Second cover for new Vworp Vworp! revealed

By John Freeman on November 7, 2023 • ( 1 )

The talented team behind the wondrous Doctor Who-inspired comic zine Vworp Vworp! began teasing the incoming arrival of Issue 6 later this month by revealing Jeff Cummins cover featuring the First Doctor.

Now they’ve released the second of three covers, this TARDIS scene featuring the First Doctor and grand daughter Susan.

This will be a wraparound cover, the work of Colin Brockhurst, the zine’s editor and designer, and artist, comic colourist, animator, designer and television historian Andrew Orton.

Offering a staggering 180 pages celebrating the 60th anniversary of the show and its many comic and other fiction spin-offs, you will not want to miss it.

As well as the illuminating articles and comic strips you’ve come to expect, Vworp Vworp! Issue Six includes lengthy interviews with actress Carole Ann Ford; actor, writer and comedian Mark Gatiss; and television composer and sound technician Brian Hodgson, the original sound effects creator for Doctor Who.

Plus, there’s a chat with retired British television producer Clive Doig, interviewed by Phil Newman, who worked as a vision mixer for the BBC, on Doctor Who, and produced the series for deaf children Vision On before becoming known as the creator-producer of a large number of children’s programmes.

You’ll be able to preorder Vworp Vworp! Issue Six very soon – just keep an eye on the project’s social feeds for details.

• Check out Jeff Cummins striking First Doctor Vworp Vworp! cover here

• Buy a copy of Vworp Vworp! Issue Three, Issue Four, Issue Five and a compendium of Issues One and Two now, and follow the title on social media for Issue Six news on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter

• Check out some of Andrew Orton’s incredible Doctor Who set recreations on Behance

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.