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A review by lordofthemoon
Doctor Who: Four Doctors by Paul Cornell
3.0
This is an appropriately timey-wimey multi-Doctor story by the writer of Father's Day and the novel [b: British Summertime|882782|British Summertime|Paul Cornell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1179170783s/882782.jpg|868059]. Clara finds a picture that should be impossible, and sets out to make sure that it doesn't happen. As you'd expect, the rest of it doesn't go to plan. It's a fun story primarily involving the the 10th, 11th and 12th Doctors, although others do make cameos. Clara is travelling with the 12th Doctor, but the companions of the 10th and 11th Doctors are ones that we haven't seen on TV (Gabby and Alice respectively). I don't know if they're been around in the comics for a while, but having just encountered them in this one graphic novel, I can definitely say that they feel like the kind of people that the Doctor would hang out with, so that's a definite bonus.
The Doctors themselves are mostly written to their own characters although occasionally the 10th and 11th feel a little interchangeable (not something that can be said for Spiky Twelve). I found the art a little inconsistent: at times I wouldn't have recognised someone if it weren't for what they were wearing (dunno if it was just me, but the 10th Doctor seemed to suffer from that the most; I don't know if David Tennant just has a difficult likeness to capture).
I also liked the little mini-comics at the end of each issue (especially the one with the Doctors doing various sketches from British comedy, but then I'm a bit of a fan of Neil Slorance).
So, a fun story, although I did have to read it twice to grok it, what with the time travel, alternate timelines (I particularly liked the Time Lord Victorious) and paradoxes, but it's definitely satisfying.
The Doctors themselves are mostly written to their own characters although occasionally the 10th and 11th feel a little interchangeable (not something that can be said for Spiky Twelve). I found the art a little inconsistent: at times I wouldn't have recognised someone if it weren't for what they were wearing (dunno if it was just me, but the 10th Doctor seemed to suffer from that the most; I don't know if David Tennant just has a difficult likeness to capture).
I also liked the little mini-comics at the end of each issue (especially the one with the Doctors doing various sketches from British comedy, but then I'm a bit of a fan of Neil Slorance).
So, a fun story, although I did have to read it twice to grok it, what with the time travel, alternate timelines (I particularly liked the Time Lord Victorious) and paradoxes, but it's definitely satisfying.