Out on newsstands this week, the new issue of Entertainment Weekly features a first — the hit BBC America television series Doctor Who graces its cover, the first British drama so honored. Matt Smith, the latest actor to portray the Time Lord from Gallifrey poses on the cover with his TARDIS and his trusty Sonic Screwdriver, and inside the magazine there is a five-page article that discusses the series, its recent filming in New York City, the 50th-anniversary in 2013, and the upcoming season that will debut on BBC America in a few short weeks.

Parodied on The Simpsons and Community, Doctor Who is often remembered for its Saturday afternoon broadcasts on PBS of Tom Baker's tenure of the program, with his long coat, his even longer scarf, his penchant for jelly babies, and his quixotic eccentricity. Since the series' return in 2005 on British television screens and in 2006 on the Sci-Fi Channel, Doctor Who has grown into a true mainstream phenomenon, as the cover to Entertainment Weekly attests, and the series has transcended its cult series status and become an integral part of pop culture. Filming of the seventh season in New York City in the spring was avidly followed by fans, the appearance of the series' stars at San Diego Comic-Con was a sensation, and the excitement is bound to increase in the coming months as Doctor Who approaches its fiftieth-anniversary in November 2013.

The seventh season, soon to begin on BBC America, will see the final adventures of Amy Pond and Rory Williams in the TARDIS. Beginning with the return of the Doctor's greatest foes in "Asylum of the Daleks," subsequent episodes will take the Doctor to the Wild West (for an episode that guest stars Farscape and Stargate SG-1's Ben Browder), pit the Doctor and his friends against dinosaurs on a spaceship, and lead to a heartbreaking departure for Amy and Rory in the Doctor's ultimate battle against the Weeping Angels. The Christmas episode will introduce Doctor Who fans to the series' newest companion, Clara, portrayed by Jenna-Louise Coleman (seen above), and eight episodes in early 2013 will lead into the 50th-anniversary celebrations late next year.

Whether you’re intered in Doctor Who comics or books, t-shirts or toys, audios or games, your comic shop has the Doctor Who merchandise you need. IDW Publishing has released several Doctor Who series, including the best-selling Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who eight-part crossover epic, while BBC Books and Panini have both released graphic novels with all-new adventures of the Doctor. Panini also publishes the official Doctor Who Magazine, a monthly look at all aspects of the series that has been published continuously since the late-1970s and is the best-selling magazine of its type. There are also books from BBC Books, Penguin, and Putnam, as well as toys and other mechandise from vendors such as Underground Toys, Ripple Junction, Titan Books, and many others. In short, your comic shop has something different for every Whovian’s interests.

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