Category Archives: Comics

Star Trek: The Crier in Emptiness

Posted on July 29, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

This week we explored strange new worlds with Big Finish in Doctor Who’s Divergent universe in Scherzo.  Then we sought out strange new life forms in Star Trek with The Changeling.  Before I start a different Thursday series, I wanted to come … Continue reading →

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Mass Effect: The Complete Comics

Posted on July 22, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

Let’s take a break from actual video games, retro or otherwise, to dive into a video game-related subject: the complete collection of Mass Effect comics.  This tome caught my eye one day and I picked it up to read a … Continue reading →

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The Mountains of Madness (Blue Fox Comics edition)

Posted on March 4, 2021 by DrAcrossthePond

I’m often told I’m a little weird.  Once upon a long time ago, I might have found that offensive but not any more.  When Craig asked the Doctor in the Doctor Who episode The Lodger if anyone ever told him … Continue reading →

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Plunge

Posted on December 24, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

The year is coming to an end so I wanted to take a moment to detour into the realm of graphic novels one more time.  Who knows, maybe I’ll give someone an idea for a last minute Christmas gift! Since … Continue reading →

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Dracula Lives

Posted on August 30, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

At last it can be told! The never-before-revealed ORIGIN OF DRACULA! What a catchy blurb. What a great cover! I was sent this as a surprise gift recently and was waiting for the right time to share some thoughts about … Continue reading →

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Weird Detective: The Stars are Wrong

Posted on August 13, 2020 by DrAcrossthePond

Taking another week off video games I wanted to share news of a special treat I found.  I did not grow up as a comic-book kid.  I had a few, I recall distinctly.  There was a Godzilla issue with a … Continue reading →

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The Alternate Dr. Who Family

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Companion Tropes Extra 11 Last Christmas… I gave you my heart. No, sorry, let’s try that again. It’s hard to start a sentence with those words, a bit like “who you gonna call”. Some words in the English language now … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Story

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Roger Pocock

On Christmas Day 1965 there was more than one fourth-wall breaking Doctor Who story for children to enjoy.  If they were lucky enough to have a copy of TV Comic Issue 732 (dated week ending 25th December 1965) they could … Continue reading →

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