Doctor Who news: The Ninth Doctor will face Vampires in the Time Lord Victorious comics – Doctor Who Watch

Later this year, the Ninth Doctor will be facing Vampires in an upcoming story from Doctor Who Magazine!Image credit: Doctor Who/BBC.Image obtained from: BBC Press.

In recent months, weve been gradually getting a bigger picture ofTime Lord Victorious, the multi-platform event due to start later this year. BBC Books and Titan Comics will focus on the Tenth Doctor, at different points in his life. Big Finish audios will mainly focus on Paul McGanns Eighth Doctor during the event.

But how will the Ninth Doctor feature? Weve known that he will be a key player since the initial announcement, but what we didnt know was how his Doctor would be included. We eventually found out about his appearance inAll Flesh is Grass, the upcoming novel by Una McCormack that will also feature the Eighth and Tenth Doctors. However, we now know that he and Rose will be getting a story of their own, in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine.

Set to begin in issue 556,Monstrous Beauty will be a three-part comic story written by Scott Gray and with artwork by John Ross, with James Offredi and Roger Langridge working on color art and lettering, respectively. It will begin with a double-length chapter that will be in a special supplement magazine supplied with issue 556. For people wanting to follow the whole storyline ofTime Lord Victorious, this supplement sounds like an essential item, as it will also feature articles on its various stories in other media.

For this story, the Ninth Doctor will be joined by his companion Rose for this special tie-in to Time Lord Victorious.Courtesy BBC

So what can we expect from this story? Heres what Scott Gray had to say about it.

The Ninth Doctor and Rose find themselves in a place where no TARDIS is ever supposed to go the Dark Times, an ancient era forbidden to all Time Lords. Theyre soon swept up in a war with one of the greatest enemies of the Doctors people: the Great Vampires.

Time Lords versus Vampires. This is actually something thats been a key part ofDoctor Who mythology for decades, ever since Tom Baker story State of Decay,but has barely been explored. So itll be fantastic to explore the ancient war between the Time Lords and the Great Vampires in-depth.

Whats just as exciting is knowing howMonstrous Beauty ties into theTime Lord Victorious arc, as Scott Gray reveals.

Ive had a great time throwing ideas around with [producer James Goss]. His brief was: Ninth Doctor, Rose, Vampires!Monstrous Beautycan be read as a standalone adventure, but if you look further into the Time Lord Victorious storyline youll see how it connects with the other strands.

Now that definitely sounds intriguing. We cant wait to read this story when its published in Doctor Who Magazine, beginning with issue 556, on sale in September.

Are you looking forward to reading more comic stories with the Ninth Doctor and Rose? Do you think the war between the Time Lords and the Great Vampires is worth exploring? And do you have any ideas as to how this story could tie intoTime Lord Victorious? Let us know in the comments below.

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