Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor, Vol. 2: Fractures by Robbie Morrison

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


After a lackluster First Volume, Robbie Morrison hits his stride with the Second Volume of 12th Doctor Stories.

"Fractures" is the story of one of Clara's students dealing with the loss of her father, only to have him mysteriously re-appear and then the family is menaced by a strange alien race. The story has a great deal of emotion. It also captures the feel of the Twelfth Doctor perfectly with that crustiness combined with a heart of compassion underneath it.

"Gangland," finds the Doctor and Clara arriving in Las Vegas in the 1960s and meeting up with the Wolf pack (a knock version of the Rat Pack meant to avoid paying license fees.) and it features a somewhat typical alien invasion story that's spiced up by a Time Lord legend. It's a very stylish story. There's a gorgeous spread of the Doctor rolling the dice at a Craps table which stands out as a favorite image.

The lowlight of the book is the Free Comic Day comic that's included. The story itself is kind of forgettable, but the tale is written with Clara narrating and it includes some of the most smug narration I've ever read and manages to capture what people like least about her.

Overall, though, this is a very solid collection and the Twelfth Doctor comic stories appear to have hit their stride.



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