dp112's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Bad!!
sshabein's review
4.0
More of a 3.5, but the Body Snatchers story was really excellent, so let's round up.
pussreboots's review
4.0
Doctor Who: The Forgotten by Tony Lee started as a six issue comic. I read it as a bound graphic novel volume.
Martha and the Doctor arrive in a museum dedicated to the Doctor and his exploits. Someone though is calling the shots. The price is the Doctor's memories. By reliving previous adventures, one from each regeneration he finds he can regain his memories.
The Forgotten was a fun romp through the previous Doctors, though not as imaginative as the webcomic, The Ten Doctors. The end, though, has a nice resolution though that predates Gaiman's writing for the television series.
The artwork is good. The Doctor in all his different forms is recognizable. The oldest ones are drawn in black and white.
Martha and the Doctor arrive in a museum dedicated to the Doctor and his exploits. Someone though is calling the shots. The price is the Doctor's memories. By reliving previous adventures, one from each regeneration he finds he can regain his memories.
The Forgotten was a fun romp through the previous Doctors, though not as imaginative as the webcomic, The Ten Doctors. The end, though, has a nice resolution though that predates Gaiman's writing for the television series.
The artwork is good. The Doctor in all his different forms is recognizable. The oldest ones are drawn in black and white.
tanja's review
4.0
This is a great comic book for the fans of Classic Who.
... but I'm probably not the right person to say this, considering that I've only seen a couple of Classic Who episodes and this is the first time I've read a Doctor Who comic book.
The story: The Tenth Doctor and Martha end up in a museum full of things that have something to do with The Doctor, but then The Doctor loses most of his memories. What follows is a whole lot of flashbacks featuring each of the previous incarnations of The Doctor. Each flashback has it's own little story and there's always something that will help The Doctor get out of his current trouble.
I liked the story a lot. There are plenty of good lines and some very unexpected scenes. It's very sad in places because it reminds you of everything The Doctor went through and all the people he's lost. How strange it must be for Martha to hear about those memories and people who used to be in her place. I thought the art could have been better, but I can't judge exactly how good it was, because the copy I received was of very poor quality.
Like I said before, I don't know much about Classic Who, so I don't know how correct the characterizations of previous Doctors are in this book, but I can say that I enjoyed them and now I'm even more interested in watching the original series.
... but I'm probably not the right person to say this, considering that I've only seen a couple of Classic Who episodes and this is the first time I've read a Doctor Who comic book.
The story: The Tenth Doctor and Martha end up in a museum full of things that have something to do with The Doctor, but then The Doctor loses most of his memories. What follows is a whole lot of flashbacks featuring each of the previous incarnations of The Doctor. Each flashback has it's own little story and there's always something that will help The Doctor get out of his current trouble.
I liked the story a lot. There are plenty of good lines and some very unexpected scenes. It's very sad in places because it reminds you of everything The Doctor went through and all the people he's lost. How strange it must be for Martha to hear about those memories and people who used to be in her place. I thought the art could have been better, but I can't judge exactly how good it was, because the copy I received was of very poor quality.
Like I said before, I don't know much about Classic Who, so I don't know how correct the characterizations of previous Doctors are in this book, but I can say that I enjoyed them and now I'm even more interested in watching the original series.
thepottedplant's review
3.0
I thought it was ok. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it either. The end was a little anti-climactic.
mariakazantzi's review
4.0
This comic is both a "heirlom" for every fan of the series, but also a "bite" for those who want to get a taste of Doctor Who.
In each chapter we get a glimpse of Doctor's past memories, watching him and his companions live adventures through time and space!
The only drawback I can think of this book is its few pages- I want MORE!!
and a friendly advice for those who haven't seen episodes of all Doctors- better start searching for episodes with all his incarnations cause once you read this comic you'll be asking for more Doctor Who!!
Allons-y!!
In each chapter we get a glimpse of Doctor's past memories, watching him and his companions live adventures through time and space!
The only drawback I can think of this book is its few pages- I want MORE!!
and a friendly advice for those who haven't seen episodes of all Doctors- better start searching for episodes with all his incarnations cause once you read this comic you'll be asking for more Doctor Who!!
Allons-y!!
inlibrisveritas's review
5.0
With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who slowly getting closer (but not by much, it’s only April after all) what better way to get ready than with a graphic novel that shows all the Doctors in their glory? The Forgotten is exactly that and I think any Whovian would really enjoy this one.
The Doctor (Ten) and Martha have found themselves in a rather strange museum where all the displays are dedicated to the Doctor’s long life. All starts out rather normally but he starts to loose his memories and all of the things he pointed out to Martha now mean nothing to him, and to make matters worse someone is trying to harm him. So one by one he must recover the memories of his past incarnations.
As most of the new Whovian haven’t had many chances to watch the older incarnations it’s a nice little intro to their personalities and what the Doctor was going through at the time. There is a flashback devoted to each Doctor, 1 through 9, and you even get to see his companions in action too. Though maybe not in a way you expect. I thought it was really amazing to see Ten deal with all the memories that he normally doesn’t talk about, and how seeing his old companions really affects him. I couldn’t help but feel for him, there is so much heartache that he has to go through very quickly as he remembers those he left, those who left him, and those who died. We even get a nice little treat towards the end that has me really looking forward to see what they do with the 50th anniversary special.
By now most know that I’m not fond of artist shifts so it should be no surprise when I say I wasn’t fond of it here. All of the art is solid but it’s different styles and I like consistency in a single story. However it doesn’t detract from the story and I would still say that this is a must for all die hard Whovians (if you like graphic novels). It’s a fun read and you get to find out some rather interesting tidbits.
I received this in exchange for an honest review.
The Doctor (Ten) and Martha have found themselves in a rather strange museum where all the displays are dedicated to the Doctor’s long life. All starts out rather normally but he starts to loose his memories and all of the things he pointed out to Martha now mean nothing to him, and to make matters worse someone is trying to harm him. So one by one he must recover the memories of his past incarnations.
As most of the new Whovian haven’t had many chances to watch the older incarnations it’s a nice little intro to their personalities and what the Doctor was going through at the time. There is a flashback devoted to each Doctor, 1 through 9, and you even get to see his companions in action too. Though maybe not in a way you expect. I thought it was really amazing to see Ten deal with all the memories that he normally doesn’t talk about, and how seeing his old companions really affects him. I couldn’t help but feel for him, there is so much heartache that he has to go through very quickly as he remembers those he left, those who left him, and those who died. We even get a nice little treat towards the end that has me really looking forward to see what they do with the 50th anniversary special.
By now most know that I’m not fond of artist shifts so it should be no surprise when I say I wasn’t fond of it here. All of the art is solid but it’s different styles and I like consistency in a single story. However it doesn’t detract from the story and I would still say that this is a must for all die hard Whovians (if you like graphic novels). It’s a fun read and you get to find out some rather interesting tidbits.
I received this in exchange for an honest review.
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