Doctor Who: Battles in Time – The First Doctor is Here!
Step back in time with Battles in Time’s new First Doctor era cards! The Doctor said one day he’d come back. Yes, he said he’d come back. He’s been quoted on that more than ever this past week, so it’s appropriate the OG Doctor really is returning as Master Replicas’ Battles in Time collectible card game launches into the William Hartnell era of Doctor Who with its next set. This is the first in a new line of limited-edition collector’s cards focusing on the individual Doctors, their companions and their greatest foes. Each set of 15 cards comes in a special collector’s pack that is guaranteed to contain every card. Even better, for the first time ever, Battles in Time will feature classic companions Ian, Barbara and Susan and memorable monsters such as Koquillion and the Monoids. The selection covers the entire span of the Hartnell era, from An Unearthly Child to The Tenth Planet, with stops on Skaro, the Ark, and the Sense-sphere along the way. The First Doctor cards are printed in the original black and white on silver foil, in strictly limited-edition sets of 1,000 pieces worldwide. The 15 Cards in the First Doctor set are: The First Doctor TARDIS (at Totter’s Yard) Ian Chesterton (at Totter’s Yard) Barbara Wright Susan Foreman Skaro City Dalek The Daleks (Invading Earth) The Daleks Execution Squad The Cybermen (Invading Snowcap Base) Zarbi Koquillion The Monoids War Machines (Outside The Post Office Tower) Sensorite (Aboard Maitland’s Ship) The Toymaker Master Replicas’ Creative Director talks to Blogtor Who about the new cards Talking exclusively to Blogtor Who, Master Replicas’ Creative Director, Ben Robinson, explained some of the design decisions with the set, including the use of the original 1960s black and white photography. “We wanted the classic Doctor cards to reflect the era when the stories were made,” explains Robinson. “To me, Hartnell and Troughton exist in black and white (although that first Doctor Who annual was in colour…) We knew from experience that printing on foil could be very effective and that’s really true for these cards. Koquillion, in particular, is so dramatic. Classic Daleks just look right in monochrome and the original Cybermen are mostly white and silver. “That brings up another thing: We did a bit of research that showed the original Cyberman costumes were quite strange colours. If you colourised them, what would you choose? Do you them the colour they actually were on set? Because that’s not the colour their creators meant them to be. “ Master Replicas are also seizing the opportunity to explore these classic characters and creatures, saying “When we did the original Battles in Time cards, we didn’t do any classic companions, so that was one of the first things on our agenda. In fact, we only did Doctors if they appeared on the modern show, so this was a real chance to dig into something we hadn’t done before. We had done some classic monsters, but only when there was colour photography or in those rare instances where it didn’t matter. “Doing new cards in black and white opened up all sorts of options we hadn’t had before (and I can never resist a Monoid).” Battles in Time sets, including the First Doctor, can be ordered from www.masterreplicas.com The newsets, including the First Doctor, can be ordered from Like this: Like Loading…
