Comic Review: Doctor Who - The Seventh Doctor

Written by Andrew Cartmel, Art by Christopher Jones

Going by the subtitle of Operation Volcano this is the first issue of an new storyline written by the last script editor of what is known as Classic Who (1963 -89) which features characters from the 1988 story Remembrance of the Daleks. The Doctor and Ace find themselves in the Australian outback after answering a call for help from Group Captain 'Chuckey' Gilmore to assist in the investigation of the discovery of a space ship after an nuclear bomb test. Adding to the mystery is we get flash forwards to 2029 when another space ship of the same design if found floating in space with a barely aged though hirsute Gilmore aboard. Cartmel does a good job setting up the various plot lines with the time hop scenes further deepen the mystery with Jones providing some clean looking art. Getting an Executive Producer is Ben Aaronvitch who wrote Remembrance of the Daleks and best selling author of the London Bridges novels for the use of his creations.