The previous Doctor recently ended his epic journey across space and time by regenerating from the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) into the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi). It would seem that BBC Worldwide has chosen to do some regenerating of their own by choosing to team up with Titan Comics instead of IDW to tell the stories of the next Doctor in comic book format.
The newest incarnation of the Doctor has yet to be shown to fans while wearing his new costume so preview art for this announcement just isn’t possible yet. Despite that, I am greatly anticipating the upcoming run by Titan Comics. Titan Comics has produced some spectacular art and hard hitting stories in the last year with some critical darlings like “Number Cruncher”, “Tank Girl”, and “Death Sentence” (a book in my personal top ten). Here is the official press release from BBC Worldwide and Titan Comics. If you’re as excited for this as I am, make yourself heard in the comments or let me know on Twitter @MarkAvo.
DOCTOR WHO REGENERATES WITH TITAN COMICS
BBC Worldwide and Titan Comics team up
for all-new Doctor Who comic book adventures
New York, NY – January 21, 2014 – In the universe of Doctor Who regenerations bring not only a new Doctor but often a fresh look and feel to the series and BBC Worldwide is bringing that same approach to Doctor Who comics as it signs a new deal with Titan Comics. The deal will open up the world of Doctor Who and provide fans with new stand alone adventures featuring the Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor and after the new series launch, the Twelfth Doctor. Creative and production teams will be announced in the coming weeks and the first comic books will be released in 2014.The Doctor Who Christmas special, The Time of the Doctor, saw Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor regenerate into the Twelfth Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. The next season is now in production and will premiere in 2014. In 2013, Doctor Whoset ratings and social media records for BBC AMERICA.
Doctor Who is sold to over 200 territories across the world and last year was awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest TV drama simulcast ever after the 50th Anniversary special was broadcast to 98 countries at the same time as well in thousands of cinemas across the globe.
Titan Comics is the comics and graphic novel division of global publishing giant Titan, a pioneer that has proven itself over three decades with internationally-recognized brands such as James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, as well as creator-owned successes like Tank Girl, Lenore, and Death Sentence. Titan’s magazine division is the largest publisher of licensed entertainment properties in the US.
Images courtesy of Titan Comics and BBC Worldwide