What I wasn't expecting was how chunky this issue would be. There are 208 pages here! That's not a typo. Two hundred and eight pages! Quality paper, full colour throughout, and packed with information and interviews.
It'd take a blog post almost as lengthy as the magazine itself to do justice to all of its contents but here's a selected few:
• New interview with Alan Moore discussing his scripts for Doctor Who Weekly.
• Interviews with comic artists John Stokes, David Lloyd, Lee Sullivan, John M. Burns, Barrie Mitchell and more.
• A new Robot Agent 2K strip written by Tim Quinn.
• Features on veteran Doctor Who / Dalek illustrators such as Gerry Haylock, Richard Jennings and Ron Turner.
• Interviews with editors of Doctor Who Magazine past and present.
• Ron Turner's unfinished Daleks strip, with brand new episodes drawn by Lee Sullivan to complete the saga.
Plus much, much more and a free CD containing a new audio adaptation of the 1960s Dalek strip The Mechanical Planet with actors David Graham (as The Dalek Emperor) and Sasha Mitchell.
The TV21 style cover variant comes withy the free CD plus a 7 inch vinyl version too (with retro style sleeve)!
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Aww, the TV21 variant has sold out :(
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid so. I did plug the mag a few weeks ago, which was the best time to order it. I don't think they anticipated such a huge demand for it though.
ReplyDeleteI bet there's some people who heard about this from the article in this month's DWM that will be disappointed then.
ReplyDeleteIt couldn't be helped though. No publisher can risk overprinting too many, especially an indie publisher, as you never know how many you'll sell. Hopefully they'll do a second printing for those who missed out.
ReplyDeleteGot mine this very morning, the TV21 variant. So pleased I ordered it on day 2 of the promotion! They are hoping to print some more of the "TV21's", as loads of people were disappointed at missing out!
ReplyDelete(I have a fancy for the cd now, so I might just order one of the other variants in the future?)
Anyway, as you quite righty say, "so much MORE than a fanzine!"
And. AT LAST, my Dalek strip saga, which I began over 52 years ago is finally complete!
(If only David Whitaker and Richard Jennings could have known what they started still goes on today!)
You should have received the CD as well as the record with the TV21 variant, John. Have you checked it's not still in the parcel?
ReplyDeleteOops, grabbed it out too quick, Lew! The box was still leaning against the hall wall, I hadn't thrown it out and would have noticed. Anyway, my day is now EVEN better!
DeleteThanks, Lew!
See, if I hadn't sent my astral form to check that parcel you'd have never known the CD was still in there, John. The things I do... :)
ReplyDeleteArrived today (TV21 variant). WOW ! Looks absolutely incredible. A must for any Doctor Who fan. Can't wait to start reading it.
ReplyDeleteAnd the 7 inch record is surely the best free gift ever ? :)
Just don't get using it as a Space Spinner!
ReplyDeleteI've read some of the DWM interviews and Dalek features so far. A real pleasure to read. Definitely up there in terms of the quality with the best of the professionally published stuff such as the bookazines or DWM specials.
ReplyDeleteProbably the loveliest looking magazine I've ever seen- really does look like a labor of love!
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