Il rejoint donc Rob Williams et les dessinateurs Simon Fraiser et Warren Pleece à l’occasion de la deuxième année de parution du titre. Il verra le onzième Docteur tenter d’échapper à la justice galactique et à une armée de chasseurs de primes pour un crime qu’il « ne pense pas » avoir commis.
Bien décidé à laver son nom, le Docteur n’a d’autre choix que de se tourner vers un allié des plus surprenants…
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor - Year Two sortira le 9 septembre.
[quote]Charged with a crime he never committed (…or did he?), the Eleventh Doctor is on the run, with a galaxy-worth of nefarious bounty hunters pursuing him through time and space – in an attempt to scalp the last remaining Time Lord!
Exhausted, haunted, and determined to clear his name, the Doctor is forced to turn to someone who knows all about busting out of prisons and staying one step ahead of those who’d prefer they were safely locked up…[/quote]
Je viens d’acheter les quatre numéros de cette seconde « saison » : un régal !
Les deux premiers épisodes sont comme un double-épisode initial de série TV, pour lancer la grande saga de la saison avec brio. Les deux scénaristes fondent leurs styles pour se rapprocher vraiment de la meilleure période de Moffat et Smith (saison 5/première partie de la saison 6), avec une vraie « voix » du Docteur (en lisant, j’ai la voix de Smith en tête et chaque dialogue sonne comme dans la série).
Mieux encore, l’intrigue elle-même est vraiment bonne, jouant sur un des meilleurs personnages de Moffat (le fameux War Doctor) et sur l’un des meilleurs aspects du Doctor de Smith (ses remords et sa crainte de lui-même, lui qui ne cesse de sourire et de courir partout, essayant d’oublier et de passer au-delà de la blessure psychologique intense et du complexe du survivant du Doctor de Tennant), tout en misant sur des fondamentaux sûrs (Alice, excellente en assistante sympathique mais qui commence à se poser des questions ; Squire en intriguant élément du décor) et en ressuscitant un vieux personnage du passé (Abslom Daak, l’aspect rigolo du comics).
Un double-épisode tonitruant, un épisode intimiste et un autre plus généraliste mais avec une fin qui m’a fait bondir, le tout bien écrit, bien rythmé, très bien dialogué et grandement maîtrisé… et même des dessins très corrects… OK, OK. J’ai trouvé ma série préférée !
Merci encore à Jack de m’avoir donné envie d’y jeter un oeil.
Story by
Si Spurrier, Rob Williams
Art by
Warren Pleece
Cover by
Alex Ronald, Question No. 6
Publisher
Titan Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Mar 2nd, 2016
Time to take the fight back to those who have accused the Doctor of horrible war crimes! The TARDIS team needs to break into a remote prison to get the tech that will allow them to pull off an incredible heist… Sounds like they’ll need some expert help![/quote]
[quote]Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Year Two #7
Story by
Rob Williams
Art by
Leandro Casco, Simon Fraser
Colors by
Gary Caldwell
Cover by
Brian Miller
Publisher
Titan Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Mar 23rd, 2016
The Doctor, Alice, Abslom Daak, the Squire and Very Special Guest Jailbreaker River Song are pulling a heist on the universe’s best-defended prison. Their mission: to steal… a TARDIS?! But whose? And why? More importantly, how can a TARDIS be so evil that it has to be locked away?! SPOILERS![/quote]
[quote]DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR YEAR TWO #12
(W) Rob Williams (A) Warren Pleece (CA) Claudia SG Iannicello
Filled with new purpose, and information straight from the mouth of the War Doctor himself, Alice is closing in on the truth behind the Doctor’s possible-crime. But something horrific is stirring within the Squire, and the Doctor finds himself caught between duty and honor! Plus, Abslom Daak makes a fateful decision! (STL005983)
IANNICIELLO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
SULLIVAN COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
MYERS “ALBUM” COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
DOCTOR WHO DAY COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99[/quote]
[quote]DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR VOLUME 5: THE ONE HC
(W) Simon Spurrier, Rob Williams (A) Simon Fraser & Various (CA) Alex Ronald
The Doctor struggles to clear his name, and rediscovers more of what his War Doctor incarnation got up to during the Time War! Plus: the Squire uncovers her true past, and Alice cracks a temporal mystery. While Abslom Daak uses his chainsword to bash things a lot. Guest-starring River Song, and the best jailbreak of any century! Collects: Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year Two #6-10. (STL005955) NOTE: Not available in the U.K. (May Purchase from U.K. Vendor)
HC, 7×10, 128pgs, FC $19.99[/quote]
[quote]DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR YEAR TWO #13
(W) Rob Williams (A) Warren Pleece (CA) Simon Fraser
The endgame begins, as the architect of the Doctor’s pain stands revealed, and the truth behind the Squire is out in the open at last! With Alice still trapped in the Time War, and Abslom Daak itching to take a chainsword to the enemy, can the Doctor broker peace and balm his guilty soul? (STL008899)
FRASER COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
COLLINS CONNECTING COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99[/quote]
Très bonne saga que celle développée par Williams et Spurrier.
Si la première saison avait un fil rouge présent mais des épisodes un peu « autonomes », à la mode des saisons de Russel T Davies, cette seconde saison adopte plus un fonctionnement « à la Moffat », avec une intrigue principale qui s’étend sur tous les numéros, où le Doctor et ses alliés vont un peu partout pour y comprendre quelque chose. Cependant, c’est ici très solide, et détaché de tout le gras des intrigues de Moffat, et les clichés qu’il n’a cessé d’introduire dans ses saisons.
En bref, en utilisant beaucoup de bonnes références, en surfant sur un thème important et présent pour les 10e et 11e Doctors, avec une belle dose de mystères, un bon sens du rythme, un beau casting secondaire, et une narration « à la Moffat » mais bien faite, cette série demeure une lecture très plaisante et entraînante.
[quote]DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR YEAR TWO #9
Written by: Simon Spurrier, Rob Williams.
Art by: Warren Pleece.
Covers by: Mark Wheatley, photo, Eleonara Carlini.
Description: The attacks on the TARDIS reach fever pitch. The Doctor’s only hope for survival is to track down the mysterious Cabal who have been haunting his steps. Were they active in the Time War? Do they still exist? Meanwhile, Alice is forced to make a decision that could wipe her from the timeline forever!
Story by
Rob Williams
Art by
Simon Fraser
Colors by
Gary Caldwell
Letters by
Comicraft
Cover by
Dan Boultwood, Will Brooks, Andrew Pepoy
Publisher
Titan Comics
Cover Price:
$0.00
Release Date
Jun 8th, 2016
Badly wounded by The Then and The Now, the Squire must deal with the fallout of Alice’s deadly decision, as Abslom’s fury rounds on the Doctor in full force. Death, devastation, and the aftermath of the Time War… this one has it all! Can the Doctor still find the truth and save his friends?
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[quote]DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR YEAR TWO #15
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Simon Fraser (CA) Tom Humberstone
It’s all come down to this, the epic conclusion to the eleventh Doctor’s second year! With a trail of temporal devastation in his wake, and casualties mounting among his companions, can the Doctor find the truth at last about his Time War crime? And will that truth, once won, prove to have been worth the cost? (STL015068)
HUMBERSTONE COV ER—32pgs, FC $3.99
PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
JAKE COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99[/quote]
[quote]DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR VOLUME 4: THE TEN AND THE NOW TP
(W) Simon Spurrier, Rob Williams (A) Simon Fraser & Various (CA) Alex Ronald
Accused of terrible war crimes that he can’t remember committing, the eleventh Doctor goes on the run with his companion Alice Obiefune, along with a mysterious amnesiac who calls herself The Squire, and Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer! As they dig deep into the history of the Time War in the hope of clearing the Doctor’s name, the bounty hunter called The Then and The Now, a hideous perversion of spacetime, tracks them at every turn! Collects Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Year Two #1-5. (STL015036) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 7×10, 128pgs, FC $14.99[/quote]
Story by
Si Spurrier, Rob Williams
Art by
Warren Pleece
Colors by
Hi-Fi
Letters by
Comicraft
Cover by
Dan Boultwood, Will Brooks, Steve Dillon, Simon Myers
Publisher
Titan Comics
Cover Price:
$3.99
Release Date
Jul 27th, 2016
BRAND NEW ARC BEGINS! Alice Obiefune is trapped in the Time War – caged in a time-locked region of space when stars burned, planets died and abominations walked the worlds, wreaking havoc with every unearthly step! She has lost the Doctor she knew, but the WAR DOCTOR has all the answers she seeks – if she can live long enough to reach him!
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[quote]DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR YEAR TWO #12
(W) Rob Williams (A) Warren Pleece (CA) Claudia SG Iannicello
Filled with new purpose, and information straight from the mouth of the War Doctor himself, Alice is closing in on the truth behind the Doctor’s possible-crime. But something horrific is stirring within the Squire, and the Doctor finds himself caught between duty and honor! Plus, Abslom Daak makes a fateful decision! (STL005983)
IANNICIELLO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
PHOTO COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
SULLIVAN COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
MYERS “ALBUM” COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99
DOCTOR WHO DAY COVER—32pgs, FC $3.99[/quote]
