Invasion of the Mindmorphs Part 2

"Have you ever thought that the one thing you can't run from is yourself?"

Writer: Robbie Morrison
Format: Comic Strip
Released: 24th August 2017
Printed in: DWC: Tales from the TARDIS 19

Featuring: Twelfth Doctor

Synopsis

The Doctor's plan to take comic creators Sonny and Val off on a tour of the Universe was all going so well... until they landed on a planet of Mindmorphs intent on stealing their minds! Will the creative duo be able to channel their talents in order to save the Doctor? Or is this partnership, and minds of all on the planet, beyond saving?

Verdict

Invasion of the Mindmorphs concluded in sensational style with this superb second and final part of the comic strip! I really did love part one and after rereading, which was needed after the three months that I had to endure between issues being released, my thoughts remained intact and I was just as excited for part two as I was upon starting the story for the first time back in May. Here we are now nearly four months later and this story has achieved something which is surprisingly rare in Doctor Who Comic despite the high quality on show that's a perfect rating. There's barely been a bad story in the couple of years that this little gem has been on sale but a perfect rating has been quite rare and I must say that this story easily achieved it and actually ended up concluding quite the impressive issue! This story also served as the end of the Twelfth Doctor's second year of adventures and I do wonder what is in store for next year. Will Bill be around at all? I look forward to finding out but judging by the ending of this adventure it wouldn't at all surprise me to see Sonny and Val join as companions. Even if they would be getting involved with the mushy stuff the Doctor doesn't want aboard the TARDIS anymore. I thought the way the story maintained its action following the cliffhanger of the previous issue was very good and I must say that this might be the best characterisation of Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor yet from any comic strip. It was absolutely perfect and we got to see him showing off and walking around like he owned the place with all his bravado. It was sublime stuff and a real joy to read. It really did feel like the Doctor was on screen with this comic strip and I think that is rather impressive. Something else I really liked about this story was that it was a fictional story about fictional stories. I love that idea and it worked really well here as my rating would suggest. The Mindmorphs were great enemies and I loved it when they saw within the mind of the Doctor. They discovered that he had minds within minds and that his brain was on a completely different level to anything they had ever experienced or encountered. The imagery in some of the panels in this story was wonderful with a great ensemble of past villains that the Doctor has previously faced. We saw Cybermen, including the stunning The Tenth Planet design, Zygons, the Master and Missy, Ice Warriors, Scaroth and even Morbius and the Menoptera! It was a real treat and some stunning icing on top of what was already a delicious cake. Sonny and Val were excellent again in this part and the development of their relationship was really good. It was obvious that the pair liked each other and they finally realised it here after helping the Doctor. The way they tapped into the telepathic components of the sonic screwdriver and then used their imagination to help defeat the Mindmorphs was wonderful. I really liked the humour of the trap door inclusion and I liked that the Doctor caused a brainstorm to the Mindmorphs just as they planned on blowing up the planet because they had been defeated. They were humiliated but they would not get their revenge as the Doctor swiftly dealt with them. Overall, a wonderful conclusion to a great story that has drawn to a close another excellent year of adventures for the Twelfth Doctor!

Rating: 10/10