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The Doctor Who Christmas Special Features The Work Of John Byrne (UPDATE)

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From the Doctor Who Christmas Special, airing on BBC1 right now.

The trailers will have told you that it's a superhero story. With elements very similar to Superman.

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And indeed references to the actual Superman. The comic book. By John Byrne.

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Byrne reinvented Superman in the eighties, writing and drawing the series, and remains a very strong influence on the current incarnations.

Well, everyone needs an origin…

More thoughts to come.

UPDATE: John Byrne posts on his forum,

It's very strange to find myself part of a fictional universe. Like when Joey was reading GENERATIONS on FRIENDS, or NEXT MEN showed up on BIG BANG THEORY.

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