Comic Review : Doctor Who #2 (IDW Publishing) By Eddie R

Lights! Camera! And a bit of action...

Continuing where the previous issue left off, Doctor Who #2 has our courageous Doctor racing against the clock, and an oncoming train, in order to get free from being tied down to a pair of railroad tracks. Of course there is no way our fair Doctor is going to be the” damsel in distress” this time around, as the Doctor gets saved by two of the people he assisted in the previous issue. Now setting off in search for the one man behind all these capers, the doctor and his two “assistant’s” confront the villain and his “dream stealing machine”, where of course the Doctor makes his usual “sacrifice”, which in turn foils the villain, and sets up for a long chase sequence through the back lots and soundstages, which comes out feeling more like homage to all the great actors and directors of the golden age of American cinema.




Now yes, this all might seem a bit cliché, but this story is set in Hollywood of the 1920’s after all. And that’s what you have to keep in mind when reading this adventure. While this adventure seems pretty standard fair for this incarnation of the Doctor, to me it could have been a bit more mysterious and science fiction oriented. I must admit I was disappointed with the villain being an alien posing as a devious movie producer. I felt the alien part could have been left out, and to me it would have been far more interesting to find out how a regular man in this position could come into possession of such advanced technology. But then again, I am just the reader, not the writer.

However, the best part of this issue comes at the very end. Just as the Doctor is about to leave, he gets summoned to appear before a court by someone who has the knowhow to track the TARDIS, and find the doctor. Now you must be asking yourself what kind of court would request the presence of the Doctor?

Well if I told you that, then I would be making a proclamation wouldn’t I?

Writer: Tony Lee
Artist: Al Davison

On sale August 19th.

7.5/10

Eddie R
Review Editor