Stories Comic Doctor Who Magazine Comics A Groatsworth of Wit 1 image Overview Characters How to Complete Reviews 2 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Thursday, November 10, 2005 Written by Gareth Roberts Publisher Panini Comics Pages 16 Time Travel Past, Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, London Synopsis The Shadeys are a race that draws on negative emotions. They choose Robert Greene as a host for powerful negative emotions. By manipulating the dying Greene they turn his hatred, bile, and jealousy of Shakespeare "up to eleven", giving them enough power to crush the planet. Complete Completed Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Ninth Doctor Rose Tyler William Shakespeare Show All Characters (3) How to read A Groatsworth of Wit: Comics The Cruel Sea Magazines Doctor Who Magazine 363 Magazines Doctor Who Magazine 364 Magazines DWM Special Edition 13: The Ninth Doctor Collected Comics Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 8 January 2025 · 143 words Review by DontBlink 1 DWM COMICS: STORY 126 (Ninth Doctor: Story 4) A Groatsworth of Wit, the comic that inspired The Shakespeare Code, isn’t very good. William Shakespeare himself is a bit of an idiot in this story, as are most of the characters. The monsters here are very different from the Carrionites from the TV story. In A Groatsworth of Wit, we instead have the Shadeys, whose plans are as stupid as their names. They do, however, have a really cool design. The designs and artwork are easily the best part of this story. The depictions of the characters are just about bordering on caricature, but the settings are stunningly realised. Another little thing I enjoyed was the fun references hidden in the bookshop in Part One. Overall, A Groatsworth of Wit is nice to look at, but a dissapointing end to Nine’s DWM comic run. DontBlink View profile Like Liked 1 1 October 2024 · 76 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! I love the core idea behind this, a jealous writer is overtaken my witches and attempts to kill Shakespeare to ensure his legacy does not overshadow his own. The story gets a bit muddled towards the end, but it’s an entertaining read. Perhaps more interesting is reading the seed to The Shakespeare Code. It’s crazy to look back and see how many comics and short stories used to get adapted for the main show. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating25 members 3.14 / 5 Member Statistics Completed 42 Favourited 1 Reviewed 2 Saved 1 Skipped 1 Owned 2 Related Stories Doctor Who S3 • Episode 2 The Shakespeare Code Rating: 2.86 Story Skipped Television Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Series 3 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (2005-2022) Set of Stories: Tenth Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
