Pay the Piper

"They've felt what the Kindred felt - all their pain, their fear, their loss."

Writer: Scott Gray

Format: Comic Strip

Released: December 2013

Printed in: DWM 468-469

Featuring: Eleventh Doctor, Clara

Synopsis 

The Eleventh Doctor takes Clara to the planet where money is held in the absolute highest regard, to the point that it is worshipped. The Doctor and Clara enter the Osidian mainframe, converting themselves abstractly. But things don't quite go to plan when Clara is put up for sale! 

Verdict

Pay the Piper was a fantastic comic strip adventure and has thrown a terrific spanner in the works of the ongoing adventures! The plot was very good and I really liked how, for what is something of a rare occasion, the Eleventh Doctor used the psychic paper which somehow only seems at home with the Tenth Doctor. The warning message the Doctor received was interesting and obviously one he would not refuse! I thought the character of Londi was fantastic as the Doctor and Clara's cabby man and the revelation of his character was just magnificent and a pleasant twist. The mini subplot that was going on between Lakka and Donaria Strul was quite hilarious, especially when the Doctor caused havoc to the mainframe. Mr Minus was a great villain and his hosting of the secret auction was excellently devilish. The Kindred's role in the story was really good and the fact that they seemed to play the role of the slaves in an alien slave trade was very brave. The cliffhanger of the story was just outstanding with the Doctor literally being chopped out of existence! His resolution was good and the way he rescued Clara from the Piper by putting the TARDIS up for auction and sending the entire mainframe into meltdown overload due it's enormous value was just terrific! The cliffhanger of the story to lead into The Blood of Azrael with someone buying the TARDIS and materialising plus the return of Anabel and Patrick Lake, as well as Anabel's brother who was actually Londi! Terrific!   

Rating: 9/10