Death to the Doctor!

"I was defeated by the Doctor."

Writer: Jonathan Morris
Format: Comic Strip
Released:
Printed in: DWM 390

Featuring: First Doctor, Steven, Dodo, Third Doctor, Jo, Brigadier, Fourth Doctor, Romana I, K9, Sixth Doctor, Frobisher, Eighth Doctor, Izzy, Ninth Doctor, Rose, Tenth Doctor, Martha

Synopsis

Death to the Doctor. One common agenda for many of the galaxy's most dangerous aliens and monsters. He's defeated them all before during his many lives and now they believe he's back to eliminate them for good...

Verdict

Death to the Doctor! was a fantastic little comic strip adventure! It was a right little gem and just so much fun. The concept of what was basically an intergalactic support group for those that have been defeated by the Doctor is brilliant and I loved that we got to see little flashbacks of each and every alien being defeated by numerous incarnations of the Doctor. It began with the Eighth Doctor and Izzy having defeated Valis, High Arbiter of the Darkness and I thought it was quite humorous how Izzy thought it was so obvious for the Doctor to have substituted the crystal. Talk about making somebody feel bad and just insignificant. Bolog was defeated by the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9 by a banana which was quite a surprise but great comical value and something you would probably expect from this incarnation of the Doctor. Just how he would manage to send a fleet into orbiting the sun with a piece of fruit was left unexplained but I guess if anybody could do it, then it was the Doctor. Zargath had a more recent experience with the Doctor but foolishly tried to take over Earth by targeting the Powell Estate. Well, the Ninth Doctor and Rose wouldn't have any of that but for him to try and take over the planet when they were defeated by water didn't exactly seem like a logical choice of conquest. I thought it was great that this incarnation of the Doctor got to say his infamous 'fantastic!' catchphrase though. Kraarn having tackled the Sixth Doctor and Frobisher was a humorous flashback and he really wasn't complimentary about this incarnation's clothes! Has that joke been used too much now though? Perhaps. The Mentor was a very funny character and I thought it was only right that he was defeated by the Third Doctor. I thought it was good that he even tried to use the Master's catchphrase and was pretty much exposed as an impostor. Questor having lost out to the First Doctor was excellent and I loved the lo-fi comment. That was really good. The aliens who came together thinking the Doctor was here and all ending up killing each other was quite horrific and unexpected but it just shows the threat the Doctor poses as they seemed petrified by the prospect of his presence. He would arrive later alongside Martha on the final page and knew that something awful had occurred, but little would he know that his past actions were inadvertently the cause. Overall, a wonderful little comic strip story!

Rating: 9/10