In Issue #1 titled "New Adventures With the Eleventh Doctor: After Life," Matt Smith and his Doctor Who persona are captured vividly.

Cover artist Alice X. Zhang must really love "Doctor Who," or is very knowledgeable of the cannon of the time-lord. The comic is very reminiscent of a classic TARDIS. On the cover, however, it is not the famous Blue Box: It is the Eleventh Doctor with sonic-screwdriver in hand. It looks like a star constellation but in the form of the Doctor. Breathtaking!

The rest of the artwork inside the comic is also simplistic, dark, somber and childlike but with bursts of bright color. The artists, Simon Fraser, Gary Caldwell and Rob Farmer, captured the time-lord cannon in an exceptional way without overdoing it.

The story of "After Life" is written by Al Ewing and Rob Williams. Without giving too much away, the story follows the Doctor, No. 11, after the Ponds, Amy and Rory, are married and trying to settle into their lives. The Doctor is travelling alone.

But the story does not open with the Doctor; it starts with Alice Obiefune. Obiefune has just buried her mother, and her life appears to be collapsing: She is late on the rent, she is disillusioned with her job, and her friends are moving away.

Most of Obiefune's colors are muted to capture her depression and loss. But then suddenly there is a burst of color with an alien "dog." As usual -- in "Doctor Who" fashion -- there's lots of running. The Doctor enlists the help of Obiefune to help him capture the dog. However, their first attempt in capturing the dog-like creature fails. The reader gets immediately sucked and hooked into Obiefune's story.

Like I said, I will not give too much away. The intrepid pair attempt a second time to grab the dog-like creature. They chase it everywhere from the streets to the British parliament. But within the background an unseen force, a threat to the Doctor, is lurking.

All readers will have to wait until the next issue to find out what happens next.

This comic book is classic "Doctor Who." It captures the Doctor's humor, the TARDIS and the classic companion. The classic companion is usually a little more clever than the Doctor, but they are independent and brave. Obiefune is that character. Even the Doctor's ally -- UNIT, the Unified Intelligence Taskforce -- makes an appearance.

This "Doctor Who" comic book reintroduces the time-lord in a new way without damaging the cannon. In fact this comic book elevates it.

Stay tuned until next time.

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