February is here – but there’s a perfect way to beat those end of winter blues (especially as February is one day longer with it being a Leap Year)… the latest issue of the greatest comic book the galaxy has ever known! (or so the editor tells us, and he’s bigger than we are). Doctor Who Adventures Issue 11 hits the newsstands this week, with…
THE SPICE ROUTE
The Doctor travels the legendary Spice Route of Shalabar Scone only to run into trouble when attacked by Boabdil, scavenger Lord of Lahn! This brand new comic book adventure features monsters, bandits and flying carpets and is brought to you by Jason Quinn, Russ Leach and John Burns.
MONSTERS ON THE LOOSE
How would you cope if you were being hunted by the Sandmen, the Veil, the Zygons or the Mire? You can find out by taking this issue’s Monsters on the Loose quiz.
ZYGON HEAD MASK
One way of surviving a Zygon Invasion is to disguise yourself as a Zygon. Osgood shows you how to make your own amazing Zygon head mask!
UNIT ALIEN ARCHIVES
Find out all there is to know about Ashildr the Viking girl who will live forever, as you gain access to the UNIT Alien Archive!
STRAX’S GUIDE TO STRANGE BEINGS
Strax gives you the lowdown on some of the weirdest creatures the Doctor has ever faced, including the Darapok, the Skinks and the Nameless Mist.
CUTTING EDGE
We’ve got more monsters and allies for you to cut out, keep and play with, including Clara, Time Lords and the Veil!
THE PATERNOSTER GANG INVESTIGATES
Scream Street’s Tommy Donbavand brings us a thrilling new Paternoster Gang story, and you can find out what happened when our heroes met Oscar Wilde during a night at the theatre.
• Doctor Who Adventures #11 comes with a fantastic Free Monster kit and is on sale in all good newsagents (and some run by Zygons) from Thursday 4th February 2016, price £3.99
• The comic is also available as a digital edition through Pocketmags.com here and for iPad via iTunes here (although of course you don’t get the free gift with the digital edition)
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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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