Doctor Who: Lungbarrow

Another illustration inspired by the Doctor Who "New Adventure" series of novel published by Virgin from 1991 till 1997 which featured the Seventh Doctor as portrayed by Sylvester McCoy. This one is based on Marc Platt's novel Lungbarrow which was the final in the series of adventures for the Seventh Doctor.

This story the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and his ancestral home of Lungbarrow, where for over 800 years his 44 cousins have been trapped.

Once again I wanted to do my own spin on the Seventh Doctor's appearance. I always liked how the Doctor would change his attire during Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker's tenures while maintaining a theme to it. The velvet jacket and frilly shirts with Pertwee and the long coat and scarf with Baker's Doctor.

So, I wanted to go along the same idea with the Seventh Doctor and change his appearance slightly. So, I borrowed a few looks from various sources.

Much like my previous The Doctor and Benny illustration, the jacket is borrowed from the one Lee Sullivan illustrated him in for Death Comes to Time and the panama hat is the one he wore during his tenure as the Doctor from 1987 till 1989. And then again in the 1996 Eighth Doctor movie. The waistcoat, shirt and trousers are borrowed from his costume from the Eighth Doctor film. Once again, the question mark brouche on his jacket lapel and shoes with spats is my invention.

The Timelord standing behind the Seventh Doctor is supposed to represent a younger version of the First Doctor. Sort of like he's being haunted by his past.

The concept of the young First Doctor came from something I had worked on ten years ago for a final project in my comic book class. I was doing story which would feature the Third Doctor, the Master and the Cybermen. One of the things I wrote was a flashback scene which would feature a very young Doctor in the academy.

A bit arrogantly I must confess, I used myself as the physical basis for the young Doctor. So, I thought I would use it again in this illustration.

Original artwork by the artist. Illustrated in Deleter #3 Black Drawing Ink with crow quill pen and brush on Strathmore 9x12 Smooth Bristol Board.