"Has anyone seen my cricket ball?"
Doctor Who Classics: The Seventh Doctor #5
IDW Publishing (June 2011)
originally presented in Doctor Who Magazine #139 and #s 143-144
ORIGINAL CREDITS WRITERS: Grant Morrison (story 1); Dan Abnett (story 2) ARTISTS: Bryan Hitch (story 1); John Ridgeway (story 2) EDITOR: Richard Starkings IDW CREDITS COLORIST: Charlie Kirchoff EDITOR: Denton J. Tipton DESIGNER: Amauri Osorio COVER ARTIST: Robert Hack
In the first story, the Doctor is feeling dejected but saving a cell culture species lifts his spirits. In the second, taking the other two “parts” of the comic, The Doctor teams with an investigation team to handle a monster that kills by fear.
What they got right: Both stories are good, introducing different concepts that still works in the world of Doctor Who. In the first we see how the 7th Doctor handles being without a companion. In the second a good mystery with a good sci-fi twist.
What they got wrong: Unless there were no stories between #139 and #143, why were those stories skipped?
Recommendation: A good comic that shows off what the 7th Doctor can do when he isn’t manipulating people. Worth picking up.
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