The Warmonger Part 3

"They were thrown into a hyper-dimensional orbit around the physical universe."

Writer: Scott Gray
Format: Comic Strip
Released: 13th December 2018
Printed in: DWM 533

Featuring: Thirteenth Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, Graham

Synopsis

The Doctor encounters the daughter of an old enemy, and the younger Dogbolter is out for revenge after what the Time Lord did to her father. Gatan continues to be ravaged by the televised battle and the Doctor is not happy. Will she be able to survive the wrath of Dogbolter before she can stop the destruction?

Verdict

The Warmonger continued in very good fashion with this great third part. I'll talk more about the comic strip imminently but for now let's delve into the magazine itself and it looks set to be a fantastic Christmas issue! I really love the subscriber-exclusive cover and that is something I have been very impressed with lately. I haven't actually read any of the content other than the comic strip yet but I'm very much looking forward to the preview of Resolution. A New Year's Day special is quite intriguing and I'm excited to see what is in store. It looks set to be an extended preview compared to what we had for Series 11 and that is a big positive in my book. It's the last new episode for over a year so it better be good! I'm still a bit sceptical over the new-look Time Team but I am quite excited to read their thoughts and reactions to The Feast of Steven. I do hope they don't knock what is a superb episode! An interview with Sharon D Clarke should be very good as Grace played such a key part in the last series despite dying in the first episode and I'm also looking forward to the return of The Fact of Fiction with A Girl's Best Friend. It's certainly a unique choice for a Christmas issue! The Season Survey is something I always love filling out so I will really get into that and I should also say that Frazer Hines is a terrific guest for Out of the TARDIS. I've also really liked the reviews of the Series 11 episodes so seeing more of those should be brilliant. Now, onto the comic strip itself and seeing the Doctor and Dogbolter, both female, was really great and a contrast to past comic strip adventures. It didn't make much difference though and I liked that the latter was after revenge following The Stockbridge Showdown and what the Doctor did to her father. Ryan and Graham being reunited with her was good but that didn't last long but I was intrigued by the fact Dogbolter wanted them to be comfortable. The ease in which they convinced Sandola to leave them be though was a tad easy. I didn't mind though and I do wonder where Graham has found the escape. Yaz showing her command presence was unexpected and I'm not sure it was befitting of her character but I liked that she was standing up against violence and bullying. Tondi being reunited with her aunt was good and I liked that Yaz has got her to her relative and I also liked how Dogbolter had done her research on the Doctor and seemed to be one step ahead of her. That's something we're not quite used to so it was quite a shift to usual circumstances. The cliffhanger was exciting though and I do like action so the prospect of the Doctor getting her head chopped off was rather extraordinary! I do wonder if we'll get a freeze-frame resolution again but it seems improbable that she'll escape unscathed! That's a good sign in a cliffhanger. Overall, a very good continuation!