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Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor (Titan Comics) #6
Doctor who : Le avventure del dodicesimo dottore Vol.6 Boom sonico
LE AVVENTURE A FUMETTI DELLA SERIE TV DEL DOTTOR WHO ENTRANO NELLA SCUDERIA COSMO! Direttamente dall’omonima serie TV, la continuazione delle storie del Dodicesimo Dottore! Parigi, Francia, durante il regno di Re Luigi XIV: il Dottore si ritroverà ad affrontare un oscuro terrore alla scoperta di un’antica, quasi immortale entità d’ombra che indossa il Cardinale Richelieu come un’uniforme. Con l’aiuto della cantante d’opera e spadaccina Julie D’Aubigny, riuscirà il Dottore a sconfiggere gli oscuri tentacoli di questa minaccia?
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First published May 10, 2017
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June 30, 2019
Two stories one set in 17th century Paris with opera twist & Louis XIV in twist darkness monster.
The 2nd big brains, toilets, Missy, The Master ,Silence, The Cybermen & weird Daleks
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The 2nd big brains, toilets, Missy, The Master ,Silence, The Cybermen & weird Daleks
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November 7, 2021
The Twelfth Doctor's second year putters to a close with two decent but unremarkable stories. Still without a companion, the Doctor recruits an opera singer to battle monsters from beyond the pale in 17th century France, before returning to the present day for a metatextual two-parter that tries to recapture the magic of the earlier comic book meta issue and doesn't quite manage it.
Year Two for the Twelfth Doctor has meandered without any sense of purpose - I've complained about bad season arcs in the Doctor Who comics but I think I'd rather a bad one than just a load of one-off stories in a row. The lack of a consistent companion means that it's hard to care about the guests that show up, and it's been proven before that comic exclusive companions can be brilliant. The characters here just aren't it.
At least they got the art team right. Mariano Laclaustra and Rachael Stott again double team this final volume - I think this might be the most consistent year I've read so far on that front.
Not a bang, not even a whimper, just a kind of...meh.
Year Two for the Twelfth Doctor has meandered without any sense of purpose - I've complained about bad season arcs in the Doctor Who comics but I think I'd rather a bad one than just a load of one-off stories in a row. The lack of a consistent companion means that it's hard to care about the guests that show up, and it's been proven before that comic exclusive companions can be brilliant. The characters here just aren't it.
At least they got the art team right. Mariano Laclaustra and Rachael Stott again double team this final volume - I think this might be the most consistent year I've read so far on that front.
Not a bang, not even a whimper, just a kind of...meh.
December 10, 2019
Very enjoyable. I think the writer has a good handle on the 12th Doctor, and the stories are interesting. I still feel like the comics don't seem to know when to quit and take things just a bit too far. This also had a lot of post-modern existentialism and some wonderful meta-humor thrown in. A good entertaining read.
May 24, 2019
Titan Comics Doctor Who The Twelfth Doctor Vol. 6 Sonic Boom is the last book in the second year of the Twelfth Doctor graphic Doctor series. The Twelfth Doctor was played by Peter Capaldi in the British television series, Doctor Who. The Doctor is now traveling alone, and this volume features two stories. In the first story, he lands in France in 1695, where he meets Julie D'Aubigny a swordswoman and opera singer. I also really liked the flashback sequence and art that explains Julie's character. In France, The Doctor quickly discovers that Cardinal Richelieu is still alive. On his deathbed, the Cardinal began studying dark magic from his secret Dark Library. He was taken over by the alien Darkness. This extended his life but made him even more evil as he feeds anyone who challenges him to the Darkness. The Darkness also wants to use an upcoming eclipse to open Dark Matter portals to take over France. The Doctor with help from Julie and her fantastic singing voice, stop this plan and Richelieu finally dies.
The artwork for this story is fantastic - it really looks like paintings. There's a darkness to the panels, but it has a sepia edge to it. I loved the art, it was so beautiful. I also really liked Julie, who becomes a one-time companion. First, she's instrumental to the story as her voice, amplified by the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, is able to defeat the darkness. Second, the character in the story is based on a real person, and the graphic novel has a two-page article at the back that tells her real story. I think this is the first time we've seen a real historical person in a Titan Comics Doctor Who graphic novel in this way and I really liked it. I hope we see more.
The second story, which is much shorter, is about a comic book writing team. The Writer, Sonny, and the Artist, Val, publish a successful independent comic called "Time Surgeon". Yes, it's a reference to Doctor Who and Titan Comics. Sigh. But the Doctor arrives, picks up the two artists, and gives them a grand tour. He finally takes them to a planet that's meant to be the home of all sorts of artists, writers, and great thinkers and philosophers. But when they arrive it's been taken over and free and independent thought outlawed. The Doctor, Sonny, and Val have to find a way to stop the Mind Draining Brain Creatures - which they do. Along the way, Sonny and Val go from snipping at each other to admitting their true feelings. At the end of the story, it's implied this was the Doctor's entire purpose for meeting them in the first place, rather than being annoyed by the flatness and poor characterization of their Time Surgeon stories.
The second story was OK, and I actually ended up liking the romance, but it was also a bit short. I don't like seeing comics parody themselves so the story started in an annoying place but it got better. By the end, it felt like a geeky version of Moonlighting which worked.
Overall, this is still a good volume and I like this series. Recommended.
The artwork for this story is fantastic - it really looks like paintings. There's a darkness to the panels, but it has a sepia edge to it. I loved the art, it was so beautiful. I also really liked Julie, who becomes a one-time companion. First, she's instrumental to the story as her voice, amplified by the Doctor's sonic screwdriver, is able to defeat the darkness. Second, the character in the story is based on a real person, and the graphic novel has a two-page article at the back that tells her real story. I think this is the first time we've seen a real historical person in a Titan Comics Doctor Who graphic novel in this way and I really liked it. I hope we see more.
The second story, which is much shorter, is about a comic book writing team. The Writer, Sonny, and the Artist, Val, publish a successful independent comic called "Time Surgeon". Yes, it's a reference to Doctor Who and Titan Comics. Sigh. But the Doctor arrives, picks up the two artists, and gives them a grand tour. He finally takes them to a planet that's meant to be the home of all sorts of artists, writers, and great thinkers and philosophers. But when they arrive it's been taken over and free and independent thought outlawed. The Doctor, Sonny, and Val have to find a way to stop the Mind Draining Brain Creatures - which they do. Along the way, Sonny and Val go from snipping at each other to admitting their true feelings. At the end of the story, it's implied this was the Doctor's entire purpose for meeting them in the first place, rather than being annoyed by the flatness and poor characterization of their Time Surgeon stories.
The second story was OK, and I actually ended up liking the romance, but it was also a bit short. I don't like seeing comics parody themselves so the story started in an annoying place but it got better. By the end, it felt like a geeky version of Moonlighting which worked.
Overall, this is still a good volume and I like this series. Recommended.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 15, 2020
The first story, "Terror of the Cabinet Noir," takes place in 17th century France and actually includes historical figure Julie D'Aubigny as a companion. Well, just for the story. At the end, The Doctor doesn't even think she should keep traveling with him. It is kinda funny that he went from a punk rock concert last volume to an opera here. I did like much of the art, especially in how the gargoyles were depicted. And it was a delight seeing The Doctor pick up a sword again. Reminded me of the Pertwee era.
The next story, "Invasion of the Mindmorphs," is very meta. The Doctor takes in the writer/artist team behind a comic series called The Time Surgeon, which actually appeared in the volume 4 story "Fourth Wall." So that's a nice bit of continuity. Speaking of which, there are a bunch of continuity nods in this one.
So again, The Twelfth Doctor does not have a long-running companion post-Clara just yet. So far, Hattie Munroe is still my favorite of his comic book companions. While this wasn't as good as volume 5, I think it was still better than volumes 1-4.
The next story, "Invasion of the Mindmorphs," is very meta. The Doctor takes in the writer/artist team behind a comic series called The Time Surgeon, which actually appeared in the volume 4 story "Fourth Wall." So that's a nice bit of continuity. Speaking of which, there are a bunch of continuity nods in this one.
So again, The Twelfth Doctor does not have a long-running companion post-Clara just yet. So far, Hattie Munroe is still my favorite of his comic book companions. While this wasn't as good as volume 5, I think it was still better than volumes 1-4.
May 10, 2020
Doctor Who. Volume 6- SONIC BOOM
Collecting 2.11-15
#11
"Most people call me THE DOCTOR"
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#12
"Wouldn't we be safer back in your traveling cabinet?" - Julie
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"Here we go. If there's one thing I love more than a library. It's a SECRET library [within the library]"
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#13
"WOO-HOO-HA-HA-HAH! WE ARE THE DARKNESS! YOU WOULD DO WELL TO FEAR US!"
"Well, sorry to burst that delusional bubble, but we DON'T."
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"But, it's all right to be scared, fear's GOOD, it's natural.
Gives you a BOOST, makes you think FASTER.." (reminds me of the Season 8 episode 'Silence'. And, getting lost in the maze reminds me of ', short story in "The Day She Saved the Doctor"
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#14
"The biggest crowd of my career and it's for my EXECUTION." - Julie
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"And the DOCTOR said, Let There Be LIGHT!" - Doctor
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#15
DAY OF THE DEATHROIDS.
Time Surgeon
Sonic-scalpel
Kara
"Eradicate! Eradicate!"
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"Brainstorm!"
..
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Collecting 2.11-15
#11
"Most people call me THE DOCTOR"
...
#12
"Wouldn't we be safer back in your traveling cabinet?" - Julie
.
"Here we go. If there's one thing I love more than a library. It's a SECRET library [within the library]"
...
#13
"WOO-HOO-HA-HA-HAH! WE ARE THE DARKNESS! YOU WOULD DO WELL TO FEAR US!"
"Well, sorry to burst that delusional bubble, but we DON'T."
.
"But, it's all right to be scared, fear's GOOD, it's natural.
Gives you a BOOST, makes you think FASTER.." (reminds me of the Season 8 episode 'Silence'. And, getting lost in the maze reminds me of ', short story in "The Day She Saved the Doctor"
...
#14
"The biggest crowd of my career and it's for my EXECUTION." - Julie
.
"And the DOCTOR said, Let There Be LIGHT!" - Doctor
...
#15
DAY OF THE DEATHROIDS.
Time Surgeon
Sonic-scalpel
Kara
"Eradicate! Eradicate!"
.
"Brainstorm!"
..
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January 9, 2018
This book collects the final five issues of the Twelfth Doctor's Second year:
First we have the Terror of the Cabinet Noir: Evil is afoot in late 17th Century France as Cardinal Richelieu has prolonged his life in cooperation with the evil alien power, The Darkness. The Doctor teams up with notorious opera singer Julie d'Aubigny. Overall, I didn't find Julie likable and she dominated the story becoming a bit of a Mary Sue. In addition, the plot is pretty derivative of other Doctor Who stories, many others. Overall, didn't care much for this.
The second is Invasion of the Mindmorphs which finds the Doctor meeting up with a comic book writer and artist pair of flatmates Sonny and Val who are writing a Doctor Who knockoff comic that the Doctor doesn't appreciate, and he determines to take them on some real adventures in time and space. This is a funny story with a few imaginative twists and a nice enjoyable (if somewhat predictable relationship story.)
Overall, I'd give it 2.5 stars because I thought the first story was as bad as the second was good.
First we have the Terror of the Cabinet Noir: Evil is afoot in late 17th Century France as Cardinal Richelieu has prolonged his life in cooperation with the evil alien power, The Darkness. The Doctor teams up with notorious opera singer Julie d'Aubigny. Overall, I didn't find Julie likable and she dominated the story becoming a bit of a Mary Sue. In addition, the plot is pretty derivative of other Doctor Who stories, many others. Overall, didn't care much for this.
The second is Invasion of the Mindmorphs which finds the Doctor meeting up with a comic book writer and artist pair of flatmates Sonny and Val who are writing a Doctor Who knockoff comic that the Doctor doesn't appreciate, and he determines to take them on some real adventures in time and space. This is a funny story with a few imaginative twists and a nice enjoyable (if somewhat predictable relationship story.)
Overall, I'd give it 2.5 stars because I thought the first story was as bad as the second was good.
December 14, 2025
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Two rather well developed Twelfth Doctor stories here. The first, “Terror of the Cabinet Noir”, is a nicely set up adventure mainly in an alternative history 17th century France, with the historical opera singer and adventuress Julie d’Aubigny as a one-off companion. It’s true to the spirit of The Girl in the Fireplace, though obviously with different characters and a completely different alien threat. An affirming read.
The other story, “Invasion of the Mindmorphs”, has the Doctor going to confront the creators of a comic strip called Time Surgeon with an eerie resemblance to his own adventures. A bit more could have been done with this concept, but it’s a funny enough idea and executed very much as a Capaldi era story.
Two rather well developed Twelfth Doctor stories here. The first, “Terror of the Cabinet Noir”, is a nicely set up adventure mainly in an alternative history 17th century France, with the historical opera singer and adventuress Julie d’Aubigny as a one-off companion. It’s true to the spirit of The Girl in the Fireplace, though obviously with different characters and a completely different alien threat. An affirming read.
The other story, “Invasion of the Mindmorphs”, has the Doctor going to confront the creators of a comic strip called Time Surgeon with an eerie resemblance to his own adventures. A bit more could have been done with this concept, but it’s a funny enough idea and executed very much as a Capaldi era story.
May 1, 2021
Again, the Twelfth Doctor without a fixed companion has opened the door for somewhat more creative storytelling for him for some reason.
The first story takes place in Renaissance France and has the Doctor facing unusual enemies empowered by some darker force. It has good and bad moments but on the whole, it felt like a more solid adventure versus some others we've encountered from this run.
The second story in this volume is a lot closer to home and revisits the Time Surgeon comic book that exists in the series and is clearly inspired by the adventures of the Doctor. This shorter story felt a lot more fun and really let the Doctor's best traits shine given a good pair of (temporary) companions.
The first story takes place in Renaissance France and has the Doctor facing unusual enemies empowered by some darker force. It has good and bad moments but on the whole, it felt like a more solid adventure versus some others we've encountered from this run.
The second story in this volume is a lot closer to home and revisits the Time Surgeon comic book that exists in the series and is clearly inspired by the adventures of the Doctor. This shorter story felt a lot more fun and really let the Doctor's best traits shine given a good pair of (temporary) companions.
January 14, 2019
Two stories of the Twelfth Doctor with short-term companions. The first one has a good concept and is fine overall, but never gives a proper SF explanation for the villains (despite some comments about dark matter, they're basically Lovecraftian entities summoned with magic spells) and doesn't resolve the historical changes. I'm also pretty sure they forgot a patch of dialogue at one point (the Doctor says "A list of chess moves that effortlessly wins the game", which I suspect wasn't meant as a direct quote). The second story is a bit better and a bit more fun. (B)
January 27, 2018
I felt like this was just a bunch of stuff thrown together to make the end of the series wrap up. The end of them doing a parody of Doctor Who was awkward. Very awkward. Not my fav and I'll be glad to not continue on with the 12th Doctor comic series. This was just an awkward mess through the whole thing.
August 11, 2025
Wonderful graphic novel ~ full stories that grips, from the start. The Doctor, as ever, is resourceful and funny, steering us this way and that, in chosen moments in time. He knows how to tackle the enemy, make friends, save situations and often with his 'screwdriver' and the Tardis. Some good focus on his travel companions. A class storyline, with eye-catching, colourful art.
May 29, 2018
The fun just continues, especially with the larger than life Julie D��Aubigny, who I must research.... Finally reading the Time Surgeon was a treat as well, as were the cameos by the plethora of Doctor Who villains, including a single image of Missy! Too bad she wasn’t more than an illusion.
July 18, 2025
A couple of fun stories… but there’s no story arc, no momentum and no finale. Okay, I love Julie D'Aubigny, so I was easily pleased there. I wish she’d stayed on as the Doctor’s companion. Hopefully the “Year Three” comics will bring the goods.
June 6, 2018
The Doctor once again saves the world & world's.
January 23, 2020
This one just didn't seem to interest me much. There's nothing wrong with the stories and the art is great. The Doctor just comes off as old and stuffy.
October 31, 2020
3.5 rounded up
November 5, 2022
War ganz gut, wurde ich auch noch mal lesen. Ist halt ein Comic und geht viel zu schnell vorbei.
February 8, 2023
they literally only give twelve gay people as companions and this volume only strengthened that theory
September 15, 2024
I think this is actually my favourite doctor who comic I've read so far! I especially liked the new character in the first story and the plot of the second.
October 16, 2023
A companionless Doctor has some ho-hum adventures. First he heads to King Louis XVI era France where Cardinal Richelieu is taking over humanity. This infiltration based story seems to come up in every volume. Then the Doctor takes the creators of the Time Surgeon comic that's based on him on a trip. Yawn. At least the art is good.
March 3, 2025
Of the three Doctor Who comics bind ups that I have read recently, I enjoyed this one the most even though Capaldi ranks near the bottom as a favorite. (I still enjoy him...I just enjoy the others more.) A large part of why I enjoyed this one so much is that the story perfectly fits Capaldi's twelfth doctor. I could see this story play out on screen as a fully fledged and highly enjoyable episode. I also loved the companion for this story, a real life French woman (whose name I forget at the moment...really bad with names) who read quite similar to ME. (If you have watched the show, you know who I mean.)
I highly enjoyed this one.
I highly enjoyed this one.
October 28, 2017
I am enjoying Peter Capaldi's run on Doctor Who via Comic book and will watch the tv series featuring his run. I am sadden that he is leaving and looking forward to Jodie Whittaker's run as The Doctor in 2018. The first story was fine, I enjoyed the 2nd story and loved the interaction with 2 people who are a team on a comic book version of The Doctor called The Time Surgeon.
The art and story are very good. Looking forward to volume 7.
The art and story are very good. Looking forward to volume 7.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 4, 2017
Titan closes out the 12th Doctor run with 2 tales in this volume. The first, a great period piece set in France during (...well, sort of during) the days of Cardinal Richelieu. And while the tale is great, I feel like they missed a trick by not making Richelieu look like the Doctor and going with a mistaken identity caper. (Peter Capaldi played the Cardinal in a Three Musketeers adaptation before taking the keys to the Tardis.) It was a once in a lifetime opportunity that got missed. The second story features the makers of the "Time Surgeon" comic loosely based on the Doctors adventures, and a Futurama inspired killer brains story. Both are fun, and a bit lighter fare than the heavier arcs of the 10th and 11th Doctors this year. It's a welcome change of pace. Continuing to look forward to the next wave. For a more detailed review, visit www.travelingthevortex.com
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September 16, 2017The Doctor teams up with scandalous singer, shagger and swordswoman Julie d'Aubigny - essentially Captain Jack if a) he'd been like that despite growing up in 17th century France, rather than a more tolerant future and b) he was real. Yeah, the story's a load of bollocks about malign dark matter, but with those leads, so what? That's followed by a self-referential exercise in which the Doctor has a word with the writer and artist of a not very good comic based on his adventures. It's a lot less clever than it thinks it is, but has already inadvertently said worse about itself than I ever could.
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