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Preview: Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #4 (of 4)

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DOCTOR WHO GHOST STORIES #4 (OF 4)

Writer: George Mann
Artist: Ivan Rodriguez & Dijjo Lima
COVER A: Simon Myers
COVER B: Photo by AJ
COVER C: Fer Centurion & Carlos Cabrera
Publisher: Titan Comics
FC – 32pp – $3.99 – On sale: July 5, 2017

The Doctor is back in the lives of Grant, Lucy, and their daughter, Jennifer! He’s on a mission to find the other three alien gemstones, siblings of the one that gave Grant his superheroic powers – and only Grant can lead the way! Following the gems’ trail through time, the four ended up battling the fearsome entity known as THE SMOKE, and freeing a world from the Harmony Shoal – reclaiming two gems in the process. With just one gem left to find, the team fell right into the laps of the Sycorax! Now they’re trapped aboard the Sycorax flagship, as a doomsday weapon begins to fire…!

Preview: Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #3

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DOCTOR WHO: GHOST STORIES #3

Writer: George Mann
Artist: Dennis Calero
Cover A by Blair Shedd
Cover B by Dan Bura
Cover C by Dennis Calero
FC – 32pp – $3.99 – On sale: June 7, 2017

PENULTIMATE ISSUE!

The Doctor is back in the lives of Grant, Lucy, and their daughter, Jennifer! He’s on a mission to find the other three alien gemstones, siblings of the one that gave Grant his superheroic powers – and only Grant can lead the way! Following the gems’ trail through time, the four ended up in a future New York City ruled by the fearsome entity known as THE SMOKE – and reclaimed one gem. They set off in the TARDIS and arrived at their next destination… a world where the Harmony Shoal has taken over! But Grant’s powers have ceased working – just as he and the Doctor are in the direst of straits!

Review: Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #2

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Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #2 seemed to be a little too cheesy for my taste. Being a self-proclaimed Whovian, I like to think I can handle a little cheese with my Doctor, but this issue crossed a line for me. Aside from the overbearing moral messages being forced on readers, I found the narrative to be too suffocating. I didn’t like being told what was happening. I wanted to see it.

I also found it difficult to believe Lucy would allow her daughter, Jennifer, to run into the lair of the man who nearly just killed her husband. I’m also expected to believe the villain falls to his knees in defeat and we are only in issue two. It’s moving too fast now and it seems the writer is attempting to simply get from point A to point B. There is an overarching storyline of gemstones to be found but I’m having trouble recalling what their importance is supposed to be.

While the political undertones of The Harmony Shoal throwing shade at the Trump administration is amusing, it doesn’t quite make up for the lack of interest I’ve taken. It’s another moral message we’re supposed to run along with, but it’s predictable in the worst kinds of way, and I’m not here for it.

I was really looking forward to this series, but I’m more interested in the original storyline from the television show than the one here. In the show, what’s most intriguing about this character “The Ghost” is the double life he leads and the romance. It had a Clark Kent and Lois Lane-type of vibe that worked. However, this new series lacks both the mystery and the romance that the series did so well with.

Story: George Mann Artist: Pasquale Qualano
Story: 2.0 Art: 5.0 Overall: 4.0 Recommendation: Pass

Titan Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #2

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Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #2

Writer: George Mann
Artist: Pasquale Qualano
Cover A: Mariano Laclaustra
Cover B: Photo
Cover C: Antonio Fuso
Cover D: Luis Guerrero
FC – 32pp – $3.99 – On sale May 3, 2017

All-new series featuring The Doctor, Lucy and the super-powered Grant! What part of Grant’s secret past is coming back to threaten the universe? Featuring the characters of the stunning Doctor Who 2016 Holiday Special on a brand-new adventure!

Review: Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #1

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Doctor Who: Ghost Stories, a new four-part miniseries, follows the Twelfth Doctor, Grant and Lucy, from the television episode The Return of Doctor Mysterio (Season 10). If you are anything like me, you saw the episode based off of this comic spin-off, and became captivated by the charming love story between Grant and Lucy. I wanted to live more in this world and never thought I’d be granted it―until now.

We jump eight years in time to see Lucy, Grant and a grown baby Jennifer, now living as a family. It’s announced on the television an armed robbery is taking place, Grant having a second life as a local superhero, The Ghost, rushes off to save the day and the action begins.

Writer George Mann incorporates the Doctor’s humor as seen on television, which is much appreciated. The pacing read fast though and it would have been nice if it were possible to slow it down. The storyline did leave readers with a cliffhanger in this first issue, and I’m curious to see where it goes, so I will be reading on in the future.

Artist Ivan Rodriguez, who also worked on Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen, creates a Who-World one might expect for a superhero-based story line, reminiscent of Superman (in my humble opinion). Rodriguez has moments where he captures Capaldi’s character traits nicely and others where you can see the artist’s own unique hand added in. It’s not particularly my favorite but it’s by no means the worst.

Overall, the storyline didn’t take me where I thought it might go, but that’s what’s great about Doctor Who; Does anyone ever really know what to expect from a Timelord? Rhetorical question. Of course not. If you’re a Doctor Who fan, it’s a must-buy. If you’re not, it might not hold the same nostalgic significance it holds for others.

Story: George Mann Art: ist Ivan Rodriguez Color: Dijjo Lima
Story: 8.0 Art: 6.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Buy

Titan Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: Doctor Who: Ghost Stories #1 (of 4)

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DOCTOR WHO: GHOST STORIES #1 (OF 4)

Writer George Mann
Artist Ivan Rodriguez
Colorist Dijjo Lima
COVER A: Mariano Laclaustra
COVER B: Photo variant
COVER C: Simon Myers
COVER D: Antonio Fuso
COVER F: Luis Guerrero
COVER G: Blank Sketch
FC • 32pp • $3.99 On Sale: April 5, 2017

AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE WITH THE GHOST, LUCY, AND THE DOCTOR. WHAT PART OF THE GHOST’S SECRET ORIGIN RETURNS TO THREATEN THE UNIVERSE?

A DEATH-DEFYING JOURNEY THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH A SUPERPOWERED FAMILY IN TOW. IT’S DOCTOR WHO MEETS THE INCREDIBLES!

AND A SUPERHERO NEEDS… A SUPER-VILLAIN! MEET THE GHOST’S DARK SHADOW, THE SMOKE!

WRITTEN BY GEORGE MANN (DARK SOULS, WARHAMMER 40,000), WITH ART BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ (DOCTOR WHO: SUPREMACY OF THE CYBERMEN), DENNIS CALERO (ASSASSIN’S CREED:TEMPLARS), AND PASQUALE QUALANO (TORCHWOOD)!