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TweetIf you somehow didn’t know it already, then this is breaking news for you: this year marks the 50th anniversary of the longest running science fiction TV show in the world: Doctor Who. Long-running in some cases might mean plodding, but not in this case. The Doctor’s recent incarnation, actor Matt Smith, became the first [...]
Having just watched a lot of Hartnell episodes in the month of January, I’ll say by way of counterpoint that this comic felt it was created by people who had never actually seen any of the era that they were trying to evoke here. Very generic Doctor and companions, in a time when there was no such thing as the generic Doctor. If this is going to appeal to die-hard fans you need to get the basic feel and thrust of the era, and I felt this failed utterly in that aspect.
Amazing cover by Francavilla, though!
The novels written during the Hatnell era do a much better job of capturing the feel of The First Doctor who of course had very little back story to explain who he was. this comic is at best a pale imitation of what e was. Oh, and those novels are starting to be republished and, if you want a good take on him being done now, bigfinish.com published a wonderful series of audio adventures concerning him and his companions.
“The ambition is certainly there in launching a comics celebration of Doctor Who, but with translation into the comics medium comes a host of challenges. Firstly, the comic has to appeal to new readers who may have only seen the show, if at all, more recently. It also, hopefully, has to avoid rankling rabid Whovians who have seen every episode and have shelves full of carefully dusted collectibles. That’s quite a balancing act.”
Since new Doctor Who comics have been printed consistently, without significant interruption, since 1964 – a much stronger run than the TV series can claim! – the general nature of this concern seems touchingly belated.
Touché Kit!
How does this comic compare to more traditional ones in your opinion? Also, I’m disturbed to learn that this comic might not be available in the UK.
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“How does this comic compare to more traditional ones in your opinion? Also, I’m disturbed to learn that this comic might not be available in the UK.”
I’ve read a lot of those comics and there are some definite highs and lows. A lot of the ones that ran in DWM are real classics of the form, though; the ones by folks like Dave Gibbons, Steve Parkhouse, and John Ridgway in particular. (The entire “Voyager” cycle with Parkhouse and Ridgeway is of especially high quality.)
I’d put this — and unfortunately the majority of IDW’s — near the bottom of the spectrum. There’s a wealth of better ones out there.
Not sure why you’re “disturbed” that it’s not officially available in the UK. That’s been true of all of IDW’s licensed Doctor Who comics; their license is for North American publication. The license for Doctor Who comics in the UK is owned by DWM and Panini Books.
Thanks for the info!
I’m disturbed because I have friends in the UK who would like to collect these and it’s frustrating for them. Perhaps they can at least get them digitally.