This quote outlines the main tropeyness I just kinda don’t care for.
I just don’t find comics particularly compelling, it’s a personal preference.
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I also don’t like that stuff much. (Nothing against people who do though) But comics are there of such a great variety. If you don’t like the common tropes that appear in American comics, there’s a whole world of Bande Dessineé. (I mean, even the Doctor likes those) Very different way of storytelling and a very different comic industry.
Comic storytelling is a very intricate and usually personal process, which makes that several places and writers have developed very differing ideas of what makes it ‘right’. There truly is no one like the other. Some might write a script, others make a storyboard, and others even write together with the artist to make sure they work perfectly in sync.
Basically, before i write another ten paragraphs about them; I’m always advocating for giving comics another chance. When you get the right one and it clicks, there’s a whole world of stories and experiences that no other medium can give. The French call it ‘the ninth art’ for a reason.
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Also indie comics!
There’s a whole world of indie comics out there that are completely different from mainstream american comics.
I’m a HUGE fan of Maria Llovet who writes a lot of erotic thriller comics which are just really good. Also have to recommend Wicked+Divine and Saga as far as indie comics go
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I forgot Stjepan Šejić!!!
He tends to write NSFW romance comics, but they’re also really good (and reccomend his stuff that isn’t as well)
Most of all though, his art is incredible
This is just a panel iirc, it’s not a cover, it’s not even a full page, it’s just one panel, and it’s all this good
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I will 100% this. Sunstone is excellent.
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To get slightly back on topic, how much do I need to pay to get Šejić to write and 8th doctor comic?
Is this just because I want to thirst over McGann more?
…noo, definitely not
In all seriousness, having read Justice League Odyssey which he did art for, I’d love to see him do some more sci fi, and would love to see the whackyness he dreams up for Doctor Who aliens and that. After reading Fine Print, The Queen and the Woodborn, and Death Vigil, and seeing the monster/monster-adjacent designs there, I need it
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Four Doctors is somewhat easier for me to love than perhaps some other comics. It has the Twelfth Doctor in a multidoctor event (whether you like it or not). I thought that the inter and intra-Doctor banter was up to par. The interludes between issues were also quite lovely and made me smile! That said, I felt that the solution of utilizing a weeping angel that just so happened to be precisely the right length of time was a little too convenient of a solution. I also thought that the depiction of the Voord was interesting, and it made me wonder about the broader implications of the Time War on the Doctor Who universe.
Maybe I was overly swept away by the anticipation and novelty, but I had a good time.
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This is by far the best comic I have ever read. Have you read Y the last Man by the same author? Also really good.
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I loved this story. But I am a big fan of multi-doctor events and I feel like we get to few of them in the modern era. I feel like the two first issues were the best where we see the companions and Doctor interact the most. I feel like Cornell nails the characters and it is just a lot of fun. Is the story perfect? No. Do I care? No. I give this 5/5 because I mostly had a smile on my face when I read it.
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I haven’t, I’ve read some of his other works (Runaways and The Private Eye) which I’ve loved, but Paper Girls and Y the Last Man are both eternally on the ‘to read’ pile
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They are both good. I also follow his new free NSFW comic: Spectator that he is writing.
You can download the first 250 pages here: SPECTATORS - The First 250 Pages
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Oooo I remember seeing something about this, yeah!
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It actually builds on the development of the Voord in The Fishmen of Kandalinga and Domain of the Voord. I talk about it a bit in my reviews of those stories:
So it certainly felt right to me.
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Late to the party with this as I have fallen behind with Comic Club but read this last night and this morning and thought it was brilliant. 8/10 and only loses 2 for the fact I got a bit lost with the timey-wimey stuff in the middle.
Loved the Voord and their development (which as I say, fits neatly with other expanded universe Voord stories). The return of the Reapers was excellent and the interaction betwen the various Doctors and companions was well-written. Loved the glimpses of the alternative timelines and the little cameos here and there.
I had no issue with the art and found it more appealing than some of the stuff the Titan comics present. It worked especially well for the Voord.
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Ohh that’s very cool. I should’ve known better, of course Cornell would’ve never let me down like that!
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I thought Four Doctors was fine, not my favorite out of the comics I’ve read but enjoyable. I got a kick out the inter-Doctor interactions, but they quickly became a little grating. I found that the interactions between the companions (Clara, Gabby, and Alice were all excellent choices) to be far more compelling. Similarly to what others have said, the plot ends up very convoluted by the end (I love a Weeping Angel as much as the next guy, but really? It felt a little gimmicky as a time travel “device”). The strongest parts of the comic to me have little to actually do with the Doctors. I will admit though, I thought the Dalek Bomb was a cool concept and with a little tweaking it could have been perfect, the idea of impactful moments where the wrong choice was made that spurred a domino effect always interests me. And that ending, I will always be a sucker for Nine.
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Great read! I think you should post this on the main site as a review 
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Thanks, I think I’ll do just that 
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Cornell is easily one of my favorite Writers in the World of Who, so it was no surprise that I really was excited to get around to this one and well…
IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
It’s a perfectly fun Multi-Doctor Story. Cornell gets them all right, the Dialogue feels very natural for all of them. And I must admit I really enjoyed the Conflict between 12 and 10. There are a lot of lovely References to the Past, which I enjoyed quite a lot. The Alternative Version of the Doctors are fun and the Outro with 9 is lovely! And of course the Plot is just so much fun, really I am not sure how to better describe than: “Fun” and this is meant as a Compliment. Cornell knows exactly what kind of Story he is writing here, and it’s a blast!
As for the Things outside the Story… well the Art is uhh… fine I guess? You see who is who, but honestly it’s nothing spectacular. I wish the Action Scenes were drawn with more impact, which… well felt lackluster at times. A Comic lives and dies at times with its Art, so this does bring down the Comic for me a little.
I might be a bit of bias because I love Multi Doctor Stories, but this was just so much fun!
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