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Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor (Titan Comics)
Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor, Vol. 3: Official Secrets
Team TARDIS are in hot pursuit of a monster they accidentally sent back to the 1970s (or was it the 1980s?), but there are more monsters than they ever could have imagined... and they're being controlled by an unknown source! Then the search for Jack's missing memories takes the TARDIS to 17th Century Brazil! Will Jack find what he seeks, and keep the trust of his friends?
106 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 24, 2017
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Cavan Scott
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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.
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August 7, 2021
Picking up from the previous volume, the Doctor, Rose, and Jack head to the past to track down their missing gargoyle friend, only to find themselves in the middle of a UNIT investigation involving giant monsters that appear and disappear at will. Then it's time for mermaids as the Doctor discovers a stowaway in the TARDIS.
These two stories were okay, nothing overly special. I feel like I've read the story in the first three issues before; I think there are only so many UNIT plots you can do, and while it was fun to see non-NuWho companions and allies like Benton and the Brigadier again, the actual plot itself was a bit bland.
The second two issues are a bit better, but they feel hyper compressed - there's not a lot of time to deal with any of the developments going on because everything's moving so quickly. We could probably have swapped this around and gave this three issues and the leading story two and it'd have worked better.
Adriana Melo and Cris Bolson continue their tag-team on art, with Melo taking 4/5 and Bolson the remaining 1. The same strengths and weaknesses apply here as before; the dialogue panels are great, but things get a bit wobbly when action panels come into play. Bolson's style also feels a bit more detailed than Melo's so it stands out among the pack.
Not a bad collection but definitely a step back. Generic Who adventures, with an undercurrent of something a bit more sinister. Fingers crossed the final volume wraps up the dangling plot threads.
These two stories were okay, nothing overly special. I feel like I've read the story in the first three issues before; I think there are only so many UNIT plots you can do, and while it was fun to see non-NuWho companions and allies like Benton and the Brigadier again, the actual plot itself was a bit bland.
The second two issues are a bit better, but they feel hyper compressed - there's not a lot of time to deal with any of the developments going on because everything's moving so quickly. We could probably have swapped this around and gave this three issues and the leading story two and it'd have worked better.
Adriana Melo and Cris Bolson continue their tag-team on art, with Melo taking 4/5 and Bolson the remaining 1. The same strengths and weaknesses apply here as before; the dialogue panels are great, but things get a bit wobbly when action panels come into play. Bolson's style also feels a bit more detailed than Melo's so it stands out among the pack.
Not a bad collection but definitely a step back. Generic Who adventures, with an undercurrent of something a bit more sinister. Fingers crossed the final volume wraps up the dangling plot threads.
January 20, 2024
it just felt more marvel-ly when doctor who-ish
July 11, 2019
Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor, Vol. 3: Official Secrets
The Ninth Doctor, Rose and Jack meet classic seventies (or eighties?) UNIT - awesome!
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“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.6”
“What more is there to TELL? For the last month or so, the west country’s been beset by GIANT MONSTERS.
They appear out of nowhere, then VANISH just as quickly, leaving a trail of chaos and destruction in their wake.”
Exact same scenario as Third Doctor’s “Invasion of the Dinosaurs”.
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“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.7”
“Sue, what EXACTLY was your husband working on?”
“I don’t know. He never talks about his wo—”
Sounds like Uncle Quentin from ‘Famous Five’.
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“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.8”
“This evening – a worldwide EXCLUSIVE. Aliens are REAL and ALREADY on Earth. We meet the woman who CLAIMS ..”
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“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.9”
Tupi Village, Brazil. 1682
“Just when today was going so well. A dirty lousy SLAVER. Fantastic.” – said a sarcastic Doctor.
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“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #2.10”
“The universe isn’t neat. It isn’t tidy, and it CERTAINLY isn’t pretty. Sometimes you have to make the best of a BAD JOB. Sometimes you have to MAKE DO.” – Doctor.
The Ninth Doctor, Rose and Jack meet classic seventies (or eighties?) UNIT - awesome!
- - -
“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.6”
“What more is there to TELL? For the last month or so, the west country’s been beset by GIANT MONSTERS.
They appear out of nowhere, then VANISH just as quickly, leaving a trail of chaos and destruction in their wake.”
Exact same scenario as Third Doctor’s “Invasion of the Dinosaurs”.
..
“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.7”
“Sue, what EXACTLY was your husband working on?”
“I don’t know. He never talks about his wo—”
Sounds like Uncle Quentin from ‘Famous Five’.
..
“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.8”
“This evening – a worldwide EXCLUSIVE. Aliens are REAL and ALREADY on Earth. We meet the woman who CLAIMS ..”
..
“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor 2.9”
Tupi Village, Brazil. 1682
“Just when today was going so well. A dirty lousy SLAVER. Fantastic.” – said a sarcastic Doctor.
..
“Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #2.10”
“The universe isn’t neat. It isn’t tidy, and it CERTAINLY isn’t pretty. Sometimes you have to make the best of a BAD JOB. Sometimes you have to MAKE DO.” – Doctor.
February 16, 2018
I woke up at 4 am this morning, couldn't get back to sleep so I picked this up and read it. Enjoyable, but there's still a weird stiff and disjointedness to these Doctor Who comics.
August 18, 2022
5 stars
Nice to see the Doctor, Jack, and Rose again. Also nice to see UNIT. The water monsters were very interesting.
Nice to see the Doctor, Jack, and Rose again. Also nice to see UNIT. The water monsters were very interesting.
May 29, 2023
This turned out beeing a little darker than I typically expect from a Doctor Who story. Still I am glad to see the story of the ninth doctor expanded upon.
March 20, 2024
Very solid addition to the comics storyline! Fun narratives and adventures in this one. Not a super big fan of how Nine disregards and neglects Rose in this, although her resulting jealousy is on brand, but overall good fun. Keen to see what happens next!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 2, 2017
Official Secrets collects two seperate stories collected in Issues 6-10 of the 9th Doctor's ongoing series.
The titular story has the Doctor, Jack, and, Rose continue in pursuit of a human who had been turned into monster who traveled back in time from modern day San Francisco to 1970s (or is that 1980s England) where a series of strange monsters are appearing. This leads the 9th Doctor into helping UNIT sort out the problem. This is a very fun story as it combines the Classic Who UNIT (Harry Sullivan, Sergeant Benton, and eventually the Brig) with New Who, using a storyline that could fit both but with a very New Who style.
My only complaint is that the story contradicts a Doctor Who Magazine story where the Tenth Story met an older version of the Brigadier, but that is a quibble as they're two separate continuities, I guess.
Issue 9 and 10 sees a Unit Office Tara Mishra joining the TARDIS crew as the Doctor and crew travel to 16th Century South America where they encounter a Spanish slave slavetrader and then encounter an intergalactic group of slave traders.
It's a good story, but it also adds a new companion and sees an old one taking a leave of absence from the TARDIS as Jack tries to uncover the secrets of his past. It sets up and furthers its own timeline of a series of adventures of the Ninth Doctor set between the TV episodes, "the Empty Child" and "Boom Town." It's improbable but no more so than the numerous adventures Big Finish Audio gave the Fifth Doctor and Peri in between Planet of Fire and Caves of Androzani and those generally worked well. As a fan of the 9th Doctor era, I find it delightful.
Overall, this is a very fun read and I like where it's going with the 9th Doctor, Highly recommended.
The titular story has the Doctor, Jack, and, Rose continue in pursuit of a human who had been turned into monster who traveled back in time from modern day San Francisco to 1970s (or is that 1980s England) where a series of strange monsters are appearing. This leads the 9th Doctor into helping UNIT sort out the problem. This is a very fun story as it combines the Classic Who UNIT (Harry Sullivan, Sergeant Benton, and eventually the Brig) with New Who, using a storyline that could fit both but with a very New Who style.
My only complaint is that the story contradicts a Doctor Who Magazine story where the Tenth Story met an older version of the Brigadier, but that is a quibble as they're two separate continuities, I guess.
Issue 9 and 10 sees a Unit Office Tara Mishra joining the TARDIS crew as the Doctor and crew travel to 16th Century South America where they encounter a Spanish slave slavetrader and then encounter an intergalactic group of slave traders.
It's a good story, but it also adds a new companion and sees an old one taking a leave of absence from the TARDIS as Jack tries to uncover the secrets of his past. It sets up and furthers its own timeline of a series of adventures of the Ninth Doctor set between the TV episodes, "the Empty Child" and "Boom Town." It's improbable but no more so than the numerous adventures Big Finish Audio gave the Fifth Doctor and Peri in between Planet of Fire and Caves of Androzani and those generally worked well. As a fan of the 9th Doctor era, I find it delightful.
Overall, this is a very fun read and I like where it's going with the 9th Doctor, Highly recommended.
January 28, 2018
I really, really loved Official Secrets! Finally, a Ninth Doctor Titan Comics collection that really feels like Doctor Who. I've been collecting the Titan Comics Doctor Who graphic novels for awhile now, and while the first two Ninth Doctor volumes weren't bad - they weren't nearly as enjoyable or on point as, Official Secrets. The Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor graphic novel series from Titan were all more in character than the first two Ninth Doctor volumes. But this one is wonderful!
Official Secrets feels very much like a Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker Era UNIT story. It starts with a woman running through the woods and getting attacked by monsters - only to be rescued by the Doctor , Rose, and Capt. Jack. They are tracking the gargoyle accidentally sent back in time in the last volume. Before long UNIT arrives with Dr. Harry Sullivan in charge. UNIT is at odds with Albion a for-profit military group who want to discredit UNIT, take over from them as the UK government's "monster squad", and to even start wars to increase their own profits.
Albion has kidnapped Alex Yaxley, who had been part of an experiment to use astro-projection to create ghost soldiers to fight in wars. The Doctor realizes that the monsters plaguing the local area resemble the monsters in a Japanese monster film magazine. And, they eventually figure out it is Yaxley's son who is causing the monsters to appear by accidentally psychically projecting his nightmares. The Brigadier, Dr. Sullivan, UNIT, - with the Doctor and Rose who goes undercover at Albion to save Alex and help him escape also put a stop to the monsters, without harming the boy or his father. A UNIT soldier who appeared to be going on a tell-all television news magazine to blow the whistle on UNIT - instead blows the whistle on Albion, blaming them for everything.
Tara joins the TARDIS crew, despite Rose's jealousy and the Doctor takes everyone to Portugal in the past. There they meet a slaver, whom the Doctor stops from beating his slave. A mermaid, from space, and her water-creature partner are living in the nearby river. The Doctor recognizes their species as space-born slavers. But these two are different - they believe enslaving other races, and destroying primitive planets is wrong - so they fled their home. Unfortunately, they are tracked by others from their race. The Doctor manages to rescue the pair, and defeat the ship trailing them - but not before the human slaver is kidnapped (and forced to become a slave).
The artwork in Official Secrets leaps off the page. It's truly fantastic - and the panels are drawn in a way to draw the eye to read them in the correct order. Page after page of the art in this book is truly, truly remarkable.
The storyline is just plain fun. Both stories could be grim - a man kidnapped and forced to think-up monsters? A boy who's nightmares literally come true? A human slaver who gets his just desserts? A mermaid from space? But instead its a rollicking good time. This book is just plain fun. It gets the feel of the UNIT years and characters just right (poor Harry - still gets no respect) and finally the Doctor, Rose and Capt. Jack are in character and interact with everything just fine. I simply loved this book, and it gets my highest recommendation.
Official Secrets feels very much like a Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker Era UNIT story. It starts with a woman running through the woods and getting attacked by monsters - only to be rescued by the Doctor , Rose, and Capt. Jack. They are tracking the gargoyle accidentally sent back in time in the last volume. Before long UNIT arrives with Dr. Harry Sullivan in charge. UNIT is at odds with Albion a for-profit military group who want to discredit UNIT, take over from them as the UK government's "monster squad", and to even start wars to increase their own profits.
Albion has kidnapped Alex Yaxley, who had been part of an experiment to use astro-projection to create ghost soldiers to fight in wars. The Doctor realizes that the monsters plaguing the local area resemble the monsters in a Japanese monster film magazine. And, they eventually figure out it is Yaxley's son who is causing the monsters to appear by accidentally psychically projecting his nightmares. The Brigadier, Dr. Sullivan, UNIT, - with the Doctor and Rose who goes undercover at Albion to save Alex and help him escape also put a stop to the monsters, without harming the boy or his father. A UNIT soldier who appeared to be going on a tell-all television news magazine to blow the whistle on UNIT - instead blows the whistle on Albion, blaming them for everything.
Tara joins the TARDIS crew, despite Rose's jealousy and the Doctor takes everyone to Portugal in the past. There they meet a slaver, whom the Doctor stops from beating his slave. A mermaid, from space, and her water-creature partner are living in the nearby river. The Doctor recognizes their species as space-born slavers. But these two are different - they believe enslaving other races, and destroying primitive planets is wrong - so they fled their home. Unfortunately, they are tracked by others from their race. The Doctor manages to rescue the pair, and defeat the ship trailing them - but not before the human slaver is kidnapped (and forced to become a slave).
The artwork in Official Secrets leaps off the page. It's truly fantastic - and the panels are drawn in a way to draw the eye to read them in the correct order. Page after page of the art in this book is truly, truly remarkable.
The storyline is just plain fun. Both stories could be grim - a man kidnapped and forced to think-up monsters? A boy who's nightmares literally come true? A human slaver who gets his just desserts? A mermaid from space? But instead its a rollicking good time. This book is just plain fun. It gets the feel of the UNIT years and characters just right (poor Harry - still gets no respect) and finally the Doctor, Rose and Capt. Jack are in character and interact with everything just fine. I simply loved this book, and it gets my highest recommendation.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2021
Sene bitmeden okuduğum bu seriyi bitirmek gibi bir planım vardı ve nihayetinde ikinci cildini bitirdikten sonra, üçüncü cilde de başladım. Dokuzuncu Doktor'un maceraları bu ciltte de devam ediyordu ve bu ciltte de bizi iki adet hikaye karşıladı. Birinci ve üç bölüm sürecek olan hikaye ve ikinci olan, iki bölümlük süren hikayeler ile bu cildi de bitirmiş oldum. Dokuzuncu Doktor'un sonlarına doğru yaklaşırken, genişletilmiş Doctor Who evreni ile ilgili yeni yeni şeyler keşfetmek de beni oldukça tatmin etti diyebilirim.
İlk hikayemizde, aslında ikinci cildin sonunda biraz sinyalleri verilmiş olan olayın devamını okuyoruz. Bu nereden geldiği bilinmeyen uçan, yarasa-ejderha tipli uzaylı ırkı 80li yıllara kadar gidiyor. Zamanda yolculuk eden bu ırk, Doktor ve yoldaşlarının takibiyle bu dönemdeki insanlara da musallat olmaya başlıyor. İşin içine bu sefer UNIT de giriyor ve klasik seride gördüğümüz Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart ve Harry Sulivan gibi karakterler de çizgi romanda karşımıza çıkıyor. Onların da konuyu incelemesi ve Doktor'un yeni rejenerasyonu ile tanışmaları zaman alsa da bu olayın içine dahil oluyorlar eninde sonunda. Ve Tara adında bir de UNIT için çalışan bir ajanımız var, kendisi içerideki kadın rolünde gibi görünüp, UNIT'e hizmet eden biri. Doktor'un ününü duyup onla bir gün tanışmak isteyen bu kadın da hikayenin sonunda kendisini Tardis'de buluyor. Bu hikayenin bağlandığı sonuç ve içerisindeki olaylar beni tatmin etti, telepatiden dramaya kadar çok fazla unsur bulunduruyordu içinde ve ben bunu sevdim. İkinci hikayemizde ise Doktor, Rose, Jack ve yeni yoldaşımız Tara, 1600lü yılların Brezilyası'na gidiyor ve buradaki yerli halk, esrarengiz kayıp hikayeleriyle uğraşıyor. Bunun sonucunda da deniz altında bulunan bir yaratıktan bahsediyorlar. Bununla uğraşan ekibimiz, bu ırkın uzaylı ırkı olduğunu çok da geç fark etmiyor tabii ki. Aynı zamanda Jack'in de kendi geçmişiyle ilgili bir takım konularla uğraştığına da tanıklık ediyoruz ve bu hikayenin sonunda da Jack, aralarından ayrılıyor. Bölüm sonunda ise konusu öbür cilde kalacak çok heyecan verici bir şey oluyor, onu da spoiler vermemek için tam açıklamıyorum.
İlk hikayeyi ben çok beğendim, gerek senaryosu, gerek önceki ciltteki hikayeye bağlanışı gerekse de eski companionları bu bahaneyle görmek bence çok iyi bir hamleydi ve şu ana kadar Dokuzuncu Doktor hikayelerinden en çok bunu sevdim. Güzel başlayan ve dallanıp budaklanan bu hikaye nihayet tatmin edici bir sona ulaştı benim gözümde. İkinci hikaye ise biraz "filler" denen yer doldurmak için yapılmış bir hikaye gibi dursa da Doctor Who'nun o klasik tadını az da olsa verdiği için beni çok da rahatsız etmedi, hem de Jack Harkness ile ilgili ayrıntılar ve yeni yol arkadaşı olan Tara'nın davranışlarını izlemek güzel bir tecrübe oldu diyebilirim, bu açıdan beni çok rahatsız etmedi bu hikaye de.
O son sahnede olan olay beni hemen dördüncü ve son cilde yönlendiriyor. Bu şekilde heyecanla bitirmek acımasızcaydı ama zaten her halükarda okuyacağım için çok da sabırsızlanmıyorum. Bakalım Dokuzuncu Doktor'un son sayısında neler olacak. Cilde puanım 5 üzerinden 3.5 oldu.
İlk hikayemizde, aslında ikinci cildin sonunda biraz sinyalleri verilmiş olan olayın devamını okuyoruz. Bu nereden geldiği bilinmeyen uçan, yarasa-ejderha tipli uzaylı ırkı 80li yıllara kadar gidiyor. Zamanda yolculuk eden bu ırk, Doktor ve yoldaşlarının takibiyle bu dönemdeki insanlara da musallat olmaya başlıyor. İşin içine bu sefer UNIT de giriyor ve klasik seride gördüğümüz Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart ve Harry Sulivan gibi karakterler de çizgi romanda karşımıza çıkıyor. Onların da konuyu incelemesi ve Doktor'un yeni rejenerasyonu ile tanışmaları zaman alsa da bu olayın içine dahil oluyorlar eninde sonunda. Ve Tara adında bir de UNIT için çalışan bir ajanımız var, kendisi içerideki kadın rolünde gibi görünüp, UNIT'e hizmet eden biri. Doktor'un ününü duyup onla bir gün tanışmak isteyen bu kadın da hikayenin sonunda kendisini Tardis'de buluyor. Bu hikayenin bağlandığı sonuç ve içerisindeki olaylar beni tatmin etti, telepatiden dramaya kadar çok fazla unsur bulunduruyordu içinde ve ben bunu sevdim. İkinci hikayemizde ise Doktor, Rose, Jack ve yeni yoldaşımız Tara, 1600lü yılların Brezilyası'na gidiyor ve buradaki yerli halk, esrarengiz kayıp hikayeleriyle uğraşıyor. Bunun sonucunda da deniz altında bulunan bir yaratıktan bahsediyorlar. Bununla uğraşan ekibimiz, bu ırkın uzaylı ırkı olduğunu çok da geç fark etmiyor tabii ki. Aynı zamanda Jack'in de kendi geçmişiyle ilgili bir takım konularla uğraştığına da tanıklık ediyoruz ve bu hikayenin sonunda da Jack, aralarından ayrılıyor. Bölüm sonunda ise konusu öbür cilde kalacak çok heyecan verici bir şey oluyor, onu da spoiler vermemek için tam açıklamıyorum.
İlk hikayeyi ben çok beğendim, gerek senaryosu, gerek önceki ciltteki hikayeye bağlanışı gerekse de eski companionları bu bahaneyle görmek bence çok iyi bir hamleydi ve şu ana kadar Dokuzuncu Doktor hikayelerinden en çok bunu sevdim. Güzel başlayan ve dallanıp budaklanan bu hikaye nihayet tatmin edici bir sona ulaştı benim gözümde. İkinci hikaye ise biraz "filler" denen yer doldurmak için yapılmış bir hikaye gibi dursa da Doctor Who'nun o klasik tadını az da olsa verdiği için beni çok da rahatsız etmedi, hem de Jack Harkness ile ilgili ayrıntılar ve yeni yol arkadaşı olan Tara'nın davranışlarını izlemek güzel bir tecrübe oldu diyebilirim, bu açıdan beni çok rahatsız etmedi bu hikaye de.
O son sahnede olan olay beni hemen dördüncü ve son cilde yönlendiriyor. Bu şekilde heyecanla bitirmek acımasızcaydı ama zaten her halükarda okuyacağım için çok da sabırsızlanmıyorum. Bakalım Dokuzuncu Doktor'un son sayısında neler olacak. Cilde puanım 5 üzerinden 3.5 oldu.
March 13, 2020
Tercera parte de los cómics del noveno Doctor. La historia ocurre entre los capítulos “The Doctor Dances” y “Boom Town”.
¿Necesitas haber leído el tomo anterior para entender de qué va? A ver, técnicamente no, lo puedes llegar a entender, pero es una continuación directa de la trama anterior. Es como reírte de un chiste sin saber el contexto. Básicamente como funcionan estos cómics es que cada tomo está dividido en dos partes, en dos historias distintas, que se van continuando. Es decir, el tercer tomo (este) tiene dos partes: el final de la historia del segundo tomo, y el principio de otra historia. El cuarto tomo tendrá dos partes: el final de esa historia que se empezó antes, y el principio de otra historia distinta.
No sé mucho de cómics, así que no sé explicar porqué, pero siento que es mejor en calidad técnica que los tomos anteriores. Puede que sea el diseño, ilustración, colores... No lo sé, pero se siente mejor. Mucho mejor.
¡Vuelven caras clásicas! Y personalidades clásicas también como la forma de ser del Doctor más egoísta y sintiéndose superior a los humanos (como hemos visto en la serie a veces al llamarnos simios o en Kill The Moon haciendo como que la cosa no va con él). Pero en general las historias son realmente buenas y la estética en general del cómic hacen de esto el mejor de la saga por el momento.
¿Necesitas haber leído el tomo anterior para entender de qué va? A ver, técnicamente no, lo puedes llegar a entender, pero es una continuación directa de la trama anterior. Es como reírte de un chiste sin saber el contexto. Básicamente como funcionan estos cómics es que cada tomo está dividido en dos partes, en dos historias distintas, que se van continuando. Es decir, el tercer tomo (este) tiene dos partes: el final de la historia del segundo tomo, y el principio de otra historia. El cuarto tomo tendrá dos partes: el final de esa historia que se empezó antes, y el principio de otra historia distinta.
No sé mucho de cómics, así que no sé explicar porqué, pero siento que es mejor en calidad técnica que los tomos anteriores. Puede que sea el diseño, ilustración, colores... No lo sé, pero se siente mejor. Mucho mejor.
¡Vuelven caras clásicas! Y personalidades clásicas también como la forma de ser del Doctor más egoísta y sintiéndose superior a los humanos (como hemos visto en la serie a veces al llamarnos simios o en Kill The Moon haciendo como que la cosa no va con él). Pero en general las historias son realmente buenas y la estética en general del cómic hacen de esto el mejor de la saga por el momento.
April 20, 2025
A bit of a step down in quality compared to the first two entries. While I loved all the Classic Who callbacks in the first three issues -- especially having Benton, Harry Sullivan, and the Brigadier appear and the meta commentary on the ambiguity over whether they were in the 1970s or 1980s -- the plot line itself was rather meh.
But my real problem with the story came with the final two issues. They were really rushed, and the Doctor's sudden lack of care about what happens to Rose was just way too OOC for Nine. I could tell right away during the first story that the Doctor not caring about Rose being arrested was part of the plan. But the fact that there's no plan and he doesn't seem concerned at all about what happens to her during the climax of the second story? Nope. Would never happen with that incarnation of the Doctor. Not with the incarnation who would literally let the entire universe die if it meant that Rose Tyler would survive for a few minutes longer. (And this is visual canon, not my shipper headcanon.)
That being said, I was really enjoying jealous!Rose not liking having a new female companion along, and that was a real interesting cliffhanger at the end.
But my real problem with the story came with the final two issues. They were really rushed, and the Doctor's sudden lack of care about what happens to Rose was just way too OOC for Nine. I could tell right away during the first story that the Doctor not caring about Rose being arrested was part of the plan. But the fact that there's no plan and he doesn't seem concerned at all about what happens to her during the climax of the second story? Nope. Would never happen with that incarnation of the Doctor. Not with the incarnation who would literally let the entire universe die if it meant that Rose Tyler would survive for a few minutes longer. (And this is visual canon, not my shipper headcanon.)
That being said, I was really enjoying jealous!Rose not liking having a new female companion along, and that was a real interesting cliffhanger at the end.
May 23, 2021
This is my favorite volume so far! Definitely had it all. The first story was great and was leading directly from the previous Paperback, which I didn't expect at all. So they were still trying to catch Dean and I really liked how worried Rose was about him. Anyway, it was just the lead in to this story about the holo projection experiements in the 70s/80s. Really interesting story with UNIT, I enjoyed it a lot. Jack had finally more to do and Tara is a great new character.
The second story which takes place in the 17th century in Brasil is my favorite so far! It's basically split into to seperate adventures - Nine and Tara fighing some spirt ghosts/aliens/slave traders while Jack and Rose finally start to find things out about Jack's lost memories and things about the Time Agency. No real answers, but it was exciting. And it ends in a cliffhanger!
Loved the artwork, the story was flowing very well and the conversations felt very in character - the humor too. Highly recommended!
The second story which takes place in the 17th century in Brasil is my favorite so far! It's basically split into to seperate adventures - Nine and Tara fighing some spirt ghosts/aliens/slave traders while Jack and Rose finally start to find things out about Jack's lost memories and things about the Time Agency. No real answers, but it was exciting. And it ends in a cliffhanger!
Loved the artwork, the story was flowing very well and the conversations felt very in character - the humor too. Highly recommended!
April 17, 2020
"Official Secrets" continues from the end of "The Transformed," which was the best of the volume 2 stories. The Doctor and Team TARDIS are sent to the 1970s or 1980s, where he gets to meet Benton and Harry Sullivan again as they work with UNIT to figure out what to do about the gargoyles and kaiju. We get some backstory for UNIT member Tara Mishra, who becomes a companion in the next story, "Slaver's Song." What's weird about this one is that Jack Harkness leaves. We know he'll be back before "Boomtown," so I question what the reason for him leaving is. At the very end, the Judoon claim that The Doctor is arrested for the murder of Tara Mishra. While I am curious about her fate, there's just no way that The Doctor straight up murdered her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 24, 2017
I'm quite enjoying the Ninth Doctor run of stories that Titan is producing, and this collection is no exception. Two interesting story arcs in this book. It still feels like the writers have a good grasp on the characters of The Doctor and Captain Jack, and the portrayal of Rose Tyler improves with this set of stories. It also was a great joy to see a few returning characters from the Classic Series as well, although I won't say who, as not to spoil things for others. Be sure to hear my full review on the podcast, Traveling the Vortex - Episode 249, out later this week.
November 22, 2020
This volume of the ongoing Ninth Doctor adventures was okay but not amazing, which is a feeling I get a lot from many of these comic lines. The first story arc that involved the mysterious giant monsters was generally fun and I appreciated the writers contriving a way to get the Brigadier into the story.
The second story was...weird. It felt very monster of the week and what they made Jack do at the end didn't' make all that sense to me, but we'll see how they tackle things in the next volume.
The second story was...weird. It felt very monster of the week and what they made Jack do at the end didn't' make all that sense to me, but we'll see how they tackle things in the next volume.
February 22, 2022
Few things could be more confusing than former-superhero gargoyles blended with temporary Japanese kaiju, but that's what happens in this story, as a few stories are resolved, but others are left hanging for volumes I do not yet have...sigh...
The art director for the series really should have had the artist re-draw the panels with the 17th century slaver firing what appeared to be a circa 1900 repeating rifle. I mean, that was oddly glaring.
Otherwise, it was an interesting side-trip back to the Classic Doctor Who days, with U.N.I.T. in it's prime, with the Brigadier, Harry and so on.
The art director for the series really should have had the artist re-draw the panels with the 17th century slaver firing what appeared to be a circa 1900 repeating rifle. I mean, that was oddly glaring.
Otherwise, it was an interesting side-trip back to the Classic Doctor Who days, with U.N.I.T. in it's prime, with the Brigadier, Harry and so on.
April 7, 2022
Since this is a comic book, that means things can happen that couldn't in real life. Like here, where the first of the two stories has the Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack back in the 70s (or 80s) to hang out with UNIT characters from the time of the Third and Fourth Doctors. Sure, the second story involving alien mermaids and slavers was less interesting, but the first one had the Brigadier and kaiju monsters. So, that helps.
December 8, 2023
3.5 stars
Pros: Cool alien/monster things; good look at Nine's Time-War trauma and how it's changed him; Captain Jack carries the humor with his usual pansexuality
Cons: Too much UNIT (I just don't love the politics of UNIT and ongoing interactions between them and the Doctor) but if you like Third era, lots of Earth and lots of UNIT this storyline is probably for you.
There was plenty of good art and funny moments to carry this one, though
Pros: Cool alien/monster things; good look at Nine's Time-War trauma and how it's changed him; Captain Jack carries the humor with his usual pansexuality
Cons: Too much UNIT (I just don't love the politics of UNIT and ongoing interactions between them and the Doctor) but if you like Third era, lots of Earth and lots of UNIT this storyline is probably for you.
There was plenty of good art and funny moments to carry this one, though
January 18, 2018
writing is greatly improved ( and I'm a softy when it comes to any story with the Brigadier, Benton and even Harry Sullivan) but the art varies extremely in quality from panel to panel. In one panel the art is fantastic and detailed and the next it looks like barely inked breakdowns.
hugely erratic but improving.
hugely erratic but improving.
March 12, 2018
The doctor and mermaids?!?!? YES PLEASE!!! Though I hope they explain more of the side stories as things are picking up and getting interesting, but the 9's sass is totally there, so is Jack's smooth vibes and Rose is being kinda possessive...
The artwork is great, the story line is amazing plus did I say mermaids?!? Cause there are and it's awesome!
The artwork is great, the story line is amazing plus did I say mermaids?!? Cause there are and it's awesome!
January 4, 2021
Two stories in this volume. The first has the Ninth Doctor and company visiting the UNIT era and confronting kaiju - fun premise with some good moments, but unfortunately it all moves a bit too briskly. The second is a more generic Doctor Who story, fine but unremarkable - but it does set up something potentially interesting for Captain Jack. (B)
September 14, 2023
I really enjoyed going back to the 3rd Doctor era and revisiting UNIT. It's nice to see some of the old characters show up for those of us who grew up watching Doctor Who reruns on PBS. Then we go back in time to the conquistadors that could have actually been a little longer and less rushed. I really like Adriana Melo's art. I've always enjoyed it when she worked on DC books.
August 24, 2025
All of these stars are for the Brigadier. Who doesn't love that dude? The first story was enjoyable, the second story less so. I'm not sure why we needed yet another companion in the TARDIS. The new companions work in the other Titan lines because the TV companions aren't still hanging around in those stories. Anyway, this is still a fun read.
March 28, 2026
I don't know, it's fine I guess. Sci-fi story with big monsters and UNIT in the first half, travel to Brazil and there's folklore in the second half. Both felt like alright Doctor Who stories. Government agencies, supernatural monsters turn out to be aliens, that sort of thing. Some of the art for the monsters was cool. I was mostly bored by it.
August 2, 2019
I didn't enjoy this volume quite as much as the previous two entries in the series, but it was particularly entertaining to see the Ninth Doctor interact with his old friends from UNIT including the Brigadier. Interested to see what becomes of the new companion and Captain Jack's subplot.
December 30, 2019
I am not a big fan of the Ninth Doctor or Rose but this was a fun read. It had mermaids and giant monsters so what was not to like. Plus we had Captain Jack. A good read if you like this Doctor and this companion.
July 15, 2017
Doctor has fun with his unit pals and Jack meets a friend from his past.
December 29, 2017
Rose is still a bit of a bore, but overall this comic is improving, with a well-written Jack and Doctor. Hope the upswing continues... For more see www.travelingthevortex.com
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