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A review by just_fighting_censorship
Doctor Who Series 2 Volume 3: It Came from Outer Space by Josh Adams, Mitch Gerads, Dan McDaid, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Blair Shedd, Tony Lee, Matthew Dow Smith, Paul Grist
2.0
2 1/2 Stars
I was tricked, this book has a cool cover but is filled with mediocre stories.
The first story, Space Squid started out very promising! The reader is given a montage of adventures featuring the newly acquired companion Kevin, a T-Rex robot (see [b:Doctor Who II Volume 2: When Worlds Collide|12254643|Doctor Who II Volume 2 When Worlds Collide|Tony Lee|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347465553s/12254643.jpg|17229281]). However, the rest of the story is rushed and a feels like it was lazily put together.
Body Snatched Is the next story, and it is the longest; told over 2 issues. This story definitely had the most potential and was the most entertaining. It seemed to have a solid plot, except for the pointless last minute plot twist that annoyed me greatly, and it made me mad that it wasn't made into an episode, it would have easily been a fan favorite and here's why. Most of the humor is obvious and overdone.
Silent Knight This is a mostly wordless Christmas story that left much to be desired.
Run, Doctor, Run Possibly my absolute least favorite. In this romp the Doctor is flying solo and encounters a world were the inhabitants can walk on walls and ceilings, kind of like the opposite of zero gravity? The premise and problem seemed almost as convoluted as the semi-solution. I was left scratching my head.
Down to Earth A somewhat sweet story but is ultimately forgettable.
Tuesday Told in letter form by Amy, yawn. Plus this story wins for worst art which is actually quite an achievement since all of the artwork is complete shit (with the exception of cover art by [a:Mark Buckingham|55811|Mark Buckingham|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1309051248p2/55811.jpg]) The characters in this story looked like dried up corpses and not in the cute Tim Burton way.
Overall, this was readable with a few interesting concepts but poor execution. A disappointment.
I was tricked, this book has a cool cover but is filled with mediocre stories.
The first story, Space Squid started out very promising! The reader is given a montage of adventures featuring the newly acquired companion Kevin, a T-Rex robot (see [b:Doctor Who II Volume 2: When Worlds Collide|12254643|Doctor Who II Volume 2 When Worlds Collide|Tony Lee|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347465553s/12254643.jpg|17229281]). However, the rest of the story is rushed and a feels like it was lazily put together.
Body Snatched Is the next story, and it is the longest; told over 2 issues. This story definitely had the most potential and was the most entertaining. It seemed to have a solid plot, except for the pointless last minute plot twist that annoyed me greatly, and it made me mad that it wasn't made into an episode, it would have easily been a fan favorite and here's why.
Spoiler
In this story Amy and the Doctor switch places! Can you imagine how amazingly entertaining it would have been to see Matt Smith and Karen Gillian act this out! Unfortunately, what should have been comedy gold was completely wasted!Silent Knight This is a mostly wordless Christmas story that left much to be desired.
Run, Doctor, Run Possibly my absolute least favorite. In this romp the Doctor is flying solo and encounters a world were the inhabitants can walk on walls and ceilings, kind of like the opposite of zero gravity? The premise and problem seemed almost as convoluted as the semi-solution. I was left scratching my head.
Down to Earth A somewhat sweet story but is ultimately forgettable.
Tuesday Told in letter form by Amy, yawn. Plus this story wins for worst art which is actually quite an achievement since all of the artwork is complete shit (with the exception of cover art by [a:Mark Buckingham|55811|Mark Buckingham|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1309051248p2/55811.jpg]) The characters in this story looked like dried up corpses and not in the cute Tim Burton way.
Overall, this was readable with a few interesting concepts but poor execution. A disappointment.