The Jazz Monster feels like it’s going somewhere until it doesn’t. I love the set up and the setting and seeing the companions in period outfits. The idea of a monster that spreads itself through Jazz is good fun, but then it develops into something a little blander, safer, more generic.

I have had enough of monsters which are big balls of energy taking over people. They try one thing to kill it and that doesn’t work, they try another thing and that does work. It felt like the conclusion came along for no reason other than the team needing to fill a certain number of pages.

I did not feel a connection with the guest characters, so the impact of character deaths was limited.

I’m very interested to see where all of this goes. It’s impressive that Titan have built up enough recognisable characters that you can jump from one cohort to another across stories. The idea of the TARDIS struggling to handle the generation of bubble universes, and Cindy escaping the effects of one was enjoyable and vivid. I now feel ready for the finale!

Starts very strong, with the spooky witchy setting. I cackled at the cheeky mention of Stockbridge, I like them folding in the DWM comic lore. There is  some nice unexpected tension between The Doctor, Cindy and Gabby, I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes. I enjoyed seeing them investigate. However, as it reaches the conclusion it becomes a bit confusing and less interesting. They could have spelled things out a bit more. Felt messy.

I loved the intrigue created by a series of familiar characters coming together who have all lost their memories. I found their journey really compelling and loved the War Games-esque / miniscope idea being developed for the Tenth Doctor.

“Gabriella” was absolutely awesome. Especially with Cindy being properly folded back into the ongoing story and it all being seen from her perspective, having our more familiar companion and Cindy’s friend possessed was very effective.

I’m still not 100% sure why Captain Jack came back / turned up a few stories back. Though maybe I missed something.

The contrast between scenes from the earliest human age and alien technology is very satisfying. I enjoyed seeing how the caveman artist stretched his mind to try and comprehend The Doctor and Gabby’s more complex language, language from another age. The reveal of the coliseum and the idea of a race of slavers who “collect” beings from earlier times is fascinating. I’m not sure they fully realised the potential of this idea, buts it’s a strong story.

I like the series going back to basics and bringing the sketchbook narrative style from the initial installments back. It’s a fun and zesty way experience the show. I’m also a big fan of Doctor and companion lite stories as it gives the wider world some an opportunity to expand and breathe.

Outside of this and the fun reveal there isn’t a great deal to this story. Some people want to steal a book. But the joyfulness of how it’s presented is perfection.

There’s tonnes of imagination on display in the concepts presented, but this didn’t result in a particularly satisfying plot. The imaginative concepts are not grounded in anything that gives them a dramatic weight, so the story just kind of wanders.

I also struggled to imagine the sing-song aliens actually crooning any of their heavy exposition. Some of their “lyrics” were utterly absurd!

This was a very pedestrian listen for me, aggravated by the fact that the scenario didn’t quite ring true. I simply didn’t believe that in a society where politicians were in that much danger, they would continually put themselves in harms way in the form of political rallies. I did not appreciate the appearance of The Master who seemed totally superficial to proceedings.

A masterful trip to the land of fiction, which due to its entirely fictional nature within the narrative of this story, means it lacks any kind of stakes. Its mostly just need to see Delgado recreated so beautifully in comic book form.

Oblivion sees more solid character work and a satisfying exit for Izzy. I especially liked the beautiful two page spread which captures the internal moments of Desrii and Izzy before they finally return to their own bodies. It is amazing to me that this long awaited transformation was years in the making for DWM.

The cursed posh people who have been turned into animals interestingly resemble a lot of creatures from the new series and Torchwood. People with fish heads, bird heads, cat heads and dog heads.

Izzy shares a same sex kiss - no small feat for the 1990s but it feels “right” that Doctor Who was being progressive even then.