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 5. Two New Doctor Who Titles From Titan Land For San Diego Comic Con – Don't
    Worry The Doctors Are Here To Help

Posted in: Comics, san diego comic con | Tagged: al ewing, Comics, Doctor Who:
The Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor, Elena Casagrande,
entertainment, Gary Caldwell, Nick Abadzis, rob williams, SDCC 2014, Simon
Fraser, Titan comics

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TWO NEW DOCTOR WHO TITLES FROM TITAN LAND FOR SAN DIEGO COMIC CON – DON'T WORRY
THE DOCTORS ARE HERE TO HELP

Published Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:30:06 -0500 by Hannah Means Shannon
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Last updated Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:41:27 -0500
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Being a Doctor Who fan, I've been following the announcements regarding the two
lines of Doctor Who comics arriving today from Titan, and managed to actually
get my Wednesday comics on time while in San Diego–something of a miracle and
no, I didn't use my TARDIS.

Cracking them open, however pressed for time I am getting into the swing of
SDCC, was a treat and I was more than curious to see what kind of impression
they made on me. The Tenth Doctor and Eleventh Doctor lines are going to be
present, of course, at Titan's booth this con (#5537), and also supported by
signings, a panel, and an offsite signing in a comic shop as well, all leading
up to Titan-initiated Doctor Who Comics Day all over the world on the 26th this
Saturday.

So, these were my impressions, that all come under the heading of "The Doctors
are here to help".



We expect a grounded human interest element in most Doctor Who stories, though
the stories that feature the Doctor's psychology or that of his companions are
also gripping. The fabric of Who mythology is supported by the rich undertones
of the lives that are changed by encountering the Doctor and how humans will
choose to react, adapt, and embrace the knowledge they gain of the wild and
fantastic bigger universe the encounter necessarily brings. Both the 10th and
11th Doctor #1 issues out this week are definitely steeped in that ethos.

For the 10th Doctor storyline, it is quite clear that Titan made every kind of
right decision in bringing Nick Abadzis onboard as the writer on the book.
British born and with a wealth of experience in comics and graphic novel writing
and art, Abadzis' own varied life history means he brings so much to telling a
Who story that he seems a natural to the job. Another right decision was
allowing him to pursue a story set in Brooklyn and Manhattan, where he resides,
delving into his personal observation and knowledge that gives a depth to his
narrative that immediately draws you in. He brings the intense realism necessary
to engage meaningfully with the fantastic elements of the interruption of
"normal" life by alien intrusion, the Doctor's arrival included.

 

Another right decision was taking this book well into the multi-cultural realm
with two college-aged female friends of Mexican descent in New York coming to
grips with the expectations and ambitions of their business-minded families who
place alarming pressure on them to represent economic success for the whole kin
group. Lastly, another excellent decision was to render this something of a
horror story, with things verging on the occult breaking through and terrorizing
these families. In short, within a couple of pages, we care about these
characters, believe in their life struggles, and also feel that they definitely
need some "help" from the Doctor, both to sort out their young lives and futures
and also to deal with the nasty creatures invading their lives. Elena
Casagrande's artwork has a great deal to do with that established realism
through attention to detail and mood, and that established horror-accent, as
well as the lightness and amusing qualities of the 10th Doctor, too, of course.



The 11th Doctor series starts off as quite a different book than the 10th series
#1. It is Britain-set, and probes even more deeply into human psychology. In a
virtuous move, artist Simon Fraser (also a British born– let's clarify Scottish–
artist who lives in Brooklyn), renders the comic "grey" for several pages to
represent the increasingly depressed mood of our female librarian central figure
who has lost a family member. Fraser and colorist Gary Caldwell work closely
together to achieve detailed, compelling art through greytone until a sudden
thematic and visual shift into a full-color book. The Doctor is most definitely
here to "help" in this book, which writers Al Ewing and Rob Williams push much
further than is typical in comics to engage with the realities of depression and
loss.



Our central character suffers one downturn after another until her "gray" world
is not something she can really cope with any longer, but she must. Her
challenge and opportunity of encountering the Doctor is not a cure-all, but she
is given the chance to change her state of being if she's brave enough to pursue
it. Most touching is the Doctor's careful handling of her state, simply making
her a cup of tea at one point, and the best scene, in my opinion, is when they
sit, in the TARDIS, with their feet in the pool, talking. And that's in a book
that has plenty of beautiful creatures and surprising events. Simon Fraser is a
strong artistic voice on the comic, also bringing us a multi-cultural direction
in our character of African descent. He chooses his lines to convey the
simplicity of outward things and appearances that leaves a great deal of room
for psychological exploration.

Aren't we usually happiest with Doctor Who stories when they manage not only to
fascinate us with possibility but to pull at our heartstrings? Both comics seem
to convince us again that humanity needs a lot of help just to get through the
complications of life but, thankfully, the Doctor is here to help with that.

Titan recently released this trailer about the two lines also:







More information on Titan Doctor Who Events at SDCC and beyond:

-You can go to the Doctor Who Comics Panel at San Diego Comic Con with Nick
Abadzis, artist Elena Casagrande and cover artist Alice X. Zhang. Every person
who attends the panel will receive a special Doctor Who Comics Day pack and the
chance to win Doctor Who merchandise, including exclusive SDCC items : Location:
San Diego Comic Convention, Room 23ABC, Day/Time: Saturday July 26, 3:00PM –
4:00PM.

-You can attend the signings happening in New York, Bristol UK, Texas, and San
Diego. For full details, click here.

-You can also look out for San Diego Comic Con Variant Covers by checking out
the  Titan Comics (booth #5537), the BBC Shop (booth #4129) and Diamond (booth
#2401).

Hannah Means-Shannon is EIC at Bleeding Cool and @hannahmenzies on Twitter

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