This Doctor Who graphic novel featuring a story with Rose and the 8th and 11th Doctors seemed a bit odd choice at first, and those stories having taken place so long ago I was bit fuzzy on some of the details. But as the story progressed enough familiarity returned and it ultimately felt like it could have been pulled from TV episodes. Any Doctor Who fan should enjoy reading this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publishers for the E-ARC to read and review.

“Doctor Who: Empire of the Wolf” follows 2 different versions of Rose Tyler and 2 separate Doctors. The story was very well done and it felt a lot like an episode of the show. As a fan of Matt Smith’s version of the Doctor it was nice to see him again. The story while interesting did seem to carry a lot of holes in it or events that simply went unexplained which took me out of the story several times.

I loved the glimpses into Rose’s regular life and her daughter and everything. It pulled at my heartstrings and brought back a lot of emotions about how crushing that story.one n the show had been. This really added a nice continuation to that storyline and I enjoyed the look into the “after.”

The voices of both Doctors were really well done and it was easy to relate them back to their show counterparts because they sounded true to their characters which was a nice and welcome touch.

The art was beautifully done and tied in with the overall feel of the story as a whole. I think that fans of “Doctor Who” will enjoy this comic a great deal.

Nothing like a Dotor Who graphic novel. Empire of the Wolf brings us two doctors; eight and eleven, and two Rose Tylers. This should have been a fun ride to end fun rides, but instead I was kind of bored.

One Rose Tyler is the original Rose who got left in an alternate universe with the human 10th Doctor. She's happy, has her man, and they have a wonderful life. Yet she is tormented by dreams of a more cruel version of herself.

This Rose is the Empress of the Wolf. A warrior Rose who not only came to help 10 in the battle for the Earth and the Universe, but has gone on to supposedly save others worlds as well.

The original Rose is suddenly snapped from her life and back into the Tardis. And a doctor she doesn't know. A pre-time war doctor who has no idea who she is, and one she mist keep spoilers from.

So off we go, an adventure that should be exciting. The jokes from 8 and 11 are just lame and fall flat. Trying to hard to bring the humor that has always been part of the Doctor Who series, intentional or not.

The problem at hand is solved so easily I'm surprised the comic has as many pages as it does. I was just left unsatisfied and just didn't feel this at all.

As for the artwork, it was well done, but none of the characters looked like who they should have. I would only have recognized the 11th Doctor because he wore that silly Fez, and 8 had nothing to distinguish him at all. Neither Rose looked like Rose at all, unless you count having blonde hair as enough to identify one of the more significant Who companions.

Thanks to @netgalley, Titan Books, and Jody Houser for the opportunity to read this eArc in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

Rose Tyler was my first Doctor Who companion and so remains my favorite, so I was incredibly excited to see this comic!

It was fun to see a glimpse into the life Rose and the Doctor's clone have on the parallel Earth and then to also get to see Rose sort of become the Bad Wolf again and then interact with different regenerations of the Doctor. It's always interesting to see companions meet new Doctors who aren't "quite" the Doctor they're used to.

Thank you to NetGalley and Titan Comics for making this available in exchange for an honest review!

Rose was on a mission to do some good in the world, to liberate but over the years things changed and she has turned into something more brutal. However, this isn’t our Rose and her timeline has crashed into the one that the Eleventh Doctor knows and he’s going to need a bit of help to get things back on track.

When different Doctor’s team up in an adventure (no matter what the format) it makes us fans a bit giddy and this tale is a sheer delight with sentimental moments sprinkled throughout. I liked that the two Doctor’s used in the book were the Eighth and Eleventh avoiding the obvious connection with the incarnations that Rose had a heartbreaking connection to. This made the story interesting for me and more poignant that she was anchored in the existence that she made for herself in the world of Bad Wolf Bay with the human Doctor.

Seeing our Rose Tyker in the other dimension with Johna and her DAUGHTER <3
I loved how I fully saw that she is happy and while the world of the doctor still affects her and others, I'm glad to close her chapter.
Seeing the interaction between my favourite Doctor 11 and the Eighth Doctor was funny and sad as they can't be in the same room as they bicker but once away they open up about themselves.

Doctor Who: Empire of the Wolf is a fabulous graphic novel. A great joy to get a story with Rose Tyler and the eighth and eleventh doctors. And a cameo of the tenth doctor. I always love what-if stories and alternative worlds stories. so, this story was just right up my alley. A plus is that the characters were drawn so well that they looked like the characters from the TV show.

Fun!! We love a good doctor who story, and Rose Tyler is back!!! The little purple alien guys are really weird though, ngl. Are they grapes?? Are those eyes or nostrels??

Thanks to NetGalley and Titan Books for the DRC of 'Doctor Who: Empire of the Wolf'.

The Eighth and Eleventh Doctors collide with two different versions of Rose Tyler…Companion Rose stolen from her happy life with the Meta-Crisis Doctor (aka John Smith)…and the Empress Bad Wolf Rose who finds that her best intentions may have led her Empire to hell.

First, I have to say that I love Rose. She is my favorite companion and this felt like the best kind of fan service. I love that we got a peek into her life with the human version of the Doctor and that - for the most part - they seem happy (interesting that this doesn’t follow the deleted scene where Rose and 10.2 get a TARDIS of their own).

As with a lot of this show, I think this story has a lot to do with identity…The differences between Eight and Eleven (and even the Meta-Crisis Doctor)...Rose with her daughter and how that relationship parallels Rose and Jackie… and of course the different paths that Companion Rose and Empress Rose have taken.

I really liked that this adventure was with Eight and Eleven. If they had used Ten, I think that the Doctor/Companion relationship would have taken over the whole plot… and I’ve always wanted to see Eleven and Rose interact. I did think that Eight was underutilized so his part could have been expanded a bit.

Overall this was an enjoyable story that I would recommend for readers already entrenched in the Doctor Who Universe.

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My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Titan Comics for an advanced copy of this graphic adventure featuring Two Doctors, Two Companions, and too much trouble.

People have their favorite Doctors, as in the Timelord not general practioner, and their favorite companion, as in adventuring partner and voice of common sense to the Timelord Doctor. However I think Rose Tyler is probably the companion that most people have the most fondness for. Rose's adventures with the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor were all big, all spectacular and all very memorable, as was here departure, something that not a lot of companions can say happened to them. In Doctor Who: Empire of the Wolf written by Jody Houser and illustrated by Roberta Ingranata, Rose returns, in two different forms, with two Doctors one before the one she knew, and the one after the one she knew, its timeywimey stuff, with the galaxy again at stake.
In the alternate dimension that Rose Tyler was exiled to with her husband who shares a lot of Timelord parts, Rose has a series of dreams of a different place and time with enemies falling and cities wailing. Suddenly she finds herself back in her old dimension with a TARDIS appearing. Excited she approaches to find not her Doctor, but an earlier Doctor who has no idea who she is, but being the Doctor promises to help her. At the same time (?) the Eleventh Doctor has come across a big bad leader looking a lot like Rose who is having problems of her own. And these problems could lead to troubles for the whole galaxy.

There is a lot going on in the plot and the characters are really written well, especially the interplay between the Eighth Doctor, who I am really starting to get soft on and would like to know more about and Rose. However the story is a bit of a mess, and just seems to have gotten out of control or something. At the end I wasn't sure what the plan was, why there needed to be a plan or why I should be caring. Plus there were Sontarans, but I have no idea why. The art was also a little off. The Doctors looked ok Rose was ok, but the backgrounds were murky, and the colors seemed muted and blended into each other. I understand that returning certain characters to the fold you need a big story, but this wasn't really it. I would have much preferred if Rose and the other Doctors just has a simple adventure with more talking.

For Rose fans this will be a big draw. Also using the Eighth Doctor is a good idea as he really has no huge baggage, just a bad television show, and really can be anything in a story, is a good idea. However this is not for casual fans, most will be like, who, what where. Which is a shame. I remember the rarity of having the Doctors meet, and how special that was. Not a bad story, but not an epic one that a crossover should be.

i didn't realise this was already published when i requested it. i like doctor who a lot (am a couple years behind on the show, need to catch up, peter capaldi threw me for a loop), but i've never read any DW graphic novels. i expected to fully love this, but i was let down. i did enjoy a few lines and moments, but overall spent the whole time squinting and confused. i was not a fan of the art, but i'm no artist so don't listen to me. just wasn't my jam.

Full review on my blog from August 5th 2022

Tal and I have been rewatching Doctor Who for a few weeks now, so when I saw EMPIRE OF THE WOLF pop up on Netgalley I knew I had to request it. As soon as I was approved, I curled up to read it and it’s totally rekindled my love for reading Doctor Who content. As I write this, I’m listening to an anthology of short stories (12 Doctors, 12 Stories) and I’ve added a dozen more to my tbr. Oops.

I’m very familiar with Nine onwards, but didn’t know much about Eight before reading this comic. I actually really liked the balance of Eight versus Eleven, especially in combination with the two Roses in this graphic novel. It worked very well, and I always enjoy Doctor and Doctor interactions. In this graphic novel, we also get to see an insight into TenToo and Rose’s life in the alternate universe, which I absolutely loved. We’d only recently rewatched Ten’s seasons, so it was nice to see this little scrap of her future.

I don’t know enough to say if Eight was in character, but Eleven definitely felt accurately portrayed – I could imagine Matt Smith saying his dialogue and all of his individual quirks were present. Rose was also well-written, and I liked that the two Roses were still very distinct characters. The art style was very pretty, though the character designs could have been a bit more distinct, and I liked the page design very much. It was dynamic and guided the eye very well, leading us through the story in a very readable way. I ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting.

Bad Wolf Rose is super interesting to see and I’d love to see more about her. Her character arc is fascinating and I do wish that there was more depth to her character. We get to see an excellent storyline where she deals with the moral consequences of her own actions, but I’d have liked to see more about how she became the Empress in the first place. A story about her rise to power would be fascinating and I’d like that a lot as a graphic novel.

What a great read! I've been a Doctor Who fan for a long time - introduced by my dad to 1970's Spearhead in Space, which, in all honesty, absolutely terrified me, I nevertheless kept watching. For many of my generation though, Doctor Who really sprung into our attentions with Russell T. Davies revival, that saw Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor meet Rose Tyler, played by Billie Piper. Rose was the perfect companion for the new series, and I was heartbroken when she left - so it's brilliant to see that two Roses appear here - one, the Rose we all know, now happy in her own dimension with her human Doctor and their child, Mia, and the other Rose a jaded Space Empress.
Instead of putting this Rose with the tenth Doctor like one would expect - it instead pairs her with 7 and 11 - two of my favourites, and the art captures them perfectly - 7 upbeat and unaware of the darkness he would soon enter, and 11 downcast at the loss of Amy and Rory.
The plot is gripping and fun - but what I found most affecting here was how this book looks at loss and trauma - a read for all ages.

Doctor Who: Empire of the Wolf had an interesting plot idea, which is what drew me to request a review copy. It was also an entertaining enough read that I finished in 30 minutes; however, there were some issues. I questioned aspects of the plot that were never fully explained, plus Rose's Bad Wolf persona felt a bit lacking in the way she was portrayed as the Empress, especially considering the title of the book focuses on that. On the positive side, I did enjoy seeing snippets of her life in the alternate universe with her version of the tenth doctor. When it comes to the illustration that, too, was a bit disappointing. The faces of the two doctors seemed to 'overlap' a lot, with only hair and clothing helping to differentiate them at times. The panels were nicely laid out, especially in some of the full-page spreads, but the lack of distinction between the main characters detracted from that. Overall, I am giving this 3.5 stars. It had a number of problems, but it still kept me entertained for half an hour, and if you are a Doctor Who fan you will doubtless find it enjoyable too.

I'm not a big comic book reader but when I saw this on netgalley I knew I had to request it as I am a huge fan of Doctor Who. Thank you to the authors, publisher and @netgalley for this review copy.

This story features the Eighth and Eleventh Doctors for an adventure across the planets.
Rose Tyler, beloved companion to the Doctor is pulled away from her world and ends up teaming up with the Eighth Doctor.
This one features two doctors and two Rose Tylers!

A great story that I can totally imagine being an episode special of the TV series. The writing captures the characters perfectly and the artwork suits it well too.

If you're a big Doctor Who fan then you'll enjoy this one, and if you are a Rose Tyler fan then you get lots of her in this one.

It was a fun read and it definitely makes me want to go and check out more of the comic series for Doctor Who now.

Two doctors, two Rose Tyler’s and alternate timelines heck yeah sign me up!

I’m a HUGE doctor who fan so as soon as I saw this in NetGalley I immediately requested it! ( THANK YOU SO MUCH NetGalley and to the publisher for granting me access to read this in exchange for an honest review!)

Let’s talk about what I liked about this comic first!

• I really liked seeing what Rose’s life was like after splitting from the doctor in the tragic way that she did. (The fact that I had relive that moment made me want to jump off a cliff because I’m a baby and that scene will forever be burned into my brain).
• I LOVE when multiple doctors get together it’s always a good time, I personally don’t know much about the 8th doctor since I started my Doctor Who journey with 9.

Now let’s discuss what I didn’t like and unfortunately there’s more cons than pros for me on this one.

• I did not like the art style in this at all the characters looked odd to me.
• I personally don’t feel like they represented Rose’s “bad wolf” persona very well.
• The ending was a bit bland, it didn’t feel epic like how the show is. The doctors said this is what we’re going to do and boom it was done the end, not really exciting.

So to wrap this up I’m a bit disappointed in this comic, I was expecting more. I do recommend you read this if you’re a doctor who fan though!

This comic was okay... I enjoyed how Rose and the Eighth docctor formed a bond and the explanation for why timelords forget each other if they meet but i felt the overall plot was lacking a little

My first doctor who Comic book Reading experience. I’m a big fan of the doctor who books and the shows so I was more than excited to get stuck into this one. The doctor and Rose are amongst my absolute favourites and I loved their pairing on the show. It was great to explore more of their timelines and stories in this one, with Rose and the alternative timeline empress Rose, with a great 10th doc and 8th doctor crossover.

I’m not a strict comic book reader so this was a nice change for me and a really fun little plot and story. I always feel comic books are a little all over the place and a messier reading experience then a book or ebook but overall was a good story with promise for so many further stories.

A crossover between two of my favourite Doctors, the Eighth and Eleventh - except that Ingranata's likenesses feel like their faces are converging, so the former's handsomeness and the latter's face-like-a-foot charm are both compromised. Also featuring two Roses. One is the one we knew, left in the other world with a knock-off Tenth, and no, of course this account doesn't match up with the one in the Target Storybook; Who's lack of a strict continuity has always been part of the appeal, but especially when Rusty looks set to revisit this stuff next year, it's not easy to accept any of this as 'mattering'. The other Rose is an empress, though one who's got there by helping people. "Most of the revolutionaries I've met bring down palaces, they don't build them," says the Doctor, which is up there with "a man who never would" as one of the most obviously wrong things he's ever said, though I suppose part of the character is that he doesn't tend to stick around for that bit. Which would be OK if the story left it there, but no, instead he proceeds to take the other Rose on a tour of planets she's saved and show her they're still a mess, which just feels hypocritical. There are moments here and there which come off, but overall this is not a winner.

(Netgalley ARC)

I love Eleven and I love Rose so I was very excited to see them team up with Eight in this adventure!

Overall, I thought this was really fun. The plot was interesting and there were a lot of callbacks to some of my favorite moments in the show. I also loved that for certain lines I could *hear* Billie Piper and Matt Smith saying the words in my head.

The biggest issue I had with this was the art. In general this style is not my favorite, but in this in particular I felt like some of the visuals were inconsistent across the issue.