DW: The Darksmith Legacy... Plus Some Pretty Art!

[mtemplar_fic]

The press launch for the interactive cross-media Doctor Who adventure serial, The Darksmith Legacy is scheduled for tonight at the Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, home of the Doctor Who Exhibition.



Per Kasterborous:

With the first installments set for release in January 2009, this interactive cross-media adventure is an exciting new approach to Doctor Who printed fiction and online gaming, with a stunning title and plot that will keep readers gripped throughout 2009 in the absence of a regular series of televised adventures.

Sounds interesting - their web addy is not open yet, but here it is for future reference: http://www.thedarksmithlegacy.com/



And here's the pretty art, via Ben Templesmith (re: NOT MINE!!!!)



I can has? Reportedly, these are warm-up 'sketches' for an upcoming comic, but nothing has been scheduled yet. Here's a link to his blog, where he also has similar art of Martha Jones (why does it always have to be Martha?): http://bentemplesmith.blogspot.com/2008/11/good-doctor-martha.html

Comments

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

They just did a server move and are trying to fix the hotmail hacks, maybe they're still tidying up?

[principia-coh.livejournal.com]

Well, they already pushed this set of announcements out a week. If they had to delay it again, they should have announced *that*.

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

Thought you already had a permanent account?

Speaking of announcements, the #@$% is hitting the fan on my newswire - might have to make another post.

[principia-coh.livejournal.com]

I have a permanent account. Assuming they don't pull some stunt capping the a la cartes at the PA's current max (144 pics), I want to buy more piccies.

So they might be announcing the Eleventh Doctor at the Children in Need special, eh? That would explain the timing of DT's announcement.

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

That and go see. Sheesh.

[principia-coh.livejournal.com]

Seen.

Given that Moffat wasn't talking like he was expecting to have Tennant around at SDCC, I highly doubt this announcement was some sort of surprise to him. Besides, his plots do tend to be rather, well, character-neutral, so I can't imagine reworking things to fit whomever Moffat brings on board should be too difficult.

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

Yeah - that comment of his about having the rest of the River Song storyline occur offscreen? Looking back on that interview now, it seems obvious that he knew DT wasn't staying. I doubt there would be much if any reworking to be done with Moffat's scripts.

[editrx.livejournal.com]

Moffat has, and I suspect will continue to write (because he thinks he's the be-all-and-end-all of writers ... don't get me started ... let's just say he's not well-liked among some of my colleagues and I have Stories ... sigh) plot-driven stories, not character-driven.

And character-driven is what the appeal of the new series (1-4) has been -- it's what's made it far more universal. Yes, he wrote some good stories, but they're still the most plot-driven of what came from the new series thus far (again, don't get me started).

I keep trying to have hope that this won't kill the new series (not just the change in actors), but ... I dunno. I just want to put my head in the oven some days as regards all writers (can you tell I have several Books from Hell on my desk right now?), but then I remember my oven's electric. :)

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

It's too damned bad that we can't have RTD's characterizations mixed with Moffat's plots. I could go for that. And now I'll have to hear some of your stories about Moffat, of course. *grins*

Sorry about the Books From Hell. I am glad your oven's electric, though!