Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:33PM5 comments ›
Tue Feb 12, 2008 — by Elayne Riggs
Fan Comics Celebrate 'Doctor Who', 'Torchwood'
Dueling 'Doctor Who' Chibi toons?
Pia Guerra may have her work cut out for her. While Guerra's first issue of IDW's Doctor Who comic book series is scheduled to come out in July, fan-drawn strips about the British sci-fi phenomenon and its spinoffs are already well underway.
Pseudonymous LiveJournal bloggers calling themselves spastasmagoria and jigglykat have created Torchwood Babiez, which is so unbearably adorable it could give Cute Overload a run for its money. So far the ladies are up to Page 10, and they're just getting rolling.
Meanwhile, Rich Morris is currently up to Page 81 of his wonderful strip The Ten Doctors, which can be enjoyed by casual viewers of the show but is really designed for the more fanatic trivia buff who remembers over a quarter century of Doctors, companions, villains and planets. Only three of the story pages have been inked and colored so far, but Rich's art is worthwhile even in pencil form.
Doubtless there are a ton of other fan-based comics making the rounds; we'd be especially interested to see any paying tribute to the kid-friendly "Sarah Jane Chronicles."
Jump to comments (5)
More News from ComicMix
- Interview: TwoMorrow's John Morrowabout an hour ago, 0 comments
- Jar Jar is Back in 'The Clone Wars'3 hours ago, 1 comment
- 'The Champions' Coming from McQuarrie & del Toro4 hours ago, 0 comments
- Amanda Peet Talks '2012'12 hours ago, 1 comment
- Harrison Ford says George Lucas Seeks MacGuffin13 hours ago, 1 comment
- 'Heroes' to Simplify for Volume Four15 hours ago, 0 comments
- Jeffrey Katzenberg Sees the Future in 3-D16 hours ago, 2 comments
- Arnold Just May Be Back in 'Terminator Salvation'17 hours ago, 1 comment
- ComicMix Radio: Making A Dream Come True19 hours ago, 0 comments
- A Good Day for 'Monty Python' Fans20 hours ago, 5 comments
Comments (5)
Anonymous (9:24 PM on Tue Feb 12, 2008)
Hmmm... has somebody been reading Johanna's blog?
http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/02/09/fan-comics-torch...
Rick Marshall (1:20 PM on Wed Feb 13, 2008)
.. actually, somebody's probably been reading any number of Sci-Fi fan sites around the 'Net. These comics have been getting A LOT of attention! And rightfully so - they're great!
Glenn Hauman (5:07 PM on Wed Feb 13, 2008)
Ohhhhhh no. We're not making the mistake of slighting Johanna again. My skin's still red from the last time.
Vinnie Bartilucci (3:34 PM on Wed Feb 13, 2008)
The Ten Doctors is some magnificent right there. He brought in Drax, for crying out loud. DRAX! And the scary part is, as soon as he appeared, I knew who it was!
The semi-anime style is a delight. The Mr. Magoo nose on Troughton, the Spitting Image puppet look of Tom Baker, just delightful.
There are two types of continuity-heavy stories that get written by fans. This is the good kind.
Anonymous (9:52 PM on Thu Feb 14, 2008)
You just found this link on Real Tegan's Bloggity-Blog-Blog-Blog.