Who News! Neil Gaiman Reveals a Black Actor Almost Became The Doctor, Clever and Unified Regeneration Theory, Peter Capaldi’s ‘Doctor Who’ Fanart, & More!

Somehow, the internet managed to avoid imploding when the news of the 12th Doctor was announced simultaneously on BBC One and BBC America. Or maybe it did, I don't know, I was out of town and missed most of Who-pla. Since then, I've been playing catch up on all the developments surrounding this latest incarnation of the Time Lord, and I figured, why not share my findings with all of you fine readers. So, here we go.

First, Neil Gaiman recently shared his thoughts on the casting of Peter Capaldi as the next Doctor on his Tumblr. Collected here (by Bleeding Cool) are a few of his comments on the matter of a female Doctor and the casting of an actor of color in the role, even hinting a black actor had been offered the role but turned it down!

Do I think it's time to cast a woman as the Doctor? Not yet. Not quite...

...if I were show-running (I'm not) I wouldn't cast a woman as the Doctor yet, and it would absolutely be on my list of things to do in the following regeneration. (I was the one who wrote the line about the Corsair changing gender on regeneration, in "The Doctor's Wife" after all, and made it canon that Time Lords can absolutely change gender when they regenerate.)

Some of that is stuff I'd find hard to articulate, mostly having to do with what kind of Doctor you follow Matt Smith's Doctor with: someone harder and much older and more dangerous and, yes, male feels right to me, as a storyteller. Where you go after that, ah, that's a whole new game...

It doesn't have to feel like that to you, nor am I telling you what to think. We're talking stories here, and opinions after all, and your opinions are, obviously, as valid as mine.

Would I like a person of colour as the Doctor? Absolutely. Paterson Joseph was the Marquis de Carabas in Neverwhere, because he aced the auditions, and beat all the other actors, mostly white, who tried out for the role. I'd want that kind of performance at the audition for the Doctor. And there are certainly actors good enough out there that it feels like a missed opportunity. Does that mean I'm disappointed by Peter? No, just excited to see what kind of Doctor he makes....

(I thought I'd said that I was disappointed that it didn't happen this time, and that there are some amazing actors out there. I was rather disappointed that Paterson Joseph didn't get it last time, although I've loved Matt's Eleven) And yes, I have no doubt there will be. (I know one black actor who was already offered the part of the Doctor, and who turned it down.) Just as there will be a female Doctor...

Interesting, no? Is Gaiman hinting at a woman Doctor for the next regeneration? She could be the bridge between The Doctor's original 12 regenerations (a rule from way back in Classic Who) and where the series goes in the future. And it's good to hear I'm not the only one who, while excited for Capaldi's Doctor, am a little disappointed to see another "old white guy" in the role. What do you think?

Hit the jump to hear from The Moff on introducing a new Doctor, a theory that tries to explain the choices for each Doctor's regeneration, and some 4th Doctor fanart from a young, and not yet the 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi!

This isn't the first time Steven Moffat's introduced the world to a new Doctor, but it could easily be the flashiest. I mean, come on, a prime time reveal show! That's pretty impressive for a weird, little sci-fi show like Doctor Who. And technically, the reveal show wasn't our first introduction to the 12th Doctor, that will come later in Capaldi's first episode.

Talking with Collider (via Doctor Who TV), Moffat discussed how this time it'll be easier than the transition from 10 to 11,

The biggest pressure will always be introducing a new Doctor. And I can't imagine it will ever be tougher than with "The Eleventh Hour" because everything changed. It's not an ideal way to run television. It really isn't. That was mad. All the execs left, the producer left, and all the stars left. You think, "Christ, how do you get away with that?!

We're not in that situation this time, and it's good that we're not. People say, "It must have been great and exciting and marvelous that you had all that new stuff," but not really. But, we got away with it. I just remember thinking, "Are people going to buy that this is the same show, when it clearly is not?"

And what of keeping a regeneration a secret? Yeah, not bloody likely,

I'd love to, but that's physically impossible. It was Russell's plan not to tell anyone that Chris [Eccleston] was going to change in the last episode, but it leaked after one week. I wish it were possible. The fact is that those actors' agents have to say that they're available. They have to take jobs. It's going to leak, so you have to take command of that story.

It's annoying. I'd far rather not tell anybody anything, seriously. If you're telling a joke, you don't want anybody telling the punchline before you get to the end. Sadly, I don't think it's possible now. Everybody wanders around with cameras now. A few years ago, no one had a camera on them. Now, every little human being goes around with a camera on their phone. How am I going to keep secrets with that?! It's tough. It can be irritating, but what can you do?

Spoilers, spoilers everywhere. I don't know how a TV series or movie ever manage to keep anything quiet. And I guess, more and more now they don't. Which is how we end up with prime time reveal specials.

And speaking of regenerations, io9 s Rob Bricken has laid out a very sensible theory as to why the series' has chosen the actors they have for The Doctor since Doctor Who returned in 2005. I'll leave it to Rob to explain, as he already did so, brilliantly,

Okay. I have a theory, but it requires me going back to the beginning of the nu-Who in order to explain.

So Russell T. Davies relaunches Doctor Who in 2005. People, if they remember Doctor Who at all, remember the character as a old man - sometimes stodgy, sometimes fussy, sometimes eccentric. Davis wants to not only modernize Who for modern audiences, but also wants to shock people into watching the show, to give them a Doctor they're surprised by. Which is why he casts Chris Eccleston as a leather jacket-wearing Doctor, one ready to throw down and scrap when the situation calls for it.

Eccleston leaves, and Davies needs a new Doctor. He's established that Doctor Who can be cool, so what's next? He wants people to love the Doctor again like they used to back in the day. The solution is a Doctor that's likable, affable, charismatic, and, most importantly, more human than any Doctor has been before. He's casts Tennant perfectly, and his charismatic performance helps turn Doctor Who into a phenomenon again.

So then Stephen Moffat comes on board, and Doctor Who has been cool and lovable again. What's next? To make the Doctor weird again. The old Doctors had an edge to them, where you weren't quite certain you could trust them, and Moffat figures - rightly, in my opinion - that the Doctor needs both his eccentricity and that edge again, now that Tennant has done the necessary job of recementing the character in popular culture. Matt Smith's Doctor is weird and wacky and odd and definitely has that edge.

Which brings us to the present and Peter Capaldi. With the previous incarnations, the Doctor has been cool, human and weird. What's left? What would Moffat want modern audiences to see the Doctor as next? What aspect of the Doctor would Moffat want to bring back out?

The answer, as it turns out, is that he's old. The Doctor is several centuries old, and he's weary, and he's seen a ton. Smith has done a great job at indicating this, despite his youth, but it doesn't change the fact that all three Doctors since the relaunch have been reasonably young guys. The one thing the modern incarnation of the Doctor lacks is that visual indication of age and wisdom and authority, something only an older guy like Capaldi can bring. Capaldi would have been a disaster as the Ninth Doctor, because modern audiences would have felt that the new Doctor Who was simply more of the same old stuff that had initially caused people to lose interest. But after establishing the Doctor's coolness, his likability, and his weirdness, you can go back to an old dude to stress the Doctor's experience - and with that, I think you've completed the picture, and revealed the full Doctor to modern audiences.

And at that point, as Gaiman suggests, you can do anything. You've truly brought Doctor Who back in its entirety, you've gotten people to watch and revealed the Doctor's character fully. When Capaldi leaves, you can do anything. Female Doctors. Black Doctors. Asian Doctors. Child Doctors. Anybody Doctors.

Such is my theory. I may be overthinking it, and I may be overestimating the reasons behind the casting, but even if it wasn't intentional I think it still has the same effect. I think this is why Neil Gaiman feels like a female Doctor would be more effective after Capaldi's Doctor, and I think I agree. Would the world have ended if Ruth Wilson had been cast as the new Doctor? By no means, but I can see a certain benefit to waiting one more incarnation. Of course, if the next Doctor is another white dude, then we should all probably freak the fuck out.

I'm sold. Are you?

And lastly, some of you may be unfamiliar with Peter Capaldi before his casting as 12th Doctor. Well, you've got nothing to worry about, the guy's a HUGE Whovian! Maybe the biggest one they've cast, yet! Need proof? Look no further than his 4th Doctor fanart, his fanzine essay praising the series' opening title sequence, and his fan letter in the Radio Times celebrating the show's 10th anniversary,

For even more proof of Capaldi's true nerdiness, check out io9 s original scoop (via Blastr). So no matter you're opinion on the casting of Capaldi, you can't deny the man loves Doctor Who.

True devotion to the series aside, what do you think of Capaldi as the 12th Doctor? Excited? Nervous? Are you dreading Matt Smith's departure or are you eagerly looking forward to it?

Oh! And how I could not share this final gem. Most of Britain, and soon the world I'm guessing, will be familiar with Capaldi as the foul-mouthed, government spin master, Malcolm Tucker from The Thick of It. Knowing this, YouTuber Peter Nottage has created an incredibly funny trailer for the 12th Doctor using some of Capaldi's more "colorful" clips from The Thick of It.

Definitely NSFW, but seriously very, very funny. Enjoy.

How Can We Convince the BBC to Make This Captain Jack/River Song Spin-Off?

This isn't the first time Doctor Who and Torchwood star, John Barrowman has spoken publicly about a spin-off starring himself as Captain Jack and Alex Kingston as River Song. And it likely won't be the last. At least, not until the BBC get it together and realize how genuinely awesome this could be! I'd even take it as a precursor to Torchwood since who knows when we'll ever see the return of that series.

Talking with TVaddict, Barrowman again shared how he thinks the two former companions would get on,

I'd like to see the two of them prior to their lives crossing in some time realm where they actually meet up without the Doctors or anything like that and they are rogue heroes. Kind of like what Star Trek did in the very beginning, going around and saving civilisations without trying to get too involved, but they always get involved! They always do the wrong thing but for the right reasons and succeed.

I don't see it being much like Star Trek, maybe a little rougher, more like Firefly? And it'd only be better if The Doctor was what brought them together. No matter what, those two together is a dangerous and fearsome combination. And sexy, we can't forget sexy,

I think there would be a lot of standing off between the two of them to begin with, because they are two very, very strong characters. Very flirtatious! There would be a lot of innuendo going on. I think they would not do anything with each other for a long time because it would be too predictable. They have to be confined in a spaceship for a little while.

It'd probably ruin their chemistry were anything to ever happen, but the endless flirting would sure be fun! What do you think? Is this something you'd like to see the Beeb pursue? If so, you'll need to let them know,

It's not up to us. That's the one thing fans need to remember. Like when they ask on Twitter: 'When are you going to do another series of Torchwood? When you you be working with the 11th Doctor?' It's not up to me... It's up to the BBC. If they know enough that you want those characters back, they're smart. But it has to be done right and done well.

Of course, I'll play Captain Jack at the drop of the hat if I'm asked to. No questions asked. But it's up to [the BBC] to get the show off the ground. It's down to financing and money.

Start those petitions and letter campaigns now!

Source: Doctor Who TV

Will Rowling Put Quill to Parchment for ‘Doctor Who?’

In case you haven’t heard, 2013 is Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary. A great many gifts will be given to fans for the occasion, I’m sure, but perhaps one the greatest is currently in the works.

The BBC has already announced that it’s developing a book of 11 short stories, one for every Doctor (so far), and they’re giving the keys to the Whoniverse to 11 popular British children’s book writers. Obviously, this proviso raises one interesting possibility: J.K. Rowling, the creator and author of the wizarding series Harry Potter.

According to Hypable, Rowling is at the top of a list of candidates that includes Michelle Paver, Susan Price, Kate Thompson, Anthony Horowitz, Geraldine McCaughrean, Philip Pullman and Alan Garner. Nothing’s been confirmed yet, but securing Rowling would be a pretty big “get,” as they say in the business, and assure that the volume would be an immediate best seller.

The only question is now, which Doctor would Rowling write for? i09 seems to be of the impression that Rowling would be assigned a more modern Doctor like Ten or Eleven in order to capitalize on the merchandising opportunity, but they also digress that given her penchant for big scarves that the Seventh Doctor might a possibility. Of course, I don’t see why she couldn’t help kick-off the collection with a story about the First or Second Doctor, both of whom had very Dumbledore qualities. I guess the possibilities are endless…

Of course, as we said, there’s not confirmation that Rowling is even involved yet.

More news as it develops.

Source: i09

‘Sherlock’ Series 3 Pushed Back as far as 2014!?

Can’t say I didn’t see this coming, but it doesn’t make the news any easier to endure. Due to the exploding careers of its stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, Sherlock won’t be returning any earlier than late 2013, or likely early 2014 for those in the U.S. awaiting PBS’ broadcast.

BBC‘s hit series based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant detective was schedule to begin shooting its third series this coming January, with hopes for a Fall 2013 premiere, but filming has been pushed back to March. It seems Cumberbatch – who can been seen in next year’s Star Trek Into Darkness and heard in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – is expected to begin shooting director Bill Condon's untitled WikiLeaks project soon, and Freeman is expected to be needed for more filming to finish up Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit now that it’s a trilogy, cause y’know, he’s the hobbit.

Add to this how busy series creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss already are, what with that little anniversary happening next year for that silly science fiction, and you can see why Sherlock is being put on the back burner. And after the cliffhanger at the end of Series 2 those few more months of waiting will be a struggle. How will fans cope? Well, there’s always Tumblr. Especially the Johnlock tag.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Have Any Past Doctors Been Asked Back for ‘Doctor Who’ 50th? Colin Baker Says…

What’s Colin Baker, the sixth man to have played The Doctor on Doctor Who, up to lately? Well, at the moment he’s been carted off to a jungle island near Australia as he’s appearing on the upcoming season of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, airing tonight. It’s a sure change from the TARDIS, but thankfully the wardrobe is a bit of an improvement. Before Baker shipped off though, Digital Spy grabbed him for a short interview where, of course, discussion of Who‘s 50th Anniversary came up. Has he been asked to return for the special?

No. As far I know, neither of any of my erstwhile colleagues have been asked either.

Bummer. Well, how about the long rumored Doctor Who movie?

I haven't been approached to do a Doctor Who movie. I think they would be scraping the bottom of the barrel if they asked me to do it. All you have to do is hold up a picture of what I look right now and what I look like then and you'd know why.

Baker makes a point here about a big, logistical problem for the possibility of a multi-Doctor storyline to celebrate the golden anniversary: most of the past Doctors just don’t look like they did 20, 30, some 40 years ago. This hasn’t stopped them from reprising their roles in Big Finish’s successful line of Classic Who audio dramas, but television is an unforgiving medium. I still think it’d be neat to involve those actors in other roles, not as past incarnations of The Doctor. I’m sure someone involved could come up with a clever way around a multi-Doctor story that wasn’t actually about multiple Doctors.

Anyway, when asked about a possible cameo, Baker said,

A what? What's a cameo role, darling? Does that mean a small part? Urgh! I suppose I might. I don't know. I find it a bad idea to say what would you do if you were asked, which is why I'm going to say no, I probably wouldn't appear in any movie. They would have to persuade me.

See, clever people working on Doctor Who, if you’re clever enough maybe you could persuade Baker to return.

While Baker make see his involvement with Doctor Who as a thing of the past, it’s good to hear he’s a fan of what’s happening now,

And I absolutely love Matt Smith. When I heard another young [guy] was going to be playing the Doctor, I thought, 'Hmmm... Not another young one. Why don't they have an old geezer again, like me?' Suddenly, along comes this 29 or 28-year-old guy playing a 300-year-old Doctor - and he's brilliant. He encompasses all of the previous doctors and adds a bit himself.

Oops, I think mean something like 1200 year old, but we’ll let it slide. How important to you is having past Doctors involved in the 50th Anniversary?

Source: Doctor Who TV

First Peek at the ‘Doctor Who’, Children in Need, Pre-Christmas Special Minisode

Sadly, it’s not a clip, but what kind of clip could we expect for a short minisode that is probably only five minutes in length? No, it’s a promo image you can see above, I suggest you click it to embiggen, but it was released with this short little blurb,

Doctor Who, featuring Matt Smith, will bring viewers an extra special 'prequel' to its Christmas special, with a bespoke storyline made for Children in Need, and an exclusive preview trailer of the Christmas special including the first glimpse of the Doctor with his new companion.

The Doctor Who/Children in Need shorts are something I always look forward to. They’re a little bit of Who to tide you over until the Christmas special, which itself is usually tiding you over until the series returns with a full season. Basically, I can’t get enough Who. And this upcoming minisode, airing Friday, will lead into what will be our first glimpse of The Doctor and his new companion, Clara (Jenna-Louise Coleman). Y’know, when she’s not a Dalek.

But going back to that promo image, is that The Doctor’s new wardrobe? It’s seem to match the outfits we’ve seen him filming in, but I wasn’t sure it was a permanent change. Looks a little like the 8th Doctor, Paul McGann’s getup doesn’t it?

For those of us here, on the American side of the pond, you may be wondering when the Christmas special will air? Never fear, BBC America announced today it will air 9pm ET on Christmas Day. They also included this little blurb which tells us next to nothing, but here it is,

Following the epic mid-season finale, the Doctor gets in the holiday spirit in the all-new Christmas special written by lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat (Sherlock). Accompanied by his newest companion, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman, the Doctor's latest adventure through space and time sees him once again crossing paths with the homo-reptilian Silurian Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh) and her cohort Jenny (Catrin Stewart).

See you all here Friday for the release of the Children in Need minisode!

Sources: Bleeding Cool, Doctor Who TV

Have Any Past Doctors Been Asked Back for ‘Doctor Who’ 50th? Colin Baker Says…

What’s Colin Baker, the sixth man to have played The Doctor on Doctor Who, up to lately? Well, at the moment he’s been carted off to a jungle island near Australia as he’s appearing on the upcoming season of ITV’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, airing tonight. It’s a sure change from the TARDIS, but thankfully the wardrobe is a bit of an improvement. Before Baker shipped off though, Digital Spy grabbed him for a short interview where, of course, discussion of Who‘s 50th Anniversary came up. Has he been asked to return for the special?

No. As far I know, neither of any of my erstwhile colleagues have been asked either.

Bummer. Well, how about the long rumored Doctor Who movie?

I haven't been approached to do a Doctor Who movie. I think they would be scraping the bottom of the barrel if they asked me to do it. All you have to do is hold up a picture of what I look right now and what I look like then and you'd know why.

Baker makes a point here about a big, logistical problem for the possibility of a multi-Doctor storyline to celebrate the golden anniversary: most of the past Doctors just don’t look like they did 20, 30, some 40 years ago. This hasn’t stopped them from reprising their roles in Big Finish’s successful line of Classic Who audio dramas, but television is an unforgiving medium. I still think it’d be neat to involve those actors in other roles, not as past incarnations of The Doctor. I’m sure someone involved could come up with a clever way around a multi-Doctor story that wasn’t actually about multiple Doctors.

Anyway, when asked about a possible cameo, Baker said,

A what? What's a cameo role, darling? Does that mean a small part? Urgh! I suppose I might. I don't know. I find it a bad idea to say what would you do if you were asked, which is why I'm going to say no, I probably wouldn't appear in any movie. They would have to persuade me.

See, clever people working on Doctor Who, if you’re clever enough maybe you could persuade Baker to return.

While Baker make see his involvement with Doctor Who as a thing of the past, it’s good to hear he’s a fan of what’s happening now,

And I absolutely love Matt Smith. When I heard another young [guy] was going to be playing the Doctor, I thought, 'Hmmm... Not another young one. Why don't they have an old geezer again, like me?' Suddenly, along comes this 29 or 28-year-old guy playing a 300-year-old Doctor - and he's brilliant. He encompasses all of the previous doctors and adds a bit himself.

Oops, I think mean something like 1200 year old, but we’ll let it slide. How important to you is having past Doctors involved in the 50th Anniversary?

Source: Doctor Who TV

WHOOPS! Neil Gaiman’s ‘Doctor Who’ Script Found in a Cab!

Yesterday we shared some new details about Neil Gaiman‘s upcoming Doctor Who episode for Series 7 Part 2, most importantly the return of the Cybermen. Well guess what? Had we just waited a day we would have learned lots more as someone, hopefully not Mr. Gaiman himself, left a copy of the script in the backseat of a Cardiff cab! The finder and, surprisingly, not keeper made a post to Facebook which then ended up on Reddit trying to get the BBC’s attention in order to return the script. That’s a standup citizen. Most would have easily succumbed to temptation, scanned and shared it by now.

But, at least we learned some things, like the official title being, “The Last Cyberman,” which many had already guessed based on the clues given on Gaiman’s blog. We can also confirm Jenna-Louise Coleman‘s companion is named Clara, as we’ve long suspected. And guest star Warwick Davis‘ name is Porridge. Really? Poor guy can’t catch a break with character names, can he?

Now, if you’re looking for a few more details about, “The Last Cyberman,” and specifically what the Cyberman will look like, turn to ever reliable Doctor Who on set reporter, Timeboy. Those visiting the set are being asked not to take photos or video so all we have are these reports,

Very similar to the Cybus ones, but they have tighter armour and Tomb of the Cybermen-like faces!!! Really shiny. The armour is like slim-fitted rubber, similar to the new Sontarans, but silver. Guns fixed on arms, and the leader has an extra gun.

They're walking softly, slowly, and quietly, like the Hartnell/Troughton era Cybermen

The Cybermen have a cool chest plate, with a camera iris thing in the middle, like this, but closed... Cool slot-like mouth and a more blank, fitted headpiece. And dare I say it, as close to cloth faces as would work in 2012.

Click for a rough sketch of what they look like (by Gabundy).

Hmm, so they’re called the last Cyberman but it sounds like they look more like the first Cyberman. What do you think it means? Coming from Gaiman I’m sure it’s not as simple as The Doctor meeting with the last of the cybernetic race, so what’s the twist?

Sources: Bleeding Cool, Doctor Who TV

Nerd Art Dump: Stephanie Brown Times Two, Nerdist vs. Doctor Who, Retro Cylons & MOAR!

Each and every week we scour the Internet for nothing but the best in nerd based art. We leave no digital stone unturned, we poke and prod every net based nook and cranny. Why? Because we love you, and we love to bring you weekly Nerd Art Dumps.

Na na na na na na na na, Batgirls! – Well, one Batgirl and a Robin anyways, but a single Stephanie Brown. We here at Nerd Bastards HQ love the work of Lynne Yoshii, having featured her here several times before, but featuring the former Spoiler turned third Batgirl with her past self is pretty damn cool. When your originally a three-issue deal and you become one of the biggest female characters in comics you know your doing something right. [Comics Alliance]

Hit the jump for Spider-Man, Ginny Weasley and MOAR!

Venom is a dick. Just look at the drawing by totmoartsstudio2 and you’ll see what we mean. All Spider-Man wants is some time alone to himself but Venom just doesn’t know when to let go. Guess “symbiote” synonymous with jerk. [Deviant Art]

Whoever said “magic isn’t sexy” obviously never saw what deviant artist Genzoman did with Harry Potter‘s Ginny Weasley. You can’t say we’re being dirty though, as we are basing this claim -and crossing our finger - on the fact that this Weasley is 18 at the time. Hell, Bonnie Wright, the actress who played Ginny was born in 1991 and that makes her 21 now, so any future comments we make are totally fair. [Deviant Art]

That awkward moment when you have to tell the rest of the team. [Comic Cool]

The legendary Nerdist‘s All-star Celebrity Bowling game – Team Nerdist vs. Team Doctor Who. Yes, Chris Hardwick and his band of Nerds against Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Steven Moffat as rendered by Namberjams. Extra points for having Wil Wheaton‘s “Wesley Crushers” on the back of his uniform. That’s dedication. [NAMBERJAMS]

Bulbasuar might look like he’s a bit too much weed killer, but this is actually the first in a long line of redesigns by Vaughn Pinpin. Pinpin plans on styling every first generation Pokemon in the style of a Tim Burton character. ‘Cause… you known, we all wondered what that would look like. [Kotaku]

One of the most underrated villains in the DC universe, Mr. Freeze is one of the few who actually didn’t become evil for the sake of evil, he did it to save his frozen wife. Still doesn’t mean he can’t have one bad ass stare in the hands of Vablo, who crafted this cold hearted stare for the man of ice. [Deviant Art]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars was mixed with the X-men thanks to the twisted, but brilliant mind of Arzeno. Gambit as Han, Rogue as Leia, Beast is freaking Chewbacca for crying out loud! [The Mary Sue]

Oh no! It’s a monster, holding another monster, but Scott Blair makes both Cylon and Number 6 look perfect for the monster/damsel in distress part. If we didn’t know she was a heartless killing machine we might feel bad. [Scott Blair]

Some villains are scary, but what the BBC has been able to do with the villains of Doctor Who makes them absolutely terrifying. So when Ultimate Comics’ releases their new IDW series Doctor Who Carnival of Monsters they called upon cpwilsoniii to do this kick ass variant cover. Featuring several of the Doctor’s past and present foes, this cover could one day be a part of your collection, but keep a companion beside you just in case. [GeekTyrant]

Robert Shane put together this kick ass “what if” scenario of Darth Vader encountering an Alien queen. I’m putting my money on the shiny black one. [LAZORZ]