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In the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like. Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.

As the world continues to address and grapple with COVID 19, I won't spend time on it here as you don't need it (If you want to raise it, then of course feel free to do so). And since politics is completely wound up in that for the moment, you're not getting anything along those lines from me either.

Though I will say that last weeks "#ClapforCarers" in the UK, a round of applause and cheering from across the ENTIRE country in support of carers, medical and nursing staff and NHS workers was a remarkably powerful and moving experience of a sort I've never experienced before), and there is ONE other thing it resulted in that I'd like to share.

The Doctor Who fandom has seen a few remarkable things over the past week.

"A Message from the Doctor" was an impromptu video prepared and released by Jodie Whittaker, to reassure younger fans about the current crisis. Her five pieces of advice are probably the most concise and salient ones I've heard yet. (Yes, it looks ike it was filmed inside an IKEA wardrobe, because it was, but that was part of the charm to me).

Also, UK based podcast the Ood Cast had a lovely little rejoinder courtesy of Dan "Strax" Starkey, himself!. This sort of thing from the creators and actors is why I have loved Doctor Who for over half a century now, they not only love the show themselves, they feel they have a responsibility to it's fans, and so far, no Doctor has let the side down!

But there's more! To celebrate fifteen years since the show returned (Good LORD! That long?) Russell T Davies released both a prequel AND a sequel to "Rose"! The former was something he'd written to release around the fiftieth anniversary, but Steven Moffatt politely asked him to steeer clear of addressing the Time War as he had plans, and RTD obligingly did, but no one see's any reason not to release it now, as a sort of former showrunner fanfic.

LeVar Burton commented on twitter that he'd like to narrate and release some audio stories for the general public, but was worried about getting rights. Cue Neil Gaiman, who responded by saying he gave LeVar blanket approval to use any of his stories he wanted. Not sure if any others havejoined in, but I hope so.

In Australia, a possum with a rare mutation which gives it a golden yellow appearance, has been found, and immediately, and perhaps inevitably, been given the name Pikachu! :)

Picard came to the conclusion of it's first season with an ending that felt rather Star Trek-like, though a little oddly unsatisfying too, for reason I'm not quite sure I can make clear AND avoid spoilers. Still, I do want to see the next season, so that helps.

Caught up on some of the new Clone Wars. Liked the first arc, even if The Bad Batch were a little bit TOO toyetic for me. The second arc focusses on Ahsoka's recently post-Jedi times. It's interesting, though she does seem to be a bit more... naive than I'd have expected, even after a life training as a Jedi.

Also the new sentai series, Mashin Sentai Kirameiger has started in Japan, this year based around powerful, gemstones (kaff-kaff-Infinity-War-kaff-kaff) which are not only sentient and can transform, but choose those whose talents cause them to sparkle, with "Imagination" being the most powerful skill of all. It's... sparkly, isn't it? :)

Oh, and my Ducktales rewatch continues and it is awesome!

Also, started Beastars, got to the end of episode 2 and am still working up the courage to watch further.

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I'm thinking of a comic book.

In it, Oscar Wilde is on stage, giving a reading to an unappreciative American audience. Somebody challenges him to a fight, so he jumps off the stage and starts laying people out.

I don't believe it's from Hey Oscar Wilde, it's clobberin' time, but...