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The first colume of comics collecting the 10th Doctor's complete strip adventures from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine and the Doctor Who Storybook. The famous Timelord and his companion Rose Tyler battle Sontarians, meet mythical monsters and face a terrifying encounter with the new ""Lords of Time""! Original colour strips digitally remastered and collected for the first time ever.
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this as part of the continuing set of Marvel/Pannini comic strip volumes that started with The Iron Legion a few years ago.
Following the evolution of the Doctor Who comic strip (one of the longest running) from those early days has been interesting. The first Gibbons-drawn strips were light-hearted, reflecting the tone of the series in those days. I used to read them every week as a kid and they were great.
As the strip, and I, matured, the tone became darker, more Science Fiction and larger in scope and ambition culminating in some fantastic multi-layered strips featuring the eighth Doctor.
And then the series came back - which proved a mixed blessing to those who had begun to imagine the programme as much more grown up, much more serious.
I'm not a huge fan of new Who. I watch it, I enjoy it, but I find a lot of it silly (especially the scripts by "legend" Russell T Davies. I have high hopes for the programme under Stephen Moffat (who wrote Blink among others, as well as one of the best sit-coms of recent years, Coupling).
When the series returned Doctor Who Magazine took a turn for the worse - it stopped being a critical (in the good sense) review of the series and turned in to a PR puff-piece, previewing and reviewing new episodes like they were all masterpieces which, a few years on, people are starting to admit wasn't the case.
The comic strip also went downhill. The few ninth Doctor strips have already been released in magazine format (completists like me hope they see a softback release soon) and they were fairly insubstantial and often plotless. The first few tenth doctor strips showed promise but like the TV series eschewed development of character and plot for mindless banter and bonkers "SF" concepts.
I stopped reading the magazine around then!
So now the tenth's reign is coming to an end, Panini are collecting his strips together which gives an opportunity to review them. The title strip here, The Betrothal of Sontar, isn't bad and owes a lot to those eighth doctor epics. There's an attempt to fill in some aspects of Sontaran society (something Doctor Who Monthly did well back in the day). The scripting is sometimes difficult to follow but the artwork is of a consistently high quality.
As for the book itself - well sadly Panini didn't design it to fit in with the rest of the series, adopting the new series logo. You can sort of understand that, but if you look at the seventh doctor volumes that have just come out you'll see they did the same there! Argh! Comic book purchasers are a particular crowd and it's a real shame that the publishers completely failed to judge who buys these and why.
If you're a fan of new Who, it's a good buy. If you're a collector, you have to have it. These aren't the high point of Doctor Who comic strips - for those look to the Stockbridge stories of the fifth Doctor or the epics from the eighth.
But they are, ultimately, fun.
Following the evolution of the Doctor Who comic strip (one of the longest running) from those early days has been interesting. The first Gibbons-drawn strips were light-hearted, reflecting the tone of the series in those days. I used to read them every week as a kid and they were great.
As the strip, and I, matured, the tone became darker, more Science Fiction and larger in scope and ambition culminating in some fantastic multi-layered strips featuring the eighth Doctor.
And then the series came back - which proved a mixed blessing to those who had begun to imagine the programme as much more grown up, much more serious.
I'm not a huge fan of new Who. I watch it, I enjoy it, but I find a lot of it silly (especially the scripts by "legend" Russell T Davies. I have high hopes for the programme under Stephen Moffat (who wrote Blink among others, as well as one of the best sit-coms of recent years, Coupling).
When the series returned Doctor Who Magazine took a turn for the worse - it stopped being a critical (in the good sense) review of the series and turned in to a PR puff-piece, previewing and reviewing new episodes like they were all masterpieces which, a few years on, people are starting to admit wasn't the case.
The comic strip also went downhill. The few ninth Doctor strips have already been released in magazine format (completists like me hope they see a softback release soon) and they were fairly insubstantial and often plotless. The first few tenth doctor strips showed promise but like the TV series eschewed development of character and plot for mindless banter and bonkers "SF" concepts.
I stopped reading the magazine around then!
So now the tenth's reign is coming to an end, Panini are collecting his strips together which gives an opportunity to review them. The title strip here, The Betrothal of Sontar, isn't bad and owes a lot to those eighth doctor epics. There's an attempt to fill in some aspects of Sontaran society (something Doctor Who Monthly did well back in the day). The scripting is sometimes difficult to follow but the artwork is of a consistently high quality.
As for the book itself - well sadly Panini didn't design it to fit in with the rest of the series, adopting the new series logo. You can sort of understand that, but if you look at the seventh doctor volumes that have just come out you'll see they did the same there! Argh! Comic book purchasers are a particular crowd and it's a real shame that the publishers completely failed to judge who buys these and why.
If you're a fan of new Who, it's a good buy. If you're a collector, you have to have it. These aren't the high point of Doctor Who comic strips - for those look to the Stockbridge stories of the fifth Doctor or the epics from the eighth.
But they are, ultimately, fun.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
take a trip with the Doctor & Rose...
7 Aug 2010
Format:Paperback
This collection is a reprint of all the Tenth Doctor & Rose Tyler comic strips that appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine. The artwork is always good(they get an excellent likeness of David Tennant as the Doctor), and the stories are fun. My favorite ones are "The Lodger", where the Tenth Doctor is temporarily stranded on Earth, and has to spend it with Mickey Smith. Classic Doctor Who fans will love the "Warkeeper's Crown" story, where the Tenth Doctor meets the Brigadier at last. So go ahead and get yourself a copy. :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
One of the better collections!
7 Dec 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Most of the artwork was a step up from others. Stories were a bit more grand and/or interesting. Was not disappointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Worth Every Penny!
3 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Doctor Who": The Betrothal of Sontar (Dr Who Tenth Doctor 1) is a collection of Doctor Who comics and is rather pricey, but all I have to say is, "Worth every penny!" Not only does it have really good artwork and spot on story lines, but a lot of insider and historical information that is a real treat for the avid Doctor Who fan. Who knew that the Sontarans were brought back originally in the comic series? Never read a single Doctor Who comic before this book, but now I've come to realize that the comics are an essential part of the Doctor Who phenomenon.
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