Doctor Who Four Doctors, superb and in time for Doctor Who Comics Day

You’ll never guess what this post is about.  Well actually it’s about two things. Doctor Who, the comic book version, has three incarnations in print. There is a book for the Tenth, Eleventh and now the Twelfth Doctor, who is also in the current version of the television show. Doctor Who Four Doctors is a five week mini-series that comes out each Wednesday through September 9. Also on Saturday, August 15, 2015 readers can celebrate Doctor Who Comics Day at their local shoppe.

True to the form of the Doctor, Every in-store events with artist signings that I’ve seen are happening in the UK.  Paul Cornell (the writer of Four Doctors) and Neil Edwards (the artist) will be in at least one shoppe for appearances.

Even if you live in the states it’s worth visiting your local shoppe to check out this Doctor Who mini-series. It gets everything right in the first issue for Whovians, novices or just for folks that like to read good science-fiction.

I’m not a Doctor Who professional. If I were playing The Weakest Link Doctor Who I would get about 40% of the way and then get eliminated by some chap named Nigel who probably lives in Liverpool. It’s because I don’t know everything that I immediately could understand and enjoy the first issue of Four Doctors.

Doctor Who can get confusing. Part of that is because it is a very intelligent show with rich characters, fast dialogue and lots of action. The first three pages of Four Doctors are dedicated to breaking down the Doctor’s realm, his traveling companions and the universe that they’re either trying to fight or save.

The story starts off in the future with another Doctor, who we don’t know yet, talking about destroying all of the Daleks. See, that is where the Fourth Doctor comes into the story. We get a glimpse into their world when we’re taken back to current times with the Doctor’s current companion, Clara, saying a word that she shouldn’t know and the Doctor doesn’t understand.

From there we follow Clara as she goes back in time to track down the previous Doctor’s companions to warn them of something terrible. The Doctor’s, all three of them discover the meeting and we’re treated to swarm of Reapers coming in through the ceiling.

What makes the comic so good is the art, no it’s the writing. You’ll be having the same debate inside your mind. The writing crackles like that on the show. There are some quick one liners and all of the nuances that make up the different personalities of each Doctor is on display. I know the personalities when I see the show, but what is great about Four Doctors is that spirit of what you see on television easily translates to print. Plus, it’s a hoot to see all of them together. This isn’t an all ages comic, but there is nothing objectionable in Doctor Who. It’s just that most of the vocabulary is advanced and the wit is something that kids 5 years old wouldn’t understand. When our son is 9  years old he’ll be able to digest and enjoy this comic with ease.