Rhyme or Reason

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.