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calicokaels's review
5.0
Found this at random while looking at graphic novels at the library & glad I decided to pick it up. I've always loved the tenth doctor (though the eleventh doctor is the one who holds my heart). It was a great day of stories with great characters & amazing art.
cafedetinta's review against another edition
4.0
Muy bien! No tenía muchas expectativas más allá de que había ojeado el cómic y me gustaba la ilustración, pero es que es como ver dos capítulos del décimo doctor. Buenas historias y Gabby es un personaje interesante. A la espera de más!
warriorpickle's review
4.0
So I sort have become a super fan of Doctor Who. It's turned into one of my favorite tv shows and because I love it so much I decided I was going to read some of the books. We'll I came across this instead and decided to read it. I am glad I did. The author does a really good job of finding the personality of the tenth doctor on paper. And gabby Gonzalez has turned out to be a fun companion. I like her so much I wish I got to see her in the show. I really enjoy how she writes in her journal and as she is writing there are new scenes going in with the art. If you don't like or know who the do to is I'm not sure I could recommend this. But if you like do to who you should definitely give this little comic a shot.
conor's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
jennykeery's review
5.0
Two adventures (that I loved) and a new companion (that I loved). I especially enjoyed the weird story about art and self-doubt. Excited to read more in this series!
abigail_reading's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A quick, fun look into the world of Doctor Who outside the tv series.
inhonoredglory's review
5.0
Earlier this year, theaters played The End of Time on the big screen, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the end of Ten's run as the Doctor. The screening reminded me powerfully how much I love Ten and how much his stories mean to me. He's a comfort and a balm to my soul, and I put high hopes in this volume to give me something of his splendor again... And I was blissfully not let down.
I started reading it during a family fight, a time when you want to believe the Doctor could show up on your doorstep to take you away from everything. There were moments in this volume when I could hear his voice, the dialogue was that spot-on. Abadzis is so mindful in capturing the Doctor, not just his speech, but specifics to his era––the care in noting his timeline and the people he's lost, AMNN, his humility, and the clincher: his all-show-and-no-tell reaction to Gabby's "no song should end too soon."
All in all, a beautiful volume, splendidly illustrated and thoughtfully written.
I started reading it during a family fight, a time when you want to believe the Doctor could show up on your doorstep to take you away from everything. There were moments in this volume when I could hear his voice, the dialogue was that spot-on. Abadzis is so mindful in capturing the Doctor, not just his speech, but specifics to his era––the care in noting his timeline and the people he's lost, AMNN, his humility, and the clincher: his all-show-and-no-tell reaction to Gabby's "no song should end too soon."
All in all, a beautiful volume, splendidly illustrated and thoughtfully written.
corvusastrum's review against another edition
3.0
Okay on one hand I really LOVE seeing a new companion. The story of the other ones is over and personally, I can’t see Rose anymore. Like I got it. She’s super important, etc etc, can we move on?
Gabby is a completely new character, the breath of fresh air we needed. And she’s not even British! She’s … American. Wowee, we’re getting exotic here! But on the other hand … I don’t like how “perfect” and “special” she is. What is the point of a human companion if you can’t connect to them properly? Might as well make her an alien at that point. But maybe a not special companion would be boring, I dunno, I’m not a comicbook-author.
I really love the first half of the story, especially the creatures, the Pranavores. Good vibes, feeding on human empathy and giving back positivity. And then the Cerebravores, bad vibes, appearing to humans in shape of their worst fear to feed on it. Always loved that trope.
The second half of the story though … uh. Well. Forgettable. A lot of art mumbo jumbo that doesn’t do anything to bring forward the plot. And then the conflict, oh my. “You want to become my master’s new apprentice, PERISH!” is not the great villain motivation you’d think it is. I mean give me a break, this is ridiculous.
Gabby is a completely new character, the breath of fresh air we needed. And she’s not even British! She’s … American. Wowee, we’re getting exotic here! But on the other hand … I don’t like how “perfect” and “special” she is. What is the point of a human companion if you can’t connect to them properly? Might as well make her an alien at that point. But maybe a not special companion would be boring, I dunno, I’m not a comicbook-author.
I really love the first half of the story, especially the creatures, the Pranavores. Good vibes, feeding on human empathy and giving back positivity. And then the Cerebravores, bad vibes, appearing to humans in shape of their worst fear to feed on it. Always loved that trope.
The second half of the story though … uh. Well. Forgettable. A lot of art mumbo jumbo that doesn’t do anything to bring forward the plot. And then the conflict, oh my. “You want to become my master’s new apprentice, PERISH!” is not the great villain motivation you’d think it is. I mean give me a break, this is ridiculous.