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DOCTOR WHO: Prisoners of Time Cover Poster

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time courtesy IDW Publishing
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time courtesy IDW Publishing

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special is this weekend on BBC. Whovians who’ve been following the 50th Anniversary comic book celebration get an early treat this week: the finale of the year-long comic book story starring all the Time Lords and some of your favorite companions and villains.

 

IDW Publishing (via Facebook) shared this stunning image by Francesco Francavilla collecting all the Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time covers into one “fantastic” poster.

 

The epic story featured all eleven Doctors in a search for their kidnapped companions. There have been some creative mashups, too. Continue reading DOCTOR WHO: Prisoners of Time Cover Poster

Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013

All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #18  Defections, departures and defeats. The mutants are shaken by the Battle of the Atom. The young X-Men make a radical shift. Kitty Pryde makes a big move. Brandon Peterson joins Brian Michael Bendis for a new beginning for the original X-Men.

 

Superman/Wonder Woman #2  Clark and Diana’s romantic getaway turns into a nail-biting rescue and then…Doomsday! Diana turns to a God to stop the maniacal monster of Krypton but the Pantheon of Immortals is dead set against her relationship with Kal-El! Talk about possible in-laws from hell! Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013

THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR Second Trailer

The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America
The Day of the Doctor courtesy BBC America

The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant)

The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith)

And the Doctor? (John Hurt)

 

Two weeks until the Super Bowl of Sci-Fi when The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary Special takes over planet Earth!

 

Here’s the second trailer courtesy BBC America featuring the three Time Lords, the return of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and what looks to me like are apocalyptic scenes of the Great Time War between the Time Lord and the Daleks!

Watch and enjoy! Continue reading THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR Second Trailer

Top 5 Comic Books for October 2, 2013

All-New X-Men #17 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #17 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #17 Battle of the Atom rages on but Magik takes a time out…literally. If Illyana, young Hank and Bobby are meeting the real future X-Men then who are those mutants in our present? What did young Jean Grey see from her future self to make her surrender?

 

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #9 The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler star in the latest chapter in the year long mystery of the kidnapped companions! Is Rose the next target? The Time Lord’s mystery villain reveals itself.

 

Forever Evil #2  The Justice League Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for October 2, 2013

Next DOCTOR WHO Revealed

courtesy BBC and Facebook/DoctorWho
courtesy BBC and Facebook/DoctorWho

The BBC revealed the 12th Doctor Who:

Peter Capaldi was unveiled in a live worldwide special on the BBC.

 

The actor has been a lifelong fan. Capaldi confessed he was working in Prague and missed “the call” that he’d got the job. Capaldi was seen in the David Tennant episode The Fires of Pompeii episode. The special revealed Capaldi wrote a fan letter when he was 15.

 

Ironically Capaldi is playing a W.H.O. Doctor in World War Z in theaters now. Continue reading Next DOCTOR WHO Revealed

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013

Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics

What a week! Milestone issues! Creators at the the top of their game on exciting new projects or reaching major finales! It was extremely hard to pick this week but….here we go:

 

Batman, Incorporated #13 Bruce vs. Talia – one final battle! Will Batman’s obsession with revenge for Damian’s murder make him kill the woman he once loved? Grant Morrison’s Batman finale is sure to be controversial, game-changing and gripping!

 

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7 All of the Time Lord’s companions are kidnapped. The Seventh Doctor makes a strange house call in a Scottish castle and all 11 Doctors appear in this latest chapter celebrating the Time Lord’s 50th Anniversary. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013

Matt Smith Exits DOCTOR WHO

Matt Smith as The Doctor courtesy BBC America
Matt Smith as The Doctor courtesy BBC America

Matt Smith is turning in his sonic screwdriver and giving control of the Tardis to a new actor. Smith is leaving Doctor Who after four years – the BBC confirms. The Eleventh Doctor will appear in November’s 50th Anniversary Special and regenerate in the Christmas special.

Matt Smith says:

“Doctor Who has been the most brilliant experience for me as an actor and a bloke, and that largely is down to the cast, crew and fans of the show. I’m incredibly Continue reading Matt Smith Exits DOCTOR WHO

The Fourth DOCTOR WHO Versus?

 

Doctor Who Prisoners of Time #5 courtesy IDW Publishing
Doctor Who Prisoners of Time #5 courtesy IDW Publishing

The nostalgic and fun joyride Doctor Who Prisoners of Time from IDW Publishing continues with a new chapter starring the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison.) Fans of the Davison era will love this week’s adventure and be swept up in the year long story celebrating the Time Lord’s 50th Anniversary!

I just enjoyed BBC America’s look back at the Fifth Doctor so this week’s arrival is a wonderful way to continue the celebration of the Time Lord from the 1980’s!

Each chapter has focused on each of the previous Doctors. An invisible enemy has kidnapped each of those Doctor’s companions. Doctor Who Prisoners of Time #5 reveals the current fate of the missing companions and the main villain Continue reading The Fourth DOCTOR WHO Versus?