Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Vol. 2: Doctormania

Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor (Titan Comics)

by Cavan Scott, Adriana Melo (Illustrator), Chris Bolson (Illustrator)

When the Ninth Doctor lands on Gharusa in search of a secret from Captain Jack's missing past, the last thing he, Jack, and Rose expect to find is the Doctor's face plastered all over the planet's television screens - and a crowd of screaming fans! When Doctormania strikes, is anyone safe?! Plus - some shocking friends from the Doctor's past - or is that his future? - pull the TARDIS team into high-stakes alien adventure in San Francisco!

Genres: Doctor Who, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fiction, Time Travel, Graphic Novels Comics

128 pages, Paperback

First published December 21, 2016

About the author

is a freelance comic writer and author. He is best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs from both Doctor Who and Star Wars, as well as comics and novels for Vikings, Pacific Rim, Sherlock Holmes, and Penguins of Madagascar.

Cavan Scott, along with Justina Ireland, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, and Charles Soule are crafting a new era in the Star Wars publishing world called Star Wars: The High Republic. Cavan's contribution to the era is a comic book series released through Marvel Comics titled Star Wars: The High Republic.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this second installment of the ninth Doctor we see the Doctor traveling with Rose and captain Jack Harkness. They are meeting the Slitheen ( the fart monsters according my young daughters, they loved them to bits) and a future Mickey (who knows the next Doctor and is already married with Martha).
Brilliant fun for a Doctor fan and the art is also quite good, for a minus point Harkness is quite toned down in his sexual politics sometimes cheesy but often hilarious, but I guess these books are also aimed at the kiddies.😇

[Sassy Katt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one!

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Nice to see the Doctor, Jack, and Rose again. Also nice to see Mickey again.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Ninth Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack deal with the aftermath of the Doctor's actions in the previous volume, bringing them into contact with the Slitheen, a planetary hacker, and super-powered San Franciscans.

The first little story here is from a Free Comic Book Day issue, so it's short and sweet, with a funny little punchline. The fact that it builds off the original Ninth Doctor mini-series is surprising, but it takes some big concepts and explains them in small terms, so it's easy to get into.

The bulk of the volume is the three issue Slitheen story. Now, it's no surprise that I don't like the Slitheen. Using giant green fart monsters with baby faces as the face of the Doctor Who revival has never sat right with me, but these issues delve into the set-up of the Slitheen's planetary alliance, and has some actually funny moments as the Doctor deals with a doppleganger, and Rose shows us why human compassion will always win the day. Plus, no fart jokes in sight.

The Transformed, the second two issues, is a little weaker, mostly because it throws a lot of ideas around and doesn't really spend a lot of time with any of them, so the dual storyline of Earth and the Doctor's intergalactic travels stretches the page count to breaking point. The final epilogue sets up the next volume though, with a reappearance from a familiar face.

The artwork is predominantly Adriana Melo, who does a bang-up job for the most part. Some panels can feel a little rushed, especially ones that don't have much in the way of content like the Doctor running away from things, but I don't have any real complaints. Everyone looks like they're supposed to look, and the aliens are pretty neat - she even manages to make the Slitheen look threatening which is difficult.

For a second outing, Doctormania's solid indeed. It reintroduces not one but two aliens/characters that I never really liked and nearly turned me around on them, and it does it while building a larger narrative and keeping the Doctor and Rose front and centre.

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THE 9th DOCTOR I AM SO GLAD THAT THESE COMICS EXIST

[Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've still got mixed feelings about the material coming out from Titan, but this one was rather enjoyable. There were quite a few moments where I could hear the actor's voices speaking out of the lines, without them just parroting dialogue from the episodes (although there was a little of that as well). The real test is whether the story is interesting enough to work on it's own merits, this had more it's favor than a lot of the recent stuff coming out.
(To be honest, I wish Titan would cut back on the number of Doctor Who titles it's putting out and work on the quality. Currently their intent seems hell-bent on quantity, not quality.)

[Aaxel ✧ˊˎ˗ · Rating 4 out of 5]

doctormania - 5⭐
the transformed - 3⭐

[Nana Spark · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cluster fuck but Doctor Who style.

[Just a Girl Fighting Censorship · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't love the Slitheen story, but the last issue with Mickey was fun.... Can they please get new artists, some of those panels were harsh...

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4.5 stars) Another fun addition to the world of Doctor Who comics!

I really enjoy how these stories tie into the later future of the show, and I think the adventures in these were just super thrilling. Not as much NineRose content/thematic content here, but lovely on-point characterisation and world-building in this one.

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doctormania is the second volume in Titan Comics Ninth Doctor graphic novel series - it was also a bit confusing and I ended-up reading it three times before reviewing. But then, I also kept not having time to review it. The graphic novel consists of several stories.
In the first story, the Doctor takes Rose and Jack to the Eye of Orion. Jack is surprised by the giant ziggurat on the planet's surface - and the Doctor knows it and the famous hanging gardens oh Slarvia shouldn't be there. They quickly discover the location has been hacked by the Geohacker Taggani. Geohackers hack planets, rearranging the surface as they see fit, or to make a point. The Doctor, it turns out, was quite a fan of Taggani - until one of his "hacks" killed the entire population of a planet. The Doctor turns Taggani over to the Shadow Proclamation but not before Jack's face ends up on the planet's moon.
In the TARDIS, the Doctor, Rose, and Jack receive a message from Jack, dressed in a Time Agent uniform, a message that Jack doesn't remember sending. The TARDIS crew realises it may be from before Jack's memories were wiped. The TARDIS follows the signal to Gharusa, only to find the planet strangely welcoming. The minute they step out of the TARDIS, they are greeted by an enthusiastic fan who talks about how much she loves "Doctor Who?" minisode series. The Doctor has even written a book about his experiences. They are attacked by "Chumblies", though the Doctor insists they aren't Chumblies. the fan jumps between the Doctor and the Chumblies attack but isn't seriously hurt.

The "Doctor" arrives in a flying car that resembles the Third Doctor's Whomobile and destroys the Chumblies with EMP mines. Meanwhile the young female fan squees at being in the middle of everything, and the gathering crowd asks for selfies and autographs. The local police arrest the Doctor for identity theft. However, this actually makes things easier - Rose sneaks in to the holo-vid studios by pretending to be a reporter for the Daily Planet (or maybe the Daily Bugle - she isn't sure herself) to interview the Doctor's companion, Penny. She discovers the fake Doctor is in fact a Slitheen. The Doctor easily convinces the police he is who he says he is by letting them do a body scan. the Slitheen, Penny, is accidentally killed by the fan who is trying to protect the real Doctor, which, of course, makes him very angry. Rose is kidnapped by the Doctor and taken to the home planetary system of the Slitheen. Jack and the Doctor follow in the TARDIS. The Doctor (the Slitheen one) accepts an offer to speak at the peace conference for the warring planets (four at least) of the system that is home to the Slitheen for a large fee. Rose exposes him. This causes the other planets to unite against the Slitheen family - who's crimes are even beyond their own standards. However, the weather control station on Clix is basically hacked and a storm of acid rain burns (and eventually kills those without shelter) anyone out in the open. Jack and the Doctor, though, has used Slitheen skin suits to investigate the planet un-noticed. They put Rose's "friend" the Doctor in one to protect him and to preserve the evidence. They discover the plot, reveal it to the entire system, and back it up with the living evidence. As they are leaving the Doctor receives a phone call from Mickey.
The TARDIS lands in San Francisco, where the Doctor meets Mickey - but Mickey wants him to leave, as he wanted "the other one" - and to avoid a paradox. In San Francisco, people are suddenly gaining super powers, such as flight. But soon gargoyles are attacking and those with super powers are disappearing. As you may suspect, these events are connected. San Francisco is also experiencing the Northern Lights, which is not in any, way, shape, or form, normal. The Doctor and Mickey discover the super-powered people are only the first stage - and they eventually turn in to gargoyles - but not before Rose discovers the power of flight. The Doctor realizes the Northern Lights are actually a wormhole - a punchway, an extremely destructive type of hyperspace travel. He goes to the terminus of the line to stop it. But it's Rose who ultimately stops the punchway and saves everyone. Meanwhile the few gargoyles are sent back in time to be dealt with by UNIT including Dr. Harry Sullivan.
Doctormania was a bit too meta for me. The second story with the Doctor Who? fan girl was uncomfortable to read, and felt like the author was biting the hand (eg fans) that feed him. The second part of that story though, was interesting in that the internal politics of the various planets in the "Slitheen" system (the graphic novel does not forget that "Slitheen" is a family name and the people are a different species) are actually pretty interesting. Seeing the Slitheen burned by acid rain is both horrifying and empathy-provoking. The Taggani story is a bit weird. The final story I actually liked. But throughout the book, it was, I don't know -strange. The book quotes famous bits of Ninth Doctor dialogue either directly or stylistically but that was the problem. It felt artificial. Like someone had watched a couple of episodes of Ninth Doctor Doctor Who or even just read memes and quote pages -without really absorbing the characters. Rose seems, well, not exactly dumb, but rude - and dismissive of things she doesn't understand. Jack is egotistical and more concerned with looking good than helping others, especially the Doctor and Rose. It all seems rather flat. Most of the art is actually very good, and hopefully the writing style will improve. I'd like to see the Titan Comics Ninth Doctor Series go more in the direction of the other series, especially the Tenth Doctor series which has become it's own, original thing. I'd give this book 3.5 stars - it's still Recommended, but with reservations.

[Eren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uzun zamandır ara verdiğim Doctor Who çizgi roman okumalarıma, bu sene bitirmek istediğim serilerden gelen istekler üzerine devam etme kararı aldım. Muhtemelen yaz mevsimiydi, tam hatırlamıyorum; 9. Doktor'un Titan Comics'deki maceralarına başlamak istemiştim. Geçen sene aynı yayınevinin 10. Doktor için olan ciltlerini okumuş ve oldukça eğlenmiş olduğumdan dolayı, ikinci turu, en sevdiğim ikinci Doktor olan 9 ile devam etmek istemiştim fakat serisinin ilk cildini pek de beğenmemiştim. Bu sene de zaten hali hazırda fazla cildi olmayan bu değeri en az bilinen Doktor'un kalan ciltlerini de okuyup, yıl bitmeden seriyi bitirme kararı aldım.

Bu ikinci ciltte bizi iki hikaye karşılıyor. İlk hikayemiz, modern serinin ilk sezonunda karşımıza çıkan, hem ürkütücü hem de oldukça komik olan Raxacoricofallopatorious ırkı... Yani kısacası Slitheen ailesinin geldiği ırk... İsmini yazarken Google'lamadım hayır... Bu trajikomik ırka zaten diziyi izleyenler oldukça aşinadır. İnsanları katledip onların tabiri caizse derisini giyip onlar gibi görünen ırk, bu cildin 3 bölümlük ilk hikayesinin kötü karakteri olarak karşımıza çıkıyor. Doktor, Rose ve Jack gittikleri bir gezegende Doctor Who? adlı bir programa rastlıyorlar ve Doktor burada bir fanı ile karşılaşıyor. Burada Doktor'a tıpatıp benzeyen bir adam var fakat bu Doktor değil ve yanında da başka bir yol arkadaşı var. Bizim Doktor'umuz Tardis ile seyahat ediyor, o evrende bir televizyon programına sahip değil? Peki kim bu? Tabii ki Slitheen ailesi... Bunun ile başlayan hikaye, bu yalancı ailenin ve Raxacoricofallapatorious ırkının birbirine düşmesine sebebiyet veriyor. Cildin bir diğer hikayesi de 2 bölüm süren bir hikaye, bu hikaye bu cilt ile tamamlanmadı ama. Doktor bir sinyali takip ediyor ve 2016 yılına gidiyor. Ona ihtiyacı olan bu sefer tanıdık birisi. Rose'un eski sevgilisi ve zamanında hem 9 hem de 10. Doktor'a yol arkadaşlığı yapmış olan Mickey Smith. San Francisco'da eşi Martha ile yaşayan bu adam(Eşi de bizim bildiğimiz Martha Jones ama Doktor o sırada onu tanımıyor tabii çünkü Martha 10.Doktor'un yol arkadaşıydı.) Gargoyle denilen bir ırkın şehre olan saldırılarıyla ve insanların bundan bir virüsmüş gibi etkilenip Gargoyle'ye dönüşmelerinden dolayı Doktor'a ihtiyaç duyuyor Mickey. Karısı da bu hale gelmiş durumda hem de. Ayrıca şehirde, uçabilen, gözleri lazerli; tıpkı Superman gibi 3-4 kişi de var, bunlarla Gargoyle'lerin bağı ne peki? Bunları okuyoruz ikinci hikayede de ve hikaye bir şekilde sonuçlansa da burada olan şeyler 3.ciltte de devam edecek sonuçlara yol açtı şimdiden.

İlk hikayeyi okurken keyif alsam da daha iyi bir hikaye ortaya çıkabilirdi bence. İkinci hikayeyi ise ilk sayısında fazla benimseyemedim ama ikinci sayıda ve özellikle sonda biraz sevebildim. Bu yüzden cildin iki hikayesini de ortalama buldum. Bunu söylemek için belki erken ama ben 10. Doktor'un ciltlerindeki hikayeleri daha çok beğeniyordum. Çizimler de bu ciltlerde öbürüne göre bir tık aşağıda kalıyor sanki. Yine de tanıdık kişileri, tanıdık uzaylı ırklarını görmek bu ciltteki en güzel ayrıntılar oldu diyebilirim. Dizi dışında da bu evrenin ve maceraların bu ırklar ve eski dostların çevresinde ilerlediğini görmek güzel. Ayrıca yol arkadaşları için de öyle, çünkü Jack de Rose'da zaten diziden aşina olduğumuz yol arkadaşları.

Cilt hakkında çok da söyleyebilecek bir şeyim yok açıkçası. Bu sene bitmeden 3. ve 4. ciltleri de okuyup 9. Doktor'un hikayelerini de tamamlamak istiyorum.

[Rosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

While not as solid of a story as its predecessor, this entry into the Ninth Doctor comic line was another fun and engaging few stories. The look of the characters varied depending on which of the three stories I'm talking about (because, seriously, why do artists keep giving Rose blue eyes? They're brown, for crying out loud!), but I would say the look of the final story -- issue 5 -- was my favorite. The Doctor and Jack still a little bit off, but Mickey looks WONDERFUL, and the comic book style look for Rose in that issue really worked for me, especially given the plot.

In terms of story, we have three altogether. The first and final stories all take place over one issue, and the second story takes place over what was three issues. The first one is rather forgettable, plot wise, but I did love that the writers worked in a mention of the Braxiatel Collection, which did my Eighth Doctor loving heart proud. (And my broke my heart simultaneously.)

The second story has the strongest writing elements, and has the strongest hold on the Ninth Doctor visual canon's narrative. Mainly because our enemies are various family clans from Raxacoricofallapatorious. Between this comic, the Ninth Doctor novel The Monsters Inside, the Sarah Jane Adventures episodes "The Revenge of the Slitheen" and "The Gift," I think that any Raxacoricofallapatorian is just as dangerous to the Earth as the Slitheen. But I do enjoy seeing them pop up again in stories, especially when the writers do something new with the alien plots and characters, and the writers do switch up some interesting stuff here. (And to think, this is set before they even come up against Blon Fel-Fotch again!) The only downside is that this one does stretch on a bit. I liked the set up and the ending, but some of the adventure in the middle dragged a bit.

The third story is my favorite though. First, we have a Mickey post-Journey's End (but before The End of Time, Part 2) who is searching out the Doctor for help, but accidentally gets Nine instead of Ten. And I have to give it to Mickey: not only does he manage to get the Doctor to help his wife, our beloved Tenth Doctor companion, Dr. Martha Jones, without telling the Doctor that the woman he's helping is the Doctor's future companion, but Mickey also manages to avoid letting the Doctor know that he's going to lose Rose in the future. And he manages to keep the snarkiness to a minimum, which is a real sign of growth on Mickey's part. I couldn't take the plot of humans developing superpowers bit very seriously, but I did very much like the twist on the idea. I honestly wish this last story had been a bit longer so that we could get more Doctor and Mickey banter, but story wise, this was the perfect length.

[Finlay O'Riordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic collection of comic strips expanding on the adventures of 9, Rose and Jack. Set perfectly between "The Doctor Dances" and "Boom Town", revealing how the Doctor suddenly knows so much about the Slitheen in the latter.

"Doctormania" was perfectly suited for the comic format. Great artwork, and finally, we get to properly see some more races of the Raxas alliance, having only ever seen the Slitheen, Blathereen and Abzorbians on-screen. They do them in purple and blue too!

"The Transformed" is an interesting match-up between the mature, older Mickey glimpsed in "The End Of Time" and the younger Ninth Doctor whom he had much conflict with. It's a really interesting dynamic between these two, where one has had their character development but the other is still raw from the Time War. The ending is a bit quick, but it makes sense for the sake of preserving the Web of Time.

Overall, this is a really nice comic strip collection. There is also a short free comic book day strip at the beginning but it was so short I didn't feel it worth writing about. The two main stories are very good and, as discussed, both offer their own interesting takes on established races and characters in the Whoniverse.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first story, "Hacked," has a rather interesting concept of geohacking, which is essentially geographic graffiti. The art was fine here.

In "Doctormania," however, the art looks too messy for my taste. And the story itself felt too meta. A character named Yani acts like a stereotypical Doctor Who fan. Yes, there is a place where there is a Doctor Who show. And then the Slitheen show up...

"The Transformed" starts off with better artwork, but halfway through, there's a change in the art style, which is pretty jarring. The story is better though. I admit that I liked the twist of having the Ninth Doctor interact with a Mickey Smith who is past the point where we last see him in "The End of Time." I'm not sure how I feel about The Doctor having met Martha Jones here, even if she is transformed into a monster and unrecognizable. It feels like it borders a bit on retconning. There also seems to be a cliffhanger ending set in the 1970s or 1980s (referencing the UNIT dating controversy), and I'm wondering whether this is continued in the Ninth Doctor series or a series featuring an earlier Doctor.

[Deven · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm glad these were made after The Doctor had regenerated several times because it helps fit the stories neatly into canon without any handwaving or retconning and lets them include lots of references for fans. But, saying that, it took me literally until the last page to realise that Mickey's (silent) wife is actually Martha Jones...he literally just calls her "my wife" the entire time 😭. My memory is terrible, and I had completely forgotten what happened to Mickey and Martha once The Doctor left them, so I spent the whole time trying to figure out what bizarre parallel universe this comic was set in 🙈

They included lots of flashbacks at the start of that issue showing Mickey with The Doctor and Rose in the past, so we knew who he was, but they never mentioned Martha outside of her just being "Mickey's wife", which is a bit rude to Martha, I think! One quick panel of her with Ten would have been very helpful to me at least 😂

Anyway, I love that this is a whole series with recurring characters etc. rather than self-contained books, and I really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to the rest!

[Nicholas Whyte · Rating 4 out of 5]

https://fromtheheartofeurope.eu/doctormania-by-cavan-scott-adriana-melocris-bolson-matheus-lopes-and-marco-lesko/

Second in the series of Titan Comics graphic novels about the Ninth Doctor, with three stories:

“Hacked”, a very short story with a reference to the Eye of Orion and the Braxiatel Collection, in which the Ninth Doctor, Jack and Rose are kidnapped by an intergalactic criminal who they duly defeat.

The title story, “Doctormania”, has the crew landing on a world where everyone is a Doctor Who fan, an immediately glorious concept. There is a fake Doctor who everyone loves and a fan who gets annoyed with Rose. But it turns out that a familar foe is behind it all. Nicely executed.

The third story, “Transformed”, brings Mickey back into the narrative (though at a point where he has already met the Tenth Doctor). The whole team ends up in San Francisco for an adventure with shape-changing gargoyles with super powers. Nicely done.

[Yvonne Alf · Rating 5 out of 5]

The paperback includes three short stories (and I guess one super short story) and I really liked all of them. Especially the one with the Doctor's fan club and the last one with Mickey. I guess I will never become a fan of the Slitheen, but that one was interesting nonetheless. At first I wasn't sure if I would like the idea that this paperback includes a bunch of short stories instead of one longer one, but they all were fun to read and hat the appropriate length, it didn't feel rushed. I really liked the artwork - everyone was recognizable, but it didn't look too glossy or computer generated. The only thing I find a bit disappointing with the first two issues so far is that Jack is in all stories, but he's kinda just tagging along. He should have a bigger part in it - right now it feels like he's just tagging along, having a good time with no responsibities at all.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor, Vol. 2: Doctormania” by Cavan Scott, Adriana Melo, Chris Bolson
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Great story arc of the first of the modern Doctors
#1
HACKED
“Here we are, Rose. The Eye of Orion…” – Doc
“A bit dull?” – Rose
“Yeah, now you come to mention it. just don’t remember it looking so much like WALES.” – Doc
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#2
“Less talking! More running!” – Jack
“Story of my lives.” - Doc
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#3
“One of these days, we’ll make it to the TARDIS WITHOUT being chased by a hideous monster.” – Jack
“Where’s the fun in that?” – Doc
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#4
“TRANSFORMATION”
“My name’s Mickey Smith and I used to hate this guy.”
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#5
“Until the Brigadier gets back, we’ve enough on our plate already …” – Harry Sullivan
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[Rocky Sunico · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of all the Doctor Who comics in this period, the Ninth Doctor certainly has the most charm to it given its use of companions from the show, and it's hard to go wrong with the likes of Rose and Jack.

And the two adventures for this volume are pretty great. The Doctormania story (3-issues) started out pretty meta with a planet seemingly obsessed with the Doctor. But the revelation of how this had been arranged totally made sense and made for a good story.

The second arc (2-issues) was strong and a nice juxtaposition between the Ninth Doctor and the future Mickey. Shorter but definitely sweet but not bad because of its length.

[Carl · Rating 3 out of 5]

a solid launching of Eccleston's Doctor in an ongoing comic with Rose and Jack Harkness. the art is serviceable but rough at times and the story soso. Scott seems to have doubled down of the ninth doctor's crotchetiness and not emphasized his sense of wonder enough.

I did like suing the tenth Doctor's future Mickey and the doctor's going to great lengths to have him not meet past Rose, although the Doctor not being able to see that Mickey has grown and greatly changed is grating.

lastly I greatly enjoy how each adventure is connected to next and so on.

[Jacob · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one gets weeeeiiiirrrd.

There a three different stories in this volume, and none of them are particularly excellent. The highlight is the Slitheen story, where we get more of a peek into their culture. The writer actually makes quite a few interesting additions to their lore. The final story is a bit of a letdown though. There is a lot of weird fan service and the story as a whole feels very half-baked.

It's still a fun read, but I find myself getting more and more disappointed with this comic run. Hopefully things pick up a bit with the next volume!

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some shorter stories in this one. I did like the 'fake Doctor' story, it was a bit silly but had a bunch of twists that kept me entertained. I didn't much like the ending story with the superpowers/gargoyles, 'superpowers' is not the most exciting gimmick for the Doctor's adventures and the continuity thing with Mickey was more of a roadblock to the story than an addition. I think the art was a bit better (especially in the fake Doctor story), it tried less to be realistic while still keeping the personality and likeness.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a great time with this one overall! It was really well done even if the art was a bit questionable in some places.

Though I don't buy him being quite that harsh with Mickey at that canon point and then being: what do you think of me. I mean I feel they pretty much made up when nine covered for Mickey really not wanting to come with but other than that it was a great ride. Also Brooklyn from Gargoyles anyone?

[ValeryVal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dos historias relativamente conectadas por un personaje puestas en un único cómic. “Doctormanía” ocurre entre The Doctor Dances y Boom Town, aunque tiene varios guiños a aventuras posteriores del décimo Doctor. También se menciona The Braxiatel Collection. Este segundo cómic de la saga de Ecclestone se puede entender perfectamente sin haber leído el primero, aunque recomiendo muchísimo más la primera parte de “Weapons of past destruction” que esta.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are a couple of shorter stories in this volume. They're both good. They're pretty light, enjoyable little adventures. Cavan Scott continues to do a good job of capturing the voices of the Doctor, Rose, and Jack.
The artwork is pretty good too. I wouldn't say it's great, but the storytelling is good and the characters look good.
This series is good enough that I'll probably buy and read volumes 3 and 4 at some point.

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A full four stars on this one because the writer managed to create some great quote lines, in addition to some unexpected story twists. My only problem with this volume is that so many good subplots got started that it felt like a bunch of cliffhangers being left for subsequent volumes.
Some very interesting twists with a new take on an old alien species from the show. Not brilliant, but very much worth reading for anyone who was a fan of the Eccleston season.

[Shaun Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun pair of stories set with the Ninth Doctor, Rose and Jack. The first may be the best Slitheen story told to date, and that's saying something about the reviled monsters from Raxacoricofallapatorius. The second has some nice moments with a future Micky not wanting to deal with No. 9, in a misfire about Rose gaining superpowers. For our full review... http://travelingthevortex.com/?p=8201

[James Bowman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two good Ninth Doctor stories, with the first being the better of the two (and I say that as someone who isn't a fan of the foe they chose). I do wish they wouldn't reference things that happened later in the modern series, since that takes away from the "could have happened during the original run" feel... but that's a nitpick and not a real criticism, they're still very good. (A-)

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than Volume One, the second batch of Ninth Doctor adventures seem to be settling into a nice groove. It helps that the creators know about things that would happen with Doctor Who that the people making the Ninth Doctor's adventures couldn't have possibly known about simply because they reflect plot points that hadn't happened yet.