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.
Sign-up Here for news and notification about the launch and to receive a regular Doctor Who Monster Invasion newsletter.
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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doctorwhoforever
May 1st, 2011 - 8:07pmIssue one comes out on the fifth of may. so does doctor who maagzine. and doctor who adventures. and doctor who insider. wow!
DRWHO1756
May 4th, 2011 - 3:32pmCANT WAIT! Out tommorow! YEAH!
Dave
May 4th, 2011 - 7:16pmHi these cards and magazines are on sale from 9am tomorrow. and by the end of tomorrow we “should” have every card up online to order individually if you need the odd one here or there.
http://www.whoblackpool.com
DRWHO1756
April 30th, 2011 - 8:28amThe Monster Invasion website confirms May 5th! 🙂
viraj
April 25th, 2011 - 11:06ami will get this because i missed Battles in Time back then! 😡
it looks amazing!
doctor pond 393
April 13th, 2011 - 4:48pmthey should get the site up in the next week and 3 4s because 5th of may isnt that long away!
joe malley
April 17th, 2011 - 3:21pmthey have a site
2doctors2000
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:33pmno he means the newer one with new cards not the test set
the impossible astronaut
April 24th, 2011 - 6:56pmCan u send me a link to the newer one i can’t find it anywhere
booboo
April 24th, 2011 - 7:02pmthe site isn’t there anymore
Dalek Jake
April 13th, 2011 - 1:34pmbooboo What is the exact date issue 1 is released? Please Reply
booboo
April 13th, 2011 - 1:37pm5th May
doctorpond393
April 14th, 2011 - 5:42pmits 2.50 isnt it?
2doctors2000
April 11th, 2011 - 5:57pmhi i collected the test set of these oh and 2doctors2000 is my utube channel please check it out
Doctorb23
April 18th, 2011 - 8:09pmI have subscribed, mine is doctorwhomaniac23
TheWHOLegend
April 11th, 2011 - 2:52pmWhen this is released are they keeping the old set of cards and adding new ones or getting rid of the old ones and adding new ones? Please Reply
booboo
April 11th, 2011 - 2:56pmwe just dont know at the moment
Radburn
April 12th, 2011 - 6:27pmNew Set: Monster Invasion comprises (130) Common Cards, (17) Rare), (12) Super Rare 3-D, (5) Ultra Rare & The Infinite Card. Be aware though that many of the cards have now changed, in some instances cards have disappeared completely from the set like 070 Slitheen Sludge & 066 Headless Clone. The Infinite Card has changed completely and a number of Rare/Common/Super Rare 3-D cards have also changed – All-in-all it’s been more or least totally revamped…
Dave Harrington
April 8th, 2011 - 8:57pmHey guys, Iv just found an updated website which shows you most of the new cards with new games, images ect … heres the link http://dwmi2.threeserve.com/
Radburn
April 9th, 2011 - 12:39pmOh dear? Some people will not be happy as several cards from the new set have completely replaced the Test version ones – Even the Infinite card has now disappeared with the Regenerate! becoming the new 090 card called Assimilate! instead . . .
TheWHOLegend
April 9th, 2011 - 8:16pmIs this site official or just someones own version?
Radburn
April 10th, 2011 - 2:28amIt’s Official – I have been comparing the Original Test Cards against the new and they are both sites provided by the Database Factory who run the Monster Invasion website
doctor pond 393
April 11th, 2011 - 11:11ami cant find the site
booboo
April 11th, 2011 - 11:13amClick the link at the end of the first comment
doctor pond 393
April 11th, 2011 - 11:20ambut its just the old site
booboo
April 11th, 2011 - 11:24amJust had a look its redirection you to the old site so the new one has been taken down – not surprised i think it had some big spoilers on it
doctor pond 393
April 11th, 2011 - 11:31amany idea when it will be back up?
booboo
April 11th, 2011 - 11:36amNot at the moment, they either need to take some of the cards of or wait until after the first episode which is a bit long if they want people to subscribe
doctor pond 393
April 11th, 2011 - 11:41amwell thats dissapointing! 😥
Dave Harrington
April 11th, 2011 - 2:09pm2bh it was proberly best as I did find a spoiler on there but at least it didnt say who dies 🙂
Anonymous
April 17th, 2011 - 3:28pmIt did say who died, that was one of the spoilers which led to it being taken down.
doctor pond 393
April 17th, 2011 - 3:43pmdo u no who dies?
I think its the dr
Anonymous
April 17th, 2011 - 3:54pmI do now because of the cards, I won’t say it’s too much of a spoiler though but the information is out there if you really want to know.
The impossible Asronaut
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:32pmThey are gonna do Dr Who Series 6 part one cards!
WOOP!!! WOOP!!!! released 5th may
cjayp33
April 4th, 2011 - 6:12pmhow do you know?
doctor pond 393
April 11th, 2011 - 11:42amwhere have you found this?
wetty
April 3rd, 2011 - 10:42amcool mag i want it lol yay
wetty
April 3rd, 2011 - 10:43amwell its just like battles in time
Dalekdragon
April 4th, 2011 - 6:38pmIs that a bad thing?
thearkinspace
April 3rd, 2011 - 10:13amIs it just me, or do these cards and magazines seem to be exactly the same as that rubbish battles in time thing a couple of years ago? I mean, I enjoyed collecting them for a while but…
cjayp33
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:20pmNope it is an updated version of ge fabbris battle in time(not there dvd files) as it will include stuff in the mag and cards from series 5/ 6 and 7? and add to the fact that the features are near identical minus one or two which are different/have replaced other sections.info is more basic then dwa…
cjayp33
April 1st, 2011 - 5:40pmNope it is an updated version of ge fabbris battle in time(not there dvd files) as it will include stuff in the mag and cards from series 5/ 6 and 7? and add to the fact that the features are near identical minus one or two which are different/have replaced other sections.info is more basic then dwa…
Radburn
April 1st, 2011 - 11:01amExactly how much does this Infinite Regen card go for?
lett
April 1st, 2011 - 9:12ami got the tester one’s last year they were great
LiasonIce
April 1st, 2011 - 7:54amSo, its a card version of the DVD files?
I remember they brought out a set of cards, i think they were called the Doctor Who Adventures or something like that, oh well anyone know if it will be released in Australia.
Jarrod Daniel
March 31st, 2011 - 7:51pmI did the test run and am currently subscribed to the magazine, will i still receive the magazine or will i have to subscribe again?
If you do know the information would be appreciated 🙂
drwhodaleks
March 31st, 2011 - 5:53pmare there going to be new cards?
booboo
March 31st, 2011 - 5:54pmi would imagine this is a complete re-launch with stuff from series 6 included eventually
TheWHOLegend
March 31st, 2011 - 5:39pmWhat is the exact release date?
tardistik
March 31st, 2011 - 4:38pmi subscribed to these ages ago but now they’ve put them in a new order – i dont know what to do with my others now
C@A
March 31st, 2011 - 3:51pmThank you cover. I’ve been inspired by the cover and have an idea for a Figure Adventure…
doctor pond 393
March 28th, 2011 - 9:27pmare they starting from issue 1 again?
booboo
March 29th, 2011 - 8:24amyes but it may be different to the test releases as series 6 will have started
TheWHOLegend
March 28th, 2011 - 5:39pmIm definatley collecting this. Its out on 5th May.
Bow Tie
March 26th, 2011 - 5:36pmWhen will it be out in the UK
booboo
March 26th, 2011 - 5:38pmbeginning of may it seems
cjayp33
March 22nd, 2011 - 9:01pmThis is coming 5th may according to the bbc magazine shop.
This is a carbon copy of BIT so do not get it unless you want the series 5 stuff and inevitable series 6 info and the info inside is even more basic then DWA. I know this because i got the first issue of the test launch.
doctor 2011
January 19th, 2011 - 7:28pmi have issue 1 got it off ebay last year
booboo
January 19th, 2011 - 7:29pmThey seem to be starting with what was issue 4
adeface
January 14th, 2011 - 7:19pmordered:
4th doctor common
k-9 3-d
cybermen 3-d
bronze daleks 3-d
today
then completed rares and 3-d cards :smile
TheWHOLegend
January 12th, 2011 - 7:46pmCan’t wait untill this comes out.
Anonymous
January 5th, 2011 - 7:05pmI HAVE THE INFINITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Pandorica
November 10th, 2010 - 8:06pmI can’t wait for this to go over the whole country!
DJGigabyte
November 10th, 2010 - 7:48pmI’m still looking for the Infinite Regeneration card from this test set (90/90), if anyone has one please let me know. I’m willing to pay a nice amount for it.