Writer: Jody Houser

Artist: Roberta Ingranata

Titan Comics, out now

Doom, the universe’s greatest assassin, is in pursuit of the Doctor, hoping they can save her from Death.

It’s Titan’s turn to join the multi-media Doctor Who event, Doom’s Day, bringing in their regular writer/artist combo of Jody Houser and Roberta Ingranata for 0600-0700 of the 24 hour countdown.

It’s New York 1883 at a masked ball and Missy is masquerading as the Doctor. Doom is also there, tracking the real Doctor, concerned that there’s something slightly ‘off’ about the moment – too many anachronisms and literal cat burglars.

It’s a fun issue, and we get a different sort of protagonist who is just as quick to shoot her adversaries than outwit them, but there’s still those niggling concerns that I’ve had with previous Titan comics – it all feels a bit low budget in scale and drawn out.

Verdict: Frothy and easy to read, but there’s not a lot of depth to any of this. 5/10

Nick Joy