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Into the Daft Dimension as Doctor Who storms the newsstands once more

By John Freeman on February 19, 2026 • ( 0 )

Cartoonist Lew Stringer is selling his original art for the “Daft Dimension” comic strip created for the Doctor Who Magazine Special 72: The 2026 Yearbook, which is currently on sale in good newsagents.

The cartoon features fans discussing the recent Doctor Who spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea.

Doctor Who Magazine Special 72: The 2026 Yearbook - Daft Dimension by Lew Stringer

You can bid on this original art, which measures 320mm x 160mm including borders, here on eBay – the auction ends on Sunday 22nd February 2026.

Both the Doctor Who Magazine Special 72: The 2026 Yearbook and Doctor Who: Chronicles Issue 11: 1984 are in newsagents now, and available to order from Panini direct, as is Doctor Who Magazine Issue 626 with its art cover highlighting the comic strip featuring the Daleks, highlighted here on downthetubes.

Doctor Who Magazine Special 72: The 2026 Yearbook

A look back at Ncuti Gatwa’s second – and final – season as the Doctor, including:
- The design of The Robot Revolution.
- The animation in Lux.
- Stunt work on The Well.
- A study of the Shreek from Lucky Day.
- Interviews with the Barber and Abena from The Story & the Engine.
- Staging The Interstellar Song Contest.
- The costumes of Wish World and The Reality War.
We check in with Who fan Lizzie Abel since she became part of the Whoniverse!
Meet the Who Kids of The Lamplighter School in Dallas, Texas…
Memories of 2025’s Gallifrey One convention.
How monster actor Mickey Lewis took the Cybermen home with him…
Location Manager Iwan Roberts on finding alien worlds…
Fans reflect on the importance of disability representation in the latest series.
Pete McTighe and Chris Chapman assess their work on the Blu-ray range.
A big year for Big Finish – we talk to the producers about new innovations on audio…
Writer and designer Paul Lang on his work on the Doctor Who Annual 2026.
Join Brand Manager James Page as he welcomes fans to Stonehenge for Doctor Who Day.
Join DWM at the table read for The War Between the Land and the Sea.
In Memoriam… Paying tribute to Doctor Who contributors who we’ve lost in the past year.

• Doctor Who Magazine Special 72: The 2026 Yearbook is available here direct from Panini

Doctor Who: Chronicles Issue 11: 1984

The latest issue in this series examines Season 21 and the world of Doctor Who during Peter Davison’s final year in the leading role.

Chronicles 1984 is packed full of new and rare content, which has been compiled in co-operation with some of the biggest names from the show.

“We’ve created a comprehensive guide to the entire season,” says editor Marcus Hearn. “We’ve also been given exclusive access to the making of the Warriors of the Deep Special Edition. There are contributions from the people who made the new version of Warriors and many of the people who worked on Season 21, including Peter Davison, Janet Fielding [Tegan] and Graeme Harper [director]. This is the perfect companion to the Collection: Season 21 box set!”

Highlights of the new 116-page bookazine include:

In an exclusive interview, Peter Davison recalls his final season as the Doctor and his decision to leave the series
Janet Fielding discusses her relationship with 1980s producer John Nathan-Turner and returning to the role of Tegan
In another exclusive, director Graeme Harper offers a behind-the-scenes insight into the key moments of his classic story The Caves of Androzani
In his first Doctor Who Magazine interview, Oscar-winning visual effects artist Dimitri Delacovias describes working on Season 21 and shares previously unseen concept designs
A preview of the Warriors of the Deep Special Edition, with contributions from director Pete McTighe, visual effects designer Chris Thompson and others
An archive interview with Warriors of the Deep writer Johnny Byrne, unseen since December 1983
The life and career of Eric Pringle, writer of The Awakening
The strange story of how The Five Doctors’ writer Terrance Dicks fell out with John Nathan-Turner
Novelist Jenny Colgan describes spending a day at Television Centre on the set of Frontios
A look at the new merchandise available on both sides of the Atlantic in 1984.
PLUS Guides to every story in Season 21, Target books, the Doctor Who Annual, comic strips and much more!

• Doctor Who: Chronicles Issue 11: 1984 is available direct from Panini here

• Doctor Who Magazine is online at: doctorwhomagazine.com

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.