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Signings, Special Covers And Cybermen Supremacy – Doctor Who Comics Day, Next Saturday
A week today sees Doctor Who Comics Day, alongside the launch of the Doctor Who multiple Doctor crossover comic Supremacy of the Cybermen.
The five-part, bi-weekly story stars the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors, is written by George Mann and Cavan Scott (Ninth Doctor), with art by Alessandro Vitti, Ivan Rodriguez and Nicola Righi .
The series also features beloved companions including Rose and Captain Jack.
Ahead of Doctor Who Comics Day, Titan has been releasing nine one-page teasers – featuring Doctors from up and down the timeline – in each of Titan's four ongoing Doctor Who comics.
There are plenty of Doctor Who signings taking place across the globe on Doctor Who Comics Day including:
Cavan Scott, George Mann, & Rachael Stott at Forbidden Planet London
Rob Williams at Forbidden Planet Bristol
Simon Myers at Forbidden Planet Birmingham
Rachael Smith at Travelling Man, Manchester
Paul Cornell at Gosh Comics, London
Neil Edwards at Forbidden Planet Liverpool
Gordon Rennie and Emma Beeby at Forbidden Planet International Edinburgh
Boo Cook at Scorch Comics, Eastbourne
Blair Shedd at Newbury Comics
Andrew Pepoy & Jason Millet at Graham Crackers
Mark Wheatley at Beyond Comics
Todd Nauck at Big Red Comics
Kelly Yates & Tony Shasteen at Borderlands
Richard Starkings at Pulp Fiction
Question No. 6 At 3331 Arts Chiyoda in Japan.
Titan's Doctor Who story, from this year's Free Comic Book Day event will be made available for free, digitally.
Titan also offers Doctor Who Comics Day t-shirts and mugs featuring art by Supremacy of the Cybermen artist Alessandro Vitti, and a limited edition Doctor Who Titans: "Army Of Ghosts" Cyberman 3-inch vinyl figure – only available at comic book stores.
Titan will release multiple variant covers to collect, including Supremacy of the Cybermenvariants by Alessandro Vitti, photo variant by Will Brooks, a cool Cyberman cover by Fabio Listrani, a blank sketch variant, a fun coloring variant, and exclusive retailer variants at Forbidden Planet and Books-A-Million. There will be special variant covers across Titan's comics line throughout July, including Fourth Doctor #4 variant by Andrew Pepoy and Jason Millet, Ninth Doctor #3 variant by Dan Boultwood, Tenth Doctor Year Two #12 variant by Blair Shedd, Eleventh Doctor Year Two #11 variant by Rod Reis, and Twelfth Doctor Year Two #7variant by Todd Nauck & Hi-Fi.
And for the first time this year Titan is supplying Doctor Who fans with kits to host their own reading group events on the same day. Over 300 parties are planned across the globe to read and celebrate Doctor Who comics.
It's going to be a thing.
A Doctor Who Twitter marathon contest is planned for the day via Titan Comics' Twitter page @ComicsTitan. Doctor Who comic creators Cavan Scott and George Mann will be answering fan questions at 11:00am EST that day via Titan Comics' Twitter page. Fans can ask questions using the hashtag #DWCD.
Titan is also encouraging all fans to get creative and visit their local participating store on Doctor Who Comics Day in cosplay, then tweet pictures to @ComicsTitan.