At 31 the BAFTA Award-winning Ncuti Gatwa isn’t the youngest actor to take on the role of the Doctor in the 60-year run of the BBC’s Doctor Who (that was Matt Smith), but the Scotland-raised actor born in Rwanda–the fourth Scot cast as a Doctor in the series–didn’t miss a beat stepping into the Doctor’s shoes last year, regenerating from David Tennant into two Doctors, a new twist for the series. He became a bi-generated Doctor who–split in two–allowed Tennant’s Doctor to co-exist (no doubt in future audio dramas) with Gatwa’s 15th Doctor to carry the series forward this year. Less like Rose Tyler and practically a clone of the eager and bright-eyed companion Clara, Millie Gibson plays Ruby and in her first appearance she and Gatwa had an instant chemistry.
For this year’s annual Free Comic Book Day–coinciding with the annual Star Wars Day May the Fourth–Doctor Who fans will get their next peek at a 15th Doctor story, all readying for the new Doctor Who series. Check out a first look at the Free Comic Book Day comic from Titan Comics for Doctor Who below.
The FCBD book and new series is written by Dan Watters, with artist Kelsey Ramsay and colorist Valentina Bianconi. Ramsay’s pencils above have an uncanny similarity to Bill Sienkiewicz’s style.
Doctor Who fans have some interesting things to look forward to in Year #61. The first episode comes to the BBC and Disney+ in May 2024 along with the Free Comic Book Day first look at the new Doctor’s comic book series, Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor, coming June 26, 2024. Put this series on your pull list at Elite Comics or your local comic shop now.
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