Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

"That is not your concern. Your job, Nurse Pond, is to tidy away the effects of the deceased."

Writer: Jonathan Morris

Format: Comic Strip

Released: 10th March 2011

Printed in: DWM 432

Featuring: Eleventh Doctor, Amy

Synopsis 

Amy dons a nurse's outfit as she and the Doctor investigate a series of mysterious disappearances at an old folks' home. But what lurks in the laundry closet? And who are the faceless children who come visiting after dark?

Verdict 

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night was a brilliant comic strip adventure! Despite it only being one part long it managed to a significant amount and also cause intrigue into the ongoing comic strip arc. The title, which I thought was strangely long, fitted really well with the plot. The Doctor was utterly brilliant in his one sided conversation with Miss Bruce! Exactly how I would imagine Matt Smith donning the speech of answering his own questions. He knew he had the right person but was going to give her chance to lie anyway! The Doctor wasn't happy about what Fiona was upto, the elderly deserve the upmost respect! You can't just do what you like with them and their bodies! The horror of holding a funeral ceremony with an empty casket was just outrageous. A complete lack of any shred of dignity. Amy was also absolutely wonderful in this story! In comic strip format, the art was superb as in her incredibly appealing nurse's outfit she just looked staggeringly hot! This comic strip should have been adapted just to see Karen Gillan in the outfit with her luscious red hair making her even more beautiful. The idea of a children perception filter to the local fauna was very intriguing and the plan of the Vorlax Regeneration Drone was of extreme interest. Just as the elderly died their consciousness was transferred into a child clone of themselves! Now that's rather unique I would say! I don't know if I'm right but the little incident with Margaret and the TARDIS was so easy to miss but I spotted it and was very intrigued. Was she swallowed up by the TARDIS?! I guess if that's true then I'll find out the impact in future comics. The fact that the elderly chose to become young again on an alien planet was lovely and I thought it was uncharacteristic, and ironic, that the Doctor was letting them cheat death. Even if the excuse to all the  disappearances was pretty poor! But overall, for a short story it was tremendous! 

Rating: 9/10