Compared to last time, there is at least a plot, which is an improvement, I guess, but the rest leaves a lot to be desired. The entire ‘story’ is at max the last few anticlimactic minutes/pages of another story. The plot is: aliens have tardis, doc and co must get out of here, they get out of here. And like that’s better than nothing. But also. That’s just barely anything at all. And this is the first one of the comics in this series that falls into the many traps that come with making such incredibly short stories. You can’t properly introduce things, so you’ll end up with stuff happening because the writer said so. How do we get past big card? Ben holds one, and now they are small. There’s no rhyme or reason to anything. Compared to last time, there is at least a flicker of a story, but I still can’t say it’s actually better or seen any kind of improvement. And again, I’m just kinda baffled.

The colouring isn’t as nice as last time, and is a lot harder. Last comic’s colouring actually felt like kinda a substitute for the black and white too, and felt like it fit the era, which this doesn’t have. But of course it isn’t required to, and the colouring is perfectly fine, just not very special, or as atmospheric. The actual drawings are pretty good, but a bit opposite of the last story where the backgrounds and general surroundings are way more lifeless than the characters. To even worse degrees I might say. Like the characters themselves look quite crisp, but they stand around in the most empty looking places. Maybe it was on purpose to reflect classic Doctor Who, I don’t know, I’m thinking of excuses for them, I shouldn’t do that, the artist got paid, I don’t need to defend them. Anyways. No, no anyways, I was done talking, actually.

Short fun sweet story with hijinks

I have to say, so far I am enjoying this comic. It's so creative and fun with each part thus far and really showcases some cool artwork. This part's art was by Giorgia Sposito and their work is outstanding, featuring a lot of detail that really brought the characters to life. The story is framed within the comic of the Doctor looking back on his companions fondly while also remembering with equal reverence how weird their adventures could get. This is quite true of Card Conondrum which is a little bonkers - featuring insects that look like playing cards and when they are grabbed by the TARDIS crew they turn into regular playing cards, and then the aliens want the Doctor to pick a card that will presumably become their Queen. After which, the aliens present the TARDIS out of this sort of cocoon. Yep, that is sufficiently weird which I kind of adored. The world of Doctor Who should be full of weird aliens and strange adventures. There's not exactly a lot of point to this particular comic short but it sure was memorable.