Because the first 200 issues of DWM are easily accessable on Archive (Doctor Who Magazine Archive : Doctor Who Magazine : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive), I thought it would to get discussions going on each issue. Be it about the comics, articles, short stories, how fandom has changed over the last 30-45 years, etc. This thread is specifically for DWM #45.
A nice little comic in The Collector:
Reading the article on Ian Marter and found an interesting little tibit: “Ian Marter’s style of writing differs from those of his Target contemporaries, such as Philip Hinchliffe and Terrance Dicks, in that he tends to “flesh out” the stories, often adding bits that were never seen on television! Questioned about this, Ian confirmed he had received many letters accusing him of heresy from die-hard fans but added in reply his belief that a book should do more than just replay the screen script in paragraph form!” I find it interesting that these days we prefer novelizations that flesh out the TV story instead of the other way around.
Also, I found this funny: “However, when it became apparent that Tom was perfectly able to do action scenes, Ian’s role was modified to that of a well-meaning companion known for making the odd blunder; like sliding down crevasses or triggering cave-ins. There is apparently in existence an American fan group diligently promoting a “Harry-Sullivan -is-not-an-imbecile-Campaign”!”
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Interesting that not everybody liked the new Season 18 title sequence as the following portion of a letter indicates: “Now onto the main criticism of my letter - the new title sequence. For some strange reason, the BBC have done away with the spectacular time-tunnel effect and created a new sequence which is pathetic in comparison! I suppose the BBC think that the new background to the titles is modern and up-to-date, but they’re wrong, the old sequence was the most unique in TV history and now its gone! Even the old haunting theme-music has been altered beyond recognition! I hope that other fans agree with me. - Simon Barton, Moreton Vaence.”
A nice summary of the Tenth Planet (which had been novelized back in 1976)[1] and a basic preview of Meglos without ever actually mentioning the titular Meglos[2]. Also, an interesting review of The Leisure Hive. Mostly positive, but still able to point out potential flaws.
there’s even an explanation for the descrepency between the regenergation as recounted here (the TV accurate version) and the version in the novelization (which apparently adapted part of Episode 1 of Power of the Daleks so as not to end in a cliffhanger) ↩︎
except in the caption of Tom in cactus makeup ↩︎