The Many Lives of Doctor Who was solicited as "Issue 0"[nb 1] or "Volume 0"[nb 2] of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor, published on September 26 2018.[nb 3][nb 4]
"That's the trouble with regeneration... You never quite know what you're going to get!" - The Doctor.
The ultimate celebration of Doctor Who, for fans old and new!
As the Doctor regenerates into their Thirteenth incarnation, they flash back across their many lives and many adventures - revealing brand-new stories from every era and face of the Doctor to date!
Written by Richard Dinnick (The Twelfth Doctor) and illustrated by a fantastic selection of mind-blowing artists, this is the perfect introduction to Doctor Who for new readers, and the ultimate celebration of the series for long-term fans!
Not just an ideal starting point for the era of the Thirteenth Doctor, as played by Jodie Whittaker, this collection is also an amazing doorway into a whole universe of Doctor Who comic book adventures!
Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor #0 is 100% all-new comic strip material!
It’s said that life flashes before your eyes when you die: as the Doctor regenerates into her Thirteenth incarnation, she relives memories from her many lives, showcasing unseen adventures from every past version of the Doctor!
The ultimate celebration of Doctor Who – a perfect beginner’s guide and a brilliant tribute for long-term fans, illustrated by a bevy of Doctor Who artists!
• Mariano Laclaustra drawing adventures for the Twelfth, First, and Seventh Doctors! • Giorgia Sposito drawing the Second, Fifth, Tenth, and Twelfth Doctors! • Arianna Florean drawing the Third and Sixth Doctors! • Brian Williamson drawing the Fourth Doctor! • Iolanda Zanfardino drawing the Eighth Doctor! • Neil Edwards drawing the War Doctor! • Pasquale Qualano drawing the Ninth and Eleventh Doctors! • Rachael Slott and Claudia Ianniciello drawing our first look at the Thirteenth Doctor![3]
Title |
Doctor |
Featuring |
Released
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The Many Lives of Doctor Who
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13th
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Twelfth Doctor
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26 September 2018
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The Path of Skulls
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1st
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Susan, Ian, Barbara
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Card Conundrum
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2nd
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Ben, Polly, Jamie
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Invasion of the Scorpion Men
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3rd
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Sarah, Dahensa
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Time Lady of Means
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4th
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Romana II, Tigil, Kemos
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Ophiuchus
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5th
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Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough
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Virtually Indestructible
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6th
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Peri
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Crossing the Rubicon
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7th
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Ace, Julius Caesar, the Tremas Master
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The Time Ball
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8th
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Josie
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The Whole Thing's Bananas
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War
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Dorium Maldovar
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Return of the Volsci
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9th
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Rose, Jack
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Nurse Who?
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10th
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Gabby, Cindy
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Without a Paddle
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11th
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Alice, River
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Harvest of the Daleks
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12th
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Bill
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Cover A with Entertainment Weekly's watermark.
Cover B with Entertainment Weekly's watermark.
Exclusive cover for Gallifrey One 2019, 'Citadel' variant.
Exclusive cover for Gallifrey One 2019, 'TARDIS' variant.
- This bumper issue of stories served as "Issue 0" of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor. It can also be considered a graphic novel volume of the series given it is a collection of stories relating to the run and its additional branding as "Volume 0". Regardless of consideration of it being an issue or volume, it is included under The Thirteenth Doctor section in Titan Comics' Reader's Guide.
- The quote in the product summary is from the Fifth Doctor, during part one of Castrovalva.
- This comic was exclusively announced by Entertainment Weekly, with first-look & watermarked images, on 28 June 2018.[19] Other sites would use the images with[20] or without their watermarks.[5][6][9][21][22]
- Titan Comics' Doctor Who editor Andrew James stated to Richard Dinnick that though Titan was releasing The Road to the Thirteenth Doctor, there was "a gap before Jody [Houser] start[ed] the main line of 13th Doctor ongoing" and that "What we’d like to do is a multi-Doctor big event thing to bring everyone into the range".[24]
- The comic "started life" as The 13 Doctors, according to Dinnick, before "we realised there were 14 if not 15 in there; we’ve not got Cushing but we have got War. We haven’t done two Tennant stories – even though apparently he’s two Doctors!"[24]
- It was Jessica Burton who came up with the preamble of The Many Lives of... with the Doctor Who logo serving to finish the rest of the title, according to Richard Dinnick.[24] In Titan Comics' Reader's Guide, this comic is simply titled as The Many Lives Of.
- Richard Dinnick was instructed not to make a multi-Doctor story as per Supremacy of the Cybermen or Four Doctors, but instead, as he said, "standalone stories to show the Doctors in their era, in their comfort zone with their companions doing a story that was reflective of their era". The other requirement "was not to have too much baggage" in terms of continuity references. He "liked [that] because [he]’d done two quite continuity-heavy stories for [the] 12th Doctor and a standalone that wasn’t". Though he "did put some Easter eggs in for fans".[24]
- Richard Dinnick considers The Many Lives of Doctor Who "in [his] mind at least" to be the 55th anniversary special, as "Every Doctor is in it". However, he does concede "we don’t see Daleks or Cybermen or Sontarans etc", but does point out Harvest of the Daleks is of course about the Daleks.[24]
- Dinnick "want[ed] to put an element of 13 in each story – for example there’s a story about some aliens that are based on the 13th element of the periodic table", referencing Virtually Indestructible.[24]
- A preview of this comic was shown on 17 September 2018 by both Comicbox[5] and Blogtor Who.[22]
- It was announced on 2 October 2018[11][25] that there would be an exclusive cover of this comic for New York Comic Con 2018 by Elena Casagrande and Arianna Florean,[11][25][26][27] with Casagrande, Florean, and Mariano Laclaustra signing copies at Titan Comics' booth #2142.[12][14][15][25][26][28]
- A cover variant stylised for the Gallifrey One 2019 convention evidently exists, though any information on it is seemingly scarce.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The indicia within The Many Lives of Doctor Who states "DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR Volume 0/#0", and also "VOLUME 0 BOOKSTORE EDITION".
- ↑ The Many Lives of Doctor Who is referred to as "Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor #0" in its product description on the back of the physical release and last page of the eBook.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Titan Comics. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0. titan-comics.com. Retrieved on 29 October 2024. “On Sale: 26 Sep 2018.”
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Amazon. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0: The Many Lives of Doctor Who Kindle & comiXology. amazon.com. Retrieved on 29 October 2024. “Publication date September 26, 2018.”
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Comic Box (17 September 2018). Preview: Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0. comicbox.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “In stores: Sep. 26.”
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 John Freeman (20 August 2018). Screenwriter Richard Dinnick faces the Doctor Who Panel to Panel mind probe. downthetubes.net. downthetubes.net - Exploring Comics and More on the Web since 1998. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0 – The Many Lives of Doctor Who Cover A by Claudia Ianniciello. Writer Richard Dinnick joins host Jeremy Bement on the Doctor Who comics podcast to chat about the upcoming Thirteenth Doctor Volume 0 – The Many Lives of Doctor Who one-shot – and teases the heck out of it!"”
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mark Donaldson (9 October 2018). COMICS REVIEW: The Thirteenth Doctor #0. bigblueboxpodcast.co.uk. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR VOL. 0.”
- ↑ Forbidden Planet. Doctor Who: 13th Doctor #0 (Cover A - Signed Edition). forbiddenplanet.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2024.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Lianne Potts (26 September 2018). REVIEW: Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0 – The Many Lives of Doctor Who. blogtorwho.com. Blogtor Who. Retrieved on 29 October 2024. “Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0 – The Many Lives of Doctor Who is out on Wednesday 26th September, followed by Issue #1 on October 17th.”
- ↑ The design of the comic's physical release is consistent with the other Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor graphic novels, and is labelled at the top of the spine as "0".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Titan Comics (2 October 2018). #DoctorWho: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol 0 by @richarddinnick hits #NYCC2018 with a special cover variant by @giorgiasposito and Arianna Florean – get your EXCLUSIVE cover now! Only available at Titan Booth 2142. Titan Comics (@ComicsTitan) on Twitter. Retrieved on 8 November 2024.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Titan Comics (3 October 2018). Psst, #DoctorWho fans - Arianna Florean, Claudia Ianniciello and @mar_laclaustra will be signing copies of DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR Vol 0 comic series at Titan booth 2142, 2.15pm on Fri Oct 5 #NYCC2018. Titan Comics (@ComicsTitan) on Twitter. Retrieved on 29 October 2024.
- ↑ Titan Comics (4 October 2018). Doctor Who fans! DON'T MISS this exclusive #NYCC2018 variant cover of #DoctorWho: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol 0 – Only available at Titan Booth 2142 - very limited edition! @richarddinnick @giorgiasposito Arianna Florean. Titan Comics (@ComicsTitan) on Twitter. Retrieved on 8 November 2024.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Titan Comics (5 October 2024). Attention #DoctorWho fans - Arianna Florean, Claudia Ianniciello and @mar_laclaustra will be signing copies of DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR Vol 0 THE LOST DIMENSION at Titan booth 2142, 2.15pm today! #NYCC2018. Titan Comics (@ComicsTitan) on Twitter. Retrieved on 8 November 2024.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Titan Comics (5 October 2018). Hurry #DoctorWho fans - Half an hour until Arianna Florean, Claudia Ianniciello and @mar_laclaustra will be signing copies of DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR Vol 0 THE LOST DIMENSION at Titan booth 2142, 2.15pm today! #NYCC2018. Titan Comics (@ComicsTitan) on Twitter. Retrieved on 8 November 2024.
- ↑ Penguin Random House. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 0: The Many Lives of Doctor Who. penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved on 29 October 2024.
- ↑ Amazon. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 0: The Many Lives of Doctor Who (Doctor Who: The Thiteenth Doctor) Paperback – October 9, 2018. amazon.com. Retrieved on 29 October 2024.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Goodreads. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor (Titan Comics) #0A. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 0: The Many Lives of Doctor Who. goodreads.com. Retrieved on 29 October 2024. “First published September 26, 2018.”
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Clark Collis (28 June 2018). Doctor Who comic first look: Jodie Whittaker's time traveler to relive previously unseen adventures. ew.com. Entertainment Weekly: Entertainment News for Pop Culture Fans. Retrieved on 29 October 2024. “Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 0 – The Many Lives Of Doctor Who is available at bookstores and comic shops starting in September, and will be available to read on digital devices.”
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Jude Terror (28 June 2018). 13th Doctor Revisits Past Lives in Titan's 'Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 0 – The Many Lives of Doctor Who'. bleedingcool.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “The 64-page book hits comic shops in September and bookstores in October.”
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Andrea McGuire (29 June 2018). TITAN COMICS: The Thirteenth Doctor relives her previous incarnations in new comic book!. blogtorwho.com. Blogtor Who. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 0 – The Many Lives Of Doctor Who is available at bookstores and comic shops from September, and is available to read on digital devices.”
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Susan Hewitt (17 September 2018). Sneak Peek at Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Vol 0 – The Many Lives of Doctor Who. blogtorwho.com. Blogtor Who. Retrieved on 8 November 2024.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Doctor Who News (26 September 2018). The Thirteenth Doctor - Volume 0. doctorwhonews.net. Retrieved on 10 December 2024. “Doctor Who returns to television screens next month, and to mark this long-awaited event, Titan Comics are publishing The Thirteenth Doctor Vol. 0, the ultimate celebration of The Doctor’s many, many lives and a special primer ahead of Titan’s new ongoing Thirteenth Doctor comic book series this autumn.”
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Sci-Fi Bulletin. Interview: Author Richard Dinnick (The Many Lives of Doctor Who). scifibulletin.com. Retrieved on 29 October 2024.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Comix Asylum (2 October 2018). Titan Comics Reveals New York Comic Con 2018 Plans. comixasylum.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “Friday at NYCC is a Doctor Who-themed day for Titan kicking off with signings at Titan booth #2142 including the creative talent behind Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0, which hits NYCC with a special convention variant by Giorgia Sposito and Arianna Florean.”
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Bedwyr Gullidge (3 October 2018). NYCC: Titan Comics Reveal Plans for New York Comic Con 2018. blogtorwho.com. Blogtor Who. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “Friday at NYCC is a Doctor Who themed day for Titan. It all kicks off with signings at booth #2142 with the creative talent behind Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0 which hits NYCC with a special convention variant by Giorgia Sposito and Arianna Florean.”
- ↑ Archonia. DOCTOR WHO 13TH #0 NYCC EXC CVR. archonia.com. Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “NYCC VARIANT COVER FROM GIORGIA SPOSITO & ARIANNA FLOREAN.”
- ↑ Olly MacNamee (3 October 2018). NYCC 2018: Check Out The Full Schedule For Titan Comics. comicon.com. COMICON - The World's Biggest Comic Book Convention (TM). Retrieved on 8 November 2024. “FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5. DOCTOR WHO: THE THIRTEENTH DOCTOR #0. Signing with Arianna Florean, Claudia Ianniciello & Mariano Laclaustra. 2:15PM at Titan booth #2142. Signing copies of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0.”