Thilling Adventures in Time and Space! Join the Doctor and Rose on a whole new set of TARDIS travels from the incredible imaginations of many of the TV series' scriptwriters - all lavishly illustrated in full colour! Their adventures take them from an art gallery on the Moon to the sleepy summer of 1975, from a deserted village to a space station under attack, and from an alien opera house to a spooky graveyard where the dead won't stay dead...
Clayton Hickman has had a wide-ranging impact upon the Doctor Who franchise.
The longest-serving editor of Doctor Who Magazine, he was the dominant editorial voice on the publication for most of the first decade of the 21st century. He was officially credited as assistant editor on issue #296 in 2000 and remained at that post until taking over the full editorial reins from Alan Barnes with issue #314 in 2002. He remained the magazine's editor until issue #386 in 2007. One of his most notable achievements was the magazine's radical redesign at the start of the BBC Wales version of Doctor Who. As a part of his duties, he was also one of the key creatives on the comic strip, primarily during the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors' runs. Indeed, he co-wrote the first of the "new series" comic strips, The Love Invasion, with frequent collaborator, Gareth Roberts. He also established the tradition of Panini publishing an annual, first with the 2006 Doctor Who Annual and later with Doctor Who Storybook line that began in 2007. He was instrumental to Panini's digital restoration and reprinting of virtually their entire catalogue of comic strips in graphic novel format, beginning with The Iron Legion. He also shepherded the creation of yet a fourth Panini series, Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition, whose issues took in-depth looks at particular Doctor Who topics.
Hickman had an important role to play in the production of Big Finish Productions' audio dramas. Not only did he design many of the company's CD covers, he co-wrote the scripts of The One Doctor and Bang-Bang-A-Boom! with Roberts. He designed some of the Region 2 covers for Doctor Who DVD releases.
As of 2010, Hickman's writing credits for the televised Doctor Who universe have been confined to The Sarah Jane Adventures. With Gareth Roberts, he co-wrote the Comic Relief sketch, From Raxacoricofallapatorius With Love and co-wrote the finale to Series 4.
Hickman's long experience with the franchise, coupled with his articulate irreverence, made him a frequent interviewee on Doctor Who Confidential, a celebrity judge on Totally Doctor Who and a regular contributor to Doctor Who DVD documentaries.
He also provided the voice of the Daleks on AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks.
Oh my eternal love for the 10th doctor and Rose Tyler!!! ❤️❤️ Reading this was like having an entire extra series with my two loves. It started with a story by Mark Gatiss and ended with a phenomenal one from the one and only Steven Moffat. And he did it again. I am now scared of a simple thing like looking into the mirror while brushing my teeth or seeing what’s in the corner of my eye.
I really use to love getting these storybooks each year, compared to the annuals these were a great collection of short stories and illustrations. It’s a shame that they didn’t continue with them...
・Gravestone House ジムとラージは墓地沿いの家に住んでいて、お互いの部屋から懐中電灯を照らしあって連絡を取り合っていた。墓地沿いには墓地の管理人が住む古い家があり、現在は年配の女性が1人で住んでおり、ジムとラージは彼女のことを魔女と呼んでいた。ある夜、ジムはラージからの懐中電灯の合図が途中で途絶えたことが心配になり墓地にラージを探しに行く。そこでドクターとローズに遭遇し、ラージとも合流できるが、骸骨に追いかけられるはめに。ジムとラージが思いつけた逃げ場所が墓地管理人の家だった。
・Once Upon A Time 昔々、山の麓にある村で子供が頻繁に行方不明になるという事件が起こりました。夏から子供達は徐々に村から消えていき、冬にはたった2人の子供しか残っていませんでした。 子供の名前はブリンとリサと言いました。ブリンはお話が大好きでリサによく語ってきかせていました。しかし、山から子供にだけ聴こえる音楽が再び流れはじめ、ついにリサもブリンの前から消えてしまいます。
・The Cat Came Back ハイパースペースの旅に人類がはじめて挑んだ宇宙船を見学にきたドクターとローズ。ところが11人いるはずのクルーがどこにも見当たらない。ようやくクルーの一人を見つけるが、そのジョナという若いクルーはひどくおびえた様子で彼女に見つかる前にここから逃げろと二人に警告する。
Eight illustrated short stories (one of which is actually a comic) starring David Tennant's Tenth Doctor and his companion Rose Tyler. Here the Doctor and Rose are confronted with malfunctioning terraforming devices, a sentient painting, a super-intelligent and vengeful cat, and more.
I happened upon the 2009 Storybook by chance some time ago and was surprised to find it filled with proper Who short stories, not the kiddie-friendly rubbish I'd expected, so I actively sought this book and the 2008 one out. I wasn't disappointed either, because these are absolutely proper short stories to delight Who fans and, honestly, some of the scenes and concepts are actually pretty adult. If anything, that is how this book taps into the appeal of the show (ostensibly a children's show) so well.
The quality of the stories here is mixed, of course, and averages out at 'fine' overall. But there are two of the stories which stood out for me, the first of which is Mark Gatiss' 'Cuckoo-Spit'. Honestly, the actual narrative of that story isn't amazing but what made it stand out is the fact that it's told through the diary entries of a boy in the 1970s who is so clearly modelled after some of Gatiss' own life experiences ('I really like Graham but I AM NOT A PUFF OR ANYTHING') that it adds real depth and heart to the reading experience.
It shouldn't really come as a surprise that the stand-out story here, 'Corner of the Eye', was brought to us by (at the time) future showrunner Steven Moffat. There are concepts in this story that are clearly prototypes that he'd go on to develop and adapt into elements of the TV series like Prisoner Zero living in Amy's house for over a decade or the way the Silence work. But quite aside from its obvious influence on later Who, it's just a really good creepy tale with some dark twists and a great sting-in-the-tail ending.
So the whole book may only be three to three and a half stars but that last story, ' Corner of the eye' (the last story) deserves five stars plus. It was bloody brilliant.
So the book as a whole isn't bad but isn't outstanding either. The stories do seem to get better as they go soon but the majority come out as average or weaker. Mainly just because of strange concepts like storytelling mountain and talking cats (regular not humanoid like im the show). The short comic story also seemed a little out of place and a strange addition to the set.
The Doctor and Rose for the most part are written accurately although a couple of the writers did seem to struggle with the latter at times. Also some of the writing seemed a bit plain when it came to descriptions due, I can only assume, to the majority of writers being screen writer and so used more to speech.
In conclusion, not a bad book, some bizarre choices at times, the stories get better as they go along and the last story blows the rest of them out of the water. It was worth the price of the book just for that one story. Steven Moffat (the author of said story) may be inconsistent but he is a seriously good writer.
A lovely set of illustrated Doctor Who stories starring the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler! While the stories sometimes got a bit repetitive - there were several that just felt very similar to each other, with Rose and the Doctor coming across a bunch of curious kids during their mission - they were all very well done. The artwork in particular was absolutely gorgeous!
Contains a mixture of stories- both weak and great. The comic was decent, and overall it was a good storybook. Although, the 2006 edition was stronger, the artwork in 2007 was considerably better.
A book for fans, obviously, specially if you liked the 10th Doctor & Rose. The stories get gradually better as it progresses, the best ones for me were "The Cat Came Back" by Gareth Roberts and Robert Shearman's "Untitled". Steven Moffat's "Corner Of The Eye" wasn't bad either.
Some of the illustrations are a little strange but there are a couple of amazing ones I'd love to own in print, particularly this one by Brian Williamson in Shearman's story.