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Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor: The Prison Paradox
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Expected 16 Jun 26The Doctor and Belinda start in a spectacular new adventure as they encounter new foes and new friends aboard an inescapable prison facility in a forgotten part of the universe.
The Doctor continues his adventures through time and space alongside a team of allies from the universe, fellow prisoners held captive in a maximum security space prison! Each has a story to tell and a role to play in uncovering the mysteries of their incarceration.
ANNIE THE The Adipose are a parasite race, only able to reproduce through the death of others. When discovered they are euthenized or imprisoned to prevent interplanetary epidemics. Existence as a parasitic lifeform.
H-8 THE A ship of Theseus of pilfered cybernetics, H-8 doesn’t remember what part of him is biological anymore, or what species he started out as. A hulking being obsessed with firepower, he’s bristling with weapons – including a Dalek gun attached to his arm! Despite this, he’s surprisingly affable. You’d like him. Weapons theft.
FELIK THE Embarrassed by her family’s history, Felik fled them to become the pirate scourge of two galaxies. Endlessly hunted by her own kind. Piracy.
MEEZAN THE An aquatic squid being made entirely out of twisting tentacles; Meezan is the last of her kind and very sad about it. After her underwater planet became a desert, she returned to try and flood it. Which was not taken well by the land-dwelling species that had come to settle here. Attempted terraforming without a permit.
Doctor The Prison Paradox #1-4
The Doctor continues his adventures through time and space alongside a team of allies from the universe, fellow prisoners held captive in a maximum security space prison! Each has a story to tell and a role to play in uncovering the mysteries of their incarceration.
ANNIE THE The Adipose are a parasite race, only able to reproduce through the death of others. When discovered they are euthenized or imprisoned to prevent interplanetary epidemics. Existence as a parasitic lifeform.
H-8 THE A ship of Theseus of pilfered cybernetics, H-8 doesn’t remember what part of him is biological anymore, or what species he started out as. A hulking being obsessed with firepower, he’s bristling with weapons – including a Dalek gun attached to his arm! Despite this, he’s surprisingly affable. You’d like him. Weapons theft.
FELIK THE Embarrassed by her family’s history, Felik fled them to become the pirate scourge of two galaxies. Endlessly hunted by her own kind. Piracy.
MEEZAN THE An aquatic squid being made entirely out of twisting tentacles; Meezan is the last of her kind and very sad about it. After her underwater planet became a desert, she returned to try and flood it. Which was not taken well by the land-dwelling species that had come to settle here. Attempted terraforming without a permit.
Doctor The Prison Paradox #1-4
112 pages, Paperback
Expected publication June 16, 2026
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Dan Watters
434 books145 followersDan Watters is a UK based comic book writer. His first book, LIMBO, was released through Image Comics in 2016. He has since written THE SHADOW at Dynamite Comics, and ASSASSIN’S CREED and WOLFENSTEIN for Titan Comics.
Currently he is writing the relaunch of LUCIFER for Vertigo’s Sandman Universe, as well as DEEP ROOTS for Vault Comics. Deeply rooted in London Town, and firmly of the Devil's party.
Currently he is writing the relaunch of LUCIFER for Vertigo’s Sandman Universe, as well as DEEP ROOTS for Vault Comics. Deeply rooted in London Town, and firmly of the Devil's party.
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February 10, 2026Yet another "the power of friendship shines through in the end" serving for this bleeding-heart Doctor Who fan. And I ate it right up.
The Doctor enlists the help of a rag-tag group of extraterrestrial prisoners. The central conceit lies in the narrative structure… and especially its execution.
Each part takes a deep dive into the (usually sympathetic) backstory of a different prisoner working with the Doctor and simultaneously explores the nature of their biology -- and usually the two are linked. It's gorgeous to see the Doctor bring out the best in people.
Some really nice ideas and concepts are explored. (Embarrassed to admit that I don't know how many of these ideas are based in hard science, though.)
It ties in with the Series 15 series arc too. Nobody remembers planet earth or humans.
Several old monsters and world-building elements appear. Staples like the Zygons, the Shadow Proclamation, etc. Both Classic Who as well as Nu Who fans will be satisfied.
I was thoroughly expecting this to be another run-of-the-mill Doctor Who story. I read this on my flight back to India from the UK… By 'this', I mean parts #1, #2 and #3. I wasn't really expecting this to grab me as powerfully as it did.
Can't wait for the last part to drop. Bit unsure how it'll wrap everything up neatly because there's still one prisoner left whose backstory hasn't been explored yet (and he's the most interesting prisoner too). And we still haven't learned about the antagonist's motivations.
Hope it sticks the landing, but so far it's a definite 5/5 from me.
The Doctor enlists the help of a rag-tag group of extraterrestrial prisoners. The central conceit lies in the narrative structure… and especially its execution.
Each part takes a deep dive into the (usually sympathetic) backstory of a different prisoner working with the Doctor and simultaneously explores the nature of their biology -- and usually the two are linked. It's gorgeous to see the Doctor bring out the best in people.
Some really nice ideas and concepts are explored. (Embarrassed to admit that I don't know how many of these ideas are based in hard science, though.)
It ties in with the Series 15 series arc too. Nobody remembers planet earth or humans.
Several old monsters and world-building elements appear. Staples like the Zygons, the Shadow Proclamation, etc. Both Classic Who as well as Nu Who fans will be satisfied.
I was thoroughly expecting this to be another run-of-the-mill Doctor Who story. I read this on my flight back to India from the UK… By 'this', I mean parts #1, #2 and #3. I wasn't really expecting this to grab me as powerfully as it did.
Can't wait for the last part to drop. Bit unsure how it'll wrap everything up neatly because there's still one prisoner left whose backstory hasn't been explored yet (and he's the most interesting prisoner too). And we still haven't learned about the antagonist's motivations.
Hope it sticks the landing, but so far it's a definite 5/5 from me.
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