A Whovian Christmas to you all

It's mid-winter again, and its time for my annual christmas card. To begin with I had no idea what to do for this year's card. Then I remembered Doctor Who is 50 years old this year! So this year's card has a Whovian theme. (Actually its a tribute picture that I have kind of paperclipped with a christmas card, but it doesn't matter as it's my blog and I can do whatever I want whenever I want!)

And Here it is, my tribute to Doctor Who.

It was a bit of a headache to do, considering it was December and the fact this happened.

Back then I had Cat to help me. 

Which reminds me, his gift to Ian is almost finished

 (according to a text I got from him recently).

Where was I? Oh yes....

You be amazed how Doctor Who and Haruhi Suzumiya mixes well in the world of fan fiction. I know, because I read a few and here's a link for you to read for yourself.

Doctor Who and Haruhi Suzumiya crossover fiction

But the best of them all (personally) is a trilogy by American ADdude

Timeless

The Promise to Haruhi Suzumiya

Time After Time (Incomplete as of December 2013)

And if that's not enough to make up for the lack of activity for the past few months here'a a selection of more Dr Who themed material I found.

From Futurama Issue 67 (May 2013)

I had a big hoot when I saw this joke.

Happy now?

I'm off to see my parents now. Bye.

Haruhi Suzumiya 10th Anniversary Tribute Drawing

On this day ten years ago, a light novel was published in Japan that introduced to the world to a 21st century icon in the world of science fiction. It was the perfect character the genre needed - a head strong woman who can easily command a crew to do anything she wanted who also had some insecurities. She's smart, athletic and attractive, which could nearly make her a dreaded Mary Sue character - except for one fact.... She can control the world she lives in, but she doesn't know that.
Want more clues? She's a high school girl who's good enough to fit in any after school club, but she's disinterested in them. Because of this she starts her own club and rakes in a few students to join it. But, the students she raked in (by chance?) know of her abilities and would do anything to keep her from knowing her true powers.
If you haven't worked out who this is let, this should give you that "click" in your memory banks. The club's aim is to find evidence of time travel, extraterritorial life and psychic abilities (its Sci-Fi after all) and those students who know of her abilities happen to be a time traveller, an alien and an ESPer (and they like to keep those facts secret from her).

Given up? Her name is in the title of the book that was first published 10 years ago from today - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa (and illustrated by Noizi Ito). Since then, Haruhi and her merry band that is the SOS Brigade have moved from the printed word to manga, an animated series, a few games, and a full-length feature film (which is 2.5hours long (most animated films are around the 90minute mark)) plus a few spin-offs online and on print.
During her first decade she has become a huge star. Don't believe me, type her name into Google, and you'll find the many thousands of fan artwork, fan fictions, AMVs and tributes to, about and featuring her and members of her brigade. It was her popularity (among many other products of Japanese culture) that led the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) to request that YouTube remove clips claimed to be under the copyright of their members in 2006 (a sign that historians could say indicates when Japan began to realise the true scale of their animation's popularity outside their country).

I can't vandalize her. She's an icon, like the Queen of England or The Beatles. That's why this entry isn't an "Act of Cultural Vandalism." It's an Act of Cultural Respect. 

And now the real reason of this entry - my anniversary tribute to Haruhi and the SOS Brigade... 

A discovery in Forbidden Planet

I just been to the Forbidden Planet comic book shop on Buchanan Street, Glasgow, earlier today and I made a discovery.
It was something I thought couldn't be done on print.....

.... A comic book crossover of Doctor Who and Star Trek!

The two greatest sci-fi franchises ever to come form the 1960s (except for Ultraman and the works of Gerry Anderson) together in a single storyline! How could this be possible? (I know it has been done online, check the link below.) But the fact that it has been printed astonishes me.

Doctor Who and Star Trek Next Generation Crossover fan-fiction

I should note that the comic I discovered is a crossover of Star Trek - The Next Generation (That's the Patrick Stewart Captain Picard series for you non-Trekkies out there.) and the 11th Doctor Who (Matt Smith).

So, did I buy it.... no (I had already bought a lot of stuff that day, so I didn't. Plus, I'm not that well into Star Trek to make such a purchase (I seen the J.J. Abrams 2009 movie and a few episodes and movies, but that's it).

If you are curious enough to click the link, feel free to explore the site. There's a lot of crazy stuff on it. There's one story where the Doctor kills Stewie Griffin to prevent him dominating the world (which is very dramatically-written) and a few about him getting mixed up with a certain high school club whose interest is in aliens, time travellers and ESPers, whose leader could destroy the world (although she doesn't know that). (I'm not telling you who I'm talking about there. Find out for yourself.)