This year marks the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who; with the franchise almost constantly on my mind, I thought it’d be a great idea to travel back in time to 2013 – and revisit the incredibly ambitious project that the then-license holders of the comic book series, IDW, published for the Doctor’s 50th Anniversary.

It’s almost unbelievable that this series was first published a decade ago – but time flies, as they say.

IDW’s year long celebration for the Doctor’s half century anniversary was ingenious and perfect for the comic book medium, given that it mattered not which actors were still with us or still even resembled the characters they played decades prior: a 12 issue storyline, featuring all of the numbered Doctors that had appeared until that point.

That meant publishing an issue a month, each of which focused on a different Doctor – from the First to the Eleventh, in order – with a final issue tying up the overarching storyline.

Sylvester McCoy’s wonderful take on the Doctor is, of course, the focus of this issue – it’s a much more focused and tightly plotted affair than the previous story.

1930s Scotland is the setting for this small scale story, which sees the Doctor and companion Ace investigating the mysterious illness of an elderly couple – and finding a very familiar enemy up to no good in the process!

It’s very well written and feels just like a lost episode from the he Seventh Doctor’s series – as it should.

The art is excellent, though Ace’s likeness is a bit distractingly off.

We’re back to the ongoing crossover element feeling a bit shoehorned in, however – but at least the main story is much more satisfying this time around.

You can buy the full collected edition of Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time from Amazon here.