{"id":69,"date":"2007-10-01T19:38:18","date_gmt":"2007-10-01T19:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/forestforthetrees\/2007\/10\/01\/who-again-and-again-and-again\/"},"modified":"2007-10-01T19:38:18","modified_gmt":"2007-10-01T19:38:18","slug":"who-again-and-again-and-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/forestforthetrees\/2007\/10\/01\/who-again-and-again-and-again\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO Again, and again, and again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve known for a long time that there have been plans in place for yet another go at establishing a market for <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Doctor Who<\/span> comic in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve spoken to a couple of people who were asked to pitch ideas for new original stories and one in particular who got close to signing a deal. A writer who has written contemporary Who stories featuring the Time Lord&#8217;s current incarnation &#8211; you know the one that has won over legions of new fans who have no knowledge (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">and perhaps only a passing interest in<\/span>) the classic Who I grew up with.<\/p>\n<p>But for various reasons, the deal was never struck. Now IDW have released information on the long awaited new series and what do we US domiciled Whovian&#8217;s get?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/weblogs\/upload\/15\/124995685947014c234b7ae.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reprints of Tom Baker era stories that have already been reprinted over and over again. First up are two Dave Gibbons penciled strips from the old Doctor Who Weekly series, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Iron Legion <\/span>and C<span style=\"font-style: italic\">ity of the Damned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I like these stories, but this must be at least the fifth time they&#8217;ve been reprinted. Including at least twice for the US market during Marvel&#8217;s tenure as The Doctor&#8217;s American publisher.<\/p>\n<p>If we are lucky maybe this new IDW series will match the 23 issue run at Marvel, but to be honest I doubt it will last beyond six issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve known for a long time that there have been plans in place for yet another go at establishing a market for Doctor Who comic in the USA. 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