north than Potter’s Bar as ‘The North’ (even Luton & Milton Keynes). A pinch of geographical perspective and a dash of egocentrism
PS: We missed you, Rich!
Fr.Larry Duff: How would *you* refer to something North-East of you? I was thinking of a direction rather than a regional bias when I wrote the line.
I’m so pleased you’re not dead!
“*The* North-East generally refers to Newcastle-Sunderland-Middlesbrough sort of area, though. It’s a distinct regional identity dating back to the Kingdom of Northumbria – there was even a vote to create a minor parliament for it a few years ago.
Sorry, I know it’s nit-picking and doesn’t matter in the greater scheme of things, but it’s just a little jarring, is all. It’d be like referring to Los Angeles as being in the Deep South. I’ll shut up about it now, though.
Northern Monkey: true, but I think that’s more with regard to journeys on the M1. I think Londoners would just refer to Norfolk as Norfolk, and if pressed on location would wave their arm vaguely Essex-ward and say “somewhere out there beyond Zone 6. It’s scary out there. They don’t use Oyster cards.”
I agree with Larry. When I saw the dialogue saying “the north east” I thought it meant the North East, and couldn’t work out what it had to do with Norfolk.
WOOT!! THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER WONDERFUL COMIC!!
lol and it’s back to the doctor, yay!
Fr.Larry Duff: “Sorry, I know it’s nit-picking and doesn’t matter in the greater scheme of things, but it’s just a little jarring, is all. It’d be like referring to Los Angeles as being in the Deep South. I’ll shut up about it now, though.”
Being from Canada, your analogy doesn’t strike home as well as I think you intended, but I do take your point and shall file it away for future reference. Thanks!
-R
Glad that you’re back and take all the time you need. Methinks that the Doctor is realizing that Dudley isn’t such bad guy after all.
Welcome back! We were beginning to think you were spending the year dead for tax reasons. And surely the correct term is “I aten’t dead”, especially if written on a small cardboard sign hung around the neck to avoid unnecessary embarrassment.
And, yes, Norfolk (or Narfuk to give it its correct local pronunciation) is definitely East and not North-East – I should know cos I live there, though I have never driven a tractor! All truthful facts about Norfolk can be found here: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Norfolk
Goodness, now that I’m caught up it’s agony on days when you don’t update! Glad you’re back, and hope you don’t go away for so long again!
So the Doctor & Beverley decide to investigate further…
At the risk of potentially “blowing” the rest of the strip, could the Rani be behind this “outbreak”, so to speak, after all in the Mark of the Rani, she does mention being at other locations & times on Earth…?
@ PoorFollower: Thank you for introducing me to uncyclopedia. I expect I’ll be wasting many hours on that site from now on.