Complete History Previews Issues 9, 10, and 11

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The next three issues of Doctor Who: The Complete History have been announced, and they’re a nicely varied – and in one case, surprising – bunch.

While Issue 8, featuring Patrick Troughton’s Second Doctor in The Krotons, The Invasion and The Mind Robber, is out now, issues 9, 10, and 11 star Doctors Five, Eleven, and One: it’s the first volume released to focus on Peter Davison’s incarnation of the Doctor, but it’s also nice to see such a quick reappearance of the Eleventh and First Doctors too.

Issue 9 looks at Warriors of the Deep, The Awakening, and Frontios, a mixed bunch I think you’ll agree, but personally speaking, I enjoy them all. Yes, even Warriors of the Deep – mainly because it was great seeing the Silurians and Sea Devils together.

The Awakening is a neat little story with one of the most memorable foes in the form of the Malus, and Frontios… Well, I love Frontios. It’s such a strong, underrated tale. The book also includes an overview of the 1984 series.

The next issue, however, is a big surprise: The Day of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor, rounding off the Matt Smith years. I thought they might keep that volume for either an anniversary date or maybe even as their final book, seen as it’s the monumental 50th anniversary adventure.

Don’t get me wrong: I’m pleased to be able to get my hands on it sooner rather than later; it was just a shock a bigger deal wasn’t made of it.

That volume also includes an overview of 2013, while Issue 11 has one on the 1965 series.

This First Doctor HC covers four wide-ranging stories, The Crusade, The Space Museum, The Chase, and The Time Meddler, which is about as mixed a bag as you can get. The Crusade is the only one of the four missing form the archives, while The Time Meddler is a classic, notable for being the first pseudo-historical, and the debut of the Meddling Monk.

The Space Museum is an oddity, but enjoyable nonetheless (depending on who you speak to!), while The Chase zips through time and eventually dumps Ian and Barbara back in the 1960s!

These three issues will be available from newsagents over the next six weeks.

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