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Doctor Who: Free Comic Book Day 2017
"Welcome to the 2017 Free Comic Book Day Doctor Who Spectacular!
The Doctor has only just started travelling with a new companion, Bill, a young human woman from present-day Earth – and we join them now at the start of an all-new adventure!"
The Doctor has only just started travelling with a new companion, Bill, a young human woman from present-day Earth – and we join them now at the start of an all-new adventure!"
23 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 6, 2017
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May 29, 2017
Four Doctor in a single comic, what else can you ask?
This single comic book is part of the Free Comic Book Day event in 2017.
Creative Team:
Writer: Alex Paknadel
Illustrators: Mariano Laclaustra, Pier Brito & Nico Selma
A PROMISE KEPT THROUGH (RE)GENERATIONS
The Doctor was friend of an alien being named Plex, which shares some things in common like being long-living species and the last one of their own species (with The Doctor is a blurry area that but still…).
Plex didn’t like to be lonely (who would?) so, he cloned himself to populate a new world and with the assistance of certain piece of technology from The Doctor (I won’t spoil) he was able to accomplish the task, and while Plex was quite satisfied with his work, he knew that he won’t be able to keep an eye on his new people, not matter how long-living was he, sooner or later, death will catch him, but he knows that The Doctor is certainly someone hard to kill and with the TARDIS, he can “cheat” even when he wouldn’t be around anymore,...
...so Plex asked The Doctor to watch out his people and make the hard calls if they would have a chance to evolve as a society.
The Twelfth Doctor takes Bill Potts, his new-brand companion to the world of Plex, and while Bill have objections about the road that The Doctor took to “help” Plex’s people, it seems that the difficult decisions made in the past, have served to give to Plex’s people a way to mature…
…and so The Doctor tells the tale to Bill…
…about his interventions with Plex and his people in the past; the Ninth Doctor (just regenerated and travelling alone yet); the Eleventh Doctor, along his companions Gabriella (Gabby) Gonzalez & Cindy Wu; and the Eleventh Doctor, along with his companions, Alice Obiefune & The Sapling…
…since after all, leading a whole new species into the painful process of social evolution isn’t an easy task, like to be done by one single regeneration of The Doctor.
The story’s development isn’t that awesome, but several of the dialogues due it’s impact of how society works, certainly it gave a lot of strength to the comic book.
This single comic book is part of the Free Comic Book Day event in 2017.
Creative Team:
Writer: Alex Paknadel
Illustrators: Mariano Laclaustra, Pier Brito & Nico Selma
A PROMISE KEPT THROUGH (RE)GENERATIONS
The Doctor was friend of an alien being named Plex, which shares some things in common like being long-living species and the last one of their own species (with The Doctor is a blurry area that but still…).
Plex didn’t like to be lonely (who would?) so, he cloned himself to populate a new world and with the assistance of certain piece of technology from The Doctor (I won’t spoil) he was able to accomplish the task, and while Plex was quite satisfied with his work, he knew that he won’t be able to keep an eye on his new people, not matter how long-living was he, sooner or later, death will catch him, but he knows that The Doctor is certainly someone hard to kill and with the TARDIS, he can “cheat” even when he wouldn’t be around anymore,...
...so Plex asked The Doctor to watch out his people and make the hard calls if they would have a chance to evolve as a society.
The Twelfth Doctor takes Bill Potts, his new-brand companion to the world of Plex, and while Bill have objections about the road that The Doctor took to “help” Plex’s people, it seems that the difficult decisions made in the past, have served to give to Plex’s people a way to mature…
…and so The Doctor tells the tale to Bill…
…about his interventions with Plex and his people in the past; the Ninth Doctor (just regenerated and travelling alone yet); the Eleventh Doctor, along his companions Gabriella (Gabby) Gonzalez & Cindy Wu; and the Eleventh Doctor, along with his companions, Alice Obiefune & The Sapling…
…since after all, leading a whole new species into the painful process of social evolution isn’t an easy task, like to be done by one single regeneration of The Doctor.
The story’s development isn’t that awesome, but several of the dialogues due it’s impact of how society works, certainly it gave a lot of strength to the comic book.
September 17, 2017
I like how all the Doctors were folded into the story. That was neat. Good story.
January 26, 2020
It's alright for a freebie but I don't think I'll be reading any more Doctor Who free comic books because I think they need to be longer in order to tell a better story.
I read every panel of this but I still feel like I'm missing something. A bit more explanation would have been nice. Also, while Bill and Twelve were well-drawn and easily recognisable, I think the other Doctors weren't as well defined.
I read every panel of this but I still feel like I'm missing something. A bit more explanation would have been nice. Also, while Bill and Twelve were well-drawn and easily recognisable, I think the other Doctors weren't as well defined.
November 6, 2017
A free comic book I downloaded through Google Play Books. I am a fan of time travel stories and Doctor Who is about time travel. I was little bit disappointed when story ended in 20 pages with a cliffhanger. The writer is Alex Paknadel and superb artwork by illustrators Mariano Laclaustra, Pier Brito & Nico Selma.
January 25, 2018
A freebie Kindle download, a short comic story of the most recent Doctor and Bill. Fun and a quick, it was over too soon - although, what do you expect for a freebie comic. I did enjoy the little references to the appearance of previous Doctors and it reminded me I'm going to miss Capaldi - if not the guitar or the stupid sunglasses.
September 25, 2017
I found this for free on Kindle Store so decided to give it a read. Honestly, I wasn't expecting too much from it at all, and I was right to. At least, for fans of Doctor Who this is likely a really good read but I haven't been a fan for quite a while.
I really loved The Doctor and Bill's humour and I might actually watch Capaldi's seasons after reading this but that's pretty much it.
As an Eccleston fan, I'm happy to see his doctor in this, and also to see Tennant's and Smith's but all in all this wasn't for me.
A good read, some nice art, a simple story line but ultimately, not for me.
I really loved The Doctor and Bill's humour and I might actually watch Capaldi's seasons after reading this but that's pretty much it.
As an Eccleston fan, I'm happy to see his doctor in this, and also to see Tennant's and Smith's but all in all this wasn't for me.
A good read, some nice art, a simple story line but ultimately, not for me.
July 9, 2026
Bill is the Doctor’s latest human companion. (She’s a girl.)
The location is unclear. At first, it appears to be Egypt, back in the day. Later, there is a possibility it could be a planet that resembles Egypt and has plentiful Pharaoh Vibes.
Plex’s solitude, and his very unorthodox solution.
Illustrations are not bad; decent detail and color work.
Pyramids and mummies; hostile aliens.
The Doctor’s remedies to the situation…
“You’re going to populate the planet with clones?”
“I’m lonely.”
The location is unclear. At first, it appears to be Egypt, back in the day. Later, there is a possibility it could be a planet that resembles Egypt and has plentiful Pharaoh Vibes.
Plex’s solitude, and his very unorthodox solution.
Illustrations are not bad; decent detail and color work.
Pyramids and mummies; hostile aliens.
The Doctor’s remedies to the situation…
“You’re going to populate the planet with clones?”
“I’m lonely.”
April 8, 2020
This was a poignant little comic and quite an ambitious story to tackle in a free comic book. I wasn't sure how they were going to handle a multiple Doctor story in so little space but what we got was a surprising effort that was quite well done. Instead of a crossover with the Doctor encountering himself many times, we instead get a much longer-term story that spans different iterations of the Doctor, and that's where the real brilliance lies.
August 21, 2019
My first Doctor Who
This was neat traveling thru time and space in the tardis. I t was simple to understand, cool to read, fun to look at. I am going to read more in this series. Read and enjoy!
This was neat traveling thru time and space in the tardis. I t was simple to understand, cool to read, fun to look at. I am going to read more in this series. Read and enjoy!
June 1, 2024
I like what they did this time compared to the previous 2 and how they incorporated the different regenerations of the doctor within one story rather than telling 3 mini-stories for each one of them. I liked the first 2 still, but I prefer it this way.
July 13, 2026
Really humorous, really cute, and a really good read for me! It's made me want to rewatch the modern seasons of the show.
This short-and-sweet comic's a simple story that illustrates something I've often said: you can't necessarily control the chain reactions of your actions.
This short-and-sweet comic's a simple story that illustrates something I've often said: you can't necessarily control the chain reactions of your actions.
May 13, 2017
This was a fun little story that felt more cohesive than last year, with other regenerations fit in as flashbacks instead of separate stories.
May 21, 2017
Fun stories. I look forward to finding other books in the series.
June 3, 2017
Such a cute, fun little story.
September 6, 2017
Amazing!
The details were amazing, and I love the character "Plex" and the role he plays. Utterly, truly, amazing! Definitely good!
The details were amazing, and I love the character "Plex" and the role he plays. Utterly, truly, amazing! Definitely good!
September 24, 2017
A fun little tale of The Doctor, sure to please fans with the appearance of 4 of his incarnations and with a nice moral to boot.
September 26, 2017
I really liked it. Four doctors, one story. What more could you want? ;)
December 12, 2017
Amazing
Doctor who is my favourite TV show and I am glad that their is books about it because I'm a massive bookworm
Doctor who is my favourite TV show and I am glad that their is books about it because I'm a massive bookworm
July 5, 2018
It's Doctor Who - loved it. The fact that it was a graphic book made it all the more interesting. I'm catching up on all my old Whovian/Torchwood material books as we close in on series 11.
July 22, 2018
12 and Bill travel back to Ancient Egypt only to come across some old friends. 9, 10, 11 and 12 all feature in this comic full of flashbacks.
July 26, 2018
fun and exciting adventure with the doctors
September 2, 2018
Good start to a series that I think I will continue with. Loved the fact that it referenced the ninth, tenth and eleventh doctors. Really good basis for the series to continue
September 12, 2018
A nice tie in of 9, 10, 11, & 12. It was a fun read!
December 9, 2018
Doctor Who comics are not for me.
February 2, 2019
Plex!
Just like humanity, we civilized and then regress. Baby stepping out way out of violence. Maybe there's hope for us.
Just like humanity, we civilized and then regress. Baby stepping out way out of violence. Maybe there's hope for us.
March 2, 2019
Serves as a bare starting point for new Doctor Who readers like me.
March 25, 2019
Delightful.
May 3, 2019
Fun stories featuring all 4 of the new doctors. Complete story.
December 2, 2019
Doctor Who- Free Comic Day 2017 - The Promise.
Four Doctors, lots of humour.
"HEAR ME! I'm the Doctor, your sort-of grumpy space uncle."
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Four Doctors, lots of humour.
"HEAR ME! I'm the Doctor, your sort-of grumpy space uncle."
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November 14, 2020
Fun!
Fun short comic. Could've been a bit more funny and less serious though . Art least it was free. ❤
Fun short comic. Could've been a bit more funny and less serious though . Art least it was free. ❤
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