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The Forgotten #1-6
Doctor Who: The Forgotten
Stranded in a strange Museum that's dedicated to him, and with no TARDIS in sight, The Doctor and Martha must make sense of their surroundings, hindered by one small fact - The Doctor has lost his memories of every one of his previous incarnations! With items relevant to each Doctor in their possession, The Doctor must try to use them to regain his memories before it's too late, starting with his earliest incarnation's memories, involving Susan, Barbara, and Ian... but quickly moving on to Zoe and Jamie, and more. This all-new series written by Tony Lee (Starship Troopers) features artist Pia Guerra in her first monthly comic since Y The Last Man.
144 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2008
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About the author
Tony Lee
514 books47 followersA New York Times Best-selling Graphic Novelist, Tony Lee was born in West London, UK in 1970. Informed by a teacher that he had a comic book style of writing, (a comment meant more as an insult), Tony decided that one day he would write for comics.
Tony has written for a variety of mediums including Radio 4, The BBC, commerical television in both the UK and US, magazines and both local and national newspapers. He has also written several award winning local radio campaigns. In 1991 he wrote for a small press comics publisher, of which only one project, The Cost of Miracles in Comic Speculator News was ever printed, and remains his first printed commercial comic work.
Moving away from comics, he went back into trade journalism and media marketing/creation. His small press magazine Burnt Offerings was a minor seller on both sides of the Atlantic, and was the first esoteric magazine to interview mainstream creators like Terry Pratchett and Pat Mills.
Since returning to comics in 2002, he has written for a variety of publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics/Zuda, Games Workshop, Panini Comics, Titan Publishing, AAM/Markosia Enterprises, Rebellion/2000ad and IDW Publishing amongst others, writing a variety of creator owned titles and licenses that include X-Men, Spider Man, Doctor Who, Starship Troopers, Wallace & Gromit and Shrek.
He is the writer of the ongoing Doctor Who series of comics from IDW, beginning in July 2009, and his award nominated, creator-owned miniseries Hope Falls was collected by AAM/Markosia in May 2009. His next book with them, From The Pages Of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula': Harker, was released in November 2009 to critical acclaim.
Added to this, Tony adapted Pride & Prejudice & Zombies into a graphic novel for Del Rey Publishing, with art by Cliff Richards - this was a New York Times #1 Bestselling Paperback Graphic Novel for May 2010 - he is also adapting Anthony Horowitz's Power of Five series into graphic format for Walker Books, the first - Raven's Gate is due out in late 2010, and he has adapted four Horowitz Horror books with Dan Boultwood for Hachette Children's Books.
His other book with Walker Books, Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood (drawn by Sam Hart) was released in 2009 and has already been awarded a Junior Library Guild: Fall 2009 Selection, and 'best for 2010' awards from both the American Library Association and the New York Public Library in the USA, among others. In March 2010 it was announced that it was also a finalist for the Children's Choice Book Awards. The next in the 'Heroes & Heroines' series, Excalibur: The Legend Of King Arthur by Tony Lee & Sam Hart is scheduled for March 2011.
Outside of comics he is writing several books for children.
Tony is represented by Julian Friedmann of the Blake Friedmann Literary, TV and Film Agency.
Tony is also an accomplished Bard and performer, and has held the High Bard chair of the East Sussex Broomstick Rally on several occasions. His lecture Creating Gods for fun and Profit and his series of lectures on Bards and Ritual Magic were received to critical acclaim, and he still lectures occasionally in London, the Midlands and Sussex. As a Covent Garden Street Performer in the 90's, he performed 'The Scarlet Blade' Street Theatre show at the Edinburgh Festival and at locations across the UK, convincing members of the public to act out an insane pantomime for his amusement.
Added to this Tony is an accomplished storyteller and lecturer on writing, and has performed at libraries, events and schools around the world including the 2009 Edinburgh International Book Festival, a 2009 tour of India for the British Council, and in 2003 around the Wadi Rum bedouin campfire in Jordan.
Tony currently lives in London with his fiancée, Tracy.
from: http://www.tonylee.co.uk
Tony has written for a variety of mediums including Radio 4, The BBC, commerical television in both the UK and US, magazines and both local and national newspapers. He has also written several award winning local radio campaigns. In 1991 he wrote for a small press comics publisher, of which only one project, The Cost of Miracles in Comic Speculator News was ever printed, and remains his first printed commercial comic work.
Moving away from comics, he went back into trade journalism and media marketing/creation. His small press magazine Burnt Offerings was a minor seller on both sides of the Atlantic, and was the first esoteric magazine to interview mainstream creators like Terry Pratchett and Pat Mills.
Since returning to comics in 2002, he has written for a variety of publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics/Zuda, Games Workshop, Panini Comics, Titan Publishing, AAM/Markosia Enterprises, Rebellion/2000ad and IDW Publishing amongst others, writing a variety of creator owned titles and licenses that include X-Men, Spider Man, Doctor Who, Starship Troopers, Wallace & Gromit and Shrek.
He is the writer of the ongoing Doctor Who series of comics from IDW, beginning in July 2009, and his award nominated, creator-owned miniseries Hope Falls was collected by AAM/Markosia in May 2009. His next book with them, From The Pages Of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula': Harker, was released in November 2009 to critical acclaim.
Added to this, Tony adapted Pride & Prejudice & Zombies into a graphic novel for Del Rey Publishing, with art by Cliff Richards - this was a New York Times #1 Bestselling Paperback Graphic Novel for May 2010 - he is also adapting Anthony Horowitz's Power of Five series into graphic format for Walker Books, the first - Raven's Gate is due out in late 2010, and he has adapted four Horowitz Horror books with Dan Boultwood for Hachette Children's Books.
His other book with Walker Books, Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood (drawn by Sam Hart) was released in 2009 and has already been awarded a Junior Library Guild: Fall 2009 Selection, and 'best for 2010' awards from both the American Library Association and the New York Public Library in the USA, among others. In March 2010 it was announced that it was also a finalist for the Children's Choice Book Awards. The next in the 'Heroes & Heroines' series, Excalibur: The Legend Of King Arthur by Tony Lee & Sam Hart is scheduled for March 2011.
Outside of comics he is writing several books for children.
Tony is represented by Julian Friedmann of the Blake Friedmann Literary, TV and Film Agency.
Tony is also an accomplished Bard and performer, and has held the High Bard chair of the East Sussex Broomstick Rally on several occasions. His lecture Creating Gods for fun and Profit and his series of lectures on Bards and Ritual Magic were received to critical acclaim, and he still lectures occasionally in London, the Midlands and Sussex. As a Covent Garden Street Performer in the 90's, he performed 'The Scarlet Blade' Street Theatre show at the Edinburgh Festival and at locations across the UK, convincing members of the public to act out an insane pantomime for his amusement.
Added to this Tony is an accomplished storyteller and lecturer on writing, and has performed at libraries, events and schools around the world including the 2009 Edinburgh International Book Festival, a 2009 tour of India for the British Council, and in 2003 around the Wadi Rum bedouin campfire in Jordan.
Tony currently lives in London with his fiancée, Tracy.
from: http://www.tonylee.co.uk
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October 23, 2015
Dim and Jim read together!!!
It’s just impossible for me to not like a Doctor Who story and although I wasn’t so impressed, I found Doctor Who The Forgotten really enjoyable.
The Tenth Doctor discovers a museum dedicated to his previous incarnations and as he tries to work out what’s happening he mysteriously loses his memory of his previous lives. In order to restore his fading memories and also save the day (as usual) he has to remember events from his previous selves using all the previous doctors’ items. As a Whovian who unforgivable hasn’t see many episodes of the Original series it was awesome to see all the old Doctors in action. I am a little disappointed though because their adventures weren’t so thrilling and I believe that the writer could have done so much more with their stories. Still I really liked the main story with the Tenth Doctor especially because of the appearance of the Valeyard, the amalgamation of the darker side of the Doctor's nature. There are also some smaller things that make this story special (for me at least) such as the Clockwork Droids (top 10 Doctor’s villains), the Eight Legs and the witness of the football game during the Christmas Truce of 1914.
I recommend Doctor Who the Forgotten to all doctor who fans, especially to those who feel nostalgia for the original run.
It’s just impossible for me to not like a Doctor Who story and although I wasn’t so impressed, I found Doctor Who The Forgotten really enjoyable.
The Tenth Doctor discovers a museum dedicated to his previous incarnations and as he tries to work out what’s happening he mysteriously loses his memory of his previous lives. In order to restore his fading memories and also save the day (as usual) he has to remember events from his previous selves using all the previous doctors’ items. As a Whovian who unforgivable hasn’t see many episodes of the Original series it was awesome to see all the old Doctors in action. I am a little disappointed though because their adventures weren’t so thrilling and I believe that the writer could have done so much more with their stories. Still I really liked the main story with the Tenth Doctor especially because of the appearance of the Valeyard, the amalgamation of the darker side of the Doctor's nature. There are also some smaller things that make this story special (for me at least) such as the Clockwork Droids (top 10 Doctor’s villains), the Eight Legs and the witness of the football game during the Christmas Truce of 1914.
I recommend Doctor Who the Forgotten to all doctor who fans, especially to those who feel nostalgia for the original run.
September 21, 2015
The Doctor and Martha find themselves trapped in a museum filled with artifacts from his past nine incarnations, and a mysterious someone who is clearly trying to kill off his current body. Flushing out his foe proves particularly challenging, as The Doctor experiences a terrible bout of memory loss. His only hope is that Martha might be able to use the artifacts to jog his recollection.
This graphic novel serves as a sort of recap episode to end all recap episodes. Readers are taken back through a singular escapade from each successive version of The Doctor in “chronological order.” (Haha! Okay, so that sounds rightly ridiculous given the wibbly-wobbliness of his jaunts across his own timelines… so let’s just say it’s in the order of the incarnations as known to the fans.) As a bonus, the rotation includes glimpses of many of his past companions.
The art style is above adequate in conveying the wide array of scenes, facial expressions, and time periods. Color is played with in a pleasingly atmosphere-setting manner for each memory/flashback, seeming set to fit both the situation and the Doctor himself (himselves? Never mind). There was a bit of inconsistency at times, however. There were a few instances where #10’s face resembled a pug dog… and at about the halfway point, Martha is almost unrecognizable for several pages. But overall I have to give kudos to the illustrators for handling the variables and managing to capture so many iconic faces.
The tenth Doctor is my personal favorite, so I may be a touch bias.
It was good to see his personality shine through with distinction. For fans like me who are less familiar with the Doctors prior to the millennial reboot, this book also serves as a bit of an Cliff’s Notes education on his previous incarnations and companions.
October 23, 2015
Jim and Dim read together!!!
Dimitris and me choose “The Forgotten” for our first buddy read and I can say it was quite a good choice. Now I have got to say that ”The Forgotten” is for Whovians and I don’t think that you will enjoy it as much if you are not a fan. Luckily we both are huge fans.
The Doctor wakes up in a strange place with no memory, no sonic screwdriver and NO TARDIS. This place is a museum and very soon the Doctor finds out that this museum is dedicated to… well to himself. In order to help him get his memories and his strength back, Martha (oh yeah I forgot she’s there too) brings him exhibits and ask him to tell her the stories behind them. Each exhibit is the story of a different Doctor and although the stories are not that good it’s still nice to see all the regenerations of our favorite Time Lord.
Now who is behind this? Read it and find out. All I want to say is Buddy reads are cool
Dimitris and me choose “The Forgotten” for our first buddy read and I can say it was quite a good choice. Now I have got to say that ”The Forgotten” is for Whovians and I don’t think that you will enjoy it as much if you are not a fan. Luckily we both are huge fans.
The Doctor wakes up in a strange place with no memory, no sonic screwdriver and NO TARDIS. This place is a museum and very soon the Doctor finds out that this museum is dedicated to… well to himself. In order to help him get his memories and his strength back, Martha (oh yeah I forgot she’s there too) brings him exhibits and ask him to tell her the stories behind them. Each exhibit is the story of a different Doctor and although the stories are not that good it’s still nice to see all the regenerations of our favorite Time Lord.
Now who is behind this? Read it and find out. All I want to say is Buddy reads are cool
October 20, 2024
A very nice read
April 13, 2013
This is a great comic book for the fans of Classic Who.
... but I'm probably not the right person to say this, considering that I've only seen a couple of Classic Who episodes and this is the first time I've read a Doctor Who comic book.
The story: The Tenth Doctor and Martha end up in a museum full of things that have something to do with The Doctor, but then The Doctor loses most of his memories. What follows is a whole lot of flashbacks featuring each of the previous incarnations of The Doctor. Each flashback has it's own little story and there's always something that will help The Doctor get out of his current trouble.
I liked the story a lot. There are plenty of good lines and some very unexpected scenes. It's very sad in places because it reminds you of everything The Doctor went through and all the people he's lost. How strange it must be for Martha to hear about those memories and people who used to be in her place. I thought the art could have been better, but I can't judge exactly how good it was, because the copy I received was of very poor quality.
Like I said before, I don't know much about Classic Who, so I don't know how correct the characterizations of previous Doctors are in this book, but I can say that I enjoyed them and now I'm even more interested in watching the original series.
... but I'm probably not the right person to say this, considering that I've only seen a couple of Classic Who episodes and this is the first time I've read a Doctor Who comic book.
The story: The Tenth Doctor and Martha end up in a museum full of things that have something to do with The Doctor, but then The Doctor loses most of his memories. What follows is a whole lot of flashbacks featuring each of the previous incarnations of The Doctor. Each flashback has it's own little story and there's always something that will help The Doctor get out of his current trouble.
I liked the story a lot. There are plenty of good lines and some very unexpected scenes. It's very sad in places because it reminds you of everything The Doctor went through and all the people he's lost. How strange it must be for Martha to hear about those memories and people who used to be in her place. I thought the art could have been better, but I can't judge exactly how good it was, because the copy I received was of very poor quality.
Like I said before, I don't know much about Classic Who, so I don't know how correct the characterizations of previous Doctors are in this book, but I can say that I enjoyed them and now I'm even more interested in watching the original series.
November 16, 2010
This was a bit weird to read, because I found myself liking it less for the actual story being told and more for the individual stories concerning the Doctor's previous incarnations. I think that is pretty much the crux of the book, as well... it is much less about the overarching story being told (which, insofar as Doctor Who fare goes, is a bit lackluster and feels patched to the point of irrelevance) and more about the vignettes concerning Doctors 1 through 9. The individual stories are brief but poignant, especially if you're a Doctor Who fan of old, all of them are well told and capture the essence of their subject masterfully. As for the narrative tying it all together, well, you could have almost left it out entirely and still had a great guide the Doctors old to young.
June 30, 2018
Cute enough, with beautiful art in the first two issues. I liked seeing a little bit of everyone, but there was barely a coherent plot and I somehow totally missed how it was resolved. I'm sad that the art in the third issue was by far the worst because I would have liked to see Five, Tegan, and Turlough with better illustrations that looked more like them. I'm glad it somewhat bounced back from the fourth issue on. It wasn't really anything special, but I've somehow put off reading this volume since it came out in 2009 so I'm glad I finally got around to it.
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December 23, 2009"http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1354745.html[return][return]The Tenth Doctor wakes up in a mysterious museum which appears to contain relics of his past lives; tended by Martha Jones, he finds himself reliving certain experiences of each of his previous nine incarnations, until he works out what is really going on. (Set shortly after Journey's End.)[return][return]With any multi-Doctor story, you have to assess the writer's success in characterising each Doctor (and companions), and with comics you have to grade the artists' ability to depict the actors' faces as well. The Forgotten scrapes a pass mark on both counts. There are some seriously jarring notes in both the One/Ian and Three/Brigadier scenes, which suggests that Tony Lee doesn't quite get the male companions (Jack Harkness is in the vicinity but unseen at a later point in the narrative). And unfortunately Stefano Martino, the artist for issue 3, is rather awful at portraying Ten, Four and Five. (Pia Guerra and Kelly Yates are at least adequate for the other five issues.)[return][return]At the same time there is definitely cause for fannish glee. There are an awful lot of companions featured here (in order: Susan, Ian, Barbara, Steven, Jamie, Zoe, the Brigadier, Jo, Sarah, Harry, Leela, Romana II, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion [!], Peri, Mel, Ace, Rose and Martha) and most of them are at least half-decently done. Putting aside my whining about the recognisability of the faces, the art is excellent. The story has a certain internal integrity and ties in rather well (as it turns out) to New Who's Season Four, though with a decent number of continuity references to the whole of the series. Thoroughly good fun."
November 10, 2022
Mostly okay. The most egregious sin the book committed was using the word 'inning' instead of the British style singular 'innings'.
May 15, 2022
Doctor Who: The Forgotten by Tony Lee started as a six issue comic. I read it as a bound graphic novel volume.
Martha and the Doctor arrive in a museum dedicated to the Doctor and his exploits. Someone though is calling the shots. The price is the Doctor's memories. By reliving previous adventures, one from each regeneration he finds he can regain his memories.
The Forgotten was a fun romp through the previous Doctors, though not as imaginative as the webcomic, The Ten Doctors. The end, though, has a nice resolution though that predates Gaiman's writing for the television series.
The artwork is good. The Doctor in all his different forms is recognizable. The oldest ones are drawn in black and white.
Martha and the Doctor arrive in a museum dedicated to the Doctor and his exploits. Someone though is calling the shots. The price is the Doctor's memories. By reliving previous adventures, one from each regeneration he finds he can regain his memories.
The Forgotten was a fun romp through the previous Doctors, though not as imaginative as the webcomic, The Ten Doctors. The end, though, has a nice resolution though that predates Gaiman's writing for the television series.
The artwork is good. The Doctor in all his different forms is recognizable. The oldest ones are drawn in black and white.
May 19, 2013
This was really enjoyable! Especially nr 1-5. I found nr 6 a bit too much tho, I'm not sure why.
The Doctor is stuck in a Museum with objects of his past, but he can't remember any of it. With the help from a beloved companion he relives stories from the past that are connected to certain objects and slowly makes it through all the doctors and companions this way. While being attacked of course!
Doctor Who fans will certainly enjoy this, I know I did! It has the right amount of weirdness, Doctor antics and danger.
Illustrations: 3.5 stars
Story: 3.5 stars
Overall: 3.5 stars
The Doctor is stuck in a Museum with objects of his past, but he can't remember any of it. With the help from a beloved companion he relives stories from the past that are connected to certain objects and slowly makes it through all the doctors and companions this way. While being attacked of course!
Doctor Who fans will certainly enjoy this, I know I did! It has the right amount of weirdness, Doctor antics and danger.
Illustrations: 3.5 stars
Story: 3.5 stars
Overall: 3.5 stars
March 3, 2012
It is great to be able to read a story that has all the Doctors rather than just a recent one. I wish each doctor had gotten an issue rather than a third of an issue, though it would have made this volume a beast.
June 17, 2023
I picked this up, not so much because I'm a fan of the 10th Doctor (I'm not a fan of the 10th Doctor), but I was interested in how he interacts with previous doctors.
A villain makes the 10th lose his memories when said Doctor and Martha happen upon a museum with items from previous adventures.
The 10th has to recall past adventures to gain his memories. Unfortunately, the recollections and mini-adventures with previous Doctors are brief and barely factor into the overall story.
I'm thinking mainly of the 8th Doctor story.
Also, I know that the 6th Doctor and Peri have a love/hate relationship, but it was odd that the Doctor uses Peri as a bluff when she could have died.
Even though she questions him about this, she immediately forgets and hugs him, and they go off to their next adventure.
Too, the villain was confusing. Early on, I thought it was going the easy route and just having The Master as, yet again, the culprit of this story since we see a bearded man.
Then, the villain would be the counterpart we saw that left with Rose Tyler in the series.
But that wasn't the case.
A parasite affected the Doctor's mind, and the TARDIS, masquerading as Marthan and his companions, helped him gain his memory, as do his previous selves in his mind. At the same time, he hearkens back to those adventures.
As I typed this, the story sounded interesting, albeit convoluted. And while reading, it was! I was ready for the end instead of wanting more.
I liked the fanservice with callbacks to previous villains and characters from the classic series, but they seem like name drops (or character drops). Some do have a small bearing on the story, and others do not so much.
I liked it, but it only does a little for me regarding the overall story.
Doctor Who: The Forgotten was a book I had been waiting for a long while to borrow from my local library due to a long queue. While I'm glad to read it, I don't see myself revisiting this one.
** out of *****
A villain makes the 10th lose his memories when said Doctor and Martha happen upon a museum with items from previous adventures.
The 10th has to recall past adventures to gain his memories. Unfortunately, the recollections and mini-adventures with previous Doctors are brief and barely factor into the overall story.
I'm thinking mainly of the 8th Doctor story.
Also, I know that the 6th Doctor and Peri have a love/hate relationship, but it was odd that the Doctor uses Peri as a bluff when she could have died.
Even though she questions him about this, she immediately forgets and hugs him, and they go off to their next adventure.
Too, the villain was confusing. Early on, I thought it was going the easy route and just having The Master as, yet again, the culprit of this story since we see a bearded man.
Then, the villain would be the counterpart we saw that left with Rose Tyler in the series.
But that wasn't the case.
A parasite affected the Doctor's mind, and the TARDIS, masquerading as Marthan and his companions, helped him gain his memory, as do his previous selves in his mind. At the same time, he hearkens back to those adventures.
As I typed this, the story sounded interesting, albeit convoluted. And while reading, it was! I was ready for the end instead of wanting more.
I liked the fanservice with callbacks to previous villains and characters from the classic series, but they seem like name drops (or character drops). Some do have a small bearing on the story, and others do not so much.
I liked it, but it only does a little for me regarding the overall story.
Doctor Who: The Forgotten was a book I had been waiting for a long while to borrow from my local library due to a long queue. While I'm glad to read it, I don't see myself revisiting this one.
** out of *****
September 4, 2023
Bro. In this comic, the Tenth Doctor and Martha are trapped in a museum dedicated to the Doctor when the Doctor loses all of his memories prior to his current regeneration. Each issue contains short adventures from prior Doctors as the current Doctor gradually regains his memories.
I skimmed most of the flashbacks to classic Doctors, but the overall story got me in my feelings! Even though I'm not a classic Who fan, I love when Doctor Who references bygone companions and the Doctor's tendency to ghost once he's done traveling with someone. I would have liked this comic to lean into that even more. Nevertheless, I imagine this story would be rewarding to readers who are fans of both classic and revived Who.
On a more nitpicky level, I found the dialogue a bit annoying. Sometimes the efforts to capture the Tenth Doctor voice felt instead like a caricature of the character. The ink and color are extremely 2008, but the likenesses of Tennant and some of the other Doctors are spot-on. The antagonist was ultimately less interesting than what I thought it would be, but other surprises in the plot were fun. I probably would have been underwhelmed if I had bought this in monthly singles, but reading it all in one go for No Monies, it was a good time! 3.5
I skimmed most of the flashbacks to classic Doctors, but the overall story got me in my feelings! Even though I'm not a classic Who fan, I love when Doctor Who references bygone companions and the Doctor's tendency to ghost once he's done traveling with someone. I would have liked this comic to lean into that even more. Nevertheless, I imagine this story would be rewarding to readers who are fans of both classic and revived Who.
On a more nitpicky level, I found the dialogue a bit annoying. Sometimes the efforts to capture the Tenth Doctor voice felt instead like a caricature of the character. The ink and color are extremely 2008, but the likenesses of Tennant and some of the other Doctors are spot-on. The antagonist was ultimately less interesting than what I thought it would be, but other surprises in the plot were fun. I probably would have been underwhelmed if I had bought this in monthly singles, but reading it all in one go for No Monies, it was a good time! 3.5
March 9, 2023
Set an like a lot of movie multi Doctor stories where is the central coast can see that basically create a MacGuffin do you do classic Doctor . vignettes. Tony Lee knows Doctor Who all the characters sounded like themselves and how I thought they should read. And the story was pretty solid. My biggest complaint is production in a comic book the art should be the primary focused in word should be kept to a minimum at points. The word bubbles look like just a giant spew too much dialogue can cause me to zone out. This book also has a Common complaint I have is inconsistent art teams. The art in this book is sometimes serviceable to good to pretty mediocre. It was all across-the-board and I think that hurts a book in the long run if you can’t have a consistent artist.
February 13, 2020
The Dr. and Martha are stranded in a strange museum dedicated to him. The displays include preferred clothing and an item for each of his previous incarnations. Unfortunately, he has no memory of any of them. Having lost these pieces of himself he is failing fast. It is up to Martha to jog his memory by using those items. The story shares an adventure with each Dr. and a few of his companions. But "everything is not as it seems." New fans are introduced to old Doctors and companions. As an older fan who began with the Classic Who, I loved the jaunt down memory lane.
December 16, 2023
I came across this and thought I would give it a try. I was afraid to get into the comics for fear of needing all of them, as I have over 600 books between Target, NA, EDA, PDA, and MAs.
This is really a fun story that captures all of the first 10 Doctors. Each flashback felt like a welcomed return of an old friend and his companions.
It was really enjoyable from the story, to the artwork.
Because of this, I curse all who were involved in it because now I fear I will now have to live out of my basement and/or garage looking for more comics in the realm of Doctor Who. lol
This is really a fun story that captures all of the first 10 Doctors. Each flashback felt like a welcomed return of an old friend and his companions.
It was really enjoyable from the story, to the artwork.
Because of this, I curse all who were involved in it because now I fear I will now have to live out of my basement and/or garage looking for more comics in the realm of Doctor Who. lol
February 18, 2025
An absolute must for any long-term Doctor Who fan. Full of references and fan nods without getting in the way of the actual story being told. It helps that the actual story is relatively shallow, so there's plenty of room to share the space. It works really well for me.
The only reason it's not a 5/5 is that I don't think non-fans will appreciate it at all. This isn't a criticism of the book, it's clearly made for fans. It has more to do with my personal rating rules. 5/5's get recommended to EVERYONE and this isn't that. Still recommend it for all DW fans, though.
The only reason it's not a 5/5 is that I don't think non-fans will appreciate it at all. This isn't a criticism of the book, it's clearly made for fans. It has more to do with my personal rating rules. 5/5's get recommended to EVERYONE and this isn't that. Still recommend it for all DW fans, though.
September 23, 2017
4.5 stars.
I enjoyed reading this graphic novel and the twists and turns towards the end of this were completely unexpected.
It's a shame that majority of the IDW Doctor who graphic novel series isn't in print anymore because I wanted to read more of them.
I enjoyed reading this graphic novel and the twists and turns towards the end of this were completely unexpected.
It's a shame that majority of the IDW Doctor who graphic novel series isn't in print anymore because I wanted to read more of them.
January 25, 2022
Love ANY story with David Tennant as the Doctor. This one had some twists and turns that saw him revisit previous regenerations of himself, with the added bonus of Martha Jones helping him along. Nice pace, beautiful illustrations.
January 1, 2018
IDW is an American comic publisher that has used the new series to write on new and old - this is a decent multi doctor story with a twist involving .....
April 21, 2018
Awful art. Infantile writing. Truly a waste of ink and paper.
July 14, 2021
An entertaining look at previous versions of The Doctor . I enjoyed the First Doctor, third Doctor and Fifth Doctor segments of this story.
January 10, 2023
For my dad who loves Dr Who.
It was good but complex if you haven’t seen the old Dr Who.
It was good but complex if you haven’t seen the old Dr Who.
February 7, 2012
Multi-Doctor stories can go either way. Fortunately the story here is more This is Your Life than The Two Doctors. The more Doctor Who you've seen the more you'll get out of this. I've seen at least one story by each of the first ten Doctors, with the exception of Patrick Troughton's second Doctor (soon to be remedied—Tomb of the Cybermen will be with me next week). Thus each of the ten Doctors in the story, and a smattering of the numerous old companions that appear, was played brilliantly by the relevant actor in my head. The script is good enough to stand on its own, but it's thoroughly enhanced with William Hartnell's doddering crotchetiness, Tom Baker's bemused baritone, Paul McGann's sad resolution, and so on. And then there was that wonderful line courtesy of David Tennant's tenth Doctor early on in the first part, when he and Martha discover a room dedicated to the previous nine incarnations of the Doctor, complete with each of their favoured outfits and paraphernalia. After Martha despairs at some of these vestimentary horrors, the tenth Doctor defends his former selves: "Come on, Martha — everyone has fashion disasters in their past. Their scarves, their hats, their… vegetation."
As far as the artwork goes it's pretty good for the most part, with plenty of background tidbits for long time fans of the show to spot. There's an odd moment when the Doctor's shoes change colour after the first story, but maybe there's some deep reason behind that which I didn't get. And the art in the third part is a little jarring compared to the earlier work, but I believe that's due to a mixture of unavoidable and unpleasant circumstances, so I'm obviously not going to complain.
All in all, if you're a fan of all things Doctor Who, both new and old, then this is a great collection. And if you're not a fan, then you're a bad, bad person.
As far as the artwork goes it's pretty good for the most part, with plenty of background tidbits for long time fans of the show to spot. There's an odd moment when the Doctor's shoes change colour after the first story, but maybe there's some deep reason behind that which I didn't get. And the art in the third part is a little jarring compared to the earlier work, but I believe that's due to a mixture of unavoidable and unpleasant circumstances, so I'm obviously not going to complain.
All in all, if you're a fan of all things Doctor Who, both new and old, then this is a great collection. And if you're not a fan, then you're a bad, bad person.
April 5, 2013
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who slowly getting closer (but not by much, it’s only April after all) what better way to get ready than with a graphic novel that shows all the Doctors in their glory? The Forgotten is exactly that and I think any Whovian would really enjoy this one.
The Doctor (Ten) and Martha have found themselves in a rather strange museum where all the displays are dedicated to the Doctor’s long life. All starts out rather normally but he starts to loose his memories and all of the things he pointed out to Martha now mean nothing to him, and to make matters worse someone is trying to harm him. So one by one he must recover the memories of his past incarnations.
As most of the new Whovian haven’t had many chances to watch the older incarnations it’s a nice little intro to their personalities and what the Doctor was going through at the time. There is a flashback devoted to each Doctor, 1 through 9, and you even get to see his companions in action too. Though maybe not in a way you expect. I thought it was really amazing to see Ten deal with all the memories that he normally doesn’t talk about, and how seeing his old companions really affects him. I couldn’t help but feel for him, there is so much heartache that he has to go through very quickly as he remembers those he left, those who left him, and those who died. We even get a nice little treat towards the end that has me really looking forward to see what they do with the 50th anniversary special.
By now most know that I’m not fond of artist shifts so it should be no surprise when I say I wasn’t fond of it here. All of the art is solid but it’s different styles and I like consistency in a single story. However it doesn’t detract from the story and I would still say that this is a must for all die hard Whovians (if you like graphic novels). It’s a fun read and you get to find out some rather interesting tidbits.
I received this in exchange for an honest review.
The Doctor (Ten) and Martha have found themselves in a rather strange museum where all the displays are dedicated to the Doctor’s long life. All starts out rather normally but he starts to loose his memories and all of the things he pointed out to Martha now mean nothing to him, and to make matters worse someone is trying to harm him. So one by one he must recover the memories of his past incarnations.
As most of the new Whovian haven’t had many chances to watch the older incarnations it’s a nice little intro to their personalities and what the Doctor was going through at the time. There is a flashback devoted to each Doctor, 1 through 9, and you even get to see his companions in action too. Though maybe not in a way you expect. I thought it was really amazing to see Ten deal with all the memories that he normally doesn’t talk about, and how seeing his old companions really affects him. I couldn’t help but feel for him, there is so much heartache that he has to go through very quickly as he remembers those he left, those who left him, and those who died. We even get a nice little treat towards the end that has me really looking forward to see what they do with the 50th anniversary special.
By now most know that I’m not fond of artist shifts so it should be no surprise when I say I wasn’t fond of it here. All of the art is solid but it’s different styles and I like consistency in a single story. However it doesn’t detract from the story and I would still say that this is a must for all die hard Whovians (if you like graphic novels). It’s a fun read and you get to find out some rather interesting tidbits.
I received this in exchange for an honest review.
March 15, 2017
I think I just read one of the most beautiful stories of Doctor Who.
This story can be compared to an episode in which they use material from a lot of previous episodes. Like a lot of shows do these days (mostly to save money...), with a minor story in the background.
So what makes this story so special then? Well...
The Doctor and Martha land in what seems to be a museum. Not just any museum, but a museum which showcases the life and adventures of the Doctor.
Once the Doctor reaches a room where all his former outfits are shown, the story-telling can begin.
The Doctor tells us a short story of every incarnation. These stories are based on the accesoires that are shown with the outfit, like the 'psychic paper', a cane,...
Admitted, not every flashback story is as interesting as the other. But it's so nice to see a glimpse of an adventure you never saw on television.
And just when you think this book is just a flashback story, the background story of the museum gets really interesting.
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I won't spoil the whole story, but I can say that you don't have to worry about it being another story with Martha. The story gets a unexpected twist which makes you realize that this story is probably set between 'The Next Doctor' and 'Planet of the Dead'.
And if you're a fan of the emotional twists, you're in luck. Because the ending... Well... If it would be on the TV show, I would cry like a baby!
This story can be compared to an episode in which they use material from a lot of previous episodes. Like a lot of shows do these days (mostly to save money...), with a minor story in the background.
So what makes this story so special then? Well...
The Doctor and Martha land in what seems to be a museum. Not just any museum, but a museum which showcases the life and adventures of the Doctor.
Once the Doctor reaches a room where all his former outfits are shown, the story-telling can begin.
The Doctor tells us a short story of every incarnation. These stories are based on the accesoires that are shown with the outfit, like the 'psychic paper', a cane,...
Admitted, not every flashback story is as interesting as the other. But it's so nice to see a glimpse of an adventure you never saw on television.
And just when you think this book is just a flashback story, the background story of the museum gets really interesting.
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I won't spoil the whole story, but I can say that you don't have to worry about it being another story with Martha. The story gets a unexpected twist which makes you realize that this story is probably set between 'The Next Doctor' and 'Planet of the Dead'.
And if you're a fan of the emotional twists, you're in luck. Because the ending... Well... If it would be on the TV show, I would cry like a baby!
September 11, 2012
This was an enjoyable read, but I think that fans who are familiar with all of the Doctor's regenerations and subsequent companions will get a little more enjoyment out of it than those who are only familiar with the last 3 doctors or those who are only passingly familiar with the older series.
I enjoyed all of the little cameo appearances that occur throughout the comic (at least those that I knew, I haven't made it through most of the old series yet). It is written well and manages to keep you guessing who the villain is up until the second to the last issue, and even then it gives you a solid "wait... WHAT?" moment.
The artwork is serviceable, it's not the most beautiful I've seen and it's not the worst I've seen. There were definitely moments where I thought to myself that the Doctor didn't look right or the companion didn't look right, but overall it's well done.
The following paragraph provides some story details, but there are no real spoilers, everything I discuss happens within the first issue.
The premise of the story, "Who is the Doctor without the memories of his past selves?", is definitely interesting and does have some promise but I don't feel it was really explored fully. In fact I never really felt that he was any different than he ever is, there was no real sense of loss when he supposedly forgets his past regenerations, especially since he begins remembering them (via flashbacks) almost immediately.
The setting of the story is very memorable, but again, I wish it was explored more fully. A museum dedicated to the Doctor? All of his exploits on display? How cool would that be?
Overall, the writing is good, the art is serviceable, and the ideas are excellent (amazing even), but the execution is lacking and the overall experience falls a little flat. 3.5 out of 5.
I enjoyed all of the little cameo appearances that occur throughout the comic (at least those that I knew, I haven't made it through most of the old series yet). It is written well and manages to keep you guessing who the villain is up until the second to the last issue, and even then it gives you a solid "wait... WHAT?" moment.
The artwork is serviceable, it's not the most beautiful I've seen and it's not the worst I've seen. There were definitely moments where I thought to myself that the Doctor didn't look right or the companion didn't look right, but overall it's well done.
The following paragraph provides some story details, but there are no real spoilers, everything I discuss happens within the first issue.
The premise of the story, "Who is the Doctor without the memories of his past selves?", is definitely interesting and does have some promise but I don't feel it was really explored fully. In fact I never really felt that he was any different than he ever is, there was no real sense of loss when he supposedly forgets his past regenerations, especially since he begins remembering them (via flashbacks) almost immediately.
The setting of the story is very memorable, but again, I wish it was explored more fully. A museum dedicated to the Doctor? All of his exploits on display? How cool would that be?
Overall, the writing is good, the art is serviceable, and the ideas are excellent (amazing even), but the execution is lacking and the overall experience falls a little flat. 3.5 out of 5.
April 4, 2013
I am a Dr Who fanatic, a true whovian. I started watching Dr Who as a kid when To Baker was the Dr. I have gotten my sons addicted to Who by watching the entire seasons 1-6 of the new Who on Netflix. This graphic novel wa a treat to read. I won't spoil anything in this review.
The story stars with Dr Who (of the David Tennant era) and Martha in a museum. Martha was not my favorite companion by any means but it was fun seeing here again. As they start exploring the museum, it turns out that everything in the museum has some relationship to the Dr. The more they explore, the more the Dr loses his memory. To get his memory back, Martha suggests that he remember his past lives.
Honestly, the story itself is kind of lame. Actually, it's much like the lamer Dr Who episodes that seem to happen infrequently on the series. Nothing really memorable here.
What makes the read a good one is that when the Dr remembers each past life, the story switches to a vignette of that Dr's life. A flashback to the previous doctor and a bit of a story, usually 3 or 4 pages worth. It was so much fun re-meeting the older doctors and their companions. I never really new the 8th doctor and he has his part here.
The flashback scenes mostly have to do with an object that doctor was fond of: bessie, jelly babies, a walking cane, etc.
If you are not a whovian, don't bother with this. There are much better things to read and I'd suggest starting with the new series anyway. If you are a whovian, you should not miss out on this. It's a collection of doctors, an anthology of companions.
It's a fairly quick read at 76 pages. The graphics are pretty good but don't expand well on a large monitor. The text is readable up to very high resolutions but the graphics are better seen at a resolution to low to read the text.
It's worth the price. I recommend it to the right crowd.
The story stars with Dr Who (of the David Tennant era) and Martha in a museum. Martha was not my favorite companion by any means but it was fun seeing here again. As they start exploring the museum, it turns out that everything in the museum has some relationship to the Dr. The more they explore, the more the Dr loses his memory. To get his memory back, Martha suggests that he remember his past lives.
Honestly, the story itself is kind of lame. Actually, it's much like the lamer Dr Who episodes that seem to happen infrequently on the series. Nothing really memorable here.
What makes the read a good one is that when the Dr remembers each past life, the story switches to a vignette of that Dr's life. A flashback to the previous doctor and a bit of a story, usually 3 or 4 pages worth. It was so much fun re-meeting the older doctors and their companions. I never really new the 8th doctor and he has his part here.
The flashback scenes mostly have to do with an object that doctor was fond of: bessie, jelly babies, a walking cane, etc.
If you are not a whovian, don't bother with this. There are much better things to read and I'd suggest starting with the new series anyway. If you are a whovian, you should not miss out on this. It's a collection of doctors, an anthology of companions.
It's a fairly quick read at 76 pages. The graphics are pretty good but don't expand well on a large monitor. The text is readable up to very high resolutions but the graphics are better seen at a resolution to low to read the text.
It's worth the price. I recommend it to the right crowd.
August 1, 2016
Tony Lee & Pia Guerra, “Doctor Who: The Forgotten” (2009)
Interesting and nostalgic illustrated comic
Chapter One “AMPUTATION”
Cool wardrobe of previous incarnation's costumes.
Chapter Two “RENEWAL”
Clever how the first two Doctors' stories are in black & white, like the original TV series. The 3rd Doctor gets colour.
Chapter Three “MISDIRECTION”
What an awesome title page image of a game of cricket played by the 4th, 5th and 10th Doctors.
However the quote, “End of the sixteenth inning, and only five out ..” is clearly wrong, that's not how cricket is played. Maybe an American-Korean injected influence.
Chapter Four “SURVIVAL”
The 7th Doctor is called 'professor' by Ace.
Chapter Five “REVELATION”
Chapter Six “REUNION”
“You see, no Time Lord is just a single person. We are the sum of all our past lives. And when you deal with one of us … You deal with all of us. Hello. We're the Doctor. From Gallifrey.”
Susan: “Look to the light, Grandfather. Ignore the darkness ahead … Goodbye.
- - -
Blurb:
Stranded in a strange Museum that's dedicated to him, and with no TARDIS in sight, The Doctor and Martha must make sense of their surroundings, hindered by one small fact - The Doctor has lost his memories of every one of his previous incarnations! With items relevant to each Doctor in their possession, The Doctor must try to use them to regain his memories before it's too late, starting with his earliest incarnation's memories, involving Susan, Barbara, and Ian... but quickly moving on to Zoe and Jamie, and more! This all-new series written by Tony Lee (Starship Troopers) features artist Pia Guerra in her first monthly comic since Y The Last Man.
Interesting and nostalgic illustrated comic
Chapter One “AMPUTATION”
Cool wardrobe of previous incarnation's costumes.
Chapter Two “RENEWAL”
Clever how the first two Doctors' stories are in black & white, like the original TV series. The 3rd Doctor gets colour.
Chapter Three “MISDIRECTION”
What an awesome title page image of a game of cricket played by the 4th, 5th and 10th Doctors.
However the quote, “End of the sixteenth inning, and only five out ..” is clearly wrong, that's not how cricket is played. Maybe an American-Korean injected influence.
Chapter Four “SURVIVAL”
The 7th Doctor is called 'professor' by Ace.
Chapter Five “REVELATION”
Chapter Six “REUNION”
“You see, no Time Lord is just a single person. We are the sum of all our past lives. And when you deal with one of us … You deal with all of us. Hello. We're the Doctor. From Gallifrey.”
Susan: “Look to the light, Grandfather. Ignore the darkness ahead … Goodbye.
- - -
Blurb:
Stranded in a strange Museum that's dedicated to him, and with no TARDIS in sight, The Doctor and Martha must make sense of their surroundings, hindered by one small fact - The Doctor has lost his memories of every one of his previous incarnations! With items relevant to each Doctor in their possession, The Doctor must try to use them to regain his memories before it's too late, starting with his earliest incarnation's memories, involving Susan, Barbara, and Ian... but quickly moving on to Zoe and Jamie, and more! This all-new series written by Tony Lee (Starship Troopers) features artist Pia Guerra in her first monthly comic since Y The Last Man.
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