The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine is on sale from today in all good newsagents (Thursday 15th October, priced £4.99) and not only features articles on the latest episodes of the show but the first episode of a two-part comic strip, “The Highgate Horror”, written by Mark Wright and drawn by David A. Roach, with colours by James Offredi and lettering by Roger Langridge.
Art from “The Highgate Horror” by David Roach
Mark’s numerous writing credits include numerous audio stories for Big Finish and the DWM strip “Space Invaders” which ran in Issue 484. He’s also been one of the magazine’s editorial assistants since issue 448.
David (whose numerous comics credits span far more than Doctor Who and is a dedicated archivist of the very best in comic art) is a long-time creator on the DWM comic strip since 2011, often working with Mike Collins as inker, but “Highgate Horror” marks his first pencil work on the Doctor Who strip – and Mark is full of praise for his work.
“I am in awe of the work David Roach has performed on the pencils and inks,” he says. “He’s a true alchemist of comic art.
“It’s a real privilege not only to contribute to the ongoing DWM strip, but to work with such talented artists.”
David’s work for Doctor Who Magazine also includes covers for their numerous strip collectors and the next – The Eye of Torment – is officially released on 12th November, but available to order now from bookshops and online stores.
The story, set on a space station in close orbit around the sun, features the Twelfth Doctor’s first DWM strip, written by Scott Gray and drawn by Martin Geraghty (inked by David), which featured one of the creepiest Doctor Who comic strip monsters ever, the Umbra, creatures capable of devouring minds. It was a fantastic debut for the Twelfth Doctor on all fronts, with a superb script – do check out the collection!
Oh, and DWM also features yet another gem of a humour strip by Lew Stringer on its as ever entertaining letters pages. Great stuff!
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “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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