Multi-Doctor stories can go either way. Fortunately the story here is more This is Your Life than The Two Doctors. The more Doctor Who you've seen the more you'll get out of this. I've seen at least one story by each of the first ten Doctors, with the exception of Patrick Troughton's second Doctor (soon to be remedied—Tomb of the Cybermen will be with me next week). Thus each of the ten Doctors in the story, and a smattering of the numerous old companions that appear, was played brilliantly by the relevant actor in my head. The script is good enough to stand on its own, but it's thoroughly enhanced with William Hartnell's doddering crotchetiness, Tom Baker's bemused baritone, Paul McGann's sad resolution, and so on. And then there was that wonderful line courtesy of David Tennant's tenth Doctor early on in the first part, when he and Martha discover a room dedicated to the previous nine incarnations of the Doctor, complete with each of their favoured outfits and paraphernalia. After Martha despairs at some of these vestimentary horrors, the tenth Doctor defends his former selves: "Come on, Martha — everyone has fashion disasters in their past. Their scarves, their hats, their… vegetation."

As far as the artwork goes it's pretty good for the most part, with plenty of background tidbits for long time fans of the show to spot. There's an odd moment when the Doctor's shoes change colour after the first story, but maybe there's some deep reason behind that which I didn't get. And the art in the third part is a little jarring compared to the earlier work, but I believe that's due to a mixture of unavoidable and unpleasant circumstances, so I'm obviously not going to complain.

All in all, if you're a fan of all things Doctor Who, both new and old, then this is a great collection. And if you're not a fan, then you're a bad, bad person. ( )

Multi-Doctor stories can go either way. Fortunately the story here is more This is Your Life than The Two Doctors. The more Doctor Who you've seen the more you'll get out of this. I've seen at least one story by each of the first ten Doctors, with the exception of Patrick Troughton's second Doctor (soon to be remedied—Tomb of the Cybermen will be with me next week). Thus each of the ten Doctors in the story, and a smattering of the numerous old companions that appear, was played brilliantly by the relevant actor in my head. The script is good enough to stand on its own, but it's thoroughly enhanced with William Hartnell's doddering crotchetiness, Tom Baker's bemused baritone, Paul McGann's sad resolution, and so on. And then there was that wonderful line courtesy of David Tennant's tenth Doctor early on in the first part, when he and Martha discover a room dedicated to the previous nine incarnations of the Doctor, complete with each of their favoured outfits and paraphernalia. After Martha despairs at some of these vestimentary horrors, the tenth Doctor defends his former selves: "Come on, Martha — everyone has fashion disasters in their past. Their scarves, their hats, their… vegetation."

As far as the artwork goes it's pretty good for the most part, with plenty of background tidbits for long time fans of the show to spot. There's an odd moment when the Doctor's shoes change colour after the first story, but maybe there's some deep reason behind that which I didn't get. And the art in the third part is a little jarring compared to the earlier work, but I believe that's due to a mixture of unavoidable and unpleasant circumstances, so I'm obviously not going to complain.

All in all, if you're a fan of all things Doctor Who, both new and old, then this is a great collection. And if you're not a fan, then you're a bad, bad person. ( )

This is the second of the digital comics I got from IDW's Humble Bundle; I'd avoided it previously because of the seeming fanwank, with the Doctor losing his memory and reacquiring it by recalling nine previous adventures, one for each incarnation. I'll admit it's not as bad as I thought, mostly because the individual adventures are fun, and Lee does a decent job capturing the voices of old eras. Some are too slight to work (those featuring the first and fourth Doctors) but others really work as quick little adventures (the second and fifth Doctors). The only really bad one is the eighth Doctor one, which primarily seems to exist to insist that plot elements from The Invasion of Time played a key role in the Time War. The main plot is not great (some alien is... up to something? and there's the Matrix? I don't know), but it's not really the point of the book, so that's okay. And I'll admit that the continuity references work in the context of a continuity-driven story (unlike in Lee's dreadful "The Time Machination").

The first few issues here are drawn by Pia Guerra of Y: The Last Man fame, and they are gorgeous. Guerra is great at drawing people as people (a surprisingly rare skill in the superhero-dominated comics industry), and her use of light and shadow is fantastic. Which makes it all the more disappointing that the other artists here are, well, not good. I don't know who draws which issue, but the big two-page spread of all the Doctors in chapter 6 is totally compromised by how bad the artist is at likenesses; the second and fifth Doctors look Asian!

This was really enjoyable! Especially nr 1-5. I found nr 6 a bit too much tho, I'm not sure why.

The Doctor is stuck in a Museum with objects of his past, but he can't remember any of it. With the help from a beloved companion he relives stories from the past that are connected to certain objects and slowly makes it through all the doctors and companions this way. While being attacked of course!

Doctor Who fans will certainly enjoy this, I know I did! It has the right amount of weirdness, Doctor antics and danger.

Illustrations: 3.5 stars
Story: 3.5 stars
Overall: 3.5 stars ( )

Doctor Who: The Forgotten by Tony Lee started as a six issue comic. I read it as a bound graphic novel volume.

Martha and the Doctor arrive in a museum dedicated to the Doctor and his exploits. Someone though is calling the shots. The price is the Doctor's memories. By reliving previous adventures, one from each regeneration he finds he can regain his memories.

The Forgotten was a fun romp through the previous Doctors, though not as imaginative as the webcomic, The Ten Doctors. The end, though, has a nice resolution though that predates Gaiman's writing for the television series.

The artwork is good. The Doctor in all his different forms is recognizable. The oldest ones are drawn in black and white. ( )