March 31st, 2011
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Monster Invasion launches May 2011
Doctor Who Monster Invasion
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Doctor Who Monster Partwork to launch May 2011
A Doctor Who partwork will launch this spring, BBC Magazines announced today, 31st March. The team behind the market-leading Top Gear Turbo Challenge partwork has produced Doctor Who: Monster Invasion, a new fortnightly partwork comprising a magazine with collectable cards aimed at an 8-12 year old audience. It will launch across the UK in early May 2011, to coincide with the return of the BBC TV series.
The launch follows a successful test in the West Country in 2010. It will be supported by a national TV advertising, print and online marketing campaign, an interactive website with games and point of sale promotions in 3,000 independent retailers.
Some of the covers from the test issues…
Part one of Doctor Who: Monster Invasion will retail at a promotional price of £1.50 (normal retail price is £2.60) and will contain: a magazine featuring an episode guide; an A-Z of monsters; an alien slamdown fold-out poster; two packs of cards; and the first section of a three-part giant poster. Parts two and three each come with one pack of cards; the first and second part of a collectable TARDIS storage box; and the remaining sections of the giant poster.
Packs of the collectable ‘monster’ cards can also be purchased separately, priced £1.50.
The type of pages to expect form the test issues…
BBC Magazines’ Head of Partworks, Ceri Murray, said: “There is a huge appetite among the pre-teen audience for the Doctor Who brand, as demonstrated by the success of our weekly Doctor Who Adventures magazine. Building on the success of Top Gear Turbo Challenge – our first ever partwork – Doctor Who: Monster Invasion gives fans the chance to learn more about the monsters from their favourite show through ‘collectables’, which are hugely popular with this age group.”
The test magazines featured “top tens” on various subjects…
Doctor Who: Monster Invasion is being distributed by Seymour and will available from all good retailers.
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Start collecting the awesome NEW Doctor Who Monster Invasion and build up a mega-monster magazine and cool trading card collection. Every issue comes with a pack of nine trading cards and is bursting with gross alien facts, monster slamdowns and puzzles! Learn how to play brilliant games with your cards and how to use them on the Doctor Who Monster Invasion website, to bring your 3-D cards to life and unlock brilliant game bonuses! This new partwork will be launched soon, so pre-order now and be one of the first to receive it!
As with doctor Who adventures we will keep you up to date each fortnight on the latest magazine.
The cover of issue one…
Will you be buying Monster Invasion Magazine?…
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The Flying Shark
January 6th, 2016 - 4:56pmI got 27 of these cards given to me today by one of my friends.
The Flying Shark
November 9th, 2015 - 5:47pmI got 63 Monster Invasion cards (54 set 1, 9 Extreme) in the TARDIS Card Holder (complete with lid) from a charity shop on Saturday for £3.
The Legend Doctor!
February 25th, 2015 - 7:10pmBooboo was there a test for this because if there was is the test set cards rare?
booboo
February 25th, 2015 - 7:12pmyes there was a test run
The Legend Doctor!
February 25th, 2015 - 7:13pmSo the cards from that run are RARE? 🙂 If so i have a couple of them!! 😉
The Flying Shark
June 22nd, 2014 - 7:12pmI went to Wigan Comic Con before and met Colin Baker, Paul Finch and Jeremy Bulloch. I also bought lots of merchandise, including 8 packs of Monster Invasion cards and the display box for only £6!
Paris Gul
August 9th, 2012 - 7:43pmwere can i buy the doctor who INFINTE(but cheap)
Tim
December 20th, 2011 - 6:04pmHow many magazines are there in this serious of monsters invasion?
BOOBOO JR
December 20th, 2011 - 6:05pm52, though there might be more.
Harry Simpson
November 11th, 2011 - 5:13pmany offers with the monster invasion extreme offers?????:smile:
dw2005
November 11th, 2011 - 5:43pmIf I was you, I would post this comment on http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/monster-invasion-magazine-issue-14/. You might get more luck on this page.
Harry Simpson
November 13th, 2011 - 8:29pmthanks 🙂
dw2005
November 13th, 2011 - 9:48pmNot many people comment on here and the link I gave you is the latest DWMI page on this site.
Harry Simpson
November 11th, 2011 - 5:10pmi have loads of the master 009,Judoon Captain 007,K-9 029,032 Bronze daleks, 038 stingray, 060 infostamp, 065 TARDIS, 095 Eleventh Doctor,096 Fifth doctor, 110 river song,116 Craig Owens and DON’T have 005 , 018, 026, 046, 053, 074, 080,090, 092,100,101,120,125,138,145,147. Any trade offers?
The Hawk
April 30th, 2013 - 7:41pmlucky you’ve got so many
dr truckle
August 20th, 2011 - 9:49amI am :] it came out
Xenia
August 13th, 2011 - 2:28pmI have got double of the Alliance .
.D
IAMTHEDOCTOR11
September 1st, 2011 - 8:20amI have 5 of the Alliance.
DoctorWho4eva
July 29th, 2011 - 11:36amjust brought a collector tin today and got a special edition ‘Exploding TARDIS’ adventure card that isn’t even in the collection 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
deb
July 31st, 2011 - 8:51pmDoes anyone know where there is a list of all the Dr Who monster invasion cards please?
I have searched on the internet but cannot find it
thank you
IAMTHEDOCTOR11
September 1st, 2011 - 8:22amhttp://www.doctorwhomi.com then click on the word TARDIS on the website.
dragon
July 7th, 2011 - 8:13pmdoes anyone know how many cards you get in each magazine i heard its about 6-9 or maybe it might be only 1 can someone help please….?????
Thanx
dragon
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
silence
July 19th, 2011 - 2:39pm9 like in a pack
Anonymous
July 4th, 2011 - 3:52pmi got a box to day and i got the infiate its got the doctor regener rating
timelord22
August 13th, 2011 - 2:49pmthat’s the base set infinite, the latest infinte is the ‘assimilate’ card. well done for getting that though- it’s worth more than the newer one!
Bunkbeds Are Cool for all DWMI collectors
July 1st, 2011 - 7:15pmI only need 3 cards: Rory (The Impossible Astronaut), Slitheen (Scratch & Sniff) and the infinate. If anyone has any of these and wouls like to swap – please contact me via youtube (my channel videogamemad00).
timelord22
August 13th, 2011 - 2:49pmi have the rory you need. i’m megawho100 on youtube.
videogamemad00
August 19th, 2011 - 5:15pmJust got that. only need infinate now. thanks anyway
Anonymous
July 6th, 2017 - 3:55pmIve got slithene
mr.t
June 18th, 2011 - 11:21amwhen r u going to show pictures of issue 4
Jbann
June 12th, 2011 - 5:02pmi know what the infinite is its a cyberman hed from the pandorica opens series 5 belive me its on ebay
Innes
June 12th, 2011 - 6:49pmThats old news,It is even on the TARDIS section on the MI website!
doctor stu
June 18th, 2011 - 10:59ammy friends got the infinite
taz
September 16th, 2011 - 4:35pmi want the infinty
Anonymous
May 29th, 2011 - 2:44pmThe Infinate Doesnt have a number!
Anonymous
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:41pmThe infinite does have a number, look at it’s picture on the website.
ross muscroft
June 8th, 2011 - 6:27pmit is 90 out of 165
Jbann
June 12th, 2011 - 4:58pmits 90 its in one of the cornrs its £50 on ebay and its a bid omg
scottyboi
May 24th, 2011 - 4:02pmwhats so special about card 90 that anit the infinate card. the infinate card is 1 in every 1000 packs.
jordan
May 27th, 2011 - 8:09amiv got it on swarp
Anonymous
May 27th, 2011 - 10:17amCard 90 is the Infinite.
i am the doctor and u are the daleks
June 8th, 2011 - 12:55pmive got 3 of the infinite
Coconuttop
July 21st, 2011 - 10:16amNo you have not i am the doctor and u are the daleks.
hath57
May 22nd, 2011 - 5:31pmBecause of the fantastic price, I bought 3 of Issue 1 (I got 6 packs for 3!). I got 3 3Ds:
Ironside
Cyberman
K.9
dalek eternal
May 29th, 2011 - 7:15ami got the ironsides the cyberman ,k.9 and vashta nerada as well as ultra rare weeping angel with a stone face i have got 3 issiue ones to
adam
May 19th, 2011 - 6:47pmare they gonna do the doctors wife in the second set ?
Anonymous
June 19th, 2011 - 10:46amThe second set will cover everything up to A Good Man Goes to War (and maybe the first couple of episodes of the Autumn run like Let’s Kill Hitler and Night Terrors).
Oliver0607
May 14th, 2011 - 4:10pmHi
I have just opened my pack of monster invasion cards (1st ever pack) with my magazine and there is No 90 in it assimilate, it s a hologram card. I have looked and it is very rare. Is this correct???
mr.t
May 14th, 2011 - 4:41pmyh its the infinate card best one
to get
marce
May 19th, 2011 - 12:26pmwhat does the ultra rare astronaut do?
2doctors2000
May 21st, 2011 - 9:05pmwow in ur first pack.
Dafydd16
May 22nd, 2011 - 11:36amCan i have it please??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
May 22nd, 2011 - 11:51amWas the packet thick? how many cards were in the pack? did u know it was in there before u opened it? was it with the issue or seperate?
Jack
May 14th, 2011 - 11:27ambooboo, how many cards do you have?
booboo
May 14th, 2011 - 12:54pmOnly a few but i just got the subscription package so i have a lot more now
calvincoolsh
May 15th, 2011 - 6:24pmi dont have many i only have 17 but im going to subscie
anthony
May 21st, 2011 - 12:12pmSORRY TO SAY THIS BUT ARE YOU JACK MACMA JUST WONDERING DO YO NO WHAT THE ULTEERA RARE ONES DO IVE GOT A HUNDRED OUT OF 100 OF 165 IVE HAD 15 UP TO NOW AND IS THE PART 2 3 4 5 AND THE REST ALL COMING OUT EVERY THURSDAY COS I WENT NOT THERE IVE HANDED IN THE DEAR NEWS AGENTS SLIPS AND IVE GOT LOADS UP TO FIVE IVE SENT TO I MEAN THE DEAR NEWSAGENT CARD
Anonymous
May 21st, 2011 - 12:27pmissue two is on sale 25th may.
booboo
May 21st, 2011 - 12:28pmIt must have been delayed buy a week may be
Anonymous
May 21st, 2011 - 12:30pmi the email sent to me by monster invasion magazine it says that issue one will be on sale longer so more people can get it.
booboo
May 21st, 2011 - 12:45pmAh right, makes sense
ollie
June 12th, 2011 - 5:20pmi have 2’000 swaps
Adst3r
June 18th, 2011 - 10:22am152/165 or 164 because i will never get the infinate
ExperienceShop
May 4th, 2011 - 11:10pmTrading Cards and Magazine will be available from the Doctor Who Experience
anthony
May 21st, 2011 - 12:14pmWHEN IS PART 2 COMING OUT AND IS PART 2 COME WITH 3 THATS WHAT IT SAID I THE MAG
booboo
May 21st, 2011 - 12:27pmit was supposed to be fortnightly so part 2 should have been last Thursday and part 3 on the 2nd June, if you subscribe it will depend on when the package is sent as to what issued you will get
Dave Harrington
May 4th, 2011 - 10:14pmHey there , Iv just seen the official TV ad on the TV (Film4 was the channel). It looks good and is likely to do as popular as Top Gear turbo Challenge, if not more popular
Innit Blad!
May 4th, 2011 - 7:20pmCan’t wait! Out tomorrow! I’m gonna buy mag as soon tomorrow as possible.
anthony
May 21st, 2011 - 12:14pmIS PART TO AND 3 OUT TOMORROW