
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, Issue 613, is on sale now, offering a cornucopia of cleverly crafted features about the long-running series, and plenty of news, too.
Plus, we’re treated to a new comic strip, “Run”, written by Alan Barnes, featuring art by Martin Geraghty, coloured by James Offredi – and, of course, another very funny “Daft Dimension” from Lew Stringer!


It’s on sale now in all good newsagents, supermarkets and Local Comic Shops in the UK. If the forces of Daleks, sorry darkness, have closed such outlets in your town, you can always buy a copy direct from Panini. But then you won’t be able to play spot the Zygon on the high street.
In next issue’s strip, The Doctor faces a deadly threat in a dance hall… and is a cat friend, or foe? You have a month to wait for that story from Jason Quinn, John Freeman and Mike Collins!
Inside Issue 613…
- Russell T Davies on the writers joining him for the Fifteenth Doctor’s second season.
- With Jon Pertwee’s debut season coming to Blu-ray, the DWM speak to team behind the release about the remastered episodes and the Special Features included on the set.
- The Fugitive Doctor is back! Jo Martin talks about stepping out from the shadow of the Thirteenth Doctor as she embarks on a series of her own adventures on audio from Big Finish
- Script to Screen – exec producer Joel Collins, production designer Phil Simms, visual effects supervisor Seb Barker and others explain how they built the Time Hotel.
- Mickey Lewis shares his experiences of playing some of the Doctor’s most terrifying adversaries.
- DWM takes a look at the history of lost First Doctor adventure The Savages – soon to be released as an animation…
- Actor John Lord speaks about taking on the role of a Yeti – among his other roles.
- A tribute to the Doctor Who work of designer Ken Ledsham.
- Join the team as they play mobile game Lost in Time – including the crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks.
- A fond look at the peculiarities of fan favourite Genesis of the Daleks.
- Gary Gillatt considers how dinosaurs have had a colossal impact on Doctor Who…
- Back to 1977… how script editor Robert Holmes was targeted by the tabloids!
- The Fact of Fiction looks at the concluding episodes of 1968’s The Dominators.
- The continuing adventures of the Doctor and Ruby in the comic strip!
• Doctor Who Magazine Issue 613 is in shops across the UK here – or buy it direct from Panini here
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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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