✅86% = Superb! = Highly recommended!

Thworping through time and space, one adventure at a time!

ANGELS GALORE ON THE TRENCHES!

This is a story that doesn't overcomplicate things. It's exciting and tense, effectively using its setting to build natural tension. It also puts a strain on the Doctor's relationship with Gabby, who is overconfident in her ability to survive on her own and attempts to run off with a dashing Scottish soldier.

The WWI setting is effective, and I love that part of the story is told through the eyes of the soldiers taking part in the war and how there are several pages devoted to showing the horrors they go through. I also appreciate that the story shows us what the Angels do to those that have been touched and how the entire situation affects the already stressed-out soldiers. It's heartbreaking to see the soldiers transported back in time, lead happy lives, and then turn up in 1914 again as old people, only to die in front of the young friends they left behind.

The art is rugged and fits the war story vibe well. The panel where the German soldier reveals his eyes, which he has sewn to always stay open, is a pretty effective image, and every panel with an Angel made me want to not blink!

The Doctor and Gabby aren't involved quite as much here, but Gabby feels like a natural companion already. I enjoyed the Scottish soldier Jamie, who's fearless and funny (and reminds me of another great Scotsman by that name). The sweet little love story between him and Gabby adds a softer tone to this otherwise grim and tense tale.

The Angels are used very well and are surprisingly effective on the page. They appear consistently throughout and are appropriately scary, like in their best TV appearances. You don't want to take your eyes off of the Angels seen here!

The swiftness with which the day is saved and the Angels are defeated is my only regret. It feels like they ran out of time and just made up a quick conclusion.

This one is fast-paced, has loads of explosive moments, and has a constantly tense atmosphere. It is truly much better than I expected a Weeping Angels story to be in comic format.