History Webcomic / RichsComixBlog

* HaveWeMetYet: The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa[[hottip:*:(between "Time-Flight" and "Arc Of Infinity")]] run into the Master[[hottip:*:(post-"Survival", pre-TV Movie)]]. The following exchange occurs:

* HaveWeMetYet: The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa[[hottip:*:(between [[Recap/{{DoctorWhoS19E7Time-Flight}} "Time-Flight"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E1ArcOfInfinity "Arc Of Infinity"]])]] run into the Master[[hottip:*:(post-[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E4Survival "Survival"]], pre-[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie TV Movie]])]]. The following exchange occurs:

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Lord Robert Dudley, Lady Amye Robsart, and many other people involved in the events leading up to Lady Robsart's mysterious death. All explained in [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/norfolkcast.php this cheat sheet.]]
* OriginalCharacter: Corporal Beverly Powell, a UNIT historian, who becomes the Third Doctor's companion in this story.

* OriginalCharacter: In this story, we meet a Time Lord called the Scout who is tracking some Daleks across time.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Tracy Vetter, who is still a regular policewoman and hasn't made detective yet, is guarding the crime scene at the beginning of the story. The Eighth Doctor uses his psychic paper on her to gain access.

* ToBeContinued: The intro ended with the Tenth Doctor and Donna helping a weakened James Bond into the TARDIS while a female sniper looks on. The story eventually picked back up in early 2012.

* CelebrityParadox: Donna opines that Ten is "all James Bond" with his tuxedo and fancy gadgets ("You sound like Martha."); a page later, Ten runs into his old friend, James Bond. Later on, when Ten identifies the man as Bond, Donna is ''extremely'' skeptical.
-->'''Donna:''' And who am I, then? MissMarple? And I suppose you're SherlockHolmes?
* ContinuityNod: The Misfits' song "Behind the Mask" from ''Outrage'' is heard at the beginning of the story. Ten wonders where he's heard it before.

--> '''Doctor:''' I know. Security seemed to be distracted by something...

** In the ''Doctor Who'' fan comics, the Fifth Doctor, Jamie, Zoe, and the Eleventh Doctor[[hottip:*:in a [[http://gorpo.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d31gjue DeviantArt sketch]]]] all have black bead eyes.

* ToBeContinued: The intro ends with the Tenth Doctor and Donna helping a weakened James Bond into the TARDIS while a female sniper looks on. According to Rich, the story will pick back up in January 2012 after a bit of polishing from co-writer Richie Brackin.

* CelebrityParadox: Donna opines that Ten is "all James Bond" with his tuxedo and fancy gadgets ("You sound like Martha."). A page later, Ten runs into his old friend, James Bond.

* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: The circumstances surrounding [[spoiler:the death of Amye Robsart]].

** Black bead eyes also show up on Darius in ''House Of Paulus'', and on Jon and Kels in ''24fps''.

** FanFicChopSuey: ''Doctor Who'', ''Series/ForeverKnight'', ''{{Jem}}'', and ([[CelebrityParadox apparently]]) JamesBond all coexist in this particular Fan Verse.

* EightiesHair

* LesYay: [[spoiler:Kimber and Stormer, supposedly based on some heavy ShipTease in a ''Jem'' episode.]]

* CelebrityParadox: Donna opines that Ten is "all James Bond" with his tuxedo and fancy gadgets. A page later, Ten runs into his old friend, James Bond.

** Black bead eyes also show up on Darius in ''House Of Paulus'', and Jon and Kels in ''24fps''.
** Due to the art style, background or faraway characters also have black bead eyes from time to time.

* ShoutOut: [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=534 page 49]] has a nice little shout-out to the [[http://twominutetimelord.com "Two-Minute Time Lord"]] podcast.

If any of this sounds interesting, then by all means [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/ check it out.]] See also ''FanFic/The10Doctors'', a well-known FanWebcomic by Morris that also appeared on the [=ComixBlog=].

* {{Crossover}}: Almost all of Rich's works fall under this category — ''[[{{Jem}} Jem and the Holograms]]'' meet ''Doctor Who'', ''Series/ForeverKnight'' meets ''Doctor Who'', and {{Historical Domain Character}}s meet ''Doctor Who''. [[hottip:*:(Which makes perfect sense, given that the actual show crossed over with historical domain characters all the time.)]]
* DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse: Mostly ignored. Rich has explained that including every novel, comic, and audio drama would add too many complications. Plus, following the TV show canon leaves him with plenty of room within the show's individual continuity (especially with regard to the wide-open timeline of the Eighth Doctor) to place the comics into. The only Expanded Universe bits that he ''does'' use are those pertaining to the "lost" season 23, which was scrapped for "Trial of a Time Lord" and subsequently adapted into novels and BigFinish audios.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Frequently crops up in standard ''Doctor Who'' fashion — in ''Outrage'', Six reveals Jem's secret identity to Rio; in ''Seeds of Destruction'', Five lands on the dangerous planet [[spoiler:Kryn]] instead of in Pasadena; and in ''A Time To Kill'', Ten completely shatters JamesBond's cover.

* HaveWeMetYet: The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa [[hottip:*:(between [[Recap/{{DoctorWhoS19E7Time-Flight}} "Time-Flight"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E1ArcOfInfinity "Arc Of Infinity"]])]] run into the Master [[hottip:*:(post-[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E4Survival "Survival"]], pre-[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie TV Movie]])]]. The following exchange occurs:

* TranslationConvention / TranslatorMicrobes: Played with on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=314 this page.]] Upon encountering the TARDIS in the woods, [=LaCroix=] sees its signage in Latin, Janette sees it in French, and Nicholas sees it in Dutch.

* PopculturalOsmosis: Rich had to explain in the story's cheat sheet that he did '''not''' do a crossover featuring the cast of ''{{Blackadder}} II'' (Edmund Blackadder II's unnamed {{cameo}} on Page 18 notwithstanding). The other characters are actual people from the Elizabethan era, [[OlderThanTheyThink believe it or not]].

** Historically, the name Beverly [[http://babynamewizard.com was used for men exclusively until the early 1900s]] when it was used for girls as well. About 1930 or so, it was no longer used for men at all. It actually would've been more anachronistic if they had mentioned it.
* TimeTravelTenseTrouble: Lampshaded on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=423 Page 10.]]

* DidNotDoTheResearch: On [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=479 Page 2]], the Doctor uses the word "email" and Mel has no idea what he's talking about. Except Mel's a computer programmer from the mid-[[TheEighties Eighties]], and the term "email" had been in use amongst programmers since 1982. Rich admitted his mistake in the comments for that page.

* FriendToAllChildren: Six, to Mel's surprise. He mends Ashley's foot, does a magic trick to cheer her up, and is generally very kind to her throughout the process.
* FullyAbsorbedFinale: It's a fan crossover work, so it doesn't really count as canon (obviously), but ''Outrage'' pretty much serves as an unofficial series finale for ''{{Jem}}''. To wit — [[spoiler:Rio '''finally''' discovers Jerrica's double life, everyone finds out the truth about Jerrica's father and Synergy, the villains behind Eric Raymond's {{Jerkass}}ery are discovered and defeated, Techrat [[SequelHook regenerates and disappears]], Rio proposes to Jerrica, and Jerrica decides to reveal her dual identity as Jem to the world]].

** JerkassFacade: [[spoiler:As it turned out, the real Eric's dealings with the Misfits and the Stingers was all to slow down the Zygons from getting their hands on Synergy and to protect the Holograms, even though he couldn't make it look like that because they had his sister. At first, the Zygons weren't sure if Eric was doing it deliberately or because he was an idiot, but they became convinced when he sold half of the studio to Riot and the place became swarming with the Stingers entourage.]]

* ShoutOut: [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=534 Page 49]] has a nice little shout-out to the [[http://twominutetimelord.com "Two-Minute Time Lord"]] podcast.

* WordOfGod: ''Jem'' creator Christy Marx left a friendly (albeit brief) message in the comments section on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=480 Page 3.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: With the Doctor's TARDIS within his reach, and Synergy's power source in hand, [[spoiler:Techrat remotely gasses the Zygons. Then, when the Zygons try to escape, Stingers Sound goes kablooey — Techrat had rigged it to explode if the Zygons attempted to leave Earth without him]].

* DamselInDistress: "And do you know what we do with damsels?" [[FunnyMoments "YES SIR! WE SAVE THEM SIR!"]]

* ToBeContinued: The intro ends with the Doctor and Donna helping a weakened James Bond into the TARDIS while a female sniper looks on. According to Rich, the story will pick back up in January 2012 after a bit of polishing from co-writer Richie Brackin.

* MaleGaze: Happens on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=355 Page XLVIII.]]

* AffectionateParody: Of B-movies. Zombies, evil spirits, possession, aliens, teenagers being kidnapped, etc.

The output of the blog is diverse, to say the least. Morris is a HUGE Whovian, so the majority of the featured comics are FanWebcomics based on ''Series/DoctorWho''. In addition, Morris also occasionally posts comics featuring original characters and situations.

If any of this sounds interesting, then by all means, [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/ check it out.]]

See also ''FanFic/The10Doctors'', a well-known FanWebcomic by Morris that also appeared on the [=ComixBlog=].

* ContentWarnings: The ''Doctor Who'' comics have no nudity, but if one of Rich's other comics contains frontal nudity (which happens, albeit rarely), then Rich posts a filler image in its place, and places a link to the actual image in the text below the filler image.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It frequently crops up in your standard ''Doctor Who'' fashion. In ''Outrage'', Six reveals Jem's secret identity to Rio; in ''Seeds of Destruction'', Five lands on the dangerous planet [[spoiler:Kryn]] instead of in Pasadena; and in ''A Time To Kill'', Ten completely shatters JamesBond's cover.

!!General tropes

* {{Crossover}}: Almost all of Rich's works fall under this category — ''[[{{Jem}} Jem and the Holograms]]'' meet ''Doctor Who'', ''Series/ForeverKnight'' meets ''Doctor Who'', and {{Historical Domain Character}}s meet ''Doctor Who''.[[hottip:*:Which makes perfect sense, given that the actual show crossed over with Historical Domain Characters all the time.]]
* DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse: It's (mostly) ignored. Rich has explained that including every novel, comic, and audio drama would add too many complications. Plus, following the TV show canon leaves him with plenty of room within the show's individual continuity (especially with regard to the wide-open timeline of the Eighth Doctor) to place the comics into.
** The only bits of the Expanded Universe that he ''does'' use are the ones pertaining to the "lost" season 23, which was scrapped for "Trial of a Time Lord." These stories were made into novelizations and BigFinish audios.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It frequently crops up in your standard ''Doctor Who'' fashion. In ''Outrage'', Six reveals Jem's secret identity to Rio; in ''Seeds Of Destruction'', Five lands on the dangerous planet [[spoiler:Kryn]] instead of in Pasadena; and in ''A Time To Kill'', Ten completely shatters JamesBond's cover.

!!''Series/DoctorWho'' fan comics

[[folder:''Forever Janette'' (Crossover with ''Forever Knight'')]]

* HaveWeMetYet: The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa[[hottip:*:in between [[Recap/{{DoctorWhoS19E7Time-Flight}} "Time-Flight"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E1ArcOfInfinity "Arc Of Infinity"]]]] run into the Master[[hottip:*:post-[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E4Survival "Survival"]], pre-[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie TV Movie]]]]. The following exchange occurs:
--> '''Five:''' So, you managed to escape from Xeraphas, did--
--> '''The Master:''' Oh stop. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E6TheKingsDemons We've had this conversation before]], Doctor. [[TimeyWimeyBall We're off-phase this time.]]
* InMediasRes: The story starts out with the Eighth Doctor investigating a mystery in 1995 Toronto, then [[FlashBack flashes back]] to the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa in 1348 France. The narrative goes back and forth after that.

--> '''Janette:''' Release me now and I will help you. I will stay with you...
--> '''Pierre:''' Forever, Janette?
--> '''Janette:''' Forever.
* TranslationConvention[=/=]TranslatorMicrobes: Played with on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=314 this page.]] Upon encountering the TARDIS in the woods, [=LaCroix=] sees its signage in Latin, Janette sees it in French, and Nicholas sees it in Dutch.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Expressed by Nick, natch. Also lampshaded by Eight when he talks to Janette at the end of the story, when he points out that she's seeking "an alternative to the crushing boredom of eternity."

* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: The circumstances surrounding [[spoiler:the death of Amye Robsart.]]

* PopculturalOsmosis: Rich had to explain in the story's cheat sheet that he did NOT do a crossover featuring the cast of ''{{Blackadder}} II'' (Edmund Blackadder II's unnamed {{cameo}} on page 18 notwithstanding). The other characters are actual people from the Elizabethan era, [[OlderThanTheyThink believe it or not]].
* SweetPollyOliver: Beverly's 16th century disguise is a male's doublet and tights, as she didn't want to wear a corset and dress. The whole time she's there, people refer to her as a male...but she still goes by "Beverly".
** Historically, the name Beverly was used for men exclusively until the early 1900s when it was used for girls as well. About 1930 or so, it was no longer used for men at all. [[http://babynamewizard.com]] It actually would have been more anachronistic if they had mentioned it.
* TimeTravelTenseTrouble: Lampshaded on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=423 page 10]].

[[folder:''Outrage'' (Crossover with ''Jem'')]]

-->'''Jetta:''' Some kind of infiltration scheme, eh? Break 'em from within!
-->'''[[spoiler:Eric Raymond]]:''' Actually no. It's a thing called redemption and forgiveness. You should look it up.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Roxy saves the day by sneaking up on Techrat, getting the best of him, and punching him off the railing, saving both Rio and the Doctor.]]

* DidNotDoTheResearch: On [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=479 Page 2]], the Doctor uses the word "email," and Mel has no idea what he's talking about. Except Mel is a computer programmer from the mid-[[TheEighties Eighties]], and the term "email" had been in use amongst programmers since 1982. Rich admitted his mistake in the comments for that page.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Stormer finally gets one, after all her time being vilified on both sides, for being with the Misfits, and being the nice one. She does a HeelFaceTurn because of her feelings for Kimber, but her declaration of her feelings is cut short twice, first by Rio, and then by Kimber saying she's going out with Sean and thinks he's going to propose again. Mel and the Doctor find Stormer crying of a broken heart, knowing that her band mates probably won't help the situation and the Misfits will most likely be broken up. Stormer's offered a place on the TARDIS.]]
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:The Misfits team up with the Holograms and the Doctor to stop Techrat]].
* FriendToAllChildren: The Sixth Doctor, to Mel's surprise. He mends Ashley's foot, does a magic trick to cheer her up, and is generally very kind to her throughout the process.
* FullyAbsorbedFinale: It's a fan crossover work, so it doesn't really count as canon (obviously), but ''Outrage'' pretty much serves as an unofficial series finale for ''{{Jem}}''. To wit — [[spoiler:Rio FINALLY discovers Jerrica's double life, everyone finds out the truth about Jerrica's father and Synergy, the villains behind Eric Raymond's {{Jerkass}}ery are discovered and defeated, Techrat [[SequelHook regenerates and disappears]], Rio proposes to Jerrica, and Jerrica decides to reveal her dual identity as Jem to the world.]]

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: The Misfits originally thought the Doctor was a recording executive who was offering the Holograms a contract. [[spoiler: They find out the truth when the fake Eric Raymond has enough of Pizzazz's attitude, tells her off, and reveals his true form to everyone.]]
* ManBehindTheMan: The reason Eric Raymond was such a bad guy was because [[spoiler:he was being manipulated by some Zygons. Eventually, they got tired of his incompetence and replaced him with a Zygon [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy disguised to look like him.]]]]
** JerkassFacade: [[spoiler: As it turned out, the real Eric's dealings with the Misfits and the Stingers was all to slow down the Zygons from getting their hands on Synergy and to protect the Holograms, even though he couldn't make it look like that because they had his sister. At first, the Zygons weren't sure if Eric was doing it deliberately or because he was an idiot, but they became convinced when he sold half of the studio to Riot and the place became swarming with the Stingers entourage.]]
* MomentKiller: Rio rescues Kimber and Stormer, interrupting right as [[spoiler:Stormer is admitting her true feelings to Kimber.]]

--> '''Mel:''' Oh, I'm not worried. I know you've got a plan.
--> '''Six:''' Well, I did. But it rather depended on a distinct absence of certain bouffant-haired pop stars.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Rich didn't follow up on Ashley's role in the story, even though she was there when [[spoiler: Jerrica finally reveals that she's Jem.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Mel to the Sixth Doctor, after he reveals Jerrica's secret to Rio.

* WordOfGod: ''Jem'' creator Christy Marx left a friendly (albeit brief) message in the comments section on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=480 page 3]].
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: With the Doctor's TARDIS within his reach, and Synergy's power source in hand, [[spoiler:Techrat remotely gasses the Zygons. Then, when the Zygons try to escape, Stingers Sound goes kablooey--Techrat had rigged it to explode if the Zygons attempted to leave Earth without him.]]

[[folder:''Seeds Of Destruction'' (Written by Landry Q. Walker)]]

* DamselInDistress: "And do you know what we do with damsels?" [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "YES SIR! WE SAVE THEM SIR!"]]
* GuestStrip: Rich did the artwork, but the story was written by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landry_Walker Landry Q. Walker]].

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"This is the planet Kryn. And these are the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E6TheSeedsOfDoom Krynoids]]."]]

[[folder:''A Time To Kill'' (Crossover with James Bond)]]

!!Other comics

* MaleGaze: Happens on [[http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=355 page XLVIII.]]

[[AC: ''Thursday'']]
* AffectionateParody: Of B-movies. There are zombies, evil spirits, possession, aliens, teenagers being kidnapped, etc.