The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine, Issue 624, on sale now, previewed the new spin-off series, The War Between the Land and the Sea, which made its debut on Sunday, the evening also seeing an enjoyable “feature length” version of The Sea Devils on BBC4.
This issue includes a smashing new comic strip featuring art by Martin Geraghty, opening in a creepy TV studio… the story is written by Alan Barnes, lettered by Roger Langridge, coloured by James Offredi, and edited by Jason Quinn.
In the magazine…
- As The War Between the Land and the Sea surfaces on BBC One and iPlayer, DWM speak to star Russell Tovey about his role as Barclay Pierre-Dupont
- Writer Pete McTighe, producer Joel Collins and director Dylan Holmes Williams discuss the development of this eagerly awaited spin-off.
- A preview of the new 90-minute version of Third Doctor classic The Sea Devils
- UNIT intelligence on previous Sea Devil skirmishes!
- Back to 1968! UNIT’s first encounter with the Doctor – 57 years ago!
- Concept artist Peter Mckinstry talks about his work and his new book The Art of Time Travel (previewed here on downthetubes)
- Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies shares his latest 12 Days of Christmas!
- Looking back on 60 years of the Doctor Who Annual.
- DWM remembers Doctor Who’s very first Dalek December…
- …and the many ways in which Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has influenced Doctor Who
- DWM excavates the Cave-Monsters – in the first part of a deep dive into the fact and fiction of Doctor Who and the Silurians.
- A ghost story for Christmas featuring the Fifteenth Doctor…
Regular features
- Gallifrey Guardian: News including the launch of The War Between the Land and the Sea, a round-up of this year’s Doctor Who Day activity, and a Children in Need Special
- Reviews – featuring the latest audios, books and action figures
- Other Worlds – the essential guide to new stories in Doctor Who’s expanded universe – including the War Doctor’s clash with every Cyberman ever!
- Prizes to be won – you could win a massive Christmas bundle of Blu-rays and CDs
Doctor Who Magazine Issue 624 is on sale now from panini.co.uk and TG Jones priced £8.99 (UK) | Also available as a digital edition from pocketmags.com priced £7.99
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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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New Doctor Who Magazine features new strip from Alan Barnes and Martin Geraghty, and much more
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