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{{Infobox Annual|
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annual name=Doctor Who Storybook 2008|
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image=[[Image:DWSB2008.jpg|250px]]|[[Doctor Who Storybook 2008]]|
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series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Doctor Who Annual]]|
|image = DWSB2008.jpg|Doctor Who Storybook 2008
release date= September [[2007]]|
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
publisher= [[Panini]], UK|
|companions = [[Martha Jones]]
isbn= ISBN 978-1-184653-030-2|
|release date = 1 August 2007
format= hardback 78 pages |
|publisher = Panini UK
previous annual=[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2007]]<br>[[Doctor Who Storybook 2007]]|
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84653-030-2
next annual=[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009]]<br>[[Doctor Who Storybook 2009]]|
|price = £7.99
}}
|release number = 2
|format = Hardback; 78 pages
|series = ''[[Doctor Who Storybook]]s''
|prev = Doctor Who Storybook 2007
|next = Doctor Who Storybook 2009
}}The '''''Doctor Who Storybook 2008''''' was published in 2007.


==Overview==
== Publisher's summary ==
: Release Number 2
* From the front cover:
: Publisher [[Panini]],UK
: Eight brand new illustrated adventures for the Doctor and Martha!
: Released in September [[2007]]
: Includes writers from the multi-award-winning BBC One Series.
: ISBN: 978-1-184653-030-2
* From the back cover:
: Priced £7.99
: Thrilling Adventures in Time and Space!
: Format Hardback 78 pages
: The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Martha to previously unexplored corners of the universe in this new selection of adventures, full of danger, excitement and fun - and all lavishly illustrated in full colour! Join them as they dodge bionic tortoises on a futuristic planet, help an ordinary boy save Christmas by bringing his imagination to life, battle shadowy creatures aboard a giant space station, explore a beautiful undersea paradise with a dark secret, and travel back in time to save a motel from rampaging zombies!
: Featured Doctor: The [[Tenth Doctor]]
: Featured Companions: [[Martha Jones]]
: Featured Enemies: all new threats


==Publisher's Summary==
== Contents ==
*From the front cover:
=== Comic strip story ===
: Eight brand new illustrated adventures for the Doctor and Martha!<br>includes writers from the multi-award-winning BBC One Series.
* ''[[Sunscreen (comic story)|Sunscreen]]'' by [[Jonathan Morris]]
*From the back cover:
: Thrilling Adventures in Time and Space!<br>
: The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Martha to previously unexplored corners of the universe in this new selection of adventures, full of danger, excitement and fun - and all lavishly illustrated in full colour!<br> Join them as they dodge bionic tortoises on a futuristic planet, help an ordinary boy save Christmas by bringing his imagination to life, battle shadowy creatures aboard a giant space station, explore a beautiful undersea paradise with a dark secret, and travel back in time to save a motel from rampaging zombies!
 
==Contents==
 
===Comic strip Story===
* [[Sunscreen]] by [[Jonathan Morris]]
: Pencil art by [[Martin Geraghty]] and inks by [[David A. Roach]]
: Pencil art by [[Martin Geraghty]] and inks by [[David A. Roach]]


===Text Stories===
=== Text stories ===
* [[Cats and Dogs]] by [[Tom MacRae]]
* ''[[Cats and Dogs]]'' by [[Tom MacRae]]
: Illustrations by [[Andy Walker]]
: Illustrations by [[Andy Walker]]
* [[The Body Bank]] by [[Gareth Roberts]]
* ''[[The Body Bank]]'' by [[Gareth Roberts]]
: Illustrations by [[Dan McDaid]]
: Illustrations by [[Dan McDaid]]
* [[The Box Under the Tree]] by [[Robert Shearman]]
* ''[[The Box Under the Tree]]'' by [[Robert Shearman]]
: Illustrations by [[Martin Geraghty]]
: Illustrations by [[Martin Geraghty]]
* [[Zombie Motel]] by [[Paul Magrs]]
* ''[[Zombie Motel]]'' by [[Paul Magrs]]
: Illustrations by [[Ben Willsher]]
: Illustrations by [[Ben Willsher]]
* [[The Iron Circle]] by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* ''[[The Iron Circle]]'' by [[Nicholas Briggs]]
: Illustrations by [[Martin Geraghty]]
: Illustrations by [[Martin Geraghty]]
* [[Kiss of Life]] by [[Justin Pegg]]
* ''[[Kiss of Life]]'' by [[Justin Richards]]
: Illustrations by [[Andy Walker]]
: Illustrations by [[Andy Walker]]
* [[Deep Water]] by [[Nicholas Pegg]]
* ''[[Deep Water]]'' by [[Nicholas Pegg]]
: Illustrated by [[Brian Williamson]]
: Illustrated by [[Brian Williamson]]


===Additional features===
=== Additional features ===
* [[A Letter from the Doctor]]
* [[A Letter from the Doctor (Storybook 2008)|A Letter from the Doctor]]
* An illustration of the Doctor and Martha hanging onto a cable shaft while surrounded by [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s (presumably [[Slitheen]], as they are a recurring villain in the new series). Martha's expression makes her look suspiciously like Rose Tyler.
* An illustration of the Doctor and Martha hanging onto a cable shaft while surrounded by [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s (presumably [[Slitheen]], as they are a recurring villain in the new series).


==Accredited Credits==
== Accredited credits ==
* Editor: [[Clayton Hickman]]
* Editor: [[Clayton Hickman]]
* Designer: [[Peri Godbold]]
* Designer: [[Peri Godbold]]
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* With thanks to: [[Russell T Davies]], [[David Tennant]] and [[Freema Agyeman]], [[Mark Gatiss]], [[Gary Russell]], [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Scott Gray]], [[Stuart Manning]], [[Kate Beharrell]], [[Richard Hollis]] and [[Harriet Newby-Hill]]
* With thanks to: [[Russell T Davies]], [[David Tennant]] and [[Freema Agyeman]], [[Mark Gatiss]], [[Gary Russell]], [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Scott Gray]], [[Stuart Manning]], [[Kate Beharrell]], [[Richard Hollis]] and [[Harriet Newby-Hill]]


==Additional Notes==
== Additional notes ==
* The Doctor Who Storybook 2008 followed the same successful format as last year.
* The ''Doctor Who Storybook 2008'' followed the same successful format as last year.
* So as not to make the Storybook any less `official`than the BBC's offering, the Storybook was allowed to use the BBC logo on the cover and a box stating "Published with permission of the BBC" was found on the back.
* So as not to make the Storybook any less "official" than the BBC's offering, the Storybook was allowed to use the BBC logo on the cover and a box stating "Published with permission of the BBC" was found on the back.
* The introduction, by way of 'A letter from the Doctor' is a direct lift from the first and very early issues of Doctor Who Weekly (as [[Doctor Who Magazine]] was formerly known as), even down to the Doctor's signature at the end. This time around the letter was, as forwarded to the publisher by [[Russell T Davies]].
* The introduction, by way of "A letter from the Doctor" is a direct lift from the first and very early issues of Doctor Who Weekly (as ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' was formerly known as), even down to the Doctor's signature at the end. This time around the letter was, as forwarded to the publisher by [[Russell T Davies]].
* The Storybook was issued with a dustcover that inside the front flap had a short piece updating "The Changing Face of Doctor Who", and in the back flap a short piece on each of the featured writers accompanied by a small photo.  
* The Storybook was issued with a dustcover that inside the front flap had a short piece updating "The Changing Face of Doctor Who", and in the back flap a short piece on each of the featured writers accompanied by a small photo.
 
 
==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/storybooks10.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide summary of the Storybooks]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/storybooks10.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide summary of the Storybooks]
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Revision as of 21:43, 21 July 2024

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The Doctor Who Storybook 2008 was published in 2007.

Publisher's summary

  • From the front cover:
Eight brand new illustrated adventures for the Doctor and Martha!
Includes writers from the multi-award-winning BBC One Series.
  • From the back cover:
Thrilling Adventures in Time and Space!
The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Martha to previously unexplored corners of the universe in this new selection of adventures, full of danger, excitement and fun - and all lavishly illustrated in full colour! Join them as they dodge bionic tortoises on a futuristic planet, help an ordinary boy save Christmas by bringing his imagination to life, battle shadowy creatures aboard a giant space station, explore a beautiful undersea paradise with a dark secret, and travel back in time to save a motel from rampaging zombies!

Contents

Comic strip story

Pencil art by Martin Geraghty and inks by David A. Roach

Text stories

Illustrations by Andy Walker
Illustrations by Dan McDaid
Illustrations by Martin Geraghty
Illustrations by Ben Willsher
Illustrations by Martin Geraghty
Illustrations by Andy Walker
Illustrated by Brian Williamson

Additional features

Accredited credits

Additional notes

  • The Doctor Who Storybook 2008 followed the same successful format as last year.
  • So as not to make the Storybook any less "official" than the BBC's offering, the Storybook was allowed to use the BBC logo on the cover and a box stating "Published with permission of the BBC" was found on the back.
  • The introduction, by way of "A letter from the Doctor" is a direct lift from the first and very early issues of Doctor Who Weekly (as Doctor Who Magazine was formerly known as), even down to the Doctor's signature at the end. This time around the letter was, as forwarded to the publisher by Russell T Davies.
  • The Storybook was issued with a dustcover that inside the front flap had a short piece updating "The Changing Face of Doctor Who", and in the back flap a short piece on each of the featured writers accompanied by a small photo.

External links