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'''Willoughby Kipling''' is a fictional character in the [[DC Comics]] and [[Vertigo Comics]] universe, created by [[Grant Morrison]] and appearing mostly in [[Doom Patrol]]. |
'''Willoughby Kipling''' is a fictional character in the [[DC Comics]] and [[Vertigo Comics]] universe, created by [[Grant Morrison]] and appearing mostly in [[Doom Patrol]]. |
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Morrison is believed to have based Kipling on [[Richard E. Grant]]'s character [[Withnail]], in the film ''[[Withnail and I]]''. |
Morrison is believed{[cn}} to have based Kipling on [[Richard E. Grant]]'s character [[Withnail]], in the film ''[[Withnail and I]]''. |
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Like Withnail, Kipling dresses in a long trenchcoat, with slicked back black hair, consumes vast amounts of cigarettes and abuses alcohol. |
Like Withnail, Kipling dresses in a long trenchcoat, with slicked back black hair, consumes vast amounts of cigarettes and abuses alcohol. |
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He is a member of the mystic [[Knights Templar]], practises a bizarre form of black magic and is a self-proclaimed expert on the occult. |
He is a member of the mystic [[Knights Templar]], practises a bizarre form of black magic and is a self-proclaimed expert on the occult. |
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It is understood that Kipling was created by Morrison because he was not permitted to use the occult character [[John Constantine]] in his run as writer on Doom Patrol. |
It is understood{{cn}} that Kipling was created by Morrison because he was not permitted to use the occult character [[John Constantine]] in his run as writer on Doom Patrol. |
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Appearances: ''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) 31-33, 47, 55, 56, 58-62. |
Appearances: ''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) 31-33, 47, 55, 56, 58-62. |
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Revision as of 21:57, 23 April 2008
Willoughby Kipling is a fictional character in the DC Comics and Vertigo Comics universe, created by Grant Morrison and appearing mostly in Doom Patrol.
Morrison is believed{[cn}} to have based Kipling on Richard E. Grant's character Withnail, in the film Withnail and I.
Like Withnail, Kipling dresses in a long trenchcoat, with slicked back black hair, consumes vast amounts of cigarettes and abuses alcohol.
He is a member of the mystic Knights Templar, practises a bizarre form of black magic and is a self-proclaimed expert on the occult.
It is understood[citation needed] that Kipling was created by Morrison because he was not permitted to use the occult character John Constantine in his run as writer on Doom Patrol.
Appearances: Doom Patrol (vol. 2) 31-33, 47, 55, 56, 58-62.