Panini Comics, publishers of Doctor Who Magazine, will begin collections of strips from Doctor Who Adventures later this year, starting with the very first stories, including the titular “Save the Humans!“
While a few individual strips from the comic, many written by Alan Barnes, have been reprinted in Doctor Who annuals, Save the Humans! is the first, and welcome collection of these Who strips, and a very welcome collection it is, too.
Launched in 2006, Doctor Who Adventures, initially published weekly by BBC Magazines, was aimed at a younger audience than DWM, the title later published under license by Immediate Media and, ultimately, Panini Comics. Its publication frequency changed over its run.
Collecting comic strips from Doctor Who Adventures #1-15, Save the Humans!, the first brand-new collection of comic-strip stories starring the Tenth Doctor and Rose is being offered with two covers, one from series artist John Ross, whose amazing work, coincidentally, features in the current Doctor Who Magazine too, available widely, a Variant Cover by Adrian Salmon available from the Panini webshop.
The Panini variant edition will be published in August, followed by a standard edition in Spetember.
So, step back into one of the most beloved eras of Doctor Who as the Doctor and Rose dash across time and space, facing a host of brilliantly bonkers monsters – from the diabolical Mirrorlings to malfunctioning Disinfectoroids, and even giant vampire bats stalking the streets of Victorian London…
Packed with action, humour and heart, this all-ages collection is a certified classic – and the perfect nostalgia hit for fans who grew up with the Tenth Doctor!
Doctor Who Adventures ran for 363 issues over its BBC Magazines and Immediate Media run, then a further 24 issues (relaunched with a new Number One) from Panini, and one-off Special, published in 2019.
• Doctor Who: Save The Humans! (variant cover by Adrian Salmon) is on sale from 18th August 2026 | Order it direct from Panini
• Doctor Who: Save The Humans! (cover by John Ross) is on sale from 1st September 2026 | ISBN: 978-1804914663 | AmazonUK Affiliate Link
Save the Humans! collects strips from Doctor Who Adventures #1-15, as follows:
“Which Switch” (from Doctor Who Adventures #1) by Michael Stevens with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon
“Mirror Image” (from Doctor Who Adventures #2) by Jacqueline Rayner with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon
“Under the Volcano” (from Doctor Who Adventures #3) by Si Spencer with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon
“The Germ War” (from Doctor Who Adventures #4) by Alan Barnes with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon
“Warfreekz!” (from Doctor Who Adventures #5) by Alan Barnes with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon
“A Delicate Operation” (from Doctor Who Adventures #6) by Si Spencer with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon
“Blood and Tears” (from Doctor Who Adventures #7) by Si Spencer with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon
“Fried Death” (from Doctor Who Adventures #8) by Alan Barnes with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon, lettered by Paul Vyse
“Bizarre Zero” (from Doctor Who Adventures #9) by Stewart Sheargold with art by John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon, lettered by Paul Lang
“Save the Humans” (from Doctor Who Adventures #10) by Alan Barnes with art from John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon, lettered by Paul Lang
“Bat Attack” (from Doctor Who Adventures #11-12) by Alan Barnes with art from John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon, lettered by Paul Lang
“Triskaidekaphobia” (from Doctor Who Adventures #13) by Alan Barnes with art from John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon, lettered by Paul Vyse
“Smart Bombs” (from Doctor Who Adventures #14) by Alan Barnes with art from John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon, lettered by Paul Lang
“Pinball Wizard” (from Doctor Who Adventures #15) by Alan Barnes with art from John Ross, coloured by Adrian Salmon, lettered by Paul Lang
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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.
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