Breakfast at Tyranny's Part 1

"This has happened before."

Writer: Nick Abadzis
Format: Comic Strip
Released: 22nd February 2018
Printed in: DWC: Tales from the TARDIS 21

Featuring: Tenth Doctor, Gabby, Cindy

Synopsis

After saving the entire universe and prevailing against Osiran god Sutekh's impossible power, the Doctor, Gabby, Cindy, and even an amnesiac 'Noobis' are ready to set off on brand new adventures through time and space! But something is amiss... and the world is no longer as they knew it!

Verdict

Breakfast at Tyranny's started the third year of Tenth Doctor comics in very intriguing fashion! I must admit that I'm a little disappointed that the story didn't have much of a new year feel and things seem to be very much continuing where the second year and Old Girl concluded with the story arc surrounding Anubis. The idea of the Doctor, Gabby and Cindy all forgetting who and where they are is a good one and provides a lot of exploration. It is particularly good when it comes to the Doctor as he is the one who is supposed to know everything and step up and save the day when things go wrong. He was unable to do that here when the wraiths devoured Claremont. They looked particularly daunting but I loved that the Doctor's instincts of wanting to save a man in danger were still there despite him not knowing who he was. The fact that he was referred to as 'Smithy' was good but the revelation that he had been out cold for a few days was quite a shock. Something terrible must have happened to the Doctor, or had it? Gabby's part in this story was very good and I liked its obvious nod back to Revolutions of Terror. She mentioned the Pranavores and she was remembering that all of this was quite familiar. Her sketchbook wasn't quite how we know it but the brilliance of this companion was that even when she didn't quite know what she was doing, she was giving herself clues to solve the problem. Blanca was obviously part of this as she always intervened when Gabby was getting close to remembering what she had been made to forget and the focus seemed to concern the imposing department store. The Doctor had seen that this was important and quite daunting too so it seems like they're at least within the same illusion. Just how that is possible is yet to be seen. Cindy was excellent here and her apparently newfound relationship with Cleo was rather unexpected. Her missing dog 'Noobis' was intriguing but from the resembling appearance I knew that the story with Anubis was far from over. I do hope that there is more worth telling as the first two years were good but I can't help but want something different. Anubis speaking to Cindy was good and the way she was able to break free of the illusion was great. Just what this means for the rest of the story, and year, remains to be seen but the fact that there are other bodies of Cindy's really intrigues me. The cliffhanger was superb and while it seemed that the Doctor was in imminent danger at the mouths of the wraiths, he looked to find his sonic screwdriver to derail them. However, instead of it being in his jacket pocket, it was found in his hand! The Doctor resembled something of an Auton and that really excites me. Overall, a very good start to the year!