I was flipping through the new Previews<\/i> — that being the catalog of upcoming comics — and I saw that IDW Publishing is continuing with their Doctor Who Classics<\/i> series.<\/p>\n
According to the solicit for Doctor Who Classics<\/i> Volume 2, number 1, the classic fourth Doctor story being reprinted is “The Life Bringer.”<\/p>\n
In “The Life Bringer,” the Doctor and K-9 discover a man chained to a pebble. The Doctor frees him — only to discover that the man is, in fact, the Greek god Prometheus. And by freeing Prometheus from the rock, the Doctor has come into conflict with the Greek gods.<\/p>\n
And, when the sixth Doctor says in “The Spindle of Necessity,” the Doctor Who<\/i> story I wrote for Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership<\/i>, “I’ve met your gods, Plato,” he’s referring back to this story.<\/p>\n
Someone asked, by e-mail, if that line was referring back to “The Myth Makers,” where the Greeks mistake the first Doctor for Zeus. No, I had a literal meeting with the Greek pantheon in mind. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
If you’re curious, check out Doctor Who Classics<\/i> in December. At the very least, you’ll get some awesome Dave Gibbons artwork. For readers who only know Gibbons for Watchmen<\/i>, just wait until you see his truly awesome<\/i> fourth Doctor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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