

Every page that has come through has been a joy to behold. I know Blair Shedd’s amazing art certainly will. I just want to make sure that we live up to the expectations. The response to the news of the comic has been amazing – there’s a lot of love for the Ninth Doctor out there. I definitely feel a sense of responsibility. V: You’re an author of over 70 books and audio dramas but how does it feel being given the keys to the first issue of the Ninth Doctor comic book for Titan Comics? To be trusted with the story that sets the series going?ĬS: It’s daunting and exciting all at once. In fact, I’ve been told that when I met her at a convention a few weeks back, I blushed. And I might have also had the teeniest bit of a crush on Janet Fielding when I was a lad too.

All that sarcasm and snarkiness! I used to find her so funny, in a good way I must add. Tom’s Doctor hooked me, but the 80s made me a ‘fan’.Ĭompanion-wise, do I have to choose one? I’m so, so fond of Sarah Jane Smith, but who isn’t? It was certainly a big thrill to write for Elizabeth Sladen for the Sarah Jane Adventure audios – but when I was a kid it was Tegan all the way. As the 80s rolled on, Doctor Who grew and grew as part of my young life as I discovered Doctor Who Magazine, the comic strip, fanzines and more. Those eyes! That voice! Still, he became entrenched as my favourite Doctor – but I’m very fond of the three 1980s Doctors as well. He did, however, terrify me, when I was nipper. I’m a child of the 70s and so my first Doctor was the Fourth, Tom Baker. Villordsutch: Just to break some ice Cavan, who was your Doctor and also your favourite assistant (before they became Companions)?Ĭavan Scott: Ah, the age old question for Doctor Who fans. With the release of Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1 from Titan Comics due on the 18 th March, Villordsutch chats with writer Cavan Scott….
