Doctor Who Classic Comics #15 - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

"I would pay to see William Hartnell swimming around in a pool of money like he was Scrooge McDuck." So David Tennant did something...

[@Jygerthe2nd]

"You have created life from foam and wire... ... ...I'm going to start walking now, and I don't know when I will stop." God, I love that line. XD

[@nvfury13]

Jeffery Phillips Given Linkara's magic could the same thing with his spell that gave him his Sonic screwdriver and other lovely devices, I'm amazed he didn't bring anything to life yet that way.

[@arlenfreeman3439]

@@nvfury13I think that falls under "cannot be used for evil", simply because of the ethical ramifications.

[@TippytoeZombie]

The Scrooge McDuck references in this review are hilarious now that David Tenant is Scrooge McDuck.

[@legoking6165]

🎵He's Doctor Who-ooo!🎵

[@isaacbailey3681]

"Isn't he adorable?" "Uh, I'm a woman." This exchange is hilarious and I do not know why.

[@AmaranthOriginal]

Well, I mean, Santa *says* he moved to another planet to escape airplane noise, but really, it was so he could skirt elf unions and labour laws.

[@DemetriusSorvo]

I absolutely ❤ the Doctor Who Classic Comics magazine series from the 90s. They came out when I was a young teenager and as an adult I own every single issue.

[@MythicSuns]

23:13 Thought I should let you know that in British English "Bowls" and "Bowling" are 2 different sports; Bowls is a game that centres around rolling a heavy almost-spherical ball-like object called a Bowl, on a flat bit of turf and trying to get it to roll as close to this white object on the turf called a jack, the winner is the player who rolls their bowl closest. Bowling is basically the extreme cousin of bowls and centres around rolling a completely spherical ball toward 10 pins and trying to knock more of them over in 2 turns (or 1 if you knock all of them down on the first turn) than your opponent.

[@brandongiles7240]

Linksano’s pure joy at making a Christmas present for his friend doesn’t get enough attention in this. He really does care, doesn’t he? :)

[@nvfury13]

So nice to see the first time The Doctor dealt with a living snowman.

[@davidspring4003]

Oh, please, Linkara. You're atop the fourth wall, how can you break it?

[@alicedarhk9790]

David Spring He *I am a MAN* punches it

[@redwallfan123]

@@SMAXZO or swing a sledgehammer down when on the edge

[@monkeykingw]

Seriously, I think that ending bit with Linksano is one of the funniest moments from ATFW The acting, the jokes, the timing. All of it grand.

[@SudokuBro]

"Frosty, bad touch!"

[@KidSnivy69]

25:17-27:44 My favorite part of the video, simply because Linkara's reaction to Insano's gift is pure comedy. (Also glad you use the King of Worms arc to give Eliza her own character, here's hoping you find a way to make the puppet work.)

[@disneydork100]

*Linksano

[@Tobbe9975432]

Rewatching this episode after the 60th anniverseary of Doctor Who reminds me that I watched it as it aired a decade ago. I’m not sure how to feel about that.

[@SchazmenRassir]

...I can't tell if that's the weirdest, or the best Christmas one could have. "Hey, I created life for you!"

[@gamesmaster35v2]

Sure weird living foam lizard thing can talk , perfect English mind you and apparently already understands the concepts of gender. I haven't seen such an abuse of science since Rick Sanchez made a completely sentient robot in order to slice butter and put it on his pancakes. Linsano you really need a girlfriend may I suggest Dr. Cocktease.

[@nvfury13]

gamesmaster35 Given the name...that might make it worse.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

@@nvfury13 Go, Team Venture!

[@Bussani]

More than them calling him "Dr. Who" (which still bugs me even though the creators themselves have often been okay with it, including in the end credits in the old days), it strikes me as odd that they don't call Santa "Father Christmas". I grew up in England, and while we were exposed to "Santa Claus" in American media and the like, I don't think I knew anyone who *didn't* call him Father Christmas. Weird...but only slightly weird!

[@plantainsame2049]

My head Cannon will forever be Doctor Who is what the doctor has on paperwork I mean just putting the doctor down will get confusing because there's a lot of medical and scientific doctors but Doctor Who is distinct and marketable

[@gracekim25]

mate we call Santa both XD

[@ShadowGrimsy]

Nice to see how much closer we've gotten to the magic camera - in that nowadays there's a thing that can convert photos into 3D scenes of some description, which can then be combined with the 3D-printers that were already a thing back when this first aired.

[@BronyDanProductions]

Hey Linkara, if you're interested in learning more about the Doctor Who comic strips, there is a documentary series called 'Stripped for Action'. It's a very interesting watch, explaining each Doctor's time in comics and how they changed and differed from the show.

[@thegayghost872]

I love everything about that ending.

[@samuelbarber4154]

I actually really want to make a Doctor Who movie for cinema, as oppose to the Paul McGann movie which was just a feature length episode. It would feature a story about Time being broken so the Doctor calls upon literally every past version of himself, unlike Day of the Doctor where they only show up at the end, I would've had it be more akin to The Five Doctors, where they all have a moment to shine in the movie. Like 2 could say his famous line "I see you've been doing redecorating, I don't like it!" And there could literally be a Doctor museum full of things from his past adventures. It could even end with a montage of every regeneration. Congratulations if you made it to the end of this, comment your reward is a jelly baby, which you probably won't get. Also what did you think of Twice Upon a Time? The one where Capaldi meets Hartnell except not really because Hartnell is dead so we get David Bradley.

[@jessewilley531]

Peter Capaldi is one of my three favorite Doctors. He's great. But he's no Tom Baker and a LOOOOOOONNNNNG way from Patrick Troughton.

[@samuelbarber4154]

Well, Dr Who is what the credits called him for 18 years.

[@mr_lrb6879]

Yeah, they only stopped because David Tennant asked them to.

[@jordanhunter3375]

18:38 Judging by that expression, it was either a low-hanging pun, or uncharacteristic of The Doctor to make puns

[@roganzar]

I'm totally using "Science Bless Us, Everyone!" on Christmas from now on.

[@rudevoices9204]

Doctor, you just lit a rocket. Rockets explode!

[@LaurianeG.]

24:34 Heck, in fact it's kind of a running gag that the screwdriver is often ineffective and whatnot... ^^"

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

I literally just realized that Linkara is a tech wizard.

[@MythicSuns]

23:35 yet this is still not the most morally questionable and dark thing the Doctor has ever done.

[@noahsark4528]

"HE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!!" that part made me fall to my knees

[@phantomknight6428]

Scorpio failed to catch planets?! Must explain why I often drop things

[@davidspring4003]

...yeah, I don't think the writers watched much Doctor Who. From my (limited) memory of William Hartnell, he rarely, if ever, laughed and hated adventures, only leaving the TARDIS if Susan was in danger.

[@spookyrosev6467]

This is the weirdest Rick and Morty episode yet, even more so those their last Christmas special LOL

[@9-bitfox]

Fox: Well you see Linkara, This is a Interdimensional Santa that brings presents many of the alternate dimensions

[@LordDravenXol]

19:05 Did... did you just reference the Star Wars Christmas special? Oh god, that was a thing!

[@TonksMoriarty]

Oh neat! This is the origin episode for Eliza!

[@rassilontdavros3004]

I love just how batshit insane this story is. Reminds me of Golden Age comics.

[@OnDavidsBrain]

Merry Christmas to all and to all RRRRRRRGGGGHHHH WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST WATCH? And remember kids that joke from "The Geek" only works if before hand a scene involves Bigfoot and fucking of some kind. Can't wait for next time where we finally wrap up something that makes even less sense then this comic. MARVILLE!

[@joshuahartman3132]

What did you think of Season 9? Personally I loved it and thought it blew Season 8 right out of the water. From the coolest thing ever anywhere (the Docto riding a tank into a midieval gladiatorial arena while playing electric guitar) to the scene that finally made me admit I liked Capaldi more than Tennant by just a little bit (the futility of war speech in the Zygon episodes) and a brilliant departure-twice!- for a companion who I had mixed feelings about ("Face the Raven" and "Hell Bent" finally sold me on Clara- just in time for her to leave). Not to mention the nods to classic Who in the Season finale. And the return of River Song and one last grand adventure. I guess my point is I REALLY liked Season 9. So what did you think?

[@lwanco1018]

Linksano looks so happy about his gift.

[@springheeledjackofthegurdi2117]

Technically there are magic cameras that can be used to recreate objects, any camera can be used as long as enough photos from enough angles are used and the user has the right software, its a process called Photogrammetry

[@samuelbarber4154]

Christmas-land? Oh, it's Trenzalore.

[@boooRatt1]

So, Linkano is basically Rick Sanchez?!

[@davidspring4003]

Travels across the multiverse, super genius that mainly uses that genius to faff about and not do anything worthwhile, probably turned himself into a pickle at some point...yeah, checks out.

[@Egalitariat-likesecretariat]

9:58 Don't be silly, Linkara. The children of Earth don't even know Santa exists with surety. Obviously, Santa has Mrs. Claus and the elves transport his letters from their original destination at the North Pole to his new workshop via their own custom-grown TARDISs! Santa has just been too busy getting his new branch up and running to keep up with the new tech of the late 22nd century!

[@andreworders7305]

I hope the foam lizard becomes a recurring character

[@christopherb501]

Wish retroactively long since granted.

[@brianlewolfhunt]

I was going through the storyline playlist and got through part of the "King of Worms" arc when I realized that this episode wasn't in that list. Odd considering that this episode introduced a new character. Maybe it was overlooked.

[@AT4W]

Fixed! Never realized I didn't have it on there. Thanks for letting me know!

[@brianlewolfhunt]

Any time Linkara. Thanks for updating.

[@tacaloking4]

i am a bit disappointed when the doctor who brought out that magic box santa didn't awkwardly say he already had one of those how else does he get so many toys

[@theblazingflareon830]

I dunno what the problem is, i'd love to get a "brought to live" childhood toy for christmas .w. i'd make mine a plush charmander

[@docdave15]

Okay, this Santa is on the verge of making me think of the 1959 Mexican Santa Claus. Like, he already lives in space (different planet instead of a cloud in space) and there are no elves. Which for me has me worried that they're going to pull back a curtain and see the sweatshop with kids from all around the globe. And they both battle demons. Both aren't minions of Satan but demons none-the-less. Also a few more observations: 1. Thank goodness the TV gave us a better Doctor-Santa adventure with Santa Nick Frost. Btw, having Nick Frost as Santa would be the coolest Christmas ever! 2. In a way, Linkara, you kind of got your wish with the Doctor swimming in a large sum of money like Scrooge McDuck. Except it's animated and its David Tennant voicing Scrooge. 3. If people want some awesome non-TV Doctor Who Christmas they should check out the audio drama the Chimes of Midnight and the anthology book "12 Doctors of Christmas". Not all the stories are perfect in it (can we seriously just never use the Slitheen again, please?) but it's still pretty good.

[@Teatime7771]

Pretty good Will Hartnell impersonation

[@jb888888888]

Clearly the polar bear is left pawed.

[@davincent98]

maybe it's a dream crab hallucination

[@davidspring4003]

I think what Jillian meant when she said they are "all Santa's toys" was that "100% of those toys are Santa's." Buuuuuut it'd be funnier if you were right.

[@jackofallclaws6672]

Hey Linkara could you possibly do a review on a Variant Comics Character/Ghost Rider(Danny Ketch please)/or an Captain America-themed event for his 50th Anniversary?

[@jessaminehaak8253]

I love Doctor Linksano XD

[@SiRenfield]

I’m not British but I later found out years after the fact that in the UK, children burn letters to Santa to make it more magical and crap so that might be what they’re going for in how the hell they supposedly knew about Santa living on another planet

[@gracekim25]

what?

[@jfdrac]

Thank you i so needed this to lift my spirits right now....i laughed till it hurt.....owwww

[@Merit2397]

I know it's not Christmas and all so um... I hope everyone is having a happy rest of the new year.

[@BrandonRaske]

I wonder if linkara is gonna upload the 300th celebration livestream after the 300th episode

[@dukespubber741]

You're a bit late. The cars aren't stuck in the snow banks anymore. :P

[@LikaLaruku]

4:19 Smurf nothing. That's the Vault Keeper. Dr. Who & the Christmas MacGuffin.

[@jessewilley531]

There were several Smurfs Christmas episodes.

[@Aqua-Marine-UK_1991]

maybe that bear was a prototype of a beartic and i think i saw this Dr.who on swan lake. you sure the Demon isnt giving them the wanker sign? since you have spare lying around are they gonna be brought to life? and if so can i voice one of them please?

[@danielross5292]

I like those Classic Jon Peetwee Doctor Who Comic Strips myself!

[@mutalord]

I forgot this was the foam lizard introduction

[@jeremyusreevu237]

Linkara, as a Dr. Who fan, what are your thoughts on the 2 non canonical Peter Cushing Dr. Who movies made in the 1960s?

[@dakotadoyle7573]

Linkara did Linksano ever try to play god around christmas again?

[@thomaskirkness-little5809]

I really hated the on-screen time war. It was just daleks shooting time lords. The time war should've been impossible to visualise as both parties used time travel to harm each other. They should've left it unshown.

[@gracekim25]

hmmm that's an odd thing to say

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

Big plothole: the Doctor doesn't seem to remember that he had met Santa before in Last Christmas.

[@Ruby_Rider]

Is linkara still making new content or just uploading old stuff and retiring? If he is still making stuff where is it? Is there a schedule ? Is he a victim of the blipocolypes? Or the soon to be KZbinpocolypes (cool cat, channel awesome, etc)

[@ckd8520]

John and Gillian showed up again in Doctor Who comics and books. There either hallucinations or dreams of the 8th Doctor take your pick.

[@DOWSOE]

Your answer to the 50th anniversary............satisfactory. My reaction to the 50th anniversary..........unsatisfactory.

[@KidSnivy69]

That's your focus?

[@DOWSOE]

KidSnivy69 well, think about it. How many shows are still running for 50 years ? Doctor Who, Star Trek, and some other shows I don't know. If you hit 50th, you'd better thank the fans who kept the flames burning, and the new guys who brought in new fuel.

[@KidSnivy69]

DOWSOE It's just that his talk of the 50th anniversary was brief only, not saying you can't be disappointed in the anniversary it just seemed odd to me

[@ShadeMeadows]

I want a Christmas Carol but with Darvos

[@lauralowe7834]

I’m a middling Dr. Who fan (mostly 9 through 12) , and I know more lore of this series than the comics creators. Gah!

[@KnightlyNerdandDork]

Dear Linkara, From what I can tell based on your fascination of the cybermats, does that generally mean the Cybermen are your favorite alien in Dr Who or will that other species including the Daleks?

[@AT4W]

+Rafael Jimenez Cybermen are indeed my favorite. ^^

[@KnightlyNerdandDork]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall well then what are your general opinions about the Daleks and howcome they don't rank alongside the Cybermen?

[@DerpyDooReviews]

"Bowls" Actually isn't bowling, it's another sport altogether.

[@sirjedisentinel]

You wanna check out a good Doctor meets Santa story? Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa

[@SMAXZO]

Pfft..a magic box? A 4 dimensional pocket is a lot better.

[@ToxicMonster5]

i just thought of something, and this might be more thought put into this comic deserves, but at the bit where they hop onto a large squirrel my first thought is this, why didn't the doctor just aim his "magic box" at the wall and shrink the stupid thing? he shrank a poor polar bear just for being either hungry or threatened. he's capable of that but not a wall...

[@tuntemon]

The ones that made this comic didn't seem to know anything about Dr Who. Even though the Doctor was credited as "dr who" in the old show on imdb. He never called him self that. Usually he said some wierd name and then people said "who?" and that was it. Also two more granchildren? And no Susan? What the frak?

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

25:33 is my fave part

[@andreworders7305]

9:10 oh boy, I don’t like the implication of that star now

[@twofacetoo75]

Yet again Linkara shows just how little research he actually does by confusing BOWLING for BOWLS

[@AT4W]

As it happens, I actually DID do research on this one. Couldn't find any variations of the game that involved you rolling a ball towards a person. I freely admit I might have missed something.

[@gracekim25]

@@AT4W it's alright. they both involve balls in some fashion anyway😅

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"Who would have guessed that Santa was Jewish. And a wizard." *raises hand It's obvious when you think about it.

[@TonksMoriarty]

So not only was Power Rangers a non-union production, the Rangers themselves were scabs!

[@spookyrosev6467]

My best guess about how the hell the kids know Santa moved from the North Pole to another planet is because in the UK kids still write letters to Santa...except they burn them in the fireplace because that apparently sends them directly to the North Pole because magic. Albeit that’s only a theory because I highly doubt magic ashes can reach galaxies

[@jfdrac]

I just figure he has a mail forwarding service...Some elves stayed there who did not care about Noise and just send it on to him

[@ColtGColtG]

lol honestly so far I think Star Trek is doing their 50th better then Who. I know I got my tickets to the Ultimate Voyage symphony concert coming up.

[@pinoypizza]

I'll be absolutely crushed if Capaldi will leave in Series 10 in 2017. I feel at the very least, two more seasons oughta do it. Sick of the Troughton "3 seasons only" rule.

[@angrybrony]

so since ( this review is 2 years old) peter's been the doctor for a while now, what do think about him?

[@AT4W]

+angrybrony Love his Doctor.

[@angrybrony]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall and what did you think of "missy".

[@HalinSpace]

I personally don't like him

[@gruthakhul100]

+Justin Onoferychuk imo he as the doctor is brilliant, like every one I have seen by now - but the stories are just...meh?...compared to what has happened before. Missy was just crap, sorry. Not because she is a woman, but because !SPOILER! she is a really boring reincarnationof the Master... In the current season I just have no clue what is really going on ^^

[@kaicreech7336]

Did you really build your own cybermat when you were a kid?

[@AT4W]

+Kai Creech Yep. Tin foil and barely held together. XD

[@kaicreech7336]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Now *that* is dedication.

[@kingofthegundam7974]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Dude, you are seriously badass.

[@nvfury13]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Reminds me of the modeling clay Daleks and blue playdough TARDIS I made when I was a kid.

[@alyssaedwards6938]

i love the litttle lizzerd thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!x)

[@Canadamus_Prime]

That was painful. Not your review Linkara, the story itself.

[@jfdrac]

I dont get the Yeti Joke....It never works? When did Linkara use that joke before??

[@DarkSlayer977]

Are the kids time lords?

[@mrdoctorgilmore]

No, they are unprocessed Gallifreyans, they left gallifrey before they could join the academy where they'd get the ability to regenerate and earn timelord status.

[@gracekim25]

WAAAAAAIT You're saying the doctor has a NAME that isn't 'Dr Who'? XD

[@Ezad99]

DOCCTOORR WHOO

[@gracekim25]

ah sweet! doctor who comics!😈 27.11.22

[@Silver_Adventures]

I wonder what is the plural of TARDIS, is it tardi, or is it like moose where it is both singular and plural or does it not have a plural because it is a acronym

[@mr_lrb6879]

For what it's worth, the show itself uses "TARDISes" as the plural.

[@Silver_Adventures]

@@mr_lrb6879 I was surprised when I saw your comment I forgot I even made this comment

[@MistsMagic]

Question... This came out around the 50th anniversary... I'm surprised there was no reference to the snowman special at all... Disappointed. Lol

[@henkman00]

What fun!