Doctor Who: The Only Good Dalek Graphic Novel Review

Doctor Who: The Only Good DalekErica Gives This Comic Four Stars

Doctor Who: The Only Good Dalek by Justin Richards
Art: Mike Collins

Of course anyone who’s familiar with the Doctor Who universe knows that there’s no such thing as a good Dalek. And that is what the Doctor bases all his choices on. Despite others trying to convince him that they can make Daleks good, the Doctor has written them all off as bad. Unlike earlier versions of himself.

(I do think it’s interesting how with most other villains the Doctor believes in some kind of redemption/reformation being possible, but not with the Daleks. In many ways, I feel that the Doctor needs a black and white villain for when the writers are being lazy, and it’s either the Daleks or the Cybermen.)

Overall, Richards’ writing and Collins’ art is very entertaining. The plot is very Doctor Who. Richards writes a great Doctor and a good Amy. He also creates compelling side characters like Jay. Who like all the best Doctor Who one-off characters is very memorable. Additionally, Richards does a wonderful job at sprinkling in references to older episodes without throwing the story off or sending the reader to Wikipedia.

While I’m not a super big fan of Collins’ shading, his art helped tell the story. The Doctor has a bit of subterfuge he must do, and Collins is very adept at drawing facial expressions beautifully. You can tell what else is going on by how the Doctor or Amy look. Continue reading “Doctor Who: The Only Good Dalek Graphic Novel Review”

Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life Graphic Novel Review

Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life Erica Gives This Comic Four Stars

Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life by Matt Sturges
Art: Kelly Yates and Brian Shearer

This was a cute tale; it didn’t push boundaries in a Doctor Who story. In fact, I could easily see this being filmed for television. I always appreciate a story about fairy tales not being everything they are made of. I also like the idea that holiday planets are not always what they appear to be.

As much as I enjoyed Amy as the self-rescuing princess, I thought Sturges perhaps overemphasized this in Amy’s dialog. Once or twice is enough, but Amy vocalized it over and over. However, I am glad that she did some of her own digging around and trying to help the people escape the tower.

I was worried that Aurelia and the others in the tower had been killed. Continue reading “Doctor Who: A Fairytale Life Graphic Novel Review”