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Indicia - "The Myrka! Our
salvation! The most terrifying creature that ever walked this planet. It
is approaching. The apes haven't a hope!" breathed Icthar in awe. It
arrived. No one was awed. Not long after, the Myrka, the Silurians and Sea
Devils were all dead. Some salvation. News And Views
- From now on, the price of double pack video releases will be reduced to
£16.99, beginning with June's release of The Invasion and followed by The
Silurians in July. An agreement appears to have been reached to allow Eric
Saward to novelise his two 1980s Dalek stories, and it is rumoured that he
may also novelise the unused Robert Holmes story set in Singapore that
would have formed part of the original 23rd season. The BBC Audio
Collection are releasing The Tomb of the Cybermen in June. New Fiction
- The Brief Encounter "Anti-matter With Fries" features
Omega, the Ergon, the Seventh Doctor and Ace. This issue's Prelude is for
Lucifer Rising. Reviews
- After Image reviews The Caves of Androzani - "it burns bright as a
beacon of startling excellence". Gary Russell's final Off The Shelf
reviews Silver Nemesis ("totally insubstantial, totally inconsequential
and totally tedious"), Terror of the Autons ("positively
glows excellence; one of the highlights of the Seventies"), In Memory
Alone ("a very classy production") and Lucifer Rising ("well
written and paced; an evocative science fiction novel"). Boxpops - Parts Three and Four of Battlefield are
repeated on BBC2 on Friday 7 and 14 May at 7.20pm. Skaro Says - Andrew Curnow feels that the best part
of the issue is probably the recolourising feature - and although he
doesn't rate it all that much now, he remembers being very excited about
the thought of getting Terror of the Autons on video. Critique - I do agree with Andrew that the feature
on the recolourising of the Pertwees is the highlight of this issue - it's
the sort of feature that you won't find in DWM now simply because it would
be on the Restoration Team website instead. It is interesting though that
the feature concludes by stating that work is being done to find ways of
restoring the black and white episodes to their former glory, and 16 years
later we're still waiting! It's also fun with hindsight to note on the
accompanying checklist of missing episodes that The Crusade 1 and DMP 2
were included. The conclusion of The Prison in Space synopsis has some
good artwork, including an eye-opening picture of Jamie with fake breasts
under his clothes - it has to be seen to be believed! Finally, it's
farewell to Gary Russell on Off The Shelf (not surprising since he'd
become Editor) and the anticipation for the 200th issue starts to build... Paying the Bills |
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That
was the DWM that was
The
Basics - Issue 199, 12 May 1993. The front
cover has a photo of the Master from Terror of the Autons, which is the
main focus of a feature inside on its recolourising for the newly released
video. There is a free poster inside of the front artwork used for the
Mark of Mandragora graphic novel.