The Twelfth Doctor's era of comics was notable for having several regularly-published titles: Doctor Who Magazine, Doctor Who Adventures and Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor.
The first comic to feature the Twelfth Doctor, a Doctor Who Magazine comic strip entitled The Eye of Torment, was released in part before the airing of TV: Deep Breath, although the Doctor did not feature prominently in the DWM comic strip until the second part. Much of the story's first part instead featured his televised travelling companion Clara Oswald, who was already a regular character in the magazine's strip for some time prior.
Road Rage, a DWA comic, and Terrorformer, a Titan comic, would premiere over the following two months. Titan had recently purchased the rights to Doctor Who, and had begun publishing with comics featuring the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors. Doctor Who Adventures would shut down in 2017, due to a drop in sales.
The Twelfth Doctor's era of comic stories was noted for being fitted with a sense of freedom, which allowed the era to resurrect a variety of ideas from the television show without heavy intervention from the BBC or those in charge of the television program. Like the Eighth Doctor's set of stories, there was also higher chances for comics to create their own story lines and characters set in-between gaps in the televised stories.
The Doctor Who Magazine story Doorway to Hell illustrated the Twelfth Doctor meeting the Master as previously played by Roger Delgado, and the Titan back-up comic The Abominable Showmen and The Five Masters illustrated the Doctor meeting several incarnations of the rival Time Lord. This would have been nearly impossible in the days of comics under the Tenth Doctor, given the then-taboo nature of discussing the existence of Time Lords after the destruction of Gallifrey.
Doctor Who Magazine also celebrated its 500th issue with The Stockbridge Showdown, which was set in the recurring DWM location of Stockbridge, and featured several former companions from the magazine's comic strip and the defeat of returning villain Josiah W. Dogbolter.
Four Doctors was not only a Multi-Doctor story, but it also featured an appearance by an alternate Twelfth Doctor from the future of a version of TV: Dark Water. Printed with a special thanks notice to Steven Moffat, the story heavily foreshadowed the finale of Series 9 by illustrating how the Twelfth Doctor would react to the death of Clara Oswald. Supremacy of the Cybermen, meanwhile, served as a direct sequel to Hell Bent, showing Rassilon's return after being exiled from Gallifrey. Ghost Stories followed up on the narrative featured in TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio. The Lost Dimension was another Multi-Doctor story set during the Doctor's time at St Luke's University with Nardole and Bill Potts.
Comic strip companions of the Twelfth Doctor
Regular
One-off
List
Doctor Who Magazine
| Title |
Writer |
Featuring |
Printed in |
Released
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| The Eye of Torment
|
Scott Gray
|
Clara
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DWM 477-480
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August - November 2014
|
| The Instruments of War
|
Mike Collins
|
Clara, Sontarans
|
DWM 481-483
|
December 2014 - February 2015
|
| Space Invaders!
|
Mark Wright
|
Clara
|
DWM 484
|
March 2015
|
| Blood and Ice
|
Jacqueline Rayner
|
DWM 485-488
|
April - June 2015
|
| Spirits of the Jungle
|
Jonathan Morris
|
DWM 489-491
|
23 July - 17 September 2015
|
| The Highgate Horror
|
Mark Wright
|
Clara, Jess
|
DWM 492-493
|
15 October - 12 November 2015
|
| The Dragon Lord
|
Steve Lyons
|
Clara
|
DWM 494-495
|
10 December 2015 - 7 January 2016
|
| Theatre of the Mind
|
Roger Langridge
|
DWM 496
|
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| Witch Hunt
|
Jacqueline Rayner
|
DWM 497-499
|
|
| The Stockbridge Showdown
|
Scott Gray
|
Max, Sharon, Frobisher, Izzy, Destrii, Majenta
|
DWM 500
|
26 May 2016
|
| The Pestilent Heart
|
Mark Wright
|
Jess
|
DWM 501-503
|
30 June 2016 -
|
| Moving In
|
DWM 504
|
November 2016
|
| Bloodsport
|
DWM 505-506
|
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| Be Forgot
|
DWM 507
|
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| Doorway to Hell
|
Jess, the Master
|
DWM 508-511
|
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| The Soul Garden
|
Scott Gray
|
Bill
|
DWM 512-514
|
4 May - 29 June 2017
|
| The Parliament of Fear
|
DWM 515-517
|
27 July - 21 September 2017
|
| Matildus
|
DWM 518
|
19 October 2017
|
| The Phantom Piper
|
Bill, Fey
|
DWM 519-523
|
16 November 2017 - 8 March 2018
|
| The Clockwise War
|
Bill, Fey, Shayde
|
DWM 524-530
|
5 April - 20 September 2018
|
Doctor Who Adventures
Immediate Media Company
Panini
Titan Comics
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor
| Title |
Writer |
Featuring |
Printed in |
Released
|
| Terrorformer
|
Robbie Morrison
|
Clara
|
12D 1 - 2
|
15 October - 12 November 2014
|
| The Swords of Kali
|
12D 3 - 5
|
10 December 2014 - 25 February 2015
|
| The Fractures
|
Clara, Kate
|
12D 6 - 8
|
18 March - 3 June 2015
|
| Gangland
|
Clara
|
12D 9 - 10
|
1 July - 29 July 2015
|
| Unearthly Things
|
George Mann
|
Clara, Charlotte Brontë
|
12D 11
|
9 September 2015
|
| The Hyperion Empire
|
Robbie Morrison
|
Clara, Kate
|
12D 12 - 15
|
30 September - 24 December 2015
|
| Relative Dimensions
|
George Mann, Cavan Scott
|
Clara, Celestial Toymaker
|
12D 16
|
9 December 2015
|
| Clara Oswald and the School of Death
|
Robbie Morrison
|
Clara, Kate, Osgood, Sea Devils
|
12DY2 1 - 4
|
6 January - 6 April 2016
|
| The Fourth Wall
|
Clara, Boneless
|
12DY2 5
|
11 May 2016
|
| The Twist
|
George Mann
|
Hattie
|
12DY2 6 - 8
|
25 May - 10 August 2016
|
| Playing House
|
12DY2 9 - 10
|
28 September - 19 October 2016
|
| Terror of the Cabinet Noir
|
Robbie Morrison
|
Julie
|
12DY2 11 - 13
|
16 November 2016 - 11 January 2017
|
| Invasion of the Mindmorphs
|
Val, Sonny
|
12DY2 14 - 15
|
1 February - 22 March 2017
|
| Beneath the Waves
|
George Mann
|
Hattie
|
12DY3 1 - 4
|
12 April - 7 June 2017
|
| Interlude: The Boy With the Displaced Smile
|
James Peaty
|
|
12DY3 2
|
26 April 2017
|
| The Wolves of Winter
|
Richard Dinnick
|
Bill, Ice Warriors, the Flood, Haemovore, Fenric
|
12DY3 5 - 7
|
5 July - 27 September 2017
|
| The Lost Dimension: The Twelfth Doctor
|
George Mann
|
Bill, Nardole, Kate, Osgood, Tenth Doctor, Jenny, Gabby, Cindy, Ninth Doctor
|
12DY3 8
|
18 October 2017
|
| The Great Shopping Bill
|
Richard Dinnick
|
Bill, Nardole, Missy, Heather
|
12DY3 9
|
15 November 2017
|
| A Confusion of Angels
|
Bill, Nardole, Missy, Weeping Angels, Heavenly Host
|
12DY3 10 - 13
|
6 December 2017 - 14 March 2018
|
Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor
Back-up strips
| Title |
Writer |
Featuring |
Printed in |
Released
|
| Untitled
|
Colin Bell
|
Clara
|
12D 2
|
19 November 2014
|
| Planet of the Diners
|
12D 3
|
24 December 2014
|
| The Inversion of Time
|
12D 4
|
21 January 2015
|
| The Bin Dilemma
|
Clara, Adipose
|
12D 5
|
25 February 2015
|
| The Partying of the Ways
|
Clara, Teselecta
|
12D 6
|
18 March 2015
|
| Silver Screenesis
|
Clara
|
12D 7
|
15 April 2015
|
| The Board Games
|
12D 8
|
3 June 2015
|
| Day of the Tune / The Meddling of Clara's Song / The Abominable Showmen / The Five Masters / One! Two! Three! Four! To Doomsday
|
Clara, First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Missy, Decayed Master, "Tremas" Master, "Bruce" Master, "Saxon" Master
|
12D 9 - 14
|
1 July - 2 December 2015
|
| Epilogopolis
|
Clara
|
12DY2 3
|
9 March 2016
|
| The Day at the Doctors
|
12DY2 4
|
6 April 2016
|
| The Faceless Two
|
Clara, Boneless
|
12DY2 5
|
11 May 2016
|
| Surfshock
|
Clara
|
12DY2 6
|
25 May 2016
|
| Planet of the Rude
|
12DY2 7
|
29 June 2016
|
Miniseries
| Title |
Writer |
Featuring |
Printed in |
Released
|
| Four Doctors
|
Paul Cornell
|
Clara, Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor, Gabby, Alice
|
FD 1 - 5
|
19 August - 23 September 2015
|
| Supremacy of the Cybermen
|
George Mann, Cavan Scott
|
Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Eleventh Doctor, Rose, Jack, Jackie, Gabby, Cindy, Alice
|
SOTC 1 - 5
|
6 July - 16 November 2016
|
| Ghost Stories
|
George Mann
|
Grant, Lucy, Jennifer
|
GS 1 - 8
|
26 December 2016 - 22 May 2017
|
| The Lost Dimension
|
George Mann, Cavan Scott
|
Bill, Nardole, Jenny, Kate, Osgood
|
TLD 1, 6, 8
|
30 August - 1 November 2017
|
Specials
Free Comic Book Day
San Diego Comic Con
Doctor Who: The Road to the Thirteenth Doctor
Doctor Who annuals
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