Doctor Who Graphic Novel #1

Against a blazing red backdrop alive with shadowy comic-strip imagery, the Fourth Doctor lunges toward us in wide-eyed alarm, his long scarf and coat flying behind him in a moment of unmistakable urgency. Dave Gibbons — who also handles the interior art, lettering, and inking — brings the same crisp, kinetic linework to this cover that makes the collected stories inside so visually compelling. Scripted by Pat Mills and John Wagner, The Iron Legion is a handsome 2004 Panini collection that showcases a golden era of Doctor Who comics storytelling at its most imaginative.