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Slowly accumulating more pictures at the 2015 Calgary Comic Expo. The Doctor might need to invest in a personal photographer at future events since the Companion is usually keeping Doctor Ood from bumping into displays or small children.
About the Ood:
How it all started:
For the past 3 years, my husband and I have been working towards a joint fan
project. It all started while waiting in an endless line that refused to move.
It was for the comic expo, and we were in it for hours, despite already having
tickets and being there before doors were even open, and still missed out on the
first events that we had signed up (and paid) for. Yes, still a little bitter
about that, but we did get a refund... and then they announced a rescheduling
which we didn't qualify for because we had been given the
refund...
... so we're standing in this line-up, talking about
what the best costume would be, and definitely doing some world crossing as we
go. Due to my unnatural love for the Ood, it only made sense that the best
Doctor Who would actually be Doctor Ood, and thus a parody tale of random
happenstance adventure was born. My husband (@TheMattCave) did some
illustrations, and I began putting together a script.
Still a work in progress, but we are
determined to bring our beloved Doctor to life. While I wait for more
illustrations, I decided to plunge forward into the next step: being Doctor Ood.
For the last year I've been collecting pieces, gradually building up the
necessary elements to bring this glorious creature to life. Then the Comic Expo
announced that noneother than Matt Smith himself would be coming to this year's
expo - Doctor Ood creating went into overdrive these past couple of weeks. Some
rough work done, some less than perfect painting, but as of yesterday, Doctor
Ood will be ready for unveiling at today's expo - and if I survive, maybe even
the rest of the weekend... no promises though, I get limited airflow through
this thing.
So despite not yet having the
webcomic up on display, which was the main reason I originally wasn't in too
much of a hurry to get the costume together, the sneak peak of a new delightful
character begins today! I will start up the fan page and invite you all to
become Friends of the Ood.
project. It all started while waiting in an endless line that refused to move.
It was for the comic expo, and we were in it for hours, despite already having
tickets and being there before doors were even open, and still missed out on the
first events that we had signed up (and paid) for. Yes, still a little bitter
about that, but we did get a refund... and then they announced a rescheduling
which we didn't qualify for because we had been given the
refund...
... so we're standing in this line-up, talking about
what the best costume would be, and definitely doing some world crossing as we
go. Due to my unnatural love for the Ood, it only made sense that the best
Doctor Who would actually be Doctor Ood, and thus a parody tale of random
happenstance adventure was born. My husband (@TheMattCave) did some
illustrations, and I began putting together a script.
Still a work in progress, but we are
determined to bring our beloved Doctor to life. While I wait for more
illustrations, I decided to plunge forward into the next step: being Doctor Ood.
For the last year I've been collecting pieces, gradually building up the
necessary elements to bring this glorious creature to life. Then the Comic Expo
announced that noneother than Matt Smith himself would be coming to this year's
expo - Doctor Ood creating went into overdrive these past couple of weeks. Some
rough work done, some less than perfect painting, but as of yesterday, Doctor
Ood will be ready for unveiling at today's expo - and if I survive, maybe even
the rest of the weekend... no promises though, I get limited airflow through
this thing.
So despite not yet having the
webcomic up on display, which was the main reason I originally wasn't in too
much of a hurry to get the costume together, the sneak peak of a new delightful
character begins today! I will start up the fan page and invite you all to
become Friends of the Ood.
*Doctor Ood is a parody of the much-loved BBC classic, Doctor Who, and is purely an expression of admiration and appreciation of the collaborative efforts of all of the writers, producers and creators of Doctor Who throughout the years. All Friends of the Ood are a not-for-profit fan-base sharing in sheer joy of Whovian fandom.
