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Book log 2018 #16 - Four Doctors
Jul. 7th, 2018 04:05 pm16) FOUR DOCTORS by Paul Cornell, Neil Edwards, & Ivan Nunes.
This trade paperback collection of the five-issue mini is the first of the Titan Comics Nu Who lines that I've read. The Doctors mostly feel like themselves, Clara does too, but I'm unfamiliar with the other two (comics-only) companions. The story was fun, hit the right notes all through – and I like the Voords being basically the suits rather than the wearers (a bit like Venom in the Spiderman comics). The art was generally decent, especially the colours by Nunes, but I did find the actor likenesses by Edwards.... variable, with Capaldi tending to fare worst. (Though I also first thought Wilf was the War Doctor, and didn't recognise River at all...). The timelines made sense, and did indeed feel “the timiest-wimiest of all” in a Moffat-era way. There's at least one repeated gag which is amusing the first time, but feels like an editorial slip the second.
There's also a one-page backup strip for each issue, which do tie in with the main story at the end (Which is just as well as they were otherwise pointless, not playing to the writer's strangths), and which have surprisingly likeable cute art. There's a cover gallery for issues 2-5, but oddly not for #1.... Dunno why that isn't there.
So, yeah, a fun bit of Nu Who that hit the spot, and would have made a fine episode or two on TV. I shall certainly keep an eye out for other Titan DW collections.
This trade paperback collection of the five-issue mini is the first of the Titan Comics Nu Who lines that I've read. The Doctors mostly feel like themselves, Clara does too, but I'm unfamiliar with the other two (comics-only) companions. The story was fun, hit the right notes all through – and I like the Voords being basically the suits rather than the wearers (a bit like Venom in the Spiderman comics). The art was generally decent, especially the colours by Nunes, but I did find the actor likenesses by Edwards.... variable, with Capaldi tending to fare worst. (Though I also first thought Wilf was the War Doctor, and didn't recognise River at all...). The timelines made sense, and did indeed feel “the timiest-wimiest of all” in a Moffat-era way. There's at least one repeated gag which is amusing the first time, but feels like an editorial slip the second.
There's also a one-page backup strip for each issue, which do tie in with the main story at the end (Which is just as well as they were otherwise pointless, not playing to the writer's strangths), and which have surprisingly likeable cute art. There's a cover gallery for issues 2-5, but oddly not for #1.... Dunno why that isn't there.
So, yeah, a fun bit of Nu Who that hit the spot, and would have made a fine episode or two on TV. I shall certainly keep an eye out for other Titan DW collections.
