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::Well the ''definitive'' name of any comic is generally considered to be that which appears on the indicia; i.e., that by which it's copyrighted. | ::Well the ''definitive'' name of any comic is generally considered to be that which appears on the indicia; i.e., that by which it's copyrighted. | ||
::*''Age of Chaos'' definitely deserves its own page, cause the ''only'' thing which appears in its indicia is ''Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos''. Contentually, it's the most "novel" DW graphic novel. It's ''not'' a trade paperback. It's the only one of these four things — indeed the only DW publication with the term ''graphic novel'' on its cover — that actually is a printing of original material (rather than a reprint), and its the only one that tells a single story. Although not bound like a novel, it at least has a definite beginning, middle and end to its story. | ::*''Age of Chaos'' definitely deserves its own page, cause the ''only'' thing which appears in its indicia is ''Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos''. Contentually, it's the most "novel" DW graphic novel. It's ''not'' a trade paperback. It's the only one of these four things — indeed the only DW publication with the term ''graphic novel'' on its cover — that actually is a printing of original material (rather than a reprint), and its the only one that tells a single story. Although not bound like a novel, it at least has a definite beginning, middle and end to its story. | ||
::*''Abslom Daak: Dalek Killer'' is a slightly controversial inclusion as a graphic novel, but it's clearly no part of any other series. It was a part of the whole attempt to spin him off on his own into the Marvel UK universe, a testing of the waters to see if an Abslom Daak-centered title would work. That effort went nowhere, but this thing remains as a title on its own with no explicit connection to DWMS. It's also a co-production of Marvel UK and another company. | ::*''Abslom Daak: Dalek Killer'' is a slightly controversial inclusion as a graphic novel, but it's clearly no part of any other series. It was a part of the whole attempt to spin him off on his own into the Marvel UK universe, a testing of the waters to see if an Abslom Daak-centered title would work. That effort went nowhere, but this thing remains as a title on its own with no explicit connection to DWMS. It's also a co-production of Marvel UK and another company. I personally think the "(graphic novel)" modifier should be dropped from its title, though, because it contains significant non graphical elements. A "graphic novel" that has a prose story just ''isn't'' a graphic novel. The indicia, which doesn't claim it's a graphic novel, should be strictly observed in this case. | ||
::*''Voyager'' is officially ''Doctor Who Graphic Novel: ''Voyager'', and was co-published by BBC Books. The book acknowledges DWM in its frontispiece, but it's very clearly not a DWMS. | ::*''Voyager'' is officially ''Doctor Who Graphic Novel: ''Voyager'', and was co-published by BBC Books. The book acknowledges DWM in its frontispiece, but it's very clearly not a DWMS. | ||
::*''Dalek Chronicles'' is, as explained in the talk on its page, ''explicitly'' a part of DWMS. It's just a Summer Special. Yes, a rather extraordinary one, but officially that's what it is. '''[[User:CzechOut|<span style="background:blue;color:white">Czech</span><span style="background:red;color:white">Out</span>]]''' [[User talk:CzechOut|☎]] | [[Special:Contributions/CzechOut|<font size="+1">✍</font>]] 10:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC) | ::*''Dalek Chronicles'' is, as explained in the talk on its page, ''explicitly'' a part of DWMS. It's just a Summer Special. Yes, a rather extraordinary one, but officially that's what it is. '''[[User:CzechOut|<span style="background:blue;color:white">Czech</span><span style="background:red;color:white">Out</span>]]''' [[User talk:CzechOut|☎]] | [[Special:Contributions/CzechOut|<font size="+1">✍</font>]] 10:39, 24 July 2008 (UTC) | ||
