I’m pretty good when it
comes to detecting if an artist has just cut and pasted the same image over and
over. From what I can tell of Dave Gibbons’ amazing work in this issue, he drew
each and every Dalek by hand and they look fantastic. He didn’t C&P here.
He might’ve traced a little, but it’s still original artwork compared to what
artists will do 30 years later in the Doctor Who/ Star Trek: The Next
Generation team-up by IDW. They use the same image of a Borg solider no less
than 27 times in a span of 3 issues!!!
Dave Gibbons is a
freakin’ genius. His artwork is just so clean and expressive. This is a sign of
things to come in Watchmen- published a few scant months after this issue.
The Dalek story is
awesome! I loved their Were-lok minions- this alien wolf men were pretty scary
and funny too! It’s a shame they never were on the original series!
The back-up tale is
about a mechanic on Galifrey who must rescue a kidnapped TARDIS. The Doctor
narrates this story and it’s implied that the mechanic is him as a child. But,
I’m hoping it’s not because it would be in direct contradiction of Doctor Who
mythology of the past 25 years!
Overall, a really good
story with some of the best Who artwork of all-time!
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 9 out of 10
stars.
Wibbly Wobbly, Timey
Wimey Scale: 10 out of 10.
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