Post by Tomspy77 on Jun 15, 2014 0:47:57 GMT -6
The Annual Years Reviewed on Kasterborous.com
Rest at link:
www.kasterborous.com/2014/05/annual-years-reviewed/
What do you guys think??
Nostalgia and Doctor Who go hand in hand, which is almost second nature for any creation that has stood the test of time the way this science fiction series has. As the world changes around it, it mirrors the current world and becomes part of our memories. A fondness develops around some of the more forgotten products and trappings of the series which older fans now recall being intertwined with a simpler time in their own lives.
The Doctor Who Annuals published by World Distributors from 1966 to 1986 are one great example of this, a merchandising tie in that children of more then one generation might have found under the tree at Christmas.
Even I got a chance to experience the series first hand, even though it was right at the very end of the original Annual run with the 1986 Annual which I poured over for clues about the Sixth Doctor’s persona as The Twin Dilemma was not shown directly after The Caves of Androzani in some areas in the United States.
I also got a taste of some of the older annuals content through A Journey Through Time, which was a compilation published after the Doctor Who production office decided that the annuals had their day.
Considering the modern whipper snappers of fandom never got to properly appreciate these fascinating and at times slightly odd gems of the Doctor Who Universe, The Annual Years, written by Paul Magrs, is both a wonderful look at both the history of these publications as well as a reference book for the stories contained within the Annuals during their twenty plus year run.
The Doctor Who Annuals published by World Distributors from 1966 to 1986 are one great example of this, a merchandising tie in that children of more then one generation might have found under the tree at Christmas.
Even I got a chance to experience the series first hand, even though it was right at the very end of the original Annual run with the 1986 Annual which I poured over for clues about the Sixth Doctor’s persona as The Twin Dilemma was not shown directly after The Caves of Androzani in some areas in the United States.
I also got a taste of some of the older annuals content through A Journey Through Time, which was a compilation published after the Doctor Who production office decided that the annuals had their day.
Considering the modern whipper snappers of fandom never got to properly appreciate these fascinating and at times slightly odd gems of the Doctor Who Universe, The Annual Years, written by Paul Magrs, is both a wonderful look at both the history of these publications as well as a reference book for the stories contained within the Annuals during their twenty plus year run.
Rest at link:
www.kasterborous.com/2014/05/annual-years-reviewed/
What do you guys think??
