Royal Wedding Gate Crashers and a Talking Horse? Yep, Doctor Who Adventures is back!

By John Freeman on November 9, 2016 • ( 1 )

Trust Doctor Who Adventures to have a talking horse as the Doctor’s current companion… it’s surely the wackiest thing since Frobisher the Penguin arrived in sister title Doctor Who Magazine! But what else is lurking between the covers of the latest issue, on sale from tomorrow (Thursday 10th November)?

ROYAL WEDDING

Andrew Cartmel and Russ Leach take you to Dacea in this issue’s comic strip, to see the fabled snow orchids – but the Doctor and Jata end up gate-crashing a Royal Wedding. Can they save the blushing bride from the clutches of the pirates who kidnap her? The perfect winter’s tale!

RIVER SONG’S CRAFT STUDIO

River Song shows you how to convert an old doll into a Weeping Angel!

UNIT ALIEN ARCHIVE

It’s 50 years since the Cybermen first came to our screens and we celebrate by giving you the lowdown on the people of Mondas!

A-Z OF EVERYTHING!

Find out about the Haemovores, the Handbots, the Hath and King Hydroflax of the Final Cluster!

STRAX AND THE TIME SHARK!

Has Strax discovered a new planet? Grant Perkins reveals all!

THE PATERNOSTER GANG INVESTIGATES

The Paternoster Gang investigate the Howling on the Hills as we take you back in time to the Victorian Age! Story by Kieron Moore.

• Doctor Who Adventures Issue 20 comes with a free set of Doctor Who playing cards and is available from Thursday 10th November 2016 in all good British newsagents

Doctor Who Adventures Issue 20’s free gift is some Wh-themed playing cards

John Freeman

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.