The Oncoming Storm, A Doctor Who Spinoff Media Podcast, is brought to you by Mad Norwegian's Josh Wilson and Timegate's Ashley Raburn, along with Jeff Polier and Rachel Stewart. The Oncoming Storm exists to inform you about the best and brightest books, audios, comics, etc from the Doctor Who universe! From Big Finish to Virgin Books to Titan Comics... This is the Doctor Who you won't find on television!
The Oncoming Storm Ep 164: Toy Soldiers

Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars. Star Wars? Star Wars. STAR WARS! <oof> Gimme that! That's enough of that, Ashley! We still have a show to run, one that is NOT Star Wars related! Remember? <ahem> The Oncoming Storm episode 164 sees Josh, Ashley, Jeff, and Rachel look at Toy Soldiers, by Paul Leonard. And that's the only thing looked at this week, because some people can't tear their minds from a galaxy far, far away! But we digress. Toy Soldiers sees the Doctor, Benny, Roz, and Chris trying to break up a teddy bear child slavery ring. Oh, yes it is! Kids are being kidnapped to fit in an interstellar war, and, well, its not pretty. Will your hosts enjoy this dark commentary on war, or will it cause them to run for the trenches? The Oncoming Storm... This time we... yeah. Ok. I know... Star Wars.

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 10:05pm EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Ep 163: Live 34 & Scaredy Cat

BREAKING NEWS! This is a special report of The Oncoming Storm news network. In this our 163rd edition, news anchor Josh Wilson is joined by on the scene reporters Jeff Polier and Rachel Stewart as they showcase two powerful case studies from Big Finish. First up in our crosshairs, Live 34 by James Parsons and Andrew Stirling-Brown. Is this experimental story worthy of your time? We'll let you know. After the break, we'll be back with an in depth look at Scaredy Cat by Will Schindler. Is this story dangerous to your health? Tune in to find out! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got all the news, all the time!

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 9:29pm EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Ep 162: Zamper, The 4 Doctors, The Eighth Doctor #1

Sorry folks. No witty intro this week. Illness has decimated Oncoming Storm HQ, so just be glad we were able to get this episode out, although it's a day late. Anyway, episode 162 sees Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff talking about New Adventure #40, Zamper by Gareth Roberts. After that, it's comic talk again, with a look at the entire run of The 4 Doctors by Paul Cornell & Neil Edwards, as well as the first issue of The 8th Doctor, by George Mann and Emma Viecelli. We hope you enjoy. Now if you'll excuse me, we're going back to bed. The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got the flu.

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 11:49am EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Ep 161: Doom Coalition, Terra Firma, Thicker Than Water

Hello everyone! Oh shut up. Yes, why are you talking directly to the listeners? Leave him alone, we can break the 4th wall if we want to! SHUT UP, ALL OF YOU! How can we do the introduction to The Oncoming Storm if all of you keep talking over me?!? Sorry, ignore them. Just the previous incarnations of the podcast speaking up in my head. So where were we? Oh yes, this week Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff are back to talk about Big Finish's newest box set, Doom Coalition! The 8th Doctor faces off against a new foe, The Eleven, a Time Lord with all of his previous incarnations still living in his head! After that, we go back and see what happened when the 8th Doctor returned from the Divergent Universe in Terra Firma by Joseph Lidster. Finally, we see the brilliant Evelyn Smythe take leave of the TARDIS in Thicker Than Water by Paul Sutton. It's a loaded episode, that's for sure! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got no Star Wars take for a change! That should last all of an episode or two.

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 6:42pm EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Ep 160: Sky Pirates!

Avast, ye mateys! Tis us, the scourge of the internet seas, The Oncoming Storm! Aye, tis an annoying pirate accent we be having, but what else would ye expect? For tonight, we be discussing Sky Pirates! Captain Josh and First Mate Ashley are sailing alone for this voyage, and with no one to stop the filthy curs, ye know that thar be discussion of the good ol' days, arguments, and not a little Star Wars talk! Sky Pirates! by Dave Stone is the main target this week, with a wee dingy of a review from The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got 10 pound balls, and yes, they make walking difficult... to the cannons! (Yeah, it's that kind of book. Deal.)

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 11:12pm EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Ep 159: The Romance of Crime, Unregenerate!, & The Council of Nicaea

AH-CHOO! Sorry, Sorry, the weather is starting to change here at Oncoming Storm HQ and that means one thing: It's time for everyone to get sick again. Josh, Ashley, and Rachel are the lucky ones. They're still about to talk. Poor Jeff however... the less said the better. But the hosts who are able to make it prop themselves up on Codine and prepare to talk about what they've listened to in September. First up is Unregenerate! by David A. McIntee. Does this story of an insane 7th Doctor being busted out of a peculiar mental hospital deserve the exclamation point? Then it's time for The Council of Nicaea by Caroline Symcox, as Erimem asked the age old question of the Doctor,'Why can't I change the past?'. Wrapping our coverage is our first review of a Big Finish Tom Baker story! It's The Romance of Crime by Gareth Roberts, adapted by John Dorney. Find out how well this adapts the novel and if Tom and Lalla can recapture that old magic! All this and news that will have have you saying, "Yes, More!". The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got a nitpicky Josh, a high Ashley, and a Rachel that doesn't like Douglas Adams?!? Say it ain't so!

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 5:11pm EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Ep 158: Original Sin, Big Bang Generation, Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who, and a whole bunch of comics

Computers are a heck of a thing. They're wonderful tools to help us in everyday life... until they're not. Then they're either not working for 2 hours as you try to record a podcast, or trying to take over the world, like in this week's feature New Adventure, Original Sin by Andy Lane. Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and Jeff do their best to overcome their computer issues, as well as a week's worth of personal issues, to come together to discuss what they've read in the last month. Too bad none of them have read the same things! They finally get it together enough to have a late night discussion of Original Sin, Big Bang Generation by Gary Russell, The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who, and a mess of Titan Doctor Who comics! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we've got a bunch of tired, brain dead hosts! Do forgive them if they spew nonsense.

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 7:37am EDT
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Has it been two weeks already? Did you doubt we'd come back? Never fear, we wouldn't do that to you again so soon! And we still have so much Doctor Who to talk about from over the summer. We weren't just reading books and comics, there audios! Soooooo many audios! This week, three musketeers Josh, Ashley, and Jeff try to wade through just a little bit of what they listened to over the summer. And barely make a dent in the list. However, the do manage to listen to some of the best of Big Finish... and the worst. First up is New Adventure adaptation Damaged Goods, by Russell T himself, adapted by Jonathan Morris. Spoilers: It's really good. Then we join Ms. Bernice Summerfield as she, the Doctor and Ace try to fight against The Triumph of Sutekh! Back on our retro review list, we have Three's a Crowd by Colin Brake, and Catch 1782 by Alison Lawson. These reviews do not go well. Neither does the news for that matter, as Josh is missing something very important to him! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we don't have delivered Doctor Who books even though Amazon says they were! The Postman is gonna hear about this...

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 7:14pm EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Ep 156: Human Nature, 12th Doctor #6-8, 4 Doctors #1-2

THEY'RE BACK... AND IT'S ABOUT TIME. Ok, ok, pastiches about bad network taglines aside, The Oncoming Storm is really back! In other words, the hiatus is over and we're back on schedule. It's time for a new for some changes at Oncoming Storm HQ, and it's not a moment too soon.  Assuming any of you are left still listening, Josh, Ashley, Rachel, and newly minted as permanent host Jeff are here to tell you all about what they've been reading over the last month. This includes seminal New Adventure Human Nature by Paul Cornell, the 12th Doctor comic issues 6-8, and the first two issues of the brand new 4 Doctors comic, also written by Mr. Cornell. Ashley's also got a behind the scenes look at pitching for the new Erimem series, and of course, there's the news! It's a jammed pack episode to welcome us all back to the show! The Oncoming Storm... this time, we've got a brand new bi-weekly schedule! Hey, at least now you only have to put up with hearing our nonsense every *other* week now!

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 8:52pm EDT
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The Oncoming Storm Summer Special # 2 - Join The Imperium!

Miss us? Okay, don't answer that. But if you did miss us, just a little bit.. here's our second summer '15 special to hold you over until we're back for good... IN JUST TWO MORE WEEKS! That's right, break out the party gear, because The Oncoming Storm is back baby, August 27! So while you're marking that on your calendar, we have a treat for you here. This week, Josh, Ashley, and Jeff talk to one of the brains behind The Imperium! In case you're not aware, The Imperium is a new comic book seeking funding from people like us, people who like the Doctor, or James Bond, or Emma Peel... because you see, it has all of them in one comic book! (Or at least as close that a non IP infringing comic can go) If you've ever read Alan Moore's "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", then you're looking at the 1960's British TV equivalent of it! Needless to say, we here at Oncoming Storm HQ are very excited for this, and we got to sit down with creator Tzvi Lebetkin to talk about the genesis of this project, as well as Tzvi's project that put him on our radar, The Ice Warriors comic strip! Put on your power armor, because you know Ashley's got a lot to say about that! The Oncoming Storm... This time, we're shamelessly asking for support! Go Check out The Imperium at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-imperium-pilot--2#/story  You won't regret it!

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Category:Doctor Who -- posted at: 8:39pm EDT
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