The series listed in this section are predominantly series of individual comic issues, but the list can include digests and softcovers and even hardcovers if the material is original material. Its telling that of the eight doctors to have had a comic in doctor who magazine the only three where the comic is highlighted as a specific and important part of the era are the ones that coincided with what is widely, if not universally, considered a problematic. Get ready for an allnew season of comics adventures featuring the eighth doctor, as played by paul mcgann in the doctor who movie, fanfavorite minisode night of the doctor, and over fourteen years and counting. Character profile for the eighth doctor from doctor who. You were expecting someone else 18 the eighth doctor comics posted by. What happened in the doctor whoverse between the tv movie. You can see ongoing arcs throughout the comics, especially during the eighth doctor period. This comic was originally going to end with the regeneration of the eighth doctor. I know there were more prose and audio adventures with this doctor that im not familiar with. Doctor who end game complete eighth doctor comic strips vol. Five amazing, interconnected new stories take the doctor on a rollercoas. In san francisco in december of 1999, the 7th doctor died of complications during surgery to remove a bullet.
His final lines in his comic book tenure are, no idea. A return to stockbridge, ancestral home of the doctor who magazine strip, is a neat idea that effectively cements the eighth doctor into the fabric of the comic strip, while the return of the celestial toymaker last seen on our screens in 1966 places him in the same televisual continuum as. The flood was the last regular eighth doctor comic strip to be published in doctor who magazine. Doctor who the eighth doctors regeneration extended. The bouncy, charming romantic, slowly darkened into a warrior poet by loss and sorrow. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Doctor who and a brief history of time lord regeneration. Doctor who online episode guide the 8th doctor episodes. Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the eighth doctor and. The whole run of the eighth doctor strips has been published in chronological order and could fit together in the gap between the eight doctors and vampire science. Davies had proposed that the magazines strip regenerate mcganns doctor at the.
The doctors regeneration is a sham devised between the doctor and the higher evolutionaries, with shayde as their. The bbc cancelled doctor who in 1989, and in the last televised episode the seventh doctor simply walks off. One comic book miniseries, however, showed the eighth doctor also had an unusual link to. Doctor who eighth doctor sixth doctor fifth doctor seventh doctor tardis gif oh no not dw fanart again this is my general art tag. Doctor who the eighth doctors regeneration extended duration. Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the eighth doctor and thus the likeness of actor paul mcgann were published after the broadcast of paul mcganns appearance the 1996 tv movie doctor who and before the debut of the ninth doctor and rose tyler in the 2005 doctor who episode rose. Radio times strips, comic strips, in these, the doctor travels with stacey and ssard. Courtesy photo intended to be a backdoor pilot for a new series that never was, the. How about designing your very own species of alien monster to unleash against the doctor. Owing to the limited number of episodes, below is a complete list of the 8th doctor appearances. Regeneration is a key part of doctor who, but its been subject to some changes and plot holes of the years.
The eighth doctor was described as the idealist by the doctors first tardis to the fifth doctor. In the doctor who magazine comic strips, at an unstated time after his regeneration and after. The many lives of doctor who by richard dinnick regen. So if youre looking for a way to get into paul mcganns doctor, then make sure to pick this up. The publishers of doctor who magazine have also produced a number of special issues, annuals, and other publications containing comics. The complete eighth doctor comic strips alan author barnes on. But, as clayton hickman and alan barnes quickly realized, this made it a poor choice for a regeneration story. Get ready for an allnew season of comics adventures featuring the eighth doctor, as played by paul mcgann in the doctor who movie, fanfavorite minisode night of the doctor.
Actor paul mcgann portrayed the eighth doctor in the doctor who british tv scifi franchise. The eighth doctor adventures or simply the edas by bbc books were a series of 73 doctor who novels from published from 1997 to 2005. His regeneration is often criticised which is fair enough, as colin baker wasnt even in the scene. A return to stockbridge, ancestral home of the doctor who magazine strip, is a neat idea that effectively cements the eighth doctor into the fabric of the comic strip, while the return of the celestial toymaker last seen on our screens in 1966 places him in the same televisual continuum as the other seven doctors. Overall, what does make the strips work is that there is a lot of continuity, in fact much more than in the modern doctor who magazine comic strips ive read. In one alternative timeline, the seventh doctor was shot by nazis in germany in 1955, and had his body taken into custody. A scene from the beginning of the doctor who book the taint, in a florist shop with brown furniture and little green potted plants everywhere. Ever imagined creating epic battles against the daleks on skaro, or sending the doctor to foil the cybermen on a futuristic space station. The original plan was for dwms strip to depict the eighth doctors regeneration into the.
By popular demand, the app now allows you to send your comic creations to friends. Doctor whos 50th anniversary special reveals original. The eighth doctor stays indoors and reads a book for one hour olivercomet. Starting during the twelfth doctors regeneration and ending during the events of ghost monument, this comic book takes us through several very small flashback adventures one for each doctor created and drawn by a variety of illustrators and content creators all in celebration of the shows legacy and future. This book collects the five issue eighth doctor miniseries for titan comics. The eighth incarnation of the doctor played by paul mcgann began when the seventh doctor was caught in a gang war gun battle. While each of the doctors first episodes are considered classics, there are. You were expecting someone else 18 the eighth doctor comics. Con kasterborous, huntsville doctor who event, to host. It ended with the eighth doctor and destrii still together. Absconding after his regeneration, the eighth doctor adopted the alias johann schmidt and later told elizabeth klein that he was a collector who had stolen the doctors body and gained possession of the tardis key. Though he appeared in only one tv film, his adventures are extensively portrayed in other media. Buy doctor who end game complete eighth doctor comic strips vol. A comic strip is included in each issue of dwm, and over several issues a larger story is told.
When it comes to doctor who, there are some episodes fans cannot ever forget. It saw the reappearance of the cybermen in the strip, as well as several other people from the strips history it ended with the eighth doctor and destrii still together. Doctor who end game complete eighth doctor comic strips. Eighth doctor comic stories were published in radio times and doctor who magazine. Eighth doctor regenerates into war doctor paul mcgann to. In a morgue, he regenerated and became the 8th doctor, played by paul mcgann.
In 2005, nine years after paul mcganns only outing as the time lord, we were reintroduced to the latest regeneration of the doctor. This is a curated list of the most current series to help you get started with doctor who comic books. Id love to know what a fan of those thought of this comic, because it really grew on me. This range mainly focuses on eighth doctor companion izzy sinclair. Common knowledge series the complete eighth doctor comic strips. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. The eighth doctor is the eighth incarnation of the. The character was introduced in the 1996 tv film doctor who, a backdoor pilot produced in an unsuccessful attempt to relaunch the series following its 1989. Eighth doctor comic stories are two ranges of comic series that featured the adventures of the eighth incarnation of the doctor, the protagonist of the hit scfi series, doctor who. The eighth doctor stays indoors and reads a book for one. Perception of the 6th doctor is unfairly coloured by the production decisions made at the time. Get started in doctor who comic books spiral comics. The eighth doctor is the eighth incarnation of the protagonist of the longrunning bbc television sciencefiction series doctor who. Eighth doctor comic stories tardis fandom tardis wiki.
Its only fair that i start with the man responsible for the tardis when doctor who made its longawaited return to our screens. The goto source for comic book and superhero movie fans. It includes an alternative, unused script for part eight of the flood, plus comments from doctor who showrunner russell t davies. The ninth doctor was the first regeneration that was the last of its kind, seeing as how gallifrey and the time lords were all. The flood, it is revealed the comic strip was given the opportunity to show the regeneration of the eighth doctor into the ninth doctor. The flood, the complete eighth doctor comic strips vol. The book includes the essay flood barriers by strip editor clayton hickman in which he reveals that russell t davies had authorised the comic strip to depict the regeneration of the eighth. It saw the reappearance of the cybermen in the strip, as well as several other people from the strips history.
Davies had proposed that the magazines strip regenerate mcganns doctor. This book collects the first two years of eighth doctor comic strips for doctor who magazine and introduces izzy sinclair. The flood, the complete eighth doctor comic strips. Eighth doctor comic stories are two ranges of comic series that featured the adventures of. The biggest issue stalling progress in the time war canon was that no one outside the tv series received the final authority to confirm if it was the eighth or ninth doctor or a combination of the two who participated in the time war, only compounded with the lack of a filmed connecting regeneration sequence to sort everything out and finish the bridge from the classic era to the revival era. The eighth doctor doing his bit to prevent the spread of covid19. Prisoners of fate after losing his body to the time lords, the master made a failed attempt to steal a regeneration from the fifth doctor. From the little we saw of him, the eighth doctor was a chatty, passionate figure who reveled in life and living and uniquely among the doctors seemed to enjoy giving people hints about their futures. Shot twice, the doctor died in a san fransisco hospital circa 1980s and it was a few hours before he regenerated due to being under anesthesia when he died. While the 1996 eighth doctor movie was not popular enough to warrant a full tv series, the bbc saw the popularity of doctor who and did not renew virgin books licence for doctor who novels and made their own inhouse series. The eighth doctor is an incarnation of the doctor, the protagonist of the bbc science fiction television series doctor who. You were expecting someone else 18 the eighth doctor. Im the doctor, and id very much like to know what youre doing in my house.
With doctor who celebrating the 15year anniversary of its modern relaunch, here is a ranking of the best doctors, from 9 to. Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the eighth doctor and thus the likeness of actor paul mcgann were published during the characters original tenure. Science, bbc novel, this is three years since the doctors regeneration. Doctor who the eighth doctor 2015 titan comic books. The eighth doctor comic online free and high quality. The publishers of doctor who magazine have also produced a number of special issues. In the flood barriers feature in the trade paperback doctor who. In the doctor who magazine comic strips, at an unstated time after his regeneration and after an. Sylvester mccoy opened his time as the seventh doctor by playing the sixth thats actually mccoy in the sixth doctors regeneration wearing a blonde wig to mimic colin bakers look. The comic trips could also easily fit after the other adventures eighth doctor books and or big finish audios when the. Official doctor who comic creator app from bbc worldwide now updated.
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