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|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine graphic novels]]
|writers= [[John Tomlinson]], [[Nick Abadzis]], [[Gareth Roberts]], [[Tony Lee]], [[Mike Collins]], [[Jonathan Morris]], [[Nev Fountain]] , [[Alan Barnes]]
|writers= [[John Tomlinson]] <br />[[Nick Abadzis]] <br />[[Gareth Roberts]] <br />[[Tony Lee]] <br />[[Mike Collins]] <br />[[Jonathan Morris]] <br />[[Nev Fountain]] <br />[[Alan Barnes]]
|artists= [[Mike Collins]], [[Martin Geraghty]], [[Roger Langridge]]
|artists= [[Mike Collins]]<br /> [[Martin Geraghty]]<br /> [[Roger Langridge]]
|published in= [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
|published in= [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
|release date= [[October]] [[2008]]
|release date= [[6 October (releases)|6 October]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|publisher= [[Panini Publishing Ltd.|Panini Books]]
|publisher= Panini Publishing Ltd.|Panini Books
|format= Comic sized paperback
|format= Comic sized paperback
|isbn= ISBN 1-905239-90-0
|isbn= ISBN 1-905239-90-0
|previous collection= [[The World Shapers (graphic novel)|The World Shapers]]
|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine graphic novels]] publication order
|next collection= [[A Cold Day in Hell! (graphic novel)|A Cold Day in Hell!]]  
|prev= The World Shapers (graphic novel)
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|next= A Cold Day in Hell! (graphic novel)
|series2 [[Doctor Who Magazine]] publication order
|prev2 = The Cruel Sea (graphic novel)
|next2= The Widow's Curse (graphic novel)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the tenth volume of the [[Panini Publishing]] series of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic collections, and the first to feature the [[Tenth Doctor]]. It included those Tenth Doctor ''DWM'' strips with the earliest release dates, and thus featured [[Rose Tyler]], with significant guest-appearances by [[Jackie Tyler]], [[Mickey Smith]] and [[the Brig]]. It notably contained ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]'', which, {{as of|2012|2|lc=y}}, remains the only ''DWM'' comic story to be adapted into [[The Lodger (TV story)|a televised story]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the tenth volume of the [[Panini Publishing]] series of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic collections, and the first to feature the [[Tenth Doctor]]. It included those Tenth Doctor ''DWM'' strips with the earliest release dates, and thus featured [[Rose Tyler]], with significant guest-appearances by [[Jackie Tyler]], [[Mickey Smith]] and [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brig]]. It was the first chance readers had of seeing the original version of the comics since they were first published in ''DWM'' in 2006 and 2007.


Like all in the series, it was notable for its high quality digital restoration of the comics. It was the first chance readers had of seeing the original version of the comics since they were first published in ''DWM'' in [[2006]] and [[2007]].
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
COLLECTED TENTH DOCTOR COMIC STRIPS - VOLUME 1<br />
COLLECTED TENTH DOCTOR COMIC STRIPS - VOLUME 1
The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler steer the TARDIS into a whole new realm of adventure and excitement in these collected comics from the pages of DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE!<br />
This book features eight amazing stories: [[The Betrothal of Sontar|THE BETROTHAL OF SONTAR]], [[The Lodger (comic story)|THE LODGER]], [[F.A.Q.]], [[The Futurists|THE FUTURISTS]], [[Interstellar Overdrive|INTERSTELLAR OVERDRIVE]], [[Opera of Doom!|OPERA OF DOOM!]], [[The Green-Eyed Monster|THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER]] and [[The Warkeeper's Crown|THE WARKEEPER'S CROWN]]!<br />
Fresh from his regeneration, the Tenth Doctor needs all hiw wits about him as he battles the war-loving Sontarans on a remote ice planet, while Rose finds herself facing her worst fears in front of her family - and live on TV!<br />
Also: Mickey spends a maddening week with a Time Lord in his spare room, an ordinary boy crates an extraordinary world of deadly monsters, an intergalactic rock band seems doomed to die over and over again, and the Doctor catches up with his oldest friend, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, on an alien world where war is eternal!<br />
PLUS! A special 15-page commentary section where the writers, artists and editors reveal the stories behind the strips, including TV writer GARETH ROBERTS ([[The Shakespeare Code]], [[The Unicorn and the Wasp]])!


AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION FOR FANS OF DOCTOR WHO AND CLASSIC BRITISH COMICS!
The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler steer the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] into a whole new realm of adventure and excitement in these collected comics from the pages of ''Doctor Who Magazine''!


== Comic strip stories ==
This book features eight amazing stories: ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)|The Betrothal of Sontar]]'', ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[F.A.Q. (comic story)|F.A.Q.]]'', ''[[The Futurists (comic story)|The Futurists]]'', ''[[Interstellar Overdrive (comic story)|Interstellar Overdrive]]'', ''[[Opera of Doom! (comic story)|Opera of Doom!]]'', ''[[The Green-Eyed Monster (comic story)|The Green-Eyed Monster]]'' and ''[[The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)|The Warkeeper's Crown]]''!
=== [[The Betrothal of Sontar]] ===
Travelling Companion: [[Rose Tyler]]<br />
Additional features:
* [[Sontaran]]s


=== [[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]] ===
Fresh from his regeneration, the Tenth Doctor needs all his wits about him as he battles the war-loving Sontarans on a remote ice planet, while Rose finds herself facing her worst fears in front of her family — and live on TV!
Travelling Companion: [[Rose Tyler]]<br />
Additional features:
* [[Mickey Smith]]


=== [[F.A.Q.]] ===
Also: Mickey spends a maddening week with a Time Lord in his spare room, an ordinary boy crates an extraordinary world of deadly monsters, an intergalactic rock band seems doomed to die over and over again, and the Doctor catches up with his oldest friend, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, on an alien world where war is eternal!
Travelling Companion: [[Rose Tyler]]<br />
Additional features:
:


=== [[The Futurists]] ===
PLUS! A special 15-page commentary section where the writers, artists and editors reveal the stories behind the strips, including TV writer Gareth Roberts (''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'')!
Travelling Companion: [[Rose Tyler]]<br />
Additional features:
:


=== [[Interstellar Overdrive]] ===
AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION FOR FANS OF DOCTOR WHO AND CLASSIC BRITISH COMICS!
Travelling Companion: [[Rose Tyler]]<br />
Additional features:
:


=== [[Opera of Doom!]] ===
== Comic stories ==
Travelling Companion: [[Rose Tyler]]<br />
* ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)|The Betrothal of Sontar]]''
Additional features:
* ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]''
:
* ''[[F.A.Q. (comic story)|F.A.Q.]]''
 
* ''[[The Futurists (comic story)|The Futurists]]''
=== [[The Green-Eyed Monster]] ===
* ''[[Interstellar Overdrive (comic story)|Interstellar Overdrive]]''
Travelling Companion: [[Rose Tyler]], [[Mickey Smith]]<br />
* ''[[Opera of Doom! (comic story)|Opera of Doom!]]''
Additional features:
* ''[[The Green-Eyed Monster (comic story)|The Green-Eyed Monster]]''
* [[Jackie Tyler]]
* ''[[The Warkeeper's Crown (comic story)|The Warkeeper's Crown]]''
 
=== [[The Warkeeper's Crown]] ===
Travelling Companion: None<br />
Additional features:
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]


== Additional features ==
== Additional features ==
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== Credits ==
== Credits ==
Project Editor & designer: [[Clayton Hickman]]<br />
:Project Editor & designer: [[Clayton Hickman]]
Consultant: [[Scott Gray]]
:Consultant: [[Scott Gray]]
Cover pencils by: [[Mike Collins]]<br />
:Cover pencils by: [[Mike Collins]]
Cover inks by: [[David A. Roach]]
:Cover inks by: [[David A. Roach]]
Cover colours by: [[James Offredi]]<br />
:Cover colours by: [[James Offredi]]
Head of Production: [[Mark Irvine]]<br />
:Head of Production: [[Mark Irvine]]
Managing Editor: [[Alan O'Keefe]]<br />
:Managing Editor: [[Alan O'Keefe]]
Managing Director: [[Mike Riddell]]<br />
:Managing Director: [[Mike Riddell]]
Special thanks to: [[Russell T Davies]], [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware]], [[David Tennant]], [[Billie Piper]] and all the writers and artists whose work is presented herein
:Special thanks to: [[Russell T Davies]], [[Tom Spilsbury]], [[Peter Ware (editor)|Peter Ware]], [[David Tennant]], [[Billie Piper]] and all the writers and artists whose work is presented herein


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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[[File:DWGN10 placeholder.jpg|thumb|Placeholder cover.]]
* A placeholder cover was used before release, featuring different artwork and lacking a credit for Roger Langridge.
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The Betrothal of Sontar was the tenth volume of the Panini Publishing series of Doctor Who Magazine comic collections, and the first to feature the Tenth Doctor. It included those Tenth Doctor DWM strips with the earliest release dates, and thus featured Rose Tyler, with significant guest-appearances by Jackie Tyler, Mickey Smith and the Brig. It was the first chance readers had of seeing the original version of the comics since they were first published in DWM in 2006 and 2007.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

COLLECTED TENTH DOCTOR COMIC STRIPS - VOLUME 1

The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler steer the TARDIS into a whole new realm of adventure and excitement in these collected comics from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine!

This book features eight amazing stories: The Betrothal of Sontar, The Lodger, F.A.Q., The Futurists, Interstellar Overdrive, Opera of Doom!, The Green-Eyed Monster and The Warkeeper's Crown!

Fresh from his regeneration, the Tenth Doctor needs all his wits about him as he battles the war-loving Sontarans on a remote ice planet, while Rose finds herself facing her worst fears in front of her family — and live on TV!

Also: Mickey spends a maddening week with a Time Lord in his spare room, an ordinary boy crates an extraordinary world of deadly monsters, an intergalactic rock band seems doomed to die over and over again, and the Doctor catches up with his oldest friend, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, on an alien world where war is eternal!

PLUS! A special 15-page commentary section where the writers, artists and editors reveal the stories behind the strips, including TV writer Gareth Roberts (The Shakespeare Code, The Unicorn and the Wasp)!

AN ESSENTIAL COLLECTION FOR FANS OF DOCTOR WHO AND CLASSIC BRITISH COMICS!

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

Additional features[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Commentary (by writers, artists and editors)

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Project Editor & designer: Clayton Hickman
Consultant: Scott Gray
Cover pencils by: Mike Collins
Cover inks by: David A. Roach
Cover colours by: James Offredi
Head of Production: Mark Irvine
Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
Managing Director: Mike Riddell
Special thanks to: Russell T Davies, Tom Spilsbury, Peter Ware, David Tennant, Billie Piper and all the writers and artists whose work is presented herein

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Placeholder cover.
  • A placeholder cover was used before release, featuring different artwork and lacking a credit for Roger Langridge.
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