REVIEW: Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious
There is a word in comics, specifically sci-fi, that manages to both create something new, before the newness gets erased out. No, not reboot or crisis; it’s paradox and this collection of issues #1 and #2 has a doozy.
Following events that sent the Tenth Doctor into the time vortex. Waking up in his Tardis, the Doctor faces off against his worst enemy, the Daleks, with a hole in his memory, It is a shame than that they don’t consider the Doctor in the same fashion, instead saving all their exterminate vitriol for the Hond, a species from dark times that wants to devour the universe starting with Skaro. It’s team-up time Jim, but not as we know it. Of course, this being a paradox, there is the chance for a couple of other Doctors may pop in for a visit.
This collection features a story by James Goss, written by Jody Houser. Between them, they weave a tale that features the Doctor and a Dalek in a pseudo frog and scorpion sort of tale. The book is a wordy affair to be sure, though they do manage to get quite a few of the Doctor’s mannerisms down well; you can almost hear David Tennent’s dulcet not-Scottish tones. There is a small snag though; there is a reason why the Doctor has human not-knowing-it-alls companions around, he gets to explain everything. Here, with everyone, apart from the reader, on the same technological page, there is a lot of exposition to get through which kind of spoils the pace of what is really a simple story.
The art is provided by Witchblade artist Roberta Ingranata, who impressed me on the revamped. Here she handles the key part of any tie-in book; make the characters look like their tv selves. Ingranata captures the essence of the Doctors well, especially when it comes to the facial elements. The situations and environments are well captured across the board. Colors are supplied by Enrica Eren Angiolini with help from flatters Shari Chankhamma and Sabrina Dell Gross whose schemes have a sort of darker tinged world for the Doctors that we only see at times, which can also be some of the better episodes. Finally, letterer Richard Starkings of Comicraft gets to have a lot fo fun with the fonts, emphasis and of course, all the “exterminates” you can handle.
Paradox’s can be fun, despite that fact they are practically imaginary stories that have no ramifications, full of sciencey, time-wimey stuff that barely makes sense, but because it will all get wiped out it doesn’t really matter. With all of time and space to play with, it does baffle me why there is a a need to even invoke the “P” word. Still, this is a good effort that shows who much work and quality Titan Comics are putting into their comic range.
Writing – 3.5 Stars
Art – 4 Stars
Colors – 4 Stars
Overall – 3.5 Stars
Story by; James Goss
Written by; Judy Houser
Art by; Roberta Ingranata
Colors by; Enrica Eren Angiolini
Flatters; Shari Chankhamma and Sabrina Dell Gross
Letters by; Richard Starkings of Comicraft
Published by; Titan Comics
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- I am a long time comic book fan, being first introduced to Batman in the mid to late 70's. This led to a appreciation of classic artists like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Moving through the decades that followed, I have a working knowledge of a huge raft of characters with a fondness for old school characters like JSA and The Shadow
Currently reading a slew of Bat Books, enjoying a mini Marvel revival, and the host of The Definative Crusade and Outside the Panels whilst also appearing on No-Prize Podcast on the Undercover Capes Podcast Network
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