I must say... it was brilliant.
The art top notch, and (as you may have noticed that I've a great respect for the quality writing) the writing is equally excellent.
The basic premise (barring any wonderful roller-coaster twists (often a staple of Doctor Who) of which there are a couple) is that the Doctor is trapped in a museum dedicated to him and his past. The great part of that is that the artefacts are from all the 45 years of Doctor Who, not just the more obvious New Series.
Which makes for some amazingly geeky moments when you the reader spots something from a favourite story or something well and truly obscure from the past that simply makes you smile.
The story, and I said earlier, is enchanting.
Not only do we get the tenth Doctor, but also vignette adventures for the other nine Doctors, including "my Doctor", the seventh. I admit to being incredibly happy to seeing him on the page, even knowing that there'd be a seventh Doctor story since the outset of the story.
The "Hello, I'm the Doctor" moment where he raised his hat in salute took my breathe away, beautifully artistically, and just plain right.
I'm a geek I know. But as I said in a previous blog, it was one of those "shivers up the spine" moments. There he is, my Doctor on the page. Took me back to my childhood reading Doctor Who Magazine's comic and racing home to see him on the TV.
The artists (of which, due to unforeseen circumstances there are three) are excellent.
Pia Guerre handles the body of the artistic duties and knocks the ball out of the park with each likeness and item in the museum.
Kelly Yates brings a wonderful life and energy to the characters.
Stefano Martino gives us a glimpse into "unseen adventures" with his unique drawings of the artefacts.
As you'd expect - and as Tony Lee (the writer) himself never shied from saying - there are tonnes of twists, and clues dropped throughout the story lead the reader to making one assumption after the next. I for one, despite thinking I had hit the nail on the head was still surprised by the final revelations.
Everything holds together remarkably well on the re-read (which is always telling in these sort of things). Lee nails the individual "voices" of the Doctors, and gives each of them an adventure that both harkens back to the era they hale from, and yet are appropriately "new series".
Art: A.
Writing: A+
Overall: A+
If you're a fan of Doctor Who I really suggest tracking down the trade of this.
I doubt you'll regret it.
The art top notch, and (as you may have noticed that I've a great respect for the quality writing) the writing is equally excellent.
The basic premise (barring any wonderful roller-coaster twists (often a staple of Doctor Who) of which there are a couple) is that the Doctor is trapped in a museum dedicated to him and his past. The great part of that is that the artefacts are from all the 45 years of Doctor Who, not just the more obvious New Series.
Which makes for some amazingly geeky moments when you the reader spots something from a favourite story or something well and truly obscure from the past that simply makes you smile.
The story, and I said earlier, is enchanting.
Not only do we get the tenth Doctor, but also vignette adventures for the other nine Doctors, including "my Doctor", the seventh. I admit to being incredibly happy to seeing him on the page, even knowing that there'd be a seventh Doctor story since the outset of the story.
The "Hello, I'm the Doctor" moment where he raised his hat in salute took my breathe away, beautifully artistically, and just plain right.
I'm a geek I know. But as I said in a previous blog, it was one of those "shivers up the spine" moments. There he is, my Doctor on the page. Took me back to my childhood reading Doctor Who Magazine's comic and racing home to see him on the TV.
The artists (of which, due to unforeseen circumstances there are three) are excellent.
Pia Guerre handles the body of the artistic duties and knocks the ball out of the park with each likeness and item in the museum.
Kelly Yates brings a wonderful life and energy to the characters.
Stefano Martino gives us a glimpse into "unseen adventures" with his unique drawings of the artefacts.
As you'd expect - and as Tony Lee (the writer) himself never shied from saying - there are tonnes of twists, and clues dropped throughout the story lead the reader to making one assumption after the next. I for one, despite thinking I had hit the nail on the head was still surprised by the final revelations.
Everything holds together remarkably well on the re-read (which is always telling in these sort of things). Lee nails the individual "voices" of the Doctors, and gives each of them an adventure that both harkens back to the era they hale from, and yet are appropriately "new series".
Art: A.
Writing: A+
Overall: A+
If you're a fan of Doctor Who I really suggest tracking down the trade of this.
I doubt you'll regret it.
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