Triptych: Space-Time Rift

"The TARDIS" by PaperHooch

"TARDIS Poster" by Procrastinating

"Come Along On An Adventure" (t-shirt) by MJ

Triptych: Vastra, Jenny and Strax

"Doctor Comic" (t-shirt) by Harebrained

"The Doctor's Angels" (t-shirt) by Dan Wolfe

"Skaro Exterminators" (t-shirt) by Paul Milligan

A Public Service Announcement

As you may have heard, Matt Smith is leaving Doctor Who as of the Christmas special (set to air, as is tradition, on December 25th).  Bookies are already placing odds on who will be cast to replace him, with Russell Tovey (George the werewolf from the BBC's Being Human series), Rupert Grint (finally a ginger!) and Rory Kinnear (Bill Tanner from the last couple of Bond movies as well as a brilliant turn as Prime Minister on an episode of Black Mirror) leading the pack.  While any of these would, I'm sure, amount to excellent Doctors, almost all of the names mentioned thus far lack a certain... Doctor-y panache. 

Then I came across a letter that Richard Ayoade posted on his Facebook wall to the BBC this morning:

Dear BBC,
I am writing to inform you that I am available to take over immediately as the next Doctor. I’ll even bring my own sonic screwdriver (mine actually works).
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Maurice Moss.

As soon as I started to consider the possibility of Ayoade being cast as the 12th Doctor, I realized that I can't think of a better choice.  He has the natural oddness, the sense of humour, the sarcasm and the intelligence to pull off an absolute amazing Doctor. 

So I ask you - take a look at the below petition and sign your name to it if you feel the same way. 

[Petition - Richard Ayoade For The 12th Doctor]

Triptych: Mötley Whö

"Mötley Whö" (t-shirt) by Brinkerhoff

"Doctor of the Colossus" (t-shirt) by Fuacka

"Forget Me Not" (t-shirt) by Megan Lara

Triptych: The Fall Of The 11th

"Doctor Who 50th Anniversary" (t-shirt) by David Johnston

"Sensei Who" (t-shirt) by Eozen

"Chibi TARDIS and Dalek" (t-shirt) by Jeff Pina

So that season 7 finale of Doctor Who, hey? (NOTE: Spoilers are contained below! If you haven't watched the finale episode yet, stop reading!)

Triptych: The Ol' Dusty Trail

"Breaking Trail" (t-shirt) by Twenty7 Design

"Delorean Trail" (t-shirt) by Moysche

"The Angels Have Your Wagon" (t-shirt) by antoindotnet

Triptych: We All Live In A Yellow Time Machine

"TARDIS" by Great Sky Bear

"Mondrian Who" by Perdita00

"Yellow Time Machine" (t-shirt) by Baz

Triptych: Playing Doctor

"Street Doctor" (t-shirt) by Drew Wise

"Amelia's Long Wait" by Drew Wise

"Sonic The Screwdriver : 10th Doctor Edition" by Kody Christian

Triptych: The Winchester Bunch

"A Family Business" (t-shirt) by Nik Holmes

"Angels" (t-shirt) by Nik Holmes

"Men of Mystery" (t-shirt) by Nik Holmes

It turns out that Nik Holmes does a lot of the Supernatural fan art I've accumulated over the last few months. I didn't even realize all three of these were by the same guy until just now.

Anyway, Sam really does look like Shaggy, doesn't he?

Triptych: A Cosmos Full Of Monsters

"Exterminate-Os" (t-shirt) by Stephen Hartman

"Elite, Elite!" (t-shirt) by The Atomic Rocket

"There's More On The Inside" (t-shirt) by RebelArt

Cthulhu Cthursday: Rising From The Ashes Edition

"H.P. Lovecraft" by Alex Konstad

"Metrulhu" (t-shirt) by Brinkerhoff

"Charming Cthulhu" (t-shirt) by Tchuk

"Dalek Pride" (t-shirt) by Jerry Nowlin

Triptych: All Of Time And Space

"TARDIS Express" by Colin Stein

"Build Your Own Time Machine and Spacecraft!" (t-shirt) by Azafran

"Falling" by Karen Hallion

Triptych: Davros Burnin' Rubber

"2 Hearts" (t-shirt) by BazNet

"Davros Hotrod" (t-shirt) by Psychobilly Tee

"Exterminate" by ElectroLED

If you are of a certain age (like me), you may remember reading CARtoons in the '80s and early '90s (or earlier, if you're older than I am). Kids of my generation typically read Mad and Cracked, but for some reason CARtoons was my joint, probably because my dad was a car guy and old-school hot-rodder. CARtoons ran from 1959 to 1991, when it sadly folded just I was getting into it; to this day I get nostalgic whenever I see a cartoonish illustration of a muscle car.

Anyway, that Davros Hotrod piece up there by Psychobilly Tee, nominally a reference to Big Daddy Roth's distinctive art style, reminded me of CARtoons. I don't imagine that there's much of an overlap between Doctor Who fandom and Kustom Kulture - this might be the sum total to date.

Triptych: Saves Time AND Space!

"Time Lord" (t-shirt) by Baznet

"Sonic Screwdriver Ad" (t-shirt) by Harebrained

"Time And Relative Dimension in ARGYLE" (t-shirt) by Rex Raygun

Triptych: The Game Of Time

"The Game of Time" (t-shirt) by Nik Holmes

"Impersonate!" (t-shirt) by Atomic Rocket

"1 Doctor, 2 Hearts" by Moysche Designs

Triptych: Jack and The Doctor

"Jikan No Hanshu" by Adams Pinto

"Who's This?" by Karen Hallion

"His Blue Box" by Marcus Freeman

Triptych: The Oncoming Storm

"We Were Framed" (t-shirt) by Stephen Whetstine

"Greetings From The TARDIS" (t-shirt) by Don't Blink Tees

"The Souffle Girl" (t-shirt) by Ameda Nowlin

Triptych: You Are Incompatible. You Will Be Deleted.

"Doctor Who Poster" by justonescarf design

"Day of the Dalek" (t-shirt) by Olipop

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"We Will Survive" by Paul Hanley