Board the TARDIS This January In IDW's New Doctor Who Series

For nearly half a century, an inquisitive and adventurous man from the forgotten world Gallifrey known only as the Doctor has journeyed through time and space in his spacecraft, a rickety Type-40 TARDIS forever locked in the form of a 1960s London Police Box. Together with Amy Pond and Rory Williams, the Doctor explores the cosmos and battles evil in all its myriad forms in BBC America's hit television series Doctor Who.  This January his adventures continue in IDW's new comic book series based on the show, and the publisher whets retailer appetites and fandom interest with a delectable line-up of free incentive covers from fan-favorite artists.

Tony Lee, the writer of the tenth Doctor’s ongoing adventures from IDW, continues his chronicles of the Last of the Time Lords with the new eleventh Doctor, portrayed by Matt Smith. In Doctor Who #1 the Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams battle holographic spam and "friending" requests on a planet that's hours from destruction by an alien race. Illustrated by Andrew Currie, this single-issue story features 50/50 covers, with one cover boasting a promo photo of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan (the actress that portrays Amy Pond) and the other featuring new artwork from Tommy Lee Edwards (Turf).

Kelley Yates, who worked with Lee on Doctor Who: The Forgotten, creates a die-cut gatefold Incentive Cover  that allows fans to "open" the TARDIS and see the Doctor inside. 

As with Tony Lee's first run on Doctor Who, each story arc of the eleventh Doctor's adventures will feature a different artist, giving the series a different style and ambiance with each story, much as different episodes of the television series have different styles. Upcoming artists include Buckingham, Richard Piers Rayner (Road to Perdition), and Matthew Dow Smith (Doctor Who).

While everyone eagerly await the Christmas Day broadcast of the new Doctor WhoChristmas Special, "A Christmas Carol," and IDW's new comics in January, take the opportunity to interest them in the Doctor's earlier comic book adventures. Tony Lee's sixteen-issue epic adventure of the tenth Doctor, leading into his final television stories, is collected into three volumes. Volume 1: Fugitive collects issues 1 through 6 and takes the Doctor from silent film-era Hollywood to the far future where he is put on trial for his life due to interference with a fixed point in time and space. Volume 2: Tessaract collects issues 7 through 12 and sees the Doctor take on two new companions as the TARDIS is invaded by creatures from outside time and the Doctor is summoned by UNIT to deal with foliage gone mad. The final collection,Volume 3: Final Sacrifice collects the Doctor Who Annual and issues 13 through 16, drawing together elements from the two preceding volumes as the Doctor must thwart a plan that would rewrite time while attempting to save a former companion from his worst enemy.
Time and space beckon for you the Doctor Who fan this winter. With the Doctor Who Christmas Special airing on Christmas Day and the sixth season coming in the spring, this is the perfect time to stock up on these comics and trade collections starring the Last of the Time Lords. An acclaimed Doctor Who writer, teamed with some of the best artists in the business makes IDW's new eleventh Doctor ongoing series a must-have for every Whovian!