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Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor (Titan Comics) series
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Vol. 3: Conversion
It's the triumphant conclusion to the Eleventh Doctor's epic first year, as his first fifteen-issue arc builds to an unforgettable crescendo! How will the Doctor's new companions - Alice, ARC and Jones - be affected by the end of this book... and will anyone make it out alive for Year Two?!
The Doctor has been orbiting the terrifying SERVEYOUinc corporation since he burst into the life of new companion Alice Obiefune... Now the truth behind SERVEYOUinc's transtemporal malevolence is revealed: along with all the secrets of loveable shapeshifting protoplasm ARC! Warring Romans in 312 AD! A creeping invasion of Earth! Timey-wimey shenanigans that will make every reader rush back to the previous two volumes and read them all over again!
The Doctor has been orbiting the terrifying SERVEYOUinc corporation since he burst into the life of new companion Alice Obiefune... Now the truth behind SERVEYOUinc's transtemporal malevolence is revealed: along with all the secrets of loveable shapeshifting protoplasm ARC! Warring Romans in 312 AD! A creeping invasion of Earth! Timey-wimey shenanigans that will make every reader rush back to the previous two volumes and read them all over again!
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First published November 24, 2015
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March 14, 2016
Are we finally done with SERVEYOU inc? I hope so, of course I thought the last volume was the last of it.
This was a pretty average volume with a few standout moments. The Doctor and crew end up in the Roman Empire and take on a very interesting subject, the conversion of Rome from being polytheistic to Christian. This was a very unique bit of DW explaining a historical event that I found to be well executed and clever.
Second...Cybermen.
Thirdly, the plot had real weight and consequences. Often the plots of these comics feel less, like they have to save the best for the show, and they can't add anything to the DW universe that would change the lore or history of the Doctor. However, in this volume they really attempted to give the reader an epic story arc finale.
Lastly, and most importantly...
That's right an appearance fromThe Goblin King the gremlin king. Ever since I realized Jones is a David Bowie stand-in, I've been waiting to see him dressed as his character from my favorite movie of all time Labyrinth.
It was everything I could hope for and I very much enjoyed seeing various lines from my beloved movie in the Doctor Who world.
This was a pretty average volume with a few standout moments. The Doctor and crew end up in the Roman Empire and take on a very interesting subject, the conversion of Rome from being polytheistic to Christian. This was a very unique bit of DW explaining a historical event that I found to be well executed and clever.
Second...Cybermen.
Thirdly, the plot had real weight and consequences. Often the plots of these comics feel less, like they have to save the best for the show, and they can't add anything to the DW universe that would change the lore or history of the Doctor. However, in this volume they really attempted to give the reader an epic story arc finale.
Lastly, and most importantly...
That's right an appearance from
It was everything I could hope for and I very much enjoyed seeing various lines from my beloved movie in the Doctor Who world.
June 8, 2021
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Conversión es el tercer y último volumen del primer año en comic del Undécimo Doctor, con lo cual cierra todas las tramas abiertas que se han prolongado a lo largo de los tres volúmenes. Si tengo que elegir, el primer volumen me pareció el mejor de todos, pero los dos siguientes siguen proporcionando mucho entretenimiento para los whovians. Y aquí me gustaría añadir que aunque quizás no sea totalmente imprescindible, recomiendo haber visto la serie antes de adentrarse en estos cómics para poder entender bien todas las referencias y contextos.
Este tercer volumen empieza con una historia muy muy cortita (anecdótica, básicamente), pero que me ha gustado por el simple motivo de que tiene que ver con libros.
Por lo demás, la trama de este tercer volumen me ha parecido muy potente, si bien es cierto que la ejecución falla un poquito. En el resto del cómic vamos a ver cómo el Doctor se enfrenta a los remordimientos y las consecuencias de lo que hizo en el tomo anterior.
Y van a ser consecuencias de mucho peso, hasta tal punto que el Doctor pierde la esperanza y no se cree capaz de solucionarlo. Se sentirá perdido, lo cual es una situación que los fans estamos acostumbrados a ver, a pesar de que él siempre intente ocultarlo. Sin embargo, como siempre, el Doctor recordará el motivo por el que no viaja solo: porque los amigos pueden ser nuestra salvación.
Aunque el desarrollo es mejorable en algunas escenas, es un cierre de trama bien pensado y efectivo, y además tiene ese "aire" de final de un ciclo, de una era. El Doctor se despide de un par de sus acompañantes y después, de entre todo el tiempo y el espacio, decide ir hacia delante.
Conversión es el tercer y último volumen del primer año en comic del Undécimo Doctor, con lo cual cierra todas las tramas abiertas que se han prolongado a lo largo de los tres volúmenes. Si tengo que elegir, el primer volumen me pareció el mejor de todos, pero los dos siguientes siguen proporcionando mucho entretenimiento para los whovians. Y aquí me gustaría añadir que aunque quizás no sea totalmente imprescindible, recomiendo haber visto la serie antes de adentrarse en estos cómics para poder entender bien todas las referencias y contextos.
Este tercer volumen empieza con una historia muy muy cortita (anecdótica, básicamente), pero que me ha gustado por el simple motivo de que tiene que ver con libros.
Por lo demás, la trama de este tercer volumen me ha parecido muy potente, si bien es cierto que la ejecución falla un poquito. En el resto del cómic vamos a ver cómo el Doctor se enfrenta a los remordimientos y las consecuencias de lo que hizo en el tomo anterior.
Y van a ser consecuencias de mucho peso, hasta tal punto que el Doctor pierde la esperanza y no se cree capaz de solucionarlo. Se sentirá perdido, lo cual es una situación que los fans estamos acostumbrados a ver, a pesar de que él siempre intente ocultarlo. Sin embargo, como siempre, el Doctor recordará el motivo por el que no viaja solo: porque los amigos pueden ser nuestra salvación.
Aunque el desarrollo es mejorable en algunas escenas, es un cierre de trama bien pensado y efectivo, y además tiene ese "aire" de final de un ciclo, de una era. El Doctor se despide de un par de sus acompañantes y después, de entre todo el tiempo y el espacio, decide ir hacia delante.
June 24, 2016
Hello, My name is Rick and I am a Whovian.
Adiction, admitting it is the first step, right? ;)
So this is the 3rd volume of the new adventures of the Eleventh Doctor (although I'm not sure if these numbers really mean anything anymore, thanks Moffett) and it builds directly off the events of the previous volume. It's good, it's fun, it's The Doctor (bow tie included). I do not know if it's because there are 4 separate Doctor Who title running concurrently or if it's just that the stories seem rushed and under-developed, but I'm just having trouble enjoying these new Titan comics. Don't get me wrong, they are enjoyable - just not quite as good as I think they could be. It might also be that I got really burned out with Matt Smith's particular zany antics and maybe these comics are still to soon for me to really enjoy.
This time around the Doctor's TARDIS Crew wrap up all the loose threads, dangling plot lines and character arcs left over from the previous ten issues and set things up for a new status quo for the Eleventh Doctor.
Adiction, admitting it is the first step, right? ;)
So this is the 3rd volume of the new adventures of the Eleventh Doctor (although I'm not sure if these numbers really mean anything anymore, thanks Moffett) and it builds directly off the events of the previous volume. It's good, it's fun, it's The Doctor (bow tie included). I do not know if it's because there are 4 separate Doctor Who title running concurrently or if it's just that the stories seem rushed and under-developed, but I'm just having trouble enjoying these new Titan comics. Don't get me wrong, they are enjoyable - just not quite as good as I think they could be. It might also be that I got really burned out with Matt Smith's particular zany antics and maybe these comics are still to soon for me to really enjoy.
This time around the Doctor's TARDIS Crew wrap up all the loose threads, dangling plot lines and character arcs left over from the previous ten issues and set things up for a new status quo for the Eleventh Doctor.
August 8, 2021
Que preciosidad de cómic y de historia, así lo digo. Tiene todo lo que nos gusta a los amantes de la serie, desde paradojas temporales de locura hasta malos terribles, pasando por los Cybermen en la antigua Roma, dándose de leches con las tropas de Constantino. Ha estado bien ver a malos clásicos de la historia televisiva, para variar. Y por supuesto, muy fan de la referencia a Rory Williams, El Último Centurión. Si no llegan a hacerla, aunque sea en una viñeta de portada, me hubiera sentido, francamente, muy decepcionada.
He sufrido mucho leyéndo el cómic en ciertos momentos, vale, pero el final me ha dejado el kokoro lleno (una vez más) de amor y cariño infinitos por el Doctor y sus aventuras.
En este volumen continuamos las aventuras del Time Lord y sus acompañantes tras lo acontecido en el tomo previo, sucesos cuyas consecuencias vemos ahora mientras prosigue su lucha contra la organización TESERVIMOSsa, encarnada por el perturbador Cazatalentos.Estas consecuencias llevaran al Doctor, en un momento determinado de la historia,a su hora más oscura, a un momento muy bajo anímicamente. Aunque adore al personaje, debo reconocer que esos momentos de bajona me parecen interesantes a nivel psicológico, máxime cuando hablamos de un personaje tan rico y con tanta trayectoria como el Doctor, y porque, sinceramente, en los cómic no me esperaba que se ahondase tanto en el personaje (y más después de lo visto con los del Décimo que han salido en español). Me ha gustado mucho como se ha llevado esta parte dentro del cómic, y la forma en que ha hecho avanzar y evolucionar la propia trama argumental de la historia.
Respecto a los companions, ya os digo que me encantan, les prefiero a algunos de los que hemos visto en el show televisivo. Alice quizás no ha tenido tanta trayectoria personal como en los tomos anteriores, pero ha resultado decisiva para la trama y para sus compañeros. Me gusta mucho esta acompañante, y me ha gustado ver cómo este volumen, al final, ha sido el culmen de su arco evolutivo como personaje. Un arco muy bien llevado, todo sea dicho de paso.
También me ha gustado que por fin Jones haya podido resaltar y tener sus momentos de gloria. Por fin se le ha permitido ser decisivo y evolucionar como personaje, si has cerrado su arco de una forma muy satisfactoria en todos los sentidos. Si hay un momento que he disfrutado es cuando se reconoce algo de lo nunca he dudado: la mejor encarnación de David Bowie es su personaje en esa maravilla de peli ochentera que es “Dentro del Laberinto”y que no podía dejar de ver en mi infancia. El que entienda, entendió. Y por supuesto ese momento de Jones (que si por si no lo sabíais, ese era el apellido real de Bowie) gritando “No Tienes Poder Sobre Mi”… para mi ha sido brutal.
Respecto a Arc… sin palabras. Algún día alguien podría explicarme cómo es posible que un organismo venido del espacio de dios sabe donde me parezca una de las cosas más humanas jamás vista. Esa es la magia de la serie.
En fin, que estos tres cómics con el Undécimo Doctor me han dejado con muy buen sabor de boca. Quizás este volumen, “Conversión”, me ha parecido un pelín más bajo que el anterior, El ritmo narrativo a veces me ha parecido un pelín insuficiente. Pero aún así me ha gustado mucho y creo que se merece completamente las cinco estrellas, aunque solo sea por el Doctor y sus acompañantes. Trama muy interesante y muy bien llevada, un excelente (por lo general) ritmo narrativo y un arte potente y variado que se disfrutaba viéndolo, chapo por todos los implicados en este tomo. Me ha encantado y me ha recordado la magia de esta historia, he estado disfrutando parándome en las viñetas y retrocediendo en la historia cuando era necesario y me apetecía, algo que la serie de televisión no siempre le permite a uno hacer. Y además, todo ello con unas reflexiones interesantes y una moraleja final muy bonita: con amigos todo es posible. Incluso acabar con un ente maligno. Incluso salir de los peores pozos inimaginables.
He sufrido mucho leyéndo el cómic en ciertos momentos, vale, pero el final me ha dejado el kokoro lleno (una vez más) de amor y cariño infinitos por el Doctor y sus aventuras.
En este volumen continuamos las aventuras del Time Lord y sus acompañantes tras lo acontecido en el tomo previo, sucesos cuyas consecuencias vemos ahora mientras prosigue su lucha contra la organización TESERVIMOSsa, encarnada por el perturbador Cazatalentos.Estas consecuencias llevaran al Doctor, en un momento determinado de la historia,a su hora más oscura, a un momento muy bajo anímicamente. Aunque adore al personaje, debo reconocer que esos momentos de bajona me parecen interesantes a nivel psicológico, máxime cuando hablamos de un personaje tan rico y con tanta trayectoria como el Doctor, y porque, sinceramente, en los cómic no me esperaba que se ahondase tanto en el personaje (y más después de lo visto con los del Décimo que han salido en español). Me ha gustado mucho como se ha llevado esta parte dentro del cómic, y la forma en que ha hecho avanzar y evolucionar la propia trama argumental de la historia.
Respecto a los companions, ya os digo que me encantan, les prefiero a algunos de los que hemos visto en el show televisivo. Alice quizás no ha tenido tanta trayectoria personal como en los tomos anteriores, pero ha resultado decisiva para la trama y para sus compañeros. Me gusta mucho esta acompañante, y me ha gustado ver cómo este volumen, al final, ha sido el culmen de su arco evolutivo como personaje. Un arco muy bien llevado, todo sea dicho de paso.
También me ha gustado que por fin Jones haya podido resaltar y tener sus momentos de gloria. Por fin se le ha permitido ser decisivo y evolucionar como personaje, si has cerrado su arco de una forma muy satisfactoria en todos los sentidos. Si hay un momento que he disfrutado es cuando se reconoce algo de lo nunca he dudado: la mejor encarnación de David Bowie es su personaje en esa maravilla de peli ochentera que es “Dentro del Laberinto”y que no podía dejar de ver en mi infancia. El que entienda, entendió. Y por supuesto ese momento de Jones (que si por si no lo sabíais, ese era el apellido real de Bowie) gritando “No Tienes Poder Sobre Mi”… para mi ha sido brutal.
Respecto a Arc… sin palabras. Algún día alguien podría explicarme cómo es posible que un organismo venido del espacio de dios sabe donde me parezca una de las cosas más humanas jamás vista. Esa es la magia de la serie.
En fin, que estos tres cómics con el Undécimo Doctor me han dejado con muy buen sabor de boca. Quizás este volumen, “Conversión”, me ha parecido un pelín más bajo que el anterior, El ritmo narrativo a veces me ha parecido un pelín insuficiente. Pero aún así me ha gustado mucho y creo que se merece completamente las cinco estrellas, aunque solo sea por el Doctor y sus acompañantes. Trama muy interesante y muy bien llevada, un excelente (por lo general) ritmo narrativo y un arte potente y variado que se disfrutaba viéndolo, chapo por todos los implicados en este tomo. Me ha encantado y me ha recordado la magia de esta historia, he estado disfrutando parándome en las viñetas y retrocediendo en la historia cuando era necesario y me apetecía, algo que la serie de televisión no siempre le permite a uno hacer. Y además, todo ello con unas reflexiones interesantes y una moraleja final muy bonita: con amigos todo es posible. Incluso acabar con un ente maligno. Incluso salir de los peores pozos inimaginables.
September 8, 2021
3.5, but we're rounding up.
The Doctor, Alice, ARC, and Jones face off with the Talent Scout one final time, with the fate of the TARDIS on the line. Plus, Cybermen, and...the Doctor's mother?
The opening story here featuring the Cybermen could have been executed without the Cybermen entirely. They literally add nothing to the plot that couldn't have been written around without them, and considering this is the first classic Who monster to appear in the Titan comics outside of the Autons in the Ninth Doctor's series, I was a little disappointing.
The final two issues of the volume really elevate everything though. It's a wonderful conclusion to everything that the Eleventh Doctor's been through in these past 15 issues, and brings the Talent Scout arc to a close. It even made me given a toss about Jones, who I'd been sour on since he appeared, plus it has an optimistic ending thanks to the ever-brilliant Alice.
The art's the art at this point - Simon Fraser's rubbery faces and Warren Pleece's ye olde Vertigo stylings keep things ticking over, and I don't think either of them are going anywhere as we head into Year Two.
Year One of the Eleventh Doctor's adventures has been a bit uneven. Al Ewing and Rob Williams' story has had a strong throughline, but it's often so good that the one-and-done stories set around it don't hold as much weight. These final adventures have the same issue, with the Cybermen adding nothing while the entity/Talent Scout stuff soars high above it. We'll see if they can iron out the kinks for the next year.
The Doctor, Alice, ARC, and Jones face off with the Talent Scout one final time, with the fate of the TARDIS on the line. Plus, Cybermen, and...the Doctor's mother?
The opening story here featuring the Cybermen could have been executed without the Cybermen entirely. They literally add nothing to the plot that couldn't have been written around without them, and considering this is the first classic Who monster to appear in the Titan comics outside of the Autons in the Ninth Doctor's series, I was a little disappointing.
The final two issues of the volume really elevate everything though. It's a wonderful conclusion to everything that the Eleventh Doctor's been through in these past 15 issues, and brings the Talent Scout arc to a close. It even made me given a toss about Jones, who I'd been sour on since he appeared, plus it has an optimistic ending thanks to the ever-brilliant Alice.
The art's the art at this point - Simon Fraser's rubbery faces and Warren Pleece's ye olde Vertigo stylings keep things ticking over, and I don't think either of them are going anywhere as we head into Year Two.
Year One of the Eleventh Doctor's adventures has been a bit uneven. Al Ewing and Rob Williams' story has had a strong throughline, but it's often so good that the one-and-done stories set around it don't hold as much weight. These final adventures have the same issue, with the Cybermen adding nothing while the entity/Talent Scout stuff soars high above it. We'll see if they can iron out the kinks for the next year.
November 7, 2017
The finale of Season 1 of Titan's 11th Doctor. It's a bit weaker than its predecessors, in large part because it has to close the story of ARC and the Entity, and that was always a kind of weirdly abstract plot, so the finale is kind of weirdly abstract too. Which is a darned pity, because it brings down a Cyberman story.
Still, there's lots to like in this volume. The crew members are still fun. There's quite a lot of great writing. And the lead story, "Four Dimensions" is superb for its unusual storytelling and its great blending of the story with art. And, of course we get the finish of this initial story.
Still, there's lots to like in this volume. The crew members are still fun. There's quite a lot of great writing. And the lead story, "Four Dimensions" is superb for its unusual storytelling and its great blending of the story with art. And, of course we get the finish of this initial story.
September 23, 2022
5 stars
Liked seeing the Doctor, Alice, Arc, and Jones.
Liked seeing the Doctor, Alice, Arc, and Jones.
March 19, 2020
This gets points for having Emperor Constantine fight Cybermen at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Execution could be a bit better however.
February 20, 2020
Hmmm. Ziemlich viel timey-wimey für meinen Geschmack, dadurch fühlte es sich oft sehr konfus und zu hektisch an. Storytechnisch wurden aber die Handlungsstränge um den Talentsucher, Arche (<3) und Jones gut zu Ende geführt. Auch der kurze Ausflug nach Rom war ganz okay, mit interessanter Erklärung, wie sich Kaiser Konstantin dem Christentum zuwandte. Und die Episode mit dem verzweifelten Doctor trug für mich viel dazu bei, den Character nach den letzten beiden Bänden wieder etwas mehr auf den Boden zu bringen, danke dafür! :)
Von den Zeichnungen her war der Comic wieder okay, wenn eins sich einmal dran gewöhnt hat geht es, ansonsten sieht Eleven schon oft nicht sehr nach Eleven aus, aber gut. Grobe Proportionsschnitzer sind mir dieses Mal nicht aufgefallen, ein großes Plus! :'D
Alles in allem ein solider Band, der sich ganz gut las, diesen Teil der Handlung soweit abschließt und Eleven und Alice zu neuen Abenteuern aufbrechen lässt. Auch wenn ich Arche in den nächsten Comics sehr vermissen werde...
Von den Zeichnungen her war der Comic wieder okay, wenn eins sich einmal dran gewöhnt hat geht es, ansonsten sieht Eleven schon oft nicht sehr nach Eleven aus, aber gut. Grobe Proportionsschnitzer sind mir dieses Mal nicht aufgefallen, ein großes Plus! :'D
Alles in allem ein solider Band, der sich ganz gut las, diesen Teil der Handlung soweit abschließt und Eleven und Alice zu neuen Abenteuern aufbrechen lässt. Auch wenn ich Arche in den nächsten Comics sehr vermissen werde...
November 21, 2018
Art throughout this volume is incredible. In terms of story, this may be better than volume 2 but not as good as volume 1. I've read the first two stories in this before, but the last two, which are two parts each, were new to me. The first story, "Give Free or Die," is from a Free Comic Book Day issue and feels meta but fun. "Four Dimension" really plays around with colors and includes an homage to David Bowie's Labyrinth character. "Conversion" contains a conclusion that reminds me very much about something to do with Kosh in Babylon 5, which is funny because how ARC looks reminds me of Kosh.
In "The Comfort of the Good," we see how the TARDIS reacts to The Doctor's questionable choices and how low he gets. There's a moment when it seems like The Doctor's mother comes into play, but it turns out to be the Talent Scout from Surveyou Inc. Doctor Who comics NEED to STOP doing this sort of thing. This is like when an issue from the IDW comic story "The Forgotten" ended with a possible tease for The Valeyard, which turned out not to be true. Or Titan's Tenth Doctor series in which an issue ends with The Doctor taking on the appearance of the Ninth and seeming like he'd be in the story longer, only to have his face back to normal within a few panels of the next issue. The comic book writers need to look at Paul Cornell's Third Doctor comic miniseries had an issue end with a surprise appearance, and then later revealed that character to not be what he seemed but turn out to be an even better surprise. These other writers have gone in the opposite direction with these kinds of gimmicks.
Anyway, all that aside, this was a pretty good conclusion for the companions' character arcs. ARC became one with the entity and said some heartfelt goodbyes. Jones got to travel through time and space and become a legendary prog rock musician. And Alice was able to see her mother watch Jones' concert. Alice remains with The Doctor, and I'm guessing there's a one companion per Doctor limit for the Four Doctors crossover. But I'm really gonna miss Jones and ARC. They brought a different kind of diversity we're not used to seeing in modern Doctor Who: a man from a different time period, and a being who doesn't look human at all. And they were fun to follow. If anyone else joins The Doctor and Alice's TARDIS crew, they have big shoes to fill.
In "The Comfort of the Good," we see how the TARDIS reacts to The Doctor's questionable choices and how low he gets. There's a moment when it seems like The Doctor's mother comes into play, but it turns out to be the Talent Scout from Surveyou Inc. Doctor Who comics NEED to STOP doing this sort of thing. This is like when an issue from the IDW comic story "The Forgotten" ended with a possible tease for The Valeyard, which turned out not to be true. Or Titan's Tenth Doctor series in which an issue ends with The Doctor taking on the appearance of the Ninth and seeming like he'd be in the story longer, only to have his face back to normal within a few panels of the next issue. The comic book writers need to look at Paul Cornell's Third Doctor comic miniseries had an issue end with a surprise appearance, and then later revealed that character to not be what he seemed but turn out to be an even better surprise. These other writers have gone in the opposite direction with these kinds of gimmicks.
Anyway, all that aside, this was a pretty good conclusion for the companions' character arcs. ARC became one with the entity and said some heartfelt goodbyes. Jones got to travel through time and space and become a legendary prog rock musician. And Alice was able to see her mother watch Jones' concert. Alice remains with The Doctor, and I'm guessing there's a one companion per Doctor limit for the Four Doctors crossover. But I'm really gonna miss Jones and ARC. They brought a different kind of diversity we're not used to seeing in modern Doctor Who: a man from a different time period, and a being who doesn't look human at all. And they were fun to follow. If anyone else joins The Doctor and Alice's TARDIS crew, they have big shoes to fill.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 1, 2025
Year 1, Book 3.
The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Alice, Jones and ARC have to confront the Talent Scout, the Entity and their past mistakes.
Okay, first off, you need to know that this is not a stand-alone Who story.
I usually don't mind picking up ongoing stories in the middle (I've been reading comics since I was a child, after all) but in this case, the entire book is dedicated to exploring plot points from previous books, with no real pause for explanation. So, therefore, I'm not sure if its failure to get me invested in any way, shape or form was because I didn't know the backstory or because it's very poorly written. I suspect the truth is 'both'.
The character work here is also terrible.
The Eleventh Doctor is totally out of character (as is the TARDIS), Alice may as well not be there for all the impact she has on the story, ARC is an intriguing idea that goes woefully underdeveloped and, worst in my mind, the character of Jones is a weird David Bowie pastiche (Bowie's original surname was Jones, if you didn't know).
Why is there are Bowie-alike in this book, who keeps spouting dialogue lifted from Bowie's songs? I certainly never found out. Did the writers think it was funny? (It isn't). Or clever? (It isn't). Was it meant to be an insult to the memory of an icon? (It is).
This book is so caught up with its poor characters and even poorer plot that it totally fails to make an interesting or significant element of the bit where an army of Cybermen confront the army of Constantine the Great. That could've been an entire book in and of itself, but here is little more than an aside before we're back on the Entity BS again.
On top of all of that, the artwork here is horrible. It's like someone sketched out some storyboards and then, instead of turning those into proper comics panels, they just decided "Good enough" and went to print. I've been reading comics for decades and this is some of the least professional-looking art I've ever seen.
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The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions Alice, Jones and ARC have to confront the Talent Scout, the Entity and their past mistakes.
Okay, first off, you need to know that this is not a stand-alone Who story.
I usually don't mind picking up ongoing stories in the middle (I've been reading comics since I was a child, after all) but in this case, the entire book is dedicated to exploring plot points from previous books, with no real pause for explanation. So, therefore, I'm not sure if its failure to get me invested in any way, shape or form was because I didn't know the backstory or because it's very poorly written. I suspect the truth is 'both'.
The character work here is also terrible.
The Eleventh Doctor is totally out of character (as is the TARDIS), Alice may as well not be there for all the impact she has on the story, ARC is an intriguing idea that goes woefully underdeveloped and, worst in my mind, the character of Jones is a weird David Bowie pastiche (Bowie's original surname was Jones, if you didn't know).
Why is there are Bowie-alike in this book, who keeps spouting dialogue lifted from Bowie's songs? I certainly never found out. Did the writers think it was funny? (It isn't). Or clever? (It isn't). Was it meant to be an insult to the memory of an icon? (It is).
This book is so caught up with its poor characters and even poorer plot that it totally fails to make an interesting or significant element of the bit where an army of Cybermen confront the army of Constantine the Great. That could've been an entire book in and of itself, but here is little more than an aside before we're back on the Entity BS again.
On top of all of that, the artwork here is horrible. It's like someone sketched out some storyboards and then, instead of turning those into proper comics panels, they just decided "Good enough" and went to print. I've been reading comics for decades and this is some of the least professional-looking art I've ever seen.
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December 7, 2017
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor – CONVERSION
by Al Ewing, Boo Cook (Artist), Hi-Fi (Colorist)
“A thrilling TARDIS chase through the atmosphere — after no ordinary comet! Tracking the Entity's signal from the Berlin Wall in 1976 to Rome, 31 AD, the Doctor, Alice, Jones and ARC stumble into an ancient mystery that will forever change the course of human history! And the burden and dangers of a life aboard the TARDIS start to hit home for Jones — is this his farewell tour?” ***
Quotes:
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #11
“[The TARDIS] told me what HAPPENED … it BROKE itself – broke space INSIDE itself. DELIBERERATELY. To flush something OUT that had burrowed deep in the structure.” - Gabby
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #12 - Conversion Part 1 -
The Emperor MAXENTIUS currently believes himself to be the sole emperor of Rome.
"Forward, commilitones!" [Roman term for 'my fellow soldiers'] – Maxentius
The Emperor CONSTANTINE – believes similar.
"Come, conveterani!" [Roman term for 'my fellow veterans'] – Constantine.
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #13 - Conversion Part 2 -
“And real things, while scary, are also proud and insecure and fallible and, on occasion, and this is IMPORTANT to remember, they are weak.”
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #14 – The Comfort of the Good Part 1 -
Jones is reminiscing: “Music on the radio. Frankie Lymon, Little Richard, ELVIS. First time I HEARD them, I thought I was hearing God.”
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #15 – The Comfort of the Good Part 2 -
“Welllll, I recognise an ending, don't I?
I'm old enough to do that.
I've seen my share.” - Gabby
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by Al Ewing, Boo Cook (Artist), Hi-Fi (Colorist)
“A thrilling TARDIS chase through the atmosphere — after no ordinary comet! Tracking the Entity's signal from the Berlin Wall in 1976 to Rome, 31 AD, the Doctor, Alice, Jones and ARC stumble into an ancient mystery that will forever change the course of human history! And the burden and dangers of a life aboard the TARDIS start to hit home for Jones — is this his farewell tour?” ***
Quotes:
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #11
“[The TARDIS] told me what HAPPENED … it BROKE itself – broke space INSIDE itself. DELIBERERATELY. To flush something OUT that had burrowed deep in the structure.” - Gabby
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #12 - Conversion Part 1 -
The Emperor MAXENTIUS currently believes himself to be the sole emperor of Rome.
"Forward, commilitones!" [Roman term for 'my fellow soldiers'] – Maxentius
The Emperor CONSTANTINE – believes similar.
"Come, conveterani!" [Roman term for 'my fellow veterans'] – Constantine.
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #13 - Conversion Part 2 -
“And real things, while scary, are also proud and insecure and fallible and, on occasion, and this is IMPORTANT to remember, they are weak.”
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #14 – The Comfort of the Good Part 1 -
Jones is reminiscing: “Music on the radio. Frankie Lymon, Little Richard, ELVIS. First time I HEARD them, I thought I was hearing God.”
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #15 – The Comfort of the Good Part 2 -
“Welllll, I recognise an ending, don't I?
I'm old enough to do that.
I've seen my share.” - Gabby
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August 28, 2020
A satisfying end to Year One of the Eleventh Doctor in Titan Comics. Ewing and Williams round off the run artfully with a satisfying conclusion to the ServeYou plot arc.
Since the events of the previous volume, the Doctor has a lot of making up to do and promises to finally make good on. He does this though his recent wicked turn makes him seem untrustworthy to that which he seeks to help and even the TARDIS herself.
Two out of three companions leave the adventure after proving themselves immeasurably. Still it was sad to see them go as they are some of the more remarkable characters to travel with the Doctor that I have ever come across. Still everything and everyone has it's time.
I really enjoyed all that Ewing and Williams did with the Eleventh Doctor and hope they keep returning to the series. The same goes for Pleece and Cook whose illustrations were especially rich and detailed in this volume. I now intend to see what Year Two has to offer.
I recommend Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 3 - Conversion to those who have read the previous two volumes and want to see this thrilling arc through to a grand conclusion.
Since the events of the previous volume, the Doctor has a lot of making up to do and promises to finally make good on. He does this though his recent wicked turn makes him seem untrustworthy to that which he seeks to help and even the TARDIS herself.
Two out of three companions leave the adventure after proving themselves immeasurably. Still it was sad to see them go as they are some of the more remarkable characters to travel with the Doctor that I have ever come across. Still everything and everyone has it's time.
I really enjoyed all that Ewing and Williams did with the Eleventh Doctor and hope they keep returning to the series. The same goes for Pleece and Cook whose illustrations were especially rich and detailed in this volume. I now intend to see what Year Two has to offer.
I recommend Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 3 - Conversion to those who have read the previous two volumes and want to see this thrilling arc through to a grand conclusion.
May 14, 2021
En este caso “Conversión” es el cierre de la primera temporada en cómic del undécimo Doctor, y es broche perfecto para esta aventuras inéditas del Doctor encarnado por Matt Smith🙌.
Tras lo sucedido en los dos volúmenes anteriores, aquí encontramos capítulos cortos que son entrañables y divertidos y otros más largos que sirven como desenlace de la historia.
Además de muchas aventuras por diferentes espacios y tiempos(como la Antigua Roma) también veremos a viejos enemigos del Doctor, volverán una vez más los cyberman? Siempre es interesante encontrarse a alguno de los míticos villanos de Doctor Who, y en este caso su aparición es muy memorable.
A través de unas ilustraciones coloridas y unos diálogos en diferentes tamaños para enfatizar ciertas emociones, tenemos una gran evolución de personajes. Y es que todos tienen algo que aprender de sí mismos, sobretodo el Doctor. Ha cometido un error y solucionarlo no va a ser tan sencillo, de hecho le va a llevar a una situación a la cual no le ve salida. Se sentirá perdido, pero recordará que no está solo.
Divertido, emocionante y lleno de peligros y giros temporales, este viaje en la Tardis es de diez!
Tras lo sucedido en los dos volúmenes anteriores, aquí encontramos capítulos cortos que son entrañables y divertidos y otros más largos que sirven como desenlace de la historia.
Además de muchas aventuras por diferentes espacios y tiempos(como la Antigua Roma) también veremos a viejos enemigos del Doctor, volverán una vez más los cyberman? Siempre es interesante encontrarse a alguno de los míticos villanos de Doctor Who, y en este caso su aparición es muy memorable.
A través de unas ilustraciones coloridas y unos diálogos en diferentes tamaños para enfatizar ciertas emociones, tenemos una gran evolución de personajes. Y es que todos tienen algo que aprender de sí mismos, sobretodo el Doctor. Ha cometido un error y solucionarlo no va a ser tan sencillo, de hecho le va a llevar a una situación a la cual no le ve salida. Se sentirá perdido, pero recordará que no está solo.
Divertido, emocionante y lleno de peligros y giros temporales, este viaje en la Tardis es de diez!
January 30, 2021
This final volume of the first "series" of the Doctor Who Eleventh Doctor comics tries to bring to a close the whole meta-plot about the Entity, its connection to ARC, and all that fun stuff.
The book had a bigger focus on the consequence of the Doctor becoming the CEO temporarily but also some of his decisions in this larger adventure that were somewhat questionable. And it reached a point with the TARDIS being particularly willful in this series, culminating with the TARDIS steering our adventurers more than normal AND even getting into a sort of fight with the Doctor.
But I really appreciated the rather introspective nature to things and how it ultimately comes together. It is a little disturbing when the Doctor's darker side comes out and this book has been doing a great job of processing that with the Doctor (and the readers) and figuring out a path forward. Living for a long as the Doctor has means a lot of mistakes and regrets in their life and it's never easy to deal with any of that sort of trauma.
The book had a bigger focus on the consequence of the Doctor becoming the CEO temporarily but also some of his decisions in this larger adventure that were somewhat questionable. And it reached a point with the TARDIS being particularly willful in this series, culminating with the TARDIS steering our adventurers more than normal AND even getting into a sort of fight with the Doctor.
But I really appreciated the rather introspective nature to things and how it ultimately comes together. It is a little disturbing when the Doctor's darker side comes out and this book has been doing a great job of processing that with the Doctor (and the readers) and figuring out a path forward. Living for a long as the Doctor has means a lot of mistakes and regrets in their life and it's never easy to deal with any of that sort of trauma.
December 14, 2025
✨ De nuevo, nos encontramos con un tomo que es continuación directa del anterior. Seguimos viajando con los mismos companions desde el punto en el que nos quedamos.
✨ También continúa apareciendo la gran corporación Teservimossa, aunque tras el final del comic anterior tiene menos importancia. Así como el Cazatalentos, que se resiste a ser vencido, y la misteriosa Entidad que fue la causante de estás aventuras.
✨ Aunque en todos los tomos que he leído hasta ahora el Doctor es perfectamente reconocible, aquí queda reflejada especialmente bien la forma de ser del Undécimo.
✨ Aunque los viajes y las aventuras continuarán, aquí queda cerrada esta temporada. Próximamente, más y mejor 😊
✨ También continúa apareciendo la gran corporación Teservimossa, aunque tras el final del comic anterior tiene menos importancia. Así como el Cazatalentos, que se resiste a ser vencido, y la misteriosa Entidad que fue la causante de estás aventuras.
✨ Aunque en todos los tomos que he leído hasta ahora el Doctor es perfectamente reconocible, aquí queda reflejada especialmente bien la forma de ser del Undécimo.
✨ Aunque los viajes y las aventuras continuarán, aquí queda cerrada esta temporada. Próximamente, más y mejor 😊
May 19, 2018
Review for volumes two and three, as I really wish they had been combined rather than the excess time being wasted on having to hear more about Serveyouinc. It’s not really that new of a concept and I can’t see how the company that gives you everything you want translates into a slave company/world of workers. Not that I disliked our spare Companions but their story lines also seemed to go on for far too long.
The FCBD title was fun. Let’s hope that the Doctor’s future adventures don’t involve the same villains.
The FCBD title was fun. Let’s hope that the Doctor’s future adventures don’t involve the same villains.
October 14, 2023
This is exactly what I was missing from the 12th Doctor's run. I'd much rather have these larger stories with original companions than trying to squeeze everything between episodes and have it all try and make some kind of sense. The ServeYou story comes to an end as the Talent Scout returns one last time to try and take over Rome as it converts to Christianity. Meanwhile the Doctor is having an existential crisis with the Tardis after the events of volume two. Good storytelling from Al Ewing and Rob Williams.
January 16, 2024
A great ending
Both Ewing and Williams saved the best for last, and conclude their run in the most satisfying manner. This one is a classic and a must-read for any whovian.
That said, Titan Comics made this edition one of the laziest trade paperbacks ever. While the previous volumes had at least somewhat well-designed chapter breaks and rearranged their content for a new format, this one just staples a bunch of issues together with zero editing. Like, seriously? Come on, I've seen fan-made omnibuses with better design.
Both Ewing and Williams saved the best for last, and conclude their run in the most satisfying manner. This one is a classic and a must-read for any whovian.
That said, Titan Comics made this edition one of the laziest trade paperbacks ever. While the previous volumes had at least somewhat well-designed chapter breaks and rearranged their content for a new format, this one just staples a bunch of issues together with zero editing. Like, seriously? Come on, I've seen fan-made omnibuses with better design.
December 12, 2021
I think this might be the final volume of this run of Doctor Who, and it's too bad. The Doctor seems more like a cheekier Constantine (DC) than he does a witty hero. That is intentional, I believe, and I respect the risk taken in casting such a shadow on this beloved character. The writing suffers whenever it's Rob Williams penning it rather than Ewing.
June 29, 2024
https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/conversion-by-al-ewing-et-al/
I’ll be honest, I read it a couple of weeks ago and don’t remember much about it. There’s some good stuff with the Cyberman, the Emperor Constantine, and the Battle of Milvian Bridge.
I’ll be honest, I read it a couple of weeks ago and don’t remember much about it. There’s some good stuff with the Cyberman, the Emperor Constantine, and the Battle of Milvian Bridge.
July 25, 2017
A solid conclusion to the ServeYouInc storyline, with a number of interesting ideas, particularly . (Still not a fan of the David Bowie expy, though.) (B+)
August 14, 2018
This GN really stands out for me. The Doctor loses everything and somehow has to go on. It really touched me to watch him go through this. This GN was also my first exposure to the eleventh Doctor. I like him!
March 30, 2020
I quite liked it. The presence of David Bowie as a companion is a little jarring especially the little changes made for legal reasons to make him not David Bowie while clearly being a simplified stereotyped David Bowie. Good fun, though
April 20, 2022
“It wasn’t a comet. It was a ship. A Cyberman invasion ship.”
I wasn’t really a fan of this collection of comics. The only one worth reading was Conversion, but even then the Cybermen were handled terribly.
I wasn’t really a fan of this collection of comics. The only one worth reading was Conversion, but even then the Cybermen were handled terribly.
November 20, 2023
I liked this one! The story was cool and the companions added a lot to the story. The art was beautiful. I took of a star only because it didn’t feel super Matt smith to me. But otherwise, it was awesome
January 20, 2024
“Is it bigger on the inside, Jones.” “We all are, Doctor.” ABSOLUTELY the best volume so far. I loved the mirroring of the Doctor’s relationship with the TARDIS to Alice’s relationship with her mother. A very satisfying conclusion to the first year of this comic.
July 1, 2024
ok this series really grew on me! also a big fan of alice. still pretty meh overall i cant lie though lol
sadly cannot keep reading the series bc my library only has up to vol 4 and i don't want to stop halfway through a story arc lol
sadly cannot keep reading the series bc my library only has up to vol 4 and i don't want to stop halfway through a story arc lol
August 29, 2024
Con il terzo volume si conclude l'arco narrativo relativo al "Talent Scout" (ne siamo veramente sicuri🤔) e si chiudono diversi fili legati ai personaggi. Il volume scorre, ma alcune parti sono un po' noiosette.
Illustrazioni di Boo Cook🤩
Illustrazioni di Boo Cook🤩
July 5, 2017
Satisfying read for fans of the 11th Doctor
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