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'''''Torchwood Magazine''''' is a British magazine devoted to the series [[Torchwood|of the same name]]. The first issue was released on 24 January 2008. The United States version was due to be launched in February 2008.  
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'''''Torchwood Magazine''''' — known [[indicia|formally]] by the title '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' — was a [[British]] magazine about ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' published by [[Titan Publishing Group|Titan]]. It had a run of twenty-five regular issues, along with two yearbooks, cover dated from January 2008 until December 2010. It therefore focused only on the first three series of ''Torchwood'' and folded around the time ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' was entering production.


This magazine is currently a four-weekly periodical that publishes [[Torchwood]] news, reviews, articles and comic stories.  
Until August 2016, it was the major source of comic stories involving the characters and situations of ''Torchwood, ''before Titan Comics started publishing their own comic series.


====Magazine Issues====
== Publication history ==
<gallery>
The first issue was released on 24 January 2008. A United States version was due to be launched in February 2008, but was not; instead, the UK version was imported to North America for a time (much like ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'') although it was not widely circulated in North America after early 2009.
Image:TWM01.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 1|Issue 1]]
Image:TWM02.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 2|Issue 2]]
Image:TWM03.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 3|Issue 3]]
Image:TWM04.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 4|Issue 4]]  
Image:TWM05.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 5|Issue 5]]
Image:TWM06.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 6|Issue 6]]
Image:TWM07.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 7|Issue 7]]
Image:TWM08.jpg|[[Torchwood Magazine Issue 8|Issue 8]]
</gallery>


====Comic Strips====
Although not connected to ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''Torchwood Magazine'' followed a similar format, featuring behind-the-scenes articles, episode reviews and original fiction in the form of [[Torchwood comic stories|comic strip stories]] and [[Torchwood short stories|short stories]].
* ''"[[The Legacy of Torchwood One!]]"'' - written by [[Simon Furman]]; illustrated by [[SL Gallant]]
* ''"[[Jetsam]]"'' - written and illustrated by [[Brian Williamson]]
* ''"[[Rift War]]"'' - written by Simon Furman; illustrated by [[Paul Grist]]
* ''"[[Harm's Way]]"''


====Short stories====
One comic strip arc, ''[[Rift War]]'', was later compiled by Titan into a graphic novel and a series of six comics reprinting material from the magazine were due to be released from August 2010.
* ''"[[The Book of Jahi]]"'' - written by [[David Llewellyn]]; illustrated by [[Mike Dowling]]


[[Category:Torchwood Magazine|*]]
Initially a four-weekly periodical, it moved to an eight-weekly basis from Issue 14.
 
The ''Torchwood The Official Magazine'' identity was also used for the [[Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2008)]] and a promotional leaflet for the magazine was included in the series 2 DVD boxset release. In the summer of 2010, Titan's US branch launched ''[[Torchwood: The Official Comic]]'' for North American audiences, which featured reprints of the magazine's comic strips and short stories; the first issue was cover-dated September 2010.
 
The magazine was cancelled in December 2010 after twenty-five issues. According to the editorial note in Issue 24, a realignment of ''Torchwood'' merchandising for the BBC/Starz co-production of Series 4 was behind the discontinuation, though it was stated that it was hoped the magazine would resume publication; the magazine has not resumed, with DWM taking on the task of covering Series 4 production and broadcast. The cancellation also resulted in the American ''Torchwood'' comic book also being cancelled after six issues, before that title was able to reprint all the fictional material from the magazine.
 
== Comic stories ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Issues
!Title
!Author
!Reprinted in
!Collected In
|-
|[[TM 1|1]]
|''[[The Legacy of Torchwood One!]]''
|[[Simon Furman]]
|
|''[[Torchwood Archives Vol. 1]]''
|-
|[[TM 3|3]]
|''[[Jetsam (comic story)|Jetsam]]''
|[[Brian Williamson]]
|
| rowspan="2" |''[[Rift War (graphic novel)|Rift War]]''
|-
|[[TM 4|4]]-[[TM 13|13]]
|''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War!]]''
|[[Simon Furman]] and [[Ian Edginton]]
|
|-
|[[TM 14|14]]
|''[[The Selkie (comic story)|The Selkie]]''
|[[John Barrowman|John]] and [[Carole E. Barrowman]]
|[[TTOC 1]]
|''[[Torchwood Archives Vol. 1]]''
|-
|[[TM 15|15]]-[[TM 19|19]]
|''[[Broken (comic story)|Broken]]''
|[[Gary Russell]] and [[Nick Abadzis]]
|[[TTOC 1]]-[[TTOC 5|5]]
|''[[Torchwood Archives Vol. 2]]''
|-
|[[TM 20|20]]
|''[[Fated to Pretend (comic story)|Fated to Pretend]]''
|[[Brian Minchin]]
|[[TTOC 2]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Torchwood Archives Vol. 1]]''
|-
|[[TM 21|21]]-[[TM 22|22]]
|''[[Shrouded (comic story)|Shrouded]]''
|[[Gareth David-Lloyd]]
|[[TTOC 3]]-[[TTOC 4|4]]
|-
|[[TM 23|23]]
|''[[Somebody Else's Problem: A Gwen Cooper Story (comic story)|Somebody Else's Problem: A Gwen Cooper Story]]''
|[[Christopher Cooper]]
|[[TTOC 5]]
|-
|[[TM 24|24]]
|''[[Hell House (comic story)|Hell House]]''
|[[Roger Gibson]]
|[[TTOC 6]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Torchwood Archives Vol. 2]]''
|-
|[[TM 25|25]]
|''[[Overture (comic story)|Overture: A Captain Jack Adventure]]''
|[[Gary Russell]]
|
|}
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
TWM01.jpg|[[TM 1|Issue 1]]
TWM02.jpg|[[TM 2|Issue 2]]
Magazine-torchwood03l.jpg|[[TM 3|Issue 3]]
Magazine-torchwood04l.jpg|[[TM 4|Issue 4]]
Magazine-torchwood05l.jpg|[[TM 5|Issue 5]]
TWM06.jpg|[[TM 6|Issue 6]]
TWM07.jpg|[[TM 7|Issue 7]]
TWM08.jpg|[[TM 8|Issue 8]]
TWM09.jpg|[[TM 9|Issue 9]]
Magazine-torchwood10L.jpg|[[TM 10|Issue 10]]
TWM11.jpg|[[TM 11|Issue 11]]
TWM12.jpg|[[TM 12|Issue 12]]
Magazine-torchwood13L.jpg|[[TM 13|Issue 13]]
TWM14.jpg|[[TM 14|Issue 14]]
TWM15.jpg|[[TM 15|Issue 15]]
TWM 16.jpg|[[TM 16|Issue 16]]<br /> Regular Cover
TWM 16b.jpg|[[TM 16|Issue 16]]<br /> Collectors Cover
Magazine-torchwood17.jpg|[[TM 17|Issue 17]]
Magazine-torchwood18.jpg|[[TM 18|Issue 18]]
Magazine-torchwood19.jpg|[[TM 19|Issue 19]]
Magazine-tw20.jpg|[[TM 20|Issue 20]]
TWM 21.jpg|[[TM 21|Issue 21]]
TW 22.jpg|[[TM 22|Issue 22]]
TWM23.jpg|[[TM 23|Issue 23]]
TW24.jpg|[[TM 24|Issue 24]]
TW25a.jpg|[[TM 25|Issue 25 FINAL ISSUE! Double fronted cover]]
TW25b.jpg|[[TM 25|Issue 25 FINAL ISSUE! Double fronted cover]]
</gallery>
 
=== Yearbooks ===
<gallery position=center captionalign=center hideaddbutton="true" >
File:TWYB.jpg‎|[[Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2008)]]
File:Book-torchwoodyear.jpg‎|[[Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2009)]]
</gallery>
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.titanmagazines.com Official online site for Titan Magazines, publishers of '''Torchwood Magazine'''.]
* [http://www.facebook.com/TorchwoodMagazine Official '''Torchwood Magazine''' Facebook page.]
 
{{Titan Comics}}
 
[[Category:British magazines]]

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Torchwood Magazine — known formally by the title Torchwood The Official Magazine — was a British magazine about Torchwood published by Titan. It had a run of twenty-five regular issues, along with two yearbooks, cover dated from January 2008 until December 2010. It therefore focused only on the first three series of Torchwood and folded around the time Torchwood: Miracle Day was entering production.

Until August 2016, it was the major source of comic stories involving the characters and situations of Torchwood, before Titan Comics started publishing their own comic series.

Publication history[[edit] | [edit source]]

The first issue was released on 24 January 2008. A United States version was due to be launched in February 2008, but was not; instead, the UK version was imported to North America for a time (much like Doctor Who Magazine) although it was not widely circulated in North America after early 2009.

Although not connected to Doctor Who Magazine, Torchwood Magazine followed a similar format, featuring behind-the-scenes articles, episode reviews and original fiction in the form of comic strip stories and short stories.

One comic strip arc, Rift War, was later compiled by Titan into a graphic novel and a series of six comics reprinting material from the magazine were due to be released from August 2010.

Initially a four-weekly periodical, it moved to an eight-weekly basis from Issue 14.

The Torchwood The Official Magazine identity was also used for the Torchwood The Official Magazine Yearbook (2008) and a promotional leaflet for the magazine was included in the series 2 DVD boxset release. In the summer of 2010, Titan's US branch launched Torchwood: The Official Comic for North American audiences, which featured reprints of the magazine's comic strips and short stories; the first issue was cover-dated September 2010.

The magazine was cancelled in December 2010 after twenty-five issues. According to the editorial note in Issue 24, a realignment of Torchwood merchandising for the BBC/Starz co-production of Series 4 was behind the discontinuation, though it was stated that it was hoped the magazine would resume publication; the magazine has not resumed, with DWM taking on the task of covering Series 4 production and broadcast. The cancellation also resulted in the American Torchwood comic book also being cancelled after six issues, before that title was able to reprint all the fictional material from the magazine.

Comic stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Issues Title Author Reprinted in Collected In
1 The Legacy of Torchwood One! Simon Furman Torchwood Archives Vol. 1
3 Jetsam Brian Williamson Rift War
4-13 Rift War! Simon Furman and Ian Edginton
14 The Selkie John and Carole E. Barrowman TTOC 1 Torchwood Archives Vol. 1
15-19 Broken Gary Russell and Nick Abadzis TTOC 1-5 Torchwood Archives Vol. 2
20 Fated to Pretend Brian Minchin TTOC 2 Torchwood Archives Vol. 1
21-22 Shrouded Gareth David-Lloyd TTOC 3-4
23 Somebody Else's Problem: A Gwen Cooper Story Christopher Cooper TTOC 5
24 Hell House Roger Gibson TTOC 6 Torchwood Archives Vol. 2
25 Overture: A Captain Jack Adventure Gary Russell

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Yearbooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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