Stories Comic IDW Comics Old Friend 1 image Overview Characters Reviews 1 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Written by Tony Lee Artist(s) Matthew Dow Smith Cover Art by Matthew Dow Smith Colourist(s) Charlie Kirchoff Letterer(s) Robbie Robbins Publisher IDW Publishing Pages 4 Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Temporary Companion Location (Potential Spoilers!) Shady Grove Rest Home Synopsis The Tenth Doctor and Emily exit the TARDIS into a house for the elderly. They are met with suspicions by the head nurse. They claim to have come as a "surprise inspection". In the house's main hall, a small party is being thrown for Barnaby Edwards, one of the residents, who recognises the Doctor and asks to talk to him. 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 Tenth Doctor Emily Winter Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Default 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 1 review 11 February 2025 · 59 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers This review contains spoilers! There’s a sweet message behind this prelude which could apply to any companion. Their lives with The Doctor are just one part, and there is time before and after that. And of course, The Doctor does not always meet them in the right order. Matthew is in trouble and it’s time for Emily and The Doctor to step in. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating230 members 3.64 / 5 Member Statistics Completed 35 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 1 Skipped 3 Related Stories IDW Comics Final Sacrifice Rating: 3.64 Story Skipped Comic Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: IDW Comics Set of Stories: Tenth Doctor – IDW Comics Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. IDW Comics Final Sacrifice Rating: 3.64 Story Skipped Comic Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: IDW Comics Set of Stories: Tenth Doctor – IDW Comics Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
