What do you think?
Rate this book
Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious - The Comics #1.1
Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious: Defender of the Daleks #1
A thrilling new adventure for the Tenth Doctor (as played by fan-favorite David Tennant) that sees the shocking return of his deadliest enemies: the Daleks! But things aren’t what they seem - time is all wrong, and something is coming that terrifies even the Daleks…
The first of two oversized issues kicking off the BBC’s highly anticipated multi-platform Doctor Who epic, TIME LORD VICTORIOUS!
The first of two oversized issues kicking off the BBC’s highly anticipated multi-platform Doctor Who epic, TIME LORD VICTORIOUS!
51 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 2, 2020
17 people are currently reading
101 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 29 of 29 reviews
September 10, 2020
The multiplatform Time Lord Victorious series spanning the second half of this year seems like such an ambitious and fascinating shared universe of stories that I'm quite intrigued to see how it will pan out.
The fact that McGann's incarnation is included is a big selling point for me as he was my Doctor and this feels like the closet we will get to him appearing in the modern series.
Kicking the whole event off is this Tenth Doctor comic.
Now I'm not the biggest comic book reader, so starting here was actually perfect.
I was a little confused at first as the opening pages seems to have continue on from the Tenth and Thirteenth Doctor range, but once the Daleks arrived Inwas fully involved with this teasing opener.
It goes without saying that both the TARDIS interior and The Daleks look stunning, whilst Ten's likeness is perfectly captured.
I could easy hear Tennant's mannerisms during his exchanges with The Daleks.
It's a nice quick reader that I'm sure will feel more essential once more of the books and audios are released.
A good start but hopefully learn more in the first novel in the range that's released next month.
The fact that McGann's incarnation is included is a big selling point for me as he was my Doctor and this feels like the closet we will get to him appearing in the modern series.
Kicking the whole event off is this Tenth Doctor comic.
Now I'm not the biggest comic book reader, so starting here was actually perfect.
I was a little confused at first as the opening pages seems to have continue on from the Tenth and Thirteenth Doctor range, but once the Daleks arrived Inwas fully involved with this teasing opener.
It goes without saying that both the TARDIS interior and The Daleks look stunning, whilst Ten's likeness is perfectly captured.
I could easy hear Tennant's mannerisms during his exchanges with The Daleks.
It's a nice quick reader that I'm sure will feel more essential once more of the books and audios are released.
A good start but hopefully learn more in the first novel in the range that's released next month.
September 2, 2020
A great start to the Time Lord Victorious arc, although I found it a little confusing trying to place this story within the Tenth Doctor's timeline. The opening page seemed to claim that this is set right after the events of the Titan 13/10 crossover, but I am pretty sure Ten left that adventure still travelling with Martha? I was also under the impression that the Time Lord Victorious arc would follow Ten post-Waters of Mars. Only time will tell.
This story is nice, if a bit underwhelming. The characters of the Dalek Emperor and Strategist are both well written and well developed, and it is interesting to see Tennant striding around Skaro as it appeared in The Magician's Apprentice. A great set-up, let's see if part two ups the game and offers something really impressive.
This story is nice, if a bit underwhelming. The characters of the Dalek Emperor and Strategist are both well written and well developed, and it is interesting to see Tennant striding around Skaro as it appeared in The Magician's Apprentice. A great set-up, let's see if part two ups the game and offers something really impressive.
September 13, 2020
Prima uscita ufficiale per il progetto multipiattaforma Time Lord Victorious.
Si parte con il decimo Dottore, in pieno paradosso dopo un'avventura con tredici (che non abbiamo ancora letto visto che, stando alle fonti, l'uscita di quel volume è stata posticipata a fine 2020 a causa dello stop causato dalla pandemia).
Ma, in fin dei conti, in questo primo numero non importa sapere cosa è accaduto prima... ma verso cosa siamo diretti.
Siamo in una situazione simile a Asylum of the Daleks, con il Dottore a cui viene chiesto aiuto contro un nemico imbattibile e feroce.
Qui troviamo un nome e un aspetto diverso rispetto a quanto letto sul Doctor Who Annual 2021, nell'articolo scritto da River Song sul nemico in questione, ma siamo solo all'inizio e le cose non potranno che complicarsi.
La partenza è stata comunque ottima, bei disegni, protagonisti in parte e ambientazioni azzeccate.
Resta da vedere il finale.
Si parte con il decimo Dottore, in pieno paradosso dopo un'avventura con tredici (che non abbiamo ancora letto visto che, stando alle fonti, l'uscita di quel volume è stata posticipata a fine 2020 a causa dello stop causato dalla pandemia).
Ma, in fin dei conti, in questo primo numero non importa sapere cosa è accaduto prima... ma verso cosa siamo diretti.
Siamo in una situazione simile a Asylum of the Daleks, con il Dottore a cui viene chiesto aiuto contro un nemico imbattibile e feroce.
Qui troviamo un nome e un aspetto diverso rispetto a quanto letto sul Doctor Who Annual 2021, nell'articolo scritto da River Song sul nemico in questione, ma siamo solo all'inizio e le cose non potranno che complicarsi.
La partenza è stata comunque ottima, bei disegni, protagonisti in parte e ambientazioni azzeccate.
Resta da vedere il finale.
September 10, 2020
With series 12 airing earlier this year, the prospect of new Doctor Who in our near future looks a little bleak. So, like many of my fellow Whovians, I seized upon the news of the multi-platform even of "Time Lord Victorious" with gleeful anticipation.
And was subsequently let down by the first entry.
"Defender of the Daleks" is a fifty-plus page build-up to the big reveal of a new enemy -- an enemy so scary and frightening that it gives the Daleks enough fits that they'd ask the Doctor for help. This enemy is even powerful enough that somehow the Time War has been wiped out of existence and only the Doctor remembers it.
Reading this comic book, I'm struck my usual complaint when it comes to most of the Doctor Who comics hitting shelves these days -- it just never quite feels like Doctor Who. Yes, you can hear David Tennant saying some of these lines and the art is (for the most part) solid enough to recognize the characters. But it feels like these comic books still haven't figured out quite what makes the series so special in other outlets -- whether it's TV, the original novels, or the Big Finish audio range.
If you're an old-school fan, this entry is the equivalent of an old Dalek story, where we spend all of episode one treading water for the big reveal of the Daleks for the first cliffhanger. I'm hopeful now that a lot of the heavy-lifting of exposition is out of the way that we'll get onto the real meat of this event.
And was subsequently let down by the first entry.
"Defender of the Daleks" is a fifty-plus page build-up to the big reveal of a new enemy -- an enemy so scary and frightening that it gives the Daleks enough fits that they'd ask the Doctor for help. This enemy is even powerful enough that somehow the Time War has been wiped out of existence and only the Doctor remembers it.
Reading this comic book, I'm struck my usual complaint when it comes to most of the Doctor Who comics hitting shelves these days -- it just never quite feels like Doctor Who. Yes, you can hear David Tennant saying some of these lines and the art is (for the most part) solid enough to recognize the characters. But it feels like these comic books still haven't figured out quite what makes the series so special in other outlets -- whether it's TV, the original novels, or the Big Finish audio range.
If you're an old-school fan, this entry is the equivalent of an old Dalek story, where we spend all of episode one treading water for the big reveal of the Daleks for the first cliffhanger. I'm hopeful now that a lot of the heavy-lifting of exposition is out of the way that we'll get onto the real meat of this event.
September 5, 2020
Oh well.
For all the marketing and build up this was disappointingly anti-climatic.
Not one of the better Titan Comics, not by a long shot.
For all the marketing and build up this was disappointingly anti-climatic.
Not one of the better Titan Comics, not by a long shot.
March 1, 2023
It’s intriguing that this arc is going to be across different platforms, but based on how this started I sort of wish it wasn’t. Because it seems like such a fun story and I wish I could read it all in comic form. However, I’m a little iffy on where this actually fits into 10’s timeline, though it’s nice to have him back.
September 8, 2020
THE CAWPINE OF ‘DEFENDER OF THE DALEKS #1’
The multiplatform Time Lord Victorious crossover event opens with the first part if the Defender of the Dalek comics, which sees a well-written Tenth Doctor face unusually friendly and terrified Daleks. While it's easy to imagine David Tennant say the things the Doctor says in the comic, and while it's nice to meet some friendly, talkative Daleks for once, the characters in this comic don't leap off the page.
The atmosphere is surprisingly lighthearted considering the story features Daleks. That being said, the adventure builds up a crescendo of mythological danger, which climaxes in the rather by-the-book cliffhanger.
Jody Hauser knows her Doctor and her Daleks and writes them just the way you'd expect her to. The art style is beautifully realistic, even if it takes some artistic freedom with Tennant's appearance.
There isn't much of a plot in the first issue. It mostly sets the scene, provides backstory and exposition and that's about it. There's no real action or excitement here. I can't help but feel slightly let down despite knowing that it's just the first part of a bigger arc.
I can't think of a good reason as to why you should read this one, other than the fact it features the Tenth Doctor and is part of TLV (which we don't much about yet anyway).
Unfortunately, Defender of the Daleks isn't particularly original in style and content. It should be seen as an introduction to a larger story more than a standalone adventure.
Doctor Who comics are a rarity these days and this is one turns out to be intriguing, but a slightly underwhelming introduction to Time Lord Victorious.
CAWPINE RATING: 5.64 / 10 = 3 stars
The multiplatform Time Lord Victorious crossover event opens with the first part if the Defender of the Dalek comics, which sees a well-written Tenth Doctor face unusually friendly and terrified Daleks. While it's easy to imagine David Tennant say the things the Doctor says in the comic, and while it's nice to meet some friendly, talkative Daleks for once, the characters in this comic don't leap off the page.
The atmosphere is surprisingly lighthearted considering the story features Daleks. That being said, the adventure builds up a crescendo of mythological danger, which climaxes in the rather by-the-book cliffhanger.
Jody Hauser knows her Doctor and her Daleks and writes them just the way you'd expect her to. The art style is beautifully realistic, even if it takes some artistic freedom with Tennant's appearance.
There isn't much of a plot in the first issue. It mostly sets the scene, provides backstory and exposition and that's about it. There's no real action or excitement here. I can't help but feel slightly let down despite knowing that it's just the first part of a bigger arc.
I can't think of a good reason as to why you should read this one, other than the fact it features the Tenth Doctor and is part of TLV (which we don't much about yet anyway).
Unfortunately, Defender of the Daleks isn't particularly original in style and content. It should be seen as an introduction to a larger story more than a standalone adventure.
Doctor Who comics are a rarity these days and this is one turns out to be intriguing, but a slightly underwhelming introduction to Time Lord Victorious.
CAWPINE RATING: 5.64 / 10 = 3 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 2, 2020
This was a very interesting story that only works because The Doctor makes it clear from the very start that it shouldn't be happening. It's one of those "between the moments time paradox" stories where things are meant to feel uncomfortable and impossible.
That said, I really enjoyed the individual Dalek strategist as a character, and the "villains" of the piece and their unusual back story. Anything scary enough to frighten the Daleks is going to be interesting anyway, but in this case...
The final parts of the story look like a completion, but in fact are not. The thing that is both cool and frustrating about the whole "Time Lord Victorious" concept is that it's just too big, with some parts not even available to fans in the U.S. Still, this story was pretty self-contained, so it was worth buying and reading.
That said, I really enjoyed the individual Dalek strategist as a character, and the "villains" of the piece and their unusual back story. Anything scary enough to frighten the Daleks is going to be interesting anyway, but in this case...
The final parts of the story look like a completion, but in fact are not. The thing that is both cool and frustrating about the whole "Time Lord Victorious" concept is that it's just too big, with some parts not even available to fans in the U.S. Still, this story was pretty self-contained, so it was worth buying and reading.
December 5, 2020
https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3507654.html
I really liked this. We start promisingly with the Doctor pursued to various destinations by the Daleks, who he eventually allows to bring him to their HQ. There he meets a battered Dalek strategist, with whom he strikes an unlikely alliance against the Hond, a slightly crap monster which the Daleks are still scared of. I loved this more than I expected and perhaps more than it deserved, and I'm also not really clear how it fits the overall narrative, but you can judge for yourself.
I really liked this. We start promisingly with the Doctor pursued to various destinations by the Daleks, who he eventually allows to bring him to their HQ. There he meets a battered Dalek strategist, with whom he strikes an unlikely alliance against the Hond, a slightly crap monster which the Daleks are still scared of. I loved this more than I expected and perhaps more than it deserved, and I'm also not really clear how it fits the overall narrative, but you can judge for yourself.
September 2, 2020
There is a lot to be excited for the future of this series, and it's a good opening.
Good art, and it gets the tenth doctors character right while also having an intriguing character introduced to the story.
There's quite a bit in the story that reminds me of other stories in the modern doctor who era, so it's not entirely original, but this is just the opening.
Time will tell whether this series is ultimately victorious...
Good art, and it gets the tenth doctors character right while also having an intriguing character introduced to the story.
There's quite a bit in the story that reminds me of other stories in the modern doctor who era, so it's not entirely original, but this is just the opening.
Time will tell whether this series is ultimately victorious...
January 23, 2021
Previously...
“13th ドクターと10thドクターが共にダーレクと闘おうとしたが、2人が行動を共にしたことでパラドックスが生じてしまう。”
(↑と、表紙の裏に書いてあったので...)
ターディスの中で目覚めた10。その直前まで自分がどこで何をしていたのかの記憶がない。ターディスにも記録が残っていないことから、10はターディスの外にでて状況を突き止めようとするが、そこには大勢のダーレクが待ち構えており10はターディスで逃げる。どこに逃げても追ってくるダーレク。しかし攻撃してこないことに気がついた10は話をきいてみることにする。ダーレクの話から自分がパラレルワールドにいることを知る10。ここではタイム・ウォーは起こっていなかった。ダーレク皇帝の前に連れていかれた10は皇帝からダーレクの宿敵“ホンド”を倒して欲しいと要請される。
戦略担当ダーレクと10のコンビが可愛くてなんだかほのぼの。
“13th ドクターと10thドクターが共にダーレクと闘おうとしたが、2人が行動を共にしたことでパラドックスが生じてしまう。”
(↑と、表紙の裏に書いてあったので...)
ターディスの中で目覚めた10。その直前まで自分がどこで何をしていたのかの記憶がない。ターディスにも記録が残っていないことから、10はターディスの外にでて状況を突き止めようとするが、そこには大勢のダーレクが待ち構えており10はターディスで逃げる。どこに逃げても追ってくるダーレク。しかし攻撃してこないことに気がついた10は話をきいてみることにする。ダーレクの話から自分がパラレルワールドにいることを知る10。ここではタイム・ウォーは起こっていなかった。ダーレク皇帝の前に連れていかれた10は皇帝からダーレクの宿敵“ホンド”を倒して欲しいと要請される。
戦略担当ダーレクと10のコンビが可愛くてなんだかほのぼの。
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 3, 2020
It's hard to rate the first part of what is to be a two-part story, but this is a great start. The author has really found the Tenth Doctor's voice and tone for the book. And the Daleks are quite interesting, and one has to wonder if they have more up their metal sleeves than they are presenting. A good little piece of the Time Lord Victorious story event taking part across various mediums.
October 10, 2020
This comic gave me enough to tease about the Time Lord Victorious arc and what’s to come.
It introduces some interesting previews of what’s to come along with some heavy-handed padding and fan service in the bucket loads.
I love how the Doctor holds himself at ease around his oldest and deadliest foe. Wonderful touch of comic relief.
It introduces some interesting previews of what’s to come along with some heavy-handed padding and fan service in the bucket loads.
I love how the Doctor holds himself at ease around his oldest and deadliest foe. Wonderful touch of comic relief.
September 18, 2020
"And yet, you're more like us than the true enemy of the dalek."
"What, a staircase?"
You know what? It's a great set-up! And I really enjoyed the banter. But I don't know why they'd mention 13th in character profiles.
"What, a staircase?"
You know what? It's a great set-up! And I really enjoyed the banter. But I don't know why they'd mention 13th in character profiles.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 15, 2020
While it was amusing to see the Doctor and the Daleks playing tag across the universe, the Hond was rather...bland? Like Clayface hopped ship and joined the Doctor Who universe. But I suppose Daleks do have a history of being defeated by sentient mud..
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 1, 2020
A Great Opening
A great start to Time Lord Victorious. Looking forward to next months concluding issue and the rest of the TLV event
A great start to Time Lord Victorious. Looking forward to next months concluding issue and the rest of the TLV event
September 2, 2020
Perfectly timed
Never read a comic on a kindle before but works well; excellent 10ish adventure. Lots of fun, capturing the lightness and cleverness.
Never read a comic on a kindle before but works well; excellent 10ish adventure. Lots of fun, capturing the lightness and cleverness.
September 13, 2020
Much shorter than I was expecting
September 16, 2020
it's an ok start, very well drawn, but I'm hoping there's more story details in part 2
September 18, 2020
Blech. Too quirky. Nothing like Tennant's doctor. Poorly written and drawn.
September 21, 2020
An intriguing start, let's see where this leada....
October 6, 2020
Beautifully constructed.
Well written and paced piece. Very interested to see where the rest of the serious goes. Leaving on a cliff hanger always fun.
Well written and paced piece. Very interested to see where the rest of the serious goes. Leaving on a cliff hanger always fun.
October 15, 2020
Fun.
Fun, nice artwork. I look forward to reading the next part and continuing with the series as a whole. Kindle version review.
Fun, nice artwork. I look forward to reading the next part and continuing with the series as a whole. Kindle version review.
October 15, 2020
Best thing ever!
Best book I've ever read this is amazing g hope there's more on TLV and overall I definitely want to keep reading
Best book I've ever read this is amazing g hope there's more on TLV and overall I definitely want to keep reading
November 9, 2020
Don’t really know where this fits in to the whole Time Lord Victorious story but it was a good start to a little side story by the looks of it.
December 11, 2020
Absolutely stunning panels and a great Doctor Who story featuring the tenth and thirteenth Doctors and the Daleks!
July 28, 2021
Brilliant artwork and good start to the time Lord victorious arc. Immediately going to read the second issue.
January 24, 2023
A short story but I absolutely loved it. It truly shows that the 10th Doctor wants to believe in the Daleks. I love it and I cannot wait where this expansive storyline will go to
November 2, 2020
A great start to the Victorious story
In true Doctor Who fashion, the opener of Victorious starts off with a seemingly simple plot of bad seeking out to destroy good. As with most Who stories however, there is much more than meets the eye. Spoilers ahead so be warned.
The Daleks may be back, but why don’t they remember an event as key as The Time War? Cannot wait to see how this all plays out!
In true Doctor Who fashion, the opener of Victorious starts off with a seemingly simple plot of bad seeking out to destroy good. As with most Who stories however, there is much more than meets the eye. Spoilers ahead so be warned.
The Daleks may be back, but why don’t they remember an event as key as The Time War? Cannot wait to see how this all plays out!
Displaying 1 - 29 of 29 reviews