Stories Comic Doctor Who Comic (2020) Rhyme or Reason 1 image Overview Characters How to Complete Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Tuesday, November 7, 2023 Written by Dan Slott Publisher Titan Comics Pages 14 Time Travel Past Location (Potential Spoilers!) Terileptil ship Synopsis Rhyme or Reason was the back-up comic story published in Titan Publishing's Once Upon a Time Lord graphic novel, starring the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler. Complete Completed Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Ninth Doctor Tenth Doctor Rose Tyler Terileptils Martha Jones Show All Characters (5) How to read Rhyme or Reason: Comics Once Upon a Time Lord Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 8 July 2024 · 181 words Review by WhoPotterVian Spoilers 3 This review contains spoilers! This is a fun little back-up strip to Dan Slott's first Doctor Who comic book. It concerns the Tenth Doctor recalling an adventure to Martha back when he was in his Ninth incarnation and travelling with Rose. The story feels like an authentic adventure from Series 1 in 2005, and it's easy to imagine it slotting in somewhere between The Long Game and Father's Day. The main difference is that in 2005, they probably wouldn't have brought back the Terileptils from The Visitation. It's extremely cool to see Dan Slott dive into the Doctor Who catalogue and give us a classic series monster return, and their plot to devolve the Earth with their devolution ray feels like textbook Doctor Who. The references to Series 3 of the revival during the bookend scenes are nice too. There's Martha becoming fed up at the Doctor mentioning rose, which feels authentic to the unrequited love subplot, and even a nod to Last Of The Time Lords, when she wandered the Earth telling stories about the Doctor. It makes it feel like a comic for fans, by a fan. Like Liked 3 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating142 members 3.93 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating142 votes 3.93 / 5 Member Statistics Completed 23 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 1 Skipped 0 Owned 2 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote