Nemesis of the Daleks (Panini Graphic Novel)

Written by Richard Alan, Steve Alan, Paul Cornell, John Freeman, Dan Abnett, John Tomlinson, Simon Furman, Simon Jowett, Mike Collins, Tim Robins, Andrew Donkin, Graham S. Brand, Ian Rimmer 

Artwork by Lee Sullivan, Gerry Dolan, Rex Ward, Geoff Senior, John Ridgeway, Art Wetherell, Dave Harwood, Cam Smith, Andy Wildman, John Marshall, Mike Collins

Paperback: 196 pages
Publisher: Panini UK LTD

The Seventh Doctor's Second Volume from Panini is "Nemesis of the Daleks," which while still a tad muddled, is certainly of a higher standard than the bulk of what appeared in the first Volume.  Most of the comics presented within this volume were released around the same time as the final year of the original run of the show in 1989, though there a few released in 1990, but this collection essentially signals the end of the television era of Comic Strips, before the Strip was forced to try and stand on it's own for a while.

The opening story features a renegade Dalek Killer known as Abslom Daak, who appeared in a couple of one-off stories that didn't feature the Doctor in the 70s (both of which also appear in this collection).  Daak is a neat creation, which a chainsaw sword for ripping open the pepper pot scourge of the universe, and an attitude to match it. That opening story is pretty great, and if the bulk of the book were of it's caliber it would certainly get a few higher marks, but that isn't really the case.

The stories are mostly good in this set, but a good chunk of them didn't actually originate in Doctor Who Magazine, but were featured in a short lived Marvel UK publication called "The Incredible Hulk Presents," and as such they are a bit shorter than the usual DWM story (and they are all one-offs, as to not confuse new readers). This was more of Marvel, at the time, not really knowing what to do with Doctor Who.  That is seemingly odd, because when they took over the strip and launched Doctor Who magazine, they seemed to know exactly what to do with it.  Anyhow, the stories from that run are decent enough, just short Doctor Who adventures, nothing too big or epic, but some light singular stories. 

I think if only for that opening story, this book is worth a look.  The other stories in this are decent light fair, a load of one-offs, but a vastly better load of one-offs than the ones featured in the Seventh Doctor's first volume of comic strips.