Doctor Who Magazine Issue 616 is on sale this Thursday, offering 84 pages of previews, reviews, interviews, features and comic strips.
The latest edition goes behind the scenes on the inventive new episode “Lux”, trailed last issue with its own special tie-in comic strip by Jason Quinn and Lew Stringer. Plus, as ever, a whole lot more…
• The Fifteenth Doctor and Belinda in a brand-new comic strip
• Previews of the latest episodes from the new season! Including contributions from writers Pete McTighe, Inua Ellams and Juno Dawson and Interstellar Song Contest host Rylan Clark
• Director Peter Hoar discusses his work on “The Robot Revolution” and “Lucky Day”.
• Ruth Madeley, aka UNIT’s Shirley Anne Bingham, announces a special competition!
• DWM joins the Doctor Who team on set for the recording of scenes from “Lux”, including chats with Brontë Barbé, Samir Arrian and Steph Lacey, who play fans Eliie, Hassan and Robyn
• Showrunner Russell T Davies on writing the partially animated episode
• Script to Screen – the talented team from Framestore explain how they brought the 2D cartoon character Mr Ring-a-Ding to life!
• A tribute to Simon Fisher-Becker, who played Dorium Maldovar alongside the Eleventh Doctor
• How the archives of the Radiophonic Workshop have been made available for a new generation of musicians
• DWM visits Riverside Studios for a close examination of 1967’s “The Tomb of the Cybermen”
• Gary Gillatt considers the use of pop music from “An Unearthly Child” to “The Reality War”…
• Back to 1966… what part did “The Gunfighters” have on the downfall of First Doctor, William Hartnell?
• DWM scrutinises the schemes of Daleks in Manhattan
And all of the usual regular features!
Plus, don’t forget Doctor Who Magazine is celebrating 20 years of The Ninth Doctor with its latest Special Edition, Issue 69 still on sale and available to buy direct from Panini UK, packed full of all-new content, including an interview with executive producer Mal Young, who describes how Doctor Who was finally brought back to the screen; Joe Ahearne who directed more Ninth Doctor episodes than anyone else, takes readers behind the scenes on the 2005 series; and Christopher Eccleston explains what drew him to the role of the Doctor – and why he’s still coming back to it, 20 years on.
The Special includes many more interviews with actors and crew members who were integral to The Ninth Doctor’s TV adventures, including concept artist Dan Walker, revealing his original designs for the Ninth Doctor’s sonic screwdriver; and a guide to the Ninth Doctor’s adventures in the expanded universe; all rounded off with a new and exclusive short story by Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies.
• Doctor Who Magazine Issue 616 is available from all good Local Comic Shops, newsagents run by Zygons and in some alternate dimensions, and digital platforms | Subscribe and buy back issues from the official Doctor Who Magazine website at doctorwhomagazine.com | Panini UK
• Grab a copy of the Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition Issue 69 here from PaniniUK
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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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