Death Disco

"You can tell by the way I use my walk. I'm a Time Lord from Gallifrey!"

Writer: Alan Barnes

Format: Comic Strip

Released: August 2008

Printed in: Doctor Who Annual 2009

Featuring: Tenth Doctor, Donna

Synopsis

The Tenth Doctor takes Donna to an intergalactic ballroom dancing competition final, but with claims of a fix and the winners being transported to Birmingham in 2009, things aren't quite what they seem...

Verdict

Death Disco was an excellent comic strip story! Following on from its predecessor in the annual, The Time Sickness, the high quality in that story continued through into this. I really liked the idea of Donna disagreeing with the judges' decisions in the dance final and the Doctor's reaction to her displeasure was a great highlight. I really loved the concept of the Terpsivore! A species that gets it's energy from the power of dance, just beautiful. The way the zombies from 1984 misread the Doctor's instructions was funny and his dismay at the resulting and imminent self destruct of the Terpsivore was brilliant. The resolution from Donna was both logical and comical somehow! In a Doctor Who story, the conga saved the day. Yes, you read that right. Instead of a giant centipede to instruct the ship to cancel self destruction, Donna organising the zombies into a conga did the trick and it was just magnificent! The Doctor couldn't believe it was working which was excellent also. A fantastic story with a terrific resolution!

Rating: 9/10