📝7/10 = ENJOYABLE!

Time Lording through time and space, one victory at a time! This time: victory number 15!

The Ninth Doctor and Rose join the Dark Times on the pages of Doctor Who Magazine! The story starts by introducing the sadistic Commander Rassilon and the elderly Medicus Androkan—this is Gallifrey before the Time Lords, and it's under attack by big vampire bats!

I love the art style and the breezy pace of this. The story packs a lot despite its relatively short length, and it's interesting to see it explore Gallifrey in the Dark Times. The very traditional vampire characters and the three hungry sisters taunting Rose bring horror vibes, and the story deals with death through the Gallifreyans fearing it.

It's interesting to see the battle between the Gallifreyans and the vampires and the joy Androkan shows when he realises that the Doctor represents the future of Gallifrey. I also enjoy the climax, with a vampire Rose attacking Nine.

The red-clad vampire warrior Drogann is like a character from a superhero comic, and I like him.