Yeah, I just didn't get it.

This was my first taste of the multi-media Doom's Day crossover, a series of stories I can't say really piqued my interest.  Doom is a character leading this story and she kind of gave me the vibe in the promotional material that very closely matches what I saw in these two comic book issues.  This is a character the introductory blurb of the comic describes as "fun as she is dangerous" but I really get the impression of neither character trait.  She just has those same detached, Whedon-esque quips that so many hero protagonist have these days.  It was very, very boring.

The UNIT Master and Missy show up here in a way that ties in nicely to the Titan Missy comics, but they aren't really used in a way I'd call that fun or memorable.  Missy is in her phase of posing as "Doctor Who" and sincerely trying to help people, but she never really does anything that fun.  She has her moments but a lot of the weakness of this comic I unfortunately have to credit to writer Jody Houser. I've read enough of her comics to by now notice a pattern of getting access to all these cool and interesting Doctor Who characters and never managing to quite capture the spirit of them in the dialogue.  It's disappointing, to say the least.

Fun I guess

📝6/10 = ACCEPTABLE!

Dooming through time and space, one hour at a time!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: “HOURS 6-9”

The Doom's Day event continues with two Titan Comics issues, covering the next four hours in Doom's mission to find the Doctor.

Hody Houser wrote the Titan story for Time Lord Victorious and returns here. We get another ball in Bridgerton style in issue 1, along with Missy (with very accurately written dialogue, I could hear Michelle Gomez saying it) and cat people (like those in New Earth and Gridlock).

The slightly longer format allows for a bit more time to develop Doom, and we get a look at her assassin skill set as well.

The second half of issue 1 sends Doom back to the Stormcage. Doom meets employees and inmates there and runs into Missy again, who tries to convince everyone she's the Doctor.

The entire first issue feels more like Missy's story, but it does strengthen the idea that Doom is a very capable assassin and isn't easily fooled.

Issue 2 begins with a mission on New Earth. Missy is back but doesn't do a lot this time. Here, they actually have something they want to say as Doom defends a bookshop from a woman who wants to destroy all the old books.

The second half of issue 2 concludes the Titan part of Doom's Day. This is set in a barren world with a lone inhabitant planning a genocide. It's more of the same back-and-forth between Doom and Missy; the former kills the target, and the latter admits she's not the Doctor.

This began promisingly but ran out of steam after issue 1 and feels ultimately like wasted potential.

The art style is pretty good throughout.