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FANS VICTORIOUS Need to Tell Me What It Looks Like Cydney, her eyes wide. She doesn’t FANS VICTORIOUS need to tell me what it looks like. Editorial by Nick Smith ‘She made me a great one,’ says Bran- don cheerfully. ‘If it was colder, I’d be wearing it.’ Since we’ve been working in 40-degree heat, he’s smart to leave it at home. We smile and move on to anoth- er subject. So, I’m thousands of miles from my birth town of Bristol with people I’ve only known for a few weeks and yet we have this connection, a TV show that seems as well-travelled as the TARDIS. From South Croydon, England to Cor- sicana, Texas, Doctor Who is in the zeit- I’m currently working as a Production geist, with fans everywhere Manager on a movie in East Texas. I say this, not to brag – I’m a glorified When DWAS Publications Officer Rik office boy with a walkie talkie – but Moran graciously asked me to become because Doctor Who helped bring me the new editor of Cosmic Masque, I here, instilling a passion in me for visu- looked forward to connecting with al storytelling, film and telly-making. some fellow Whovians and sharing my passion for the show. I did not know After a long day of filming, I’m eating that everyone I talked to for Cosmic pizza in Napoli’s, a downtown joint Masque would all have a deep connec- with a bar next door that’s also called tion to the show, whether it was excep- Napoli’s. I’m with the Wardrobe Super- tional cover creator Grahame Robert- visor, Assistant Camerawoman and a son, writer Jody Houser and artist Rob- couple more crew. The locals give us a erta Ingranata of Titan comics, or Court- glance or two but leave us be. I’ve got ney Jarrett, the Birmingham Game Mas- a TARDIS T-shirt on and the Associate ter of ‘A Dalek Awakens’. Producer Cydney says to her boyfriend Brandon, ‘look what he’s wearing.’ Her Rik describes Cosmic Masque as ‘about man Brandon, the movie’s Special being a fan.’ To me, that means a maga- Effects guy, holds up his keychain for zine that feels communal. Nerdy. Gen- me and the metal fob says he’s a Time erous. Gushing. Inclusive and goose- Lord. bumpy. All those feels crop up in this issue, which has an eclectic mix of ‘You should see Brandon’s scarf,’ says memoirs, reviews, interviews and fic- 1 2 tion. It has a transatlantic flavour, since that I could do the latter, and while the I’ve reached out to British and Ameri- CONTENTS Time Lord diagram of all the releases to come in can writers for their views on Who. the front of the comic still confuses me Victorious 1 Comic slightly, I’m happy in the knowledge, that the books, comics and audios will Although the Doctor’s new televised Review by Jordan Shortman do for me. adventures are in a holding pattern Time Lord Victori- right now, the contributors have plen- ous #1 Review 4 With Time Lord Victorious now finally Author Jodie Houser doesn’t keep us ty to write about. As fans, we can im- kicking off, despite a rocky start to the guessing what’s going to happen here merse ourselves in the multiplatform Discussing Who year and creator, James Goss’ fear that for very long, and although some marvel that is Time Lord Victorious; Podcast 6 it would be cancelled altogether knowledge of the previous Tenth Doc- read comics, revisit classic noveliza- thanks to COVID-19, Titan Comics have tor comic adventures will please long- tions and get stuck in escape rooms. The Black Archive: kicked off the Tenth Doctor’s role in term readers of Titan Comics, it The Robots of Death 9 the multi-media story with its first is- doesn’t mean that new readers will be confused. Rightly so, Houser keeps the Time Lord Victorious is the culmination Review sue of Time Lord Victorious with a sto- focus on events here, not what came of an incredible amount of work and ry called Defender of the Daleks. Time Lord Victori- 10 before, making the book instantly creativity. While it remains to be seen ous Panel I’ll admit, when I first saw the many readable to newcomers. whether all its threads will tie together releases for this new story, I was a successfully, Who-lovers everywhere Jody Houser & Rob- little credulous. Did it mean I would The Tenth Doctor wakes in the TARDIS will have fun finding out. I hope you erta Ingranata Inter- 12 have to buy everything to understand to find that he is alone and only he have fun reading this issue too, with or views what was going on or could I dip in and remembers the Time War. He quickly without a multicolour winter-warming out at my leisure? The good news is finds himself surrounded by Daleks scarf spooled around your neck. Time Lord Victori- 15 everywhere he goes including planets we’ve seen before in the comics as ous #2 Review well as what looks like Elizabethan Nick FICTION 18 England. When he finally stops run- ning, he poses the question, why has- COSMIC MASQUE XII A Wonderful Time 50 n’t he been exterminated. The follow- Editor: Nick Smith ing exchange leads to the Daleks say- Fiction Editor: Stephen Hatcher Time War 4 Review 51 ing they’ll destroy the TARDIS leads to one of my favourite lines from the Front Cover by Grahame Robertson A Dalek Awakens book where the Doctor warns them, if Layout by Paul Winter Interview 53 they do that, he’ll make the Time-War look like a tea party. Houser’s charac- Published by the Lytton #1 Review 56 terisation is so perfect that you don’t Doctor Who Appreciation Society doubt he couldn’t do it for a moment. 57 It’s the first of many brilliant moments All content is © For the love of Tar- relevant contributor/DWAS get for the Tenth Doctor here. No copyright infringement is intended No time is wasted in going to Skaro, CONTACT US: and artist Roberta Ingranata gives us an impressive visual of the Dalek city, DWAS, PO Box 1011, Horsham, RH12 9RZ, UK clearly based on the view Missy and or email: [email protected] Clara had in The Magician’s Appren- www.dwasonline .co.uk tice, but it’s a fantastic visual on its 3 3 4 not good exactly, but taking away their motivation to kill everything because Discussing Who they realise all of creation have a com- mon enemy. The Prime Strategist is Podcast urprisingly sassy for a Dalek too, add- ing to the great dynamic it has with the by Kyle Jones Doctor. And Houser puts in a nice trib- ute, intentionally or not, to the famous My name is Kyle Jones. I consider my- cliff-hanger from Episode 3 of Death to self a lifelong fan of Doctor Who hav- the Daleks, with something once again ing been introduced to the Doctor in on the floor. the mid-1970s. As with most in the US during that time, my introduction Like Houser’s excellent characterisa- came in the form of the Fourth Doctor tion, Ingranata draws a perfect Tenth and Sarah Jane Smith on the local PBS Doctor, effortlessly capturing his iconic station. Now, after all these years, look and putting him in a number of Doctor Who is still an important part of recognisable Tenth Doctor poses, my life with every Tuesday night de- which not only are fun to look at but voted to discussing Who! This is our also make you think about which epi- story. Welcome to Discussing Who: A sode some of the poses come from. Doctor Who podcast. For me, the weakest part of this comic While they call me the showrunner, came from the realisation of the Hond. our virtual console would not be com- own and makes for a great double Which is a shame as Houser makes it life or as part of the Victorious event plete without both Clarence Brown page image. Also excellent is Ingran- feel like some massive threat, giving as a whole. and Lee Shackleford, both of whom ata’s design of the Tenth Doctor’s the Doctor a line about how it was a have been there since the first epi- TARDIS, complimented perfectly by myth to make children go to sleep. The Once again, Houser and her creative sode. I met Clarence Brown in the mid- the colouring from Enrica Eren Angio- final page sees the Hond finally real- team have excelled themselves, the art 2000s while working for the same lini, and one wonders if they took stills ised and it looks like a cross between and colouring never fails to leave me company while Lee Shackleford and I from the television series, the visuals Batman’s Clay-Face and Scooby Doo’s stunned, with the panel of Skaro look- connected in late 2014 when we be- are so good. Tar Monster. I wasn’t too impressed ing particularly beautiful. If you’re came co-hosts of Doctor Who: Pod- but this is its first appearance and I’ll looking for a way to get into the Victo- shock. Also brilliantly realised are the new reserve much judgement until I can rious event or the Titan Comics in gen- design for the Daleks who look like a see what it does in the second issue.
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