Although humbly calling itself a fanzine, Vworp Vworp! is easily on a par with any professional magazine. I'd go as far to say that the editorial and design talent is actually of a higher standard than some High Street magazines. Volume 3 has just been published and it's the best yet!
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.
If you're unfamiliar with Vworp Vworp! it's a publication dedicated to the history of Doctor Who comic strips. The amount of research is amazing. These guys do their homework and the fascinating features are accompanied with artwork and rare photographs from over the decades.
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)!
Vworp Vworp! isn't published very often, (this is the first one for nearly six years!) so you can take your time reading this 208 page giant and savour its contents. How can you resist? To order your copy, set your coordinates for this website now:
http://www.vworpvworp.co.uk
Although humbly calling itself as a fanzine, Vworp Vworp! is actually on a par with any professional magazine. Well written and superbly designed, it's dedicated to features on Doctor Who strips past and present. It's only published every now and then, but each issue is eagerly devoured by its readers. (If you didn't already know, "Vworp Vworp!" has been used as the sound effect of the TARDIS in the comic strips for decades.)
The latest edition, volume 3, is available to order now, and you have a choice of three covers. There's a great TV21 inspired cover (above) highlighting the new Daleks story within, where artist Lee Sullivan has completed the last unfinished Daleks strip by Ron Turner.
There's the regular cover (below) by Martin Geraghty, which is a wraparound...
...and an EC Comics inspired cover by Adrian Salmon...
As you may have noticed, this issue comes with a free gift; a new Daleks audio adventure The Mechanical Planet on CD (or 7" record with the TV21 variant issue) including the vocal talents of David Graham and Sasha Mitchell, adapting a comic strip from an old Dalek Annual.
Set your TARDIS co-ordinates to land on the Vworp Vworp! website to order your copy now!
http://www.vworpvworp.co.uk
