{"id":1602,"date":"2009-08-17T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2009-08-16T22:34:28","modified_gmt":"2009-08-17T02:34:28","slug":"doctor-who-recommendations-for-old-school-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/17\/doctor-who-recommendations-for-old-school-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who recommendations for old school fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve got a few recommendations for the old school Doctor Who fans around here.\u00a0 That’s not to say more recent fans wouldn’t enjoy these, it’s just I believe these are targeted for us old fogies.<\/p>\n

DOCTOR WHO – THE FORGOTTEN<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Within the past couple years, IDW has picked up the Doctor Who comic book license here in the United States. They’ve really done an outstanding job with their original content and reprint books!\u00a0 They’ve done a few mini-series, lots of one-shots, and have just started an ongoing series.\u00a0 The one I’m recommending to old school Whovians is a mini-series called The Forgotten<\/em>.\u00a0 In the story, the Doctor and Martha finds themselves stranded in a strange museum dedicated to the Doctor himself.\u00a0 Additionally, the Doctor has lost his memories of every one of his previous incarnations.\u00a0 Throughout the series he finds objects that bring back his memories of each incarnation one-by-one.<\/p>\n

This was a really neat opportunity for IDW to tell short stories with each of the Doctors.\u00a0 They went as far as to show the first two Doctor’s stories in black in white! There are also numerous cameos by old companions.\u00a0 Writer Tony Lee did a really good job finding the “voice” for each actor that has played the role, and artist Pia Guerra found a way to capture each actor’s likeness while still making it look like a comic book (as evident in the image above).<\/p>\n

If you are a fan of the original series, you gotta check this out.\u00a0 It’s worth it. You can find Doctor Who The Forgotten<\/em> in trade paperback form.\u00a0 If your local comic book store doesn’t have it in-stock, just ask them to order it for you.<\/p>\n

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DOCTOR WHO: THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS<\/a><\/h3>\n

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During what I consider to be the second era of “lost years” (1996 – 2005), there were several non-televised efforts to keep the spirit of Doctor Who alive.\u00a0 The BBC published a long-running series of monthly novels, Big Finish began their monthly audio adventures, and Doctor Who Magazine<\/em> continued their long-running comic strip.\u00a0 In each of these, the Eighth Doctor (portrayed by Paul McGann) was considered to be the “current” Doctor.<\/p>\n

Also during this time the popular non-televised companion, Professor Bernice Summerfield, was spun-off into her own series of books and audio adventures.\u00a0 Summerfield premiered during the first era of “lost years” (1989 – 1996), appearing in the Virgin Doctor Who: The New Adventures<\/em> novels and the Doctor Who Magazine<\/em> comic strip.<\/p>\n

Big Finish’s new audio release The Company of Friends<\/em> features companions of the Eighth Doctor from this era of “lost years”.\u00a0 There are four short stories, each running about 30 minutes.\u00a0 Each story is dedicated to a companion from one of the spin-off series.<\/p>\n