On Wednesday 23rd July, two brand new Doctor Who
comic book ranges will be launched by Titan Comics featuring the Tenth and
Eleventh Doctors as portrayed by David Tennant and Matt Smith. The new ongoing series, fully authorised by
BBC Worldwide, promise new companions, new foes and, of course, plenty of new
adventures for both incarnations of the iconic Time Lord. Thanks to the
brilliant people at Titan we’ve been able to have a look at the first issues
for both ranges and we can promise Doctor Who fans that they are in for a real
treat.
Doctor Who: The Tenth
Doctor
Issue #1 - Revolutions
Of Terror
The universe can have a funny way of bringing together
people who need one another the most and this seems to have been especially
true for the Doctor. The first in this new series of Doctor Who adventures picks
up the Tenth Doctor travelling solo shortly after the heartwrenching loss of his companion and
best friend Donna Noble. Once again his wandering draws him back to Earth.
In the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn, frustrated straight-A
graduate Gabriella Gonzalez is bemoaning a future tied to the family business,
her prospects limited and her dreams of a more exciting and glamorous life
apparently out of reach. But in a classic case of being careful what you wish
for Gabby finds herself at the centre of a bizarre incident at the family Laundromat
– and that’s just the start of it. It’s the eve of the Mexican Day of the Dead
festival, there’s a sense of dread and horror in the air and for Gabby, her
family and the local community things are about to get seriously weird.
Meanwhile a tall skinny individual in a familiar pinstripe
suit is pounding the streets tracking a curious phenomenon on a mysterious
device. With scenes of his frenetic, energised detective work intertwining with
the tedious drudgery of Gabby’s everyday life, it’s inevitable that their paths
will eventually cross, and they do so under typically thrilling and
life-threatening circumstances. The Tenth Doctor is well and truly back is back,
in all his spiky-haired glory, and straight into a brand new adventure!
This edition, the first of a five issue arc, is written by Eisner
Award-winning Nick Abadzis. The story is well paced, with strong, believable
characters, from Gabby’s overbearing father to the self-serving Hector to Gabby
herself, an ambitious young woman, ready to leap at the right opportunity. The
artwork by Elena Casagrande and colourised by Arianna Florean is detailed, clear and
precise ensuring that the storyline flows easily and Casagrande handles the
more creepy and grotesque images deftly to build up the rising horror. Alice X. Zhang provides the cover art
for the standard edition. The first issue ends with our heroes in jeopardy in
such a perfect classic Who cliffhanger that you can almost hear the TV theme
tune over the closing credits. Issue #2 can’t come along quickly enough.
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Issue #1 is released on
Wednesday 23rd July. The print edition will be available from comic
book stores throughout the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and branches
of Forbidden Planet in the UK. The range will also be available digitally
worldwide. A number of special variant covers will also be available.
Visit the Titan Comics website for purchase and subscription
details
Click here to order print copies from Forbidden Planet in
the UK (the store will ship worldwide)
The new Doctor Who comics featuring the Tenth and Eleventh
Doctors will be launched at San Diego Comic Con next weekend and in comic book
stores worldwide on July 26th during Doctor Who Comics Day: click here for more details.
Look out for our review of the first issue of Doctor Who:
The Eleventh Doctor – coming soon!
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