Scaredy Cat is good, until it isn’t.
It’s a weird one, because you can really tell how short this one is compared to every other Monthlie Range Release, on one hand it’s a pity because with a bit more fleshing out, it could be great. On the other hand, if it was longer, who knows if the good Things it has going for it, would still be there or at least be something worth to point out. The Imagery is great, the Atmosphere is great, some of its Ideas are good, but it just ends up feeling very much lackluster. It’s a weird one, because there is a lot I could say about it, but at the same Time, I don’t really feel the need or the want to do so.

The Concept of making an entire spin-off based on a classic Character/Location from one Serial seems to be nothing strange for Who (Kaldor City, the greatest Show Circus etc.), so I wasn't too surprised when I discovered that Olive Hawthrone got a few Spin-offs in the World of Who, what surprised me much more was the fact that she had a few Comics under her belt, admittedly most of them feel very much 'Great Concept behind them, but doesn't do much with it' and that's exactly how I feel with this one as well, except the Art is a bit wonky as well. No disrespect meant against the Artist/s behind this one, I can see how this Artstyle could work for some, but it's not necessarily one that looks quite good when we get something more action-y or more movement based.

The Story itself on the other hand is very decent, but I honestly don't have much to add to it, outside my Points towards the Art. I very much doubt, I will ever review the other two Comics, as much as there are Things to say or even to highlight, there really isn't much to go by. Still, I appreciate Lucky Comic's attempt on that Series and if anything else, it's an interesting Oddity at the very least.

I wouldn't exactly describe myself as a Master Fan, sure if done well the Character can be a lot of fun and I would be lying if I didn't love Delgado, Ainley, Roberts or Gomez in the Part. All those Actors did a marvelous Job at it and were a joy to watch, every time they were on-screen. The same privilege sadly didn't exist for Beevers, who played the Master only once on TV. Not to mention that he shares his Incarnation with another Actor Peter Pratt, 4 Seasons prior. I do enjoy 'The Keeper of Traken', but I would be lying if I said this was one of my favorites Master ever and yet.. he is.

This is mainly thanks due to Big Finish, who since the early 2000s really gave him more Material to chew on. He really has a special Presence to him, in particular on Audio, his Voice is menacing yet has also something gentle to him, one almost could say it's hypnotic! And he really proves that yet again in this Story.

'Mastermind' is a unique Release in the Companion Chronicles, not only do we follow two UNIT Members again (played by the TV Movie's very own Companions), but we also get a History Lesson of the Master, which is I told you it would maybe sound very silly, but really works here. It's very much a three-hander, with Yee Jee Tso filling a lot of the Roles in quite the wonderful Manner. Hearing the Master telling us how he continued to steal bodies and building himself a Crime Empire works a lot more than I would have expected it, probably massively thanks to Beevers and his superb way of narrating it. A good Narration makes or break an Audio Book, you can really tell that with a few BBV Productions, even through some of the Stories are decent or solid, they fall flat due to the monotone Narration of Baggs, which thankfully you are far removed from with any of the CCs.

I think this Story really sells me since it remembers so well how the best Masters can be, charming, intriguing, yet menacing, and those are all Things I truly believe this Story conveys perfectly. At the end of the Day, this one is just an excellent Character Piece and very much yet another proof that this Master can be quite underrated.

After having to go through an Arc, that was maybe a bit too ambitious for its own good, it’s nice to return to the regular Universe with a pretty good Story like that. I do quite like Terror Firma, it does have some flaws, dare I say some major ones, but the good outweighs the bad or odd. For starters, I quite like what they did with Davros, the last Monthlie with him was a bit samey in some regard, while Molloy is a blast to listen to, I thought the Juggernauts played it a bit safe with him, which we don’t get here. What we get with Davros is arguably to me some of the most interesting Developments in quite a while, and Molloy brings it with Performance all together.

I do quite like the Twist about Samson and Gemma, while I do think the Story expects a bit much from the listener to care about those (and at times goes a bit much with its emotions to achieve it), at the end it works quite well, in particular for this Incarnation of the Doctor. I do wish we got a bit more of them, but then again this one is already doing a lot, so I can’t really expect it. The entire Story with C’rizz is sadly forgettable at best, annoying at worst, I do like the Character, but he seems to always get the end of the short stick

Death Comes to Time is a weird one, I respect it a lot more than actually like it, there is a lot to like here. You can tell a lot Thoughts was put in this and it feels massive, even with the fairly limited ‘Animation’, it has a scope to it like only few other Who Stories can reach. I do quite enjoy the Minister of Chance here and while I am not super familiar with all the Audios, I am quite looking forward to giving it a Chance someday. I do like a lot of the Ideas presented, even if I don’t prefer them to say your usual Who Lore. The Music gives this one quite an atmosphere like no other and really adds to it. I don’t like certain Choices made with a few Characters here, and I am not all that fond of our one-off Companion here, sure there is something to admire here, but liking it? Less so.

While I think its Ending works quite well, I am not that thrilled of the Idea to give the Doctor’s Story THE Ending. As an alternative Tale, it’s a fascinating one to digest and think about it, but you do be hard press to see me try to make this work with most other Who Stories. Of course there is no real canon with Who, but you can tell this one was very much its own Vision with not much thought to how it fits in, which I do respect massively, I might add.

As it is, lots to like and lots that I don’t like. Weird one to rate, but I do respect it a lot.

Thankfully this one is a lot more interesting to digest, there are few Decisions made here that puzzled me. While Sharon has a more fun presence to her in this one, she still doesn't get much to do and there are some odd Choices made with her Character. I do quite like how again, this one is out-there in some of its Concept, something, which I really respect and still am delighted to be surprised by. There are some clever Choices made with the Art and the Art here is as good as ever, you can't really go wrong with Dave Gibbons, can you?

I must admit, looking back, I like this one a lot less than I first thought. While the Dalek Reveal halfway through the Story is fun, there is much to chew on it here. There are a few Things, I like, but I am mostly bothered by how it goes about a lot of Things, in particular of not really using Sharon. The first Dud of the Range, which is a shame, since before that, it was holding itself quite well.

It's a very simple Story, probably the most typical Doctor Who Story of this entire Collection, if I am being honest, but it still quite an effective one. While, I wish certain Things were fleshed out a bit more, in particular in regard to the Meep or even the Wrath Warriors, I do think what you have is a lot of fun. Sharon is solid, it's probably her best Story of this entire Collection. As it is, it's very fun, but gets hold back by certain weird decisions.

Now this more like it, while the first Story of DWM was a good one to start it out with, I prefer this one a lot more. The Concepts are again a bit surprising, it really goes out there and delivers on a rather bleak tale. Its atmosphere is really superb and there are so many great Ideas to be found here. Granted I have some Issues with some minor Things, but this one is really excellent. Oh and the Art? Excellent as ever.

There is a lot to like about here, one thing is for sure, for being the Opening Comic Story for the newly DWM, it goes out there in its creativity, which I must admit took me by surprise. There is a lot going on and it's ambitious for sure, I will say at times it might have been a bit lacking for me, you can tell it's an early one, since they are still searching for their footing. That said, the Art is gorgeous, Gibbons delivers with it and it's really pleasant to look at it.

That one was a disappointment, honestly. I mean there are Aspects, I do like: The Setting is quite a unique one, and I think was done well. The use of the Ice Warriors is also one Aspect, I rather like, from all the returning Elements those were probably the best. And of course Bill is great here, I think she got translated greatly to the Page. Sadly, that’s kinda what I have to say positively. 12 feels fairly like your generic Doctor and could be replaced by any of them, not much would change, besides having to change the Companion. How this Story uses both Fenric and the Flood is underwhelming at best, especially the former feels like an afterthought, which makes me question why they threw in so many Players into the mix. The Art is at least fairly solid, but not one I am too interested in revisiting.

A great Idea, done a bit in a boring way. I like a simple Story, that can delve into something more slice of life but in a Sci-Fi Concept and I particularly enjoyed the first couple of Pages, after that I think it goes down, but really is just fine. The Art is not that appealing to me, but I can see what they were going for.

It's funny to remember that those Stories were made with a mindset to be simply short entertainment for british Kids in the 60s, but no, it's Doctor Who, so of course there are enough insane People to read them all those years later. Would be almost silly to look closer at them and digest them, right? Right..?!

You thought wrong. My Boredom has found its way to a new Review, in this Review I will explain EVERYTHING WRONG with 'Rescured from the Daleks´, which it's one of the worst Who Stories EVER and name-drop so many Things for the funsies!

Chapter I: Why so serious?

"But Random, it's a random-forgotten Kids Comic from the 60s, not really thought to be read all those years later by hardcore fans!" While you, dear Viewer, would be correct in saying this, you must really remember one thing: We are Doctor Who Fans, and we are going to take it as serious as anything. So please don't talk to me about taking a silly Tie-in comic too seriously, if anything, I am not taking it seriously ENOUGH! It's kinda like the Power Rangers, often seen as silly unserious Entertainment, but there are a lot more teeth to the Power Rangers than you might think. For example did you know that most if not all Shows take place in the same Universe? Bet you didn't!

Chapter II: Actually, I am not serious.

Have you ever watched the Beatles animated Film 'Yellow Submarine', it's the one with the blue meanies and some very surreal Moments, it's a very good Film and I recommend it. Oh right, that doesn't have anything to do with the Matter at the hand, eh? But you see this is a Dalek Story and what Decade was the 60s for the daleks? Dalekmania. And what is the Decade of the 60s as well? Bond-mania? Well I guess. Batmania. Well, I mean, Adam West is the second best Live-Action Batman, so he deserves it. But no, I am talking about Beatlesmania! While there are no Beatles appearing in this Story, they would appear in quite a few other Stories, most notably in the Chase and the Devil's Chord. So yeah, the Daleks are actually the Beatles.

Chapter III: Who is winning against the Daleks?

The Daleks are a big menace, you'd have to get somebody with a certain presence to them to really be believable against the Daleks, otherwise you quickly turn them into a Joke, and sadly they feel very much done dirty here. While there have been quite a few Stories where the Daleks were mocked, at least then they were fought by Dracula and all those. What's your excuse, Kenner? Why is there no Romana killing a Dalek here? Or Eighth Doctor being messed up again and doing it? Or unlimited rice pudding? Or Katarina from Greek? Or Narvin? Or Mr. Rogers? Or Chuck N- Oh no, I am not doing those Jokes now. What am I? Stuck in the 2000s? No! Never! No! Nein!

Chapter 4: Why is the first Doctor not interesting here??!?!

The biggest Sin of this fairly unremarkable, boring Comic. You. do. not. make. me. bored. of. the. first. doctor. That's not how it is suppose to go!

Chapter 9: Please do read the Big Finish Short Trips instead of those short Comics, I know they are very short and easy to get your Numbers higher and up, but sadly this one is really boring and trying to make more out of it is hard, anyway you should read more Polly Short Trips (Congrats to those who get it, you are the true Whovians.. Who's? Uhh IDK just imagine a cooler Name for you, guys!

Sadly this Story is fairly boring, the Art is meh and the Use of Color feels lazy, the Daleks are just there, the TARDIS Team is just there, the Dialogue is just there and that's probably the best way to describe it, it's just there. Really why did I write this Review, it's not very funny is it? Oh sorry.. anyway uhh 0.5/5 yeah not good!

I was very excited when we first heard the News of Jodie & Mandip joining BF, I really thought it would take longer, but thankfully it didn't. I was already quite a Fan of her TV Tenure, even if it's of course not perfect (but then again, which Era really is?) And hearing that Tim Foley would write it had me really up there, he has been working his way to become one of BF's finest Writer in recent time.

So did Vampire Weekend live up to my Expectations? I will say mostly yes, there are a few Things, that don't work for me, but for the most Part, I enjoyed myself greatly and think it's a great Story.

The biggest highlight here is of course the Return of Mandip & Jodie, who are just amazing here. Their chemistry is incredible, and they really work quite well on Audio, maybe more than I would have expected it. Usually it takes a bit more time for Actors to adapt to the Audio Medium and at times you can really hear that in their early Performance, I would say that's almost not noticeable with those two. It very much feels like they slipped right back in their Roles without any Issue. The Script is to thank to it, Foley delivers quite an era accurate script with its own spin. While I wouldn't call it an attempt to emulate the Chibnall Era, it does still feel very fitting for its Era and each new touch is quite lovely done. The Dialogue in particular for 13 is amazing, her naming her Chickens Ian & Barbara is just adorable and maybe my favorite bit of this entire Story. Or the Scene where Yaz and 13 try to confront each other if any of them might be not who they seem to be, are such big highlights. To me, this Story is one where there are plenty of great Moments to be found, and that's probably the best way to describe it.

What it adds to the Lore of the Vampires is just a blast and works quite well. The Concept of a 'Truth Vampire' is a fun one, and I think it was done quite well here, especially with smaller Moments of doubt between some of our Side Characters. Sadly our Side Characters are a bit much, while I like the Concept to see more of Yaz's Life outside the Doctor through the Lense of some of her close Friends, I think the Cast is quite big and at times I feel like I didn't get to know quite a few. Don't get me wrong, there are good Scenes with some of them, and you get a pretty good Characterization for all of them, but at times I wish we got a bit more to chew on and maybe with another Story we will! I will say, having one Character just be known as Gina's Mom was quite amusing.

The Music worked for the most Part, the only time it didn't was at the End. I do think the End Track is okay, it just felt a bit weird, I mean I didn't mind it all that much, but it just didn't feel quite right for the Era and/or the Story. But that's honestly more a nitpick, I doubt many, if any, will take much issue with it.

Overall this Story is just a fun Introduction to 13 on BF, to me, it very much feels like a modern Storm Warning, both Stories are really fun, while they have some Issues, you get a great Grasp of each Doctors in them, and they are just sooo incredibly fun.

Looking very much forward to the next Release of this Series!

I think this one is an interesting one to digest, especially when considering its previous Entry, of course it’s MUCH better than Peel’s rather poor bafflingly attempt to write for Characters he hates. Dicks certainly get 7 and Ace right, and it feels much more like them than whatever the previous Timewyrm Book had. That said, while an Improvement, I wouldn’t say I enjoyed myself too much with it. While yes one can argue that plenty of Moments are supposed to make you uncomfortable, and they achieve it, there are just plenty of Decisions made that baffles me. Choices that yet again feel like they made solely to be more ‘mature’, when it’s just a bit dumb.
I do like the beginning quite a bit, it’s good and like with most of the Book it’s quite readable, there are some great Concepts and some very well-written Moments to be found. The Characterization is much in line with what we are used to from the TV Show and gets some good or at least more interesting Moments to it. It’s a nice surprise to see the War Chief back, and even nicer when Dicks himself uses the Opportunity to make sure: No, he isn’t the same Character as the Master. But I do find his Inclusion a bit disappointing, I must admit.

As it is, it’s quite a readable Book, even if I am not sold on plenty of Decisions made here. Still solid and a massive Improvement from what came before.

This was a wonderful Surpriseish! I really enjoyedish! Okay I’ll stop!

But yeah this one is excellent, I do quite like it, what is good, is fantastic, like how it’s a Story tailor-made for Six, since he is the one Doctor with a particular love for Language. Peri is written quite well here and there are some fun Moments between the two, especially the rather excellent first Episode. Book is a nice force here and for the most Part really works. There are some clever and great Cliffhangers to be found, and how it goes about its Execution was done well for the most part.

There are still quite a few Issues, I don’t like the entire Superior Talk about English and found it unnecessary, at best it comes off as too much, at worst it leaves you a sour taste in your mouth. While it really does do well with it’s trying to do, I think at times the Middle of this story is a bit lacking and the ending is a bit lackluster, still an enjoyable one, that I quite like despite its Issues.

This one is the definition of ´Solid Story, very meh in my eyes, don’t remember much’, which sounds a bit harsh but like.. It’s fine. It’s meh, some people might quite enjoy it, to me, it leaves me rather cold. It’s not a Story, where I can really say much about or digest much about, because what is there is simply competent, but it does lack a certain touch, that made even the bad ones from S1 of Benny more interesting to discuss.

As it is, fine, has its Moments, wish I could say more, but I really have only that much to say.

Disclaimer: This is only a Review of the Animation, I already left my Thoughts on the Original Story in a Review for that one, if you are curious to hear how I feel about the Story itself, feel free to read it there!

To me this is the perfect middle ground between keeping true to the original and changing things, the things that get changed come only around the later parts with no surviving Episodes, despite being the first Release with all Episodes animated, I think you can easily watch the surviving ones with the Animation without any Problems, something, which can’t be said for the other ones often (which isn’t bad, just an approach I am not personally too fond of). The likenesses are a bit hit-and-miss, especially Throughton, but it’s still a quite solid Animation!

I quite like this one, while not as great as what came before or after, I think this one is a lovely Story. One might argue it drags, and I do agree, but to me, it works here since I do think it enhances the Atmosphere of a Location. I mean, at least to me, whenever I am on an Airport, things drag massively or at least it seems to do so. The setting itself is a great and gives this one a unique feeling to it, I’d argue this Story without the TARDIS Team could have made a decent Entry into the Twilight Zone. The titular Faceless ones or Chameleons are a fun force, even if they aren’t the best Shapeshifter in Who’s History, I find them quite charming and a bit shocked they haven’t been used again (but then again you have the Zygons so is there a Need for the Chameleons anymore?) Throughton and Hines are top-notch, I particularly enjoy the Opening Scene where 2 shouts that they should all scatter, mainly because after that we see less & less from Ben & Polly, until they just kinda start to vanish. And while I do like their departure Scene, it’s another War Machine Situation, where as a Companion Exit they feel like an Afterthought, oh well at least we actually see them have an exit this time around.
This is probably also my biggest Issue with the Serial, since the rest really holds itself together quite well, sure there are some Things I am not sold on, but the Things that work here, really work. Samantha is a great ‘Could have been’-Companion, even if I am not thrilled with each Choice they made with her Character in this Story. The Cliffhangers are usually great, with a few that are a bit what ever. And the ending how it all gets resolved is just great, I quite like this one! A great one for sure!

I think this one is quite fun. This is mainly because of Brax and Benny, who are both well performed and work great here. The Story itself is a bit bare bones really, it could have done with a certain touch to make it something really special. As it is, it’s enjoyable short fun who-dunnit, which maybe lacks some more depth to become something truly outstanding.

But it has Benny and Brax at their A-Game and therefore is at least enjoyable to listen to, even if I doubt it will hold much water if I relisten to it again.

This one is a weird one for me to judge, because I go a lot back and forth, there are times when I see the flaws more and there are times when I see the great Stuff more. I will say currently I feel more in favor of this Story. It has some of the typical Issues that a lot of Christmas Stories fall into, they become quite loud and especially with RTDs Vision of the Show, which at times can be quite a loud Vision, this feels quite noticeable.
This is a more personal Thing, because I do know a lot of People wouldn’t describe or don’t mind it, which I am happy. To me this one is a good Example for it, especially with Donna. While Tate gives a great Performance, I think Donna here is sadly a bit too much, I don’t mind as much, since I know what Character Journey she would go on. As a starting point, this does feel like a good one, but only really works in retrospective, if Donna never became the Companion later, I do think I would be much harsher, but again it’s a delibrate Choice, which I respect, but doesn’t appeal to me much.
That said there is a lot to like here, it has a nice pace to it, even if it’s a bit too fast-paced for my liking. Donna and Ten work great as a Duo. The Ending Scene with Ten is quite a good one and maybe my favorite Part of this entire Special. Oh, and the Empress looks visually so impressive, I really appreciate that they were going for, it looks still impressive all those years later, and I am glad they went the pratical route rather than CGI. (I don’t mind CGI, but I think at times it aged not as gracefully as this pratical Effect).

While not an Episode, I am jumping up and down about, this one is still an entertaining enough one for me, even if it does reveal some of the Issues I would have with the Christmas Specials later down the line already, but again personal Preference!

Disclaimer: My Thoughts on the actual Story itself can be viewed in my Review to said Original Version of the Story, this is simply my Thoughts on the Animation itself, do keep it in mind.

And just like the Story itself.. Yeah, I loved this one as well, I think the Character Movement is so smooth, everything about the animation really works, and I think enhances the Crab Monsters in terms of being a menace. While I still hope one day the Episodes get found, I am quite happy what the Animators did with that Story and think it’s easily one of the best releases that we got, just the right Mix of a bit changing and keeping true to the Original.

This is one of the greats, really. S4 is to me one of the strongest Run of the Stories, that the Show ever had, and this one is one if not the biggest Highlight to me. Macra Terror is just a blast in so many regards. How it uses well-known tropes for its environment and its Story is just superb. The Story itself is just really well-written, Ian Stuart Black is to me an excellent Who Writer who deserves to be talked about a lot more. I think he nails this Script, especially when it comes to the Character work here. For the first time since joining the TARDIS, I think Jamie truly settles into the Role of a Companion. Polly gets some great Material as well, even if she is probably the one who gets arguably the least amount with this Story, but what she gets is usually fairly good, especially in relation to Ben. Ben has already been quite an enjoyable Character, but I think this is HIS time to shine. I think Craze is quite underrated, since I think he brings a lot to the Role, and this is not more apparent than here. Everything done with him feels like a quite compelling mini-Arc to me. Oh, and did I mention Throughton? He is sooo good in this one, after settling into the Role properly with the Moonbase he is just superb here.

A bit weird that this Story is named Macra Terror, what are Macras? I never heard or seen them, a bit strange, but either way such a great one.

While the Character beats are still as good as they were before, I must admit this one is a slight letdown in terms of its Story, sure it still feels satisfying, but I don’t know, it feels like it has something missing. It sets up some intriguing things. And I LOVE LOVE the Start of this Comic, where we pick up where we left in the last one, but outside of that.. Yeah this is a small downgrade compared to the last, still very enjoyable, don’t get me wrong.

I really liked this one. A great use of the Cybermen, even if they play almost second fiddle. I quite like how the setting was used. The Characters feel on-point here, you really get a feeling that you know them, and that makes the stake work for me quite a bit. Maybe it has to do with the amount of Stories they got, but I think this one hits mainly because we know all this TARDIS Team so well by now. Love the Reaction from Alice and love how they use 11 here. The Art is at times really lovely as well!