- Paperback: 104 pages
- Publisher: IDW Publishing (19 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1600109748
- ISBN-13: 978-1600109744
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 17 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 199,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
 Trade In this Item for up to £2.55
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in The Ripper: 1 (Doctor Who II) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £2.55, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I admit to not being a huge fan of Matt Smith as the Doctor but have been very impressed by the IDW range of Doctor Who graphic novels. For this reason alone I chose to purchase 'The Ripper' which collects the first four IDW Doctor Who Series 2 comics which were produced for the American market.
I was amazed at how well Tony Lee caught the characters of the Doctor, Amy and Rory in his scripting. The dialogue between the characters was as perfectly captured as if I was actually watching a tv episode of Doctor Who but even better was the amazing artwork which captured 100% the expressions on the characters' faces as well as the camp mannerisms of Matt Smith himself.
As for the story, I have read many comic books which touch on the subject of Jack the Ripper but Tony Lee definitely did his homework and, I wouldn't be surprised to learn he was a Ripperologist! The characters of Liz Stride, Sir Charles Warren, Inspector Abberline and the location of Whitechapel, Mitre Square, a certain London Police Box were totally correct - well, maybe the Police Box was a bit premature but it is a TARDIS!
Overall, I highly recommend this book. It's full of facts, fun and frolicks in typical Doctor Who manner.
I was amazed at how well Tony Lee caught the characters of the Doctor, Amy and Rory in his scripting. The dialogue between the characters was as perfectly captured as if I was actually watching a tv episode of Doctor Who but even better was the amazing artwork which captured 100% the expressions on the characters' faces as well as the camp mannerisms of Matt Smith himself.
As for the story, I have read many comic books which touch on the subject of Jack the Ripper but Tony Lee definitely did his homework and, I wouldn't be surprised to learn he was a Ripperologist! The characters of Liz Stride, Sir Charles Warren, Inspector Abberline and the location of Whitechapel, Mitre Square, a certain London Police Box were totally correct - well, maybe the Police Box was a bit premature but it is a TARDIS!
Overall, I highly recommend this book. It's full of facts, fun and frolicks in typical Doctor Who manner.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A must for any Doctor Who and or comic fans it's well writen good IDW make some great comics for the who fans
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
6 reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good book, great art, but the price?
24 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback
I had originally sworn off Doctor Who comics after spending alot of cash on the "Agent Provocateur" mini-series, and throughly regretting it. It wasn't all bad, but after finishing it and looking back on all my spent money I was a little frustrated that it wasn't as fulfilling as I had hoped. This book restores my faith in DW comics. The only complaint I have is the price, which is customary for IDW to raise on everything they sell since they're an indie company and don't sell as much as others. I got my copy for $10, and after seeing the full price of 17.99 I felt it was a decent deal. The first story is very good, the plot revolving around holographic spam stuck in the TARDIS. The artist tries very hard to capture everyones likeness from the show, and he succeeds mostly at doing it well. The other three stories involve The Doctor, Amy, and Rory trying to solve the Jack the Ripper murders. As someone who spent an egregious amount of time studying them in school, and then forgetting most of the info, I can say that the stories are very detailed(From what I remember) about the circumstances of the murders; the locations, victims etc. The artist is different, and conveys the murder mystery feel of the stories. Instead of photo realism, the art is more like a modern art painting of the gang from the show, but it's done very well and makes me wish he could stick around longer in the series. Overall;this is a good book with great art and solid storytelling, but it's a little overpriced. If it had maybe 3 or 4 more stories the $17.99 could be justified, but knock off 5-7 dollars and it's a good enough deal.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Promising start
2 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback
I was initially disappointed when I found out I missed this at my local comic shop. IDW made this available through NetGally, which I appreciate, (but only 1/4 of the whole thing, which means that I cannot give you my opinion of the WHOLE thing because my review copy was so short).
Through only one story, it's a fitting and necessary take in the Who-verse. Strange things are happening on the Tardis, thanks in part to Amy's husband, Rory. His cell phone is linked to the Tardis. While trying to access his email he inadvertantly downloads some spam into the Tardis.
Spam emails actually materializes into the Tardis. The Good Doctor is busy trying to deal with some scroungers who won't leave him alone.
It's a very cute story that I could see translating well into an episode or a short. I recommend it to fans of all ages, but I don't think you have to be caught up on the show in order to enjoy it.
Through only one story, it's a fitting and necessary take in the Who-verse. Strange things are happening on the Tardis, thanks in part to Amy's husband, Rory. His cell phone is linked to the Tardis. While trying to access his email he inadvertantly downloads some spam into the Tardis.
Spam emails actually materializes into the Tardis. The Good Doctor is busy trying to deal with some scroungers who won't leave him alone.
It's a very cute story that I could see translating well into an episode or a short. I recommend it to fans of all ages, but I don't think you have to be caught up on the show in order to enjoy it.
Doctor Who's "Ripper" is an alien!
10 Dec 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
In this trade paperback, Tony Lee has composed a version of the "Jack the Ripper" story which is expertly told and expertly drawn but has nothing to do with humans doing the crime but an alien. The Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams go back to the year 1888 to solve the case of Jack the Ripper, thus changing the course of history, when Amy tries to stop one of the actual victims from being murdered by the Ripper but gets into trouble herself and almost killed; as usual, the Ripper is not stopped, but readers know in this version who the Ripper was. The first chapter of the book has nothing to do with the Ripper; the story is centered inside the Doctor's TARDIS, dealing with cellular phones, SPAM, and other computer viruses. A rather humerous story.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
