Comic Club: D12Y2.3 Sonic Boom

Terror of the Cabinet Noir
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Invasion of the Mindmorphs
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First, I have to say that I really loved the art in the first story—it might have been the best I’ve seen in any of the Titan Comics I’ve read so far. Unfortunately, the story didn’t quite grab me. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t hold my interest as much as I’d hoped. I think I would have preferred if the companion from the previous book had stayed around.

The second story, on the other hand, had much weaker art, and the plot didn’t resonate with me at all.

That said, I really enjoyed the Twelfth Doctor’s second year overall! It was a definite step up from the first and a great read.

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Mariano Laclaustra and Rachael Stott are two of my favourite DW comic artists, so visually, this book is stunning.

The first story is very creepy, and it’s length gives it the room it needs to tell the story. Plus, we get a really cool one-off companion, a real person from history!

The seconds story is good fun, only hindered by the irritating dynamic of the two creators of the comic.

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The Terror of the Cabinet Noir is easily one of the best Titan stories I’ve read. Right up there with the WWI Weeping Angels story with Ten. The setting comes alive, the art is glorious and the story overall is interesting. I think Julie is the best part of this story - a swashbuckling, fiery, fun persona! I love her! She’s my favourite companion for Twelve now, so it’s criminal that she’s only in this one story! Also, I didn’t know that she was a real person, so I learned something new here.

:memo: 9/10

Invasion of the Mindmorphs was not as good, but still a fun one. I agree that the comic book creators were a bit annoying, but the references to past villains were fun. And floating brains, really? The art wasn’t as interesting here.

:memo: 7/10

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Here is an article I found about Julie d’Aubigny. It’s interesting that they didn’t have to exaggerate her life much (or at least not exaggerate the exaggerations) to make her seem modern and interesting

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