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The Doctor has infiltrated the prison station Panoptopolis to save his traveling companion Belinda who was wrongly detained and has become a source of fascination for the homicidal warden. As she tries to keep him entertained, the Doctor and his remaining comrades – Felik the Slitheen and Annie the Adipose – try to find their way to the warden’s office. Their progress is slowed when the Doctor and Felik are possessed by evil parasites and Annie is left to find a way to defeat the aliens she cannot see.

Doctor Who: The Prison Paradox has taken the Doctor on an odyssey filled with dangerous creatures and unlikely allies. Each corridor or prison block presents a new threat as they go deeper into the prison to rescue Belinda.

Writer Dan Watters, artist Sami Kivelä, and colorist Valentina Bianconi are telling a classic adventure tale using aliens and technology instead of magic and monsters. They give it more depth by telling portions of the story from the perspectives of creatures who are typically series villains or at the very least misunderstood. Not only does this make them more interesting in the story, it also makes the reader care about those characters. Adding to that, the creative creature designs and distinctive cell blocks make for a really good book.

-Amanda Sheriff