A review by viera
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1 by Rachael Stott, Enrica Eren Angiolini, Jody Houser

3.0

Somehow the scientist thieves displayed more personality than any of the main characters. Like we get their desperation, why they’re doing what they’re doing, and that they have moral lines they won’t cross. I’m interested to know more about their story and the beautifully-designed villain. I feel like this comes from the author having more freedom where they’re concerned. The tv doctor still hasn’t settled on a personality more defined than quirky and precocious, so that’s all we see in the book. The companions are still empty receptacles for the doctor to talk to and impress. What’s most irritating is that the companions have backstories that would allow for them to have distinct points of view but really they add nothing but mild reactions to the doctor’s antics. But again, show carryovers, not the comic’s fault. And we’re still early in the story. Nothing really has happened yet. Other than a lot of the doctor talking without anything being said. I guess that part is the comic’s fault.