IDW Publishing IDW Publishing , short for Idea and Design Works , is an America n publisher of comic books which published several " Doctor Who " comics out of the USA between 2007 and 2013 . Many of IDW ' s titles are licensed properties based upon TV and film franchises . IDW ' s stories were able to expand on areas from the TV series , including glimpses into the Time War , the fates of Martha Jones and Christina De Souza , among many more . The licence allowed IDW to reuse characters such as Draconians , Ice Warriors , Sontaran s and the Cybermen . The company initially offered two " Doctor Who " titles beginning in winter 2007 / 08 : " Doctor Who Classics " , which reprinted Fourth Doctor stories from " Doctor Who Magazine " , and " Doctor Who " , offering all - new adventures for the Tenth Doctor , starting with a six - issue miniseries . In summer 2008 , IDW released a second miniseries , " The Forgotten " , which featured appearances by all 10 Doctors . In October 2008 , IDW suspended " Doctor Who Classics " and launched a related title , " Grant Morrison ' s Doctor Who " , a two - issue miniseries which reprinted DWM storylines written by Grant Morrison . In December , the regular reprints continued as " Doctor Who Classics : Series 2 " , continuing the DWM reprints with the Fourth Doctor ; in April 2009 the series began reprinting Fifth Doctor strips . In 2009 , IDW published a series of one - shots , which began with " The Whispering Gallery " in February , followed by " The Time Machination " in May , and " Autopia " in June . It launched " Doctor Who Ongoing " in July ( cover title simply " Doctor Who " ) , a new monthly series featuring the Tenth Doctor that ran for 16 issues , and was relaunched in January 2011 with the Eleventh Doctor . Concurrent with " Ongoing " , IDW continued publishing monthly one - shots until the fall of 2009 . These stories occur during the timeframes of the third and fourth seasons and featured appearances by Martha Jones and Donna Noble . The " Ongoing " title ( simply titled " Doctor Who " on the cover ) , has been published in two volumes . Volume 1 ran for 16 issues and one Annual , and featured the Tenth Doctor and original companions Matthew Finnegan and Emily Winter . Volume 2 began publication in January 2011 , and features the Eleventh Doctor , Amy Pond and Rory Williams . ( However , the Eleventh Doctor actually made his debut in IDW ' s first " Doctor Who Annual " , published in July 2010 , when he appeared in a dream sequence of the Tenth Doctor story COMIC : " To Sleep , Perchance to Scream " . ) Volume 3 was released between 2012 and 2013 , with two additional annuals . Besides " Doctor Who " , IDW is also the current publisher of comics based upon " Star Trek " , making this the first time since the late - 70s / early - 80s that one company has owned the rights to both franchises at the same time ( the previous being Marvel Comics ) . Beginning in May 2012 , IDW began publishing the first official crossover between " Doctor Who " and " Star Trek " , an 8 - issue miniseries titled " Star Trek : The Next Generation / Doctor Who — Assimilation² " . Although concentrating mainly on New Series stories , the stories " The Forgotten " and " Prisoners of Time " celebrated two anniversaries : the 45th and the 50th . Each story gave a glimpse into a past Doctor ' s life ( 3 Doctors per issue in " The Forgotten " ; 1 Doctor per issue in " Prisoners of Time " , and both concluded with every Doctor teaming up . Aside from the comic magazines , IDW also published graphic novel collections of its comics . " Doctor Who Classics , Agent Provocateur " ( collecting the first six - issue miniseries ) , " The Forgotten " , and " Through Time and Space " ( collecting the first six one - shots ) , along with the 2009 , 2011 and 2012 series of the title . Two volumes of Doctor Who Classics have been released in 22 . 6x15xm sized Omnibus collections , as well as two Omnibuses focused on the Tenth Doctor ; volume 1 collecting A " gent Provocateur " " , The Forgotten " and " Through Time and Space , " and volume 2 collecting the entirety of " Doctor Who ( 2009 ) " . That series was also collected in the hardcover " Winter ' s Dawn , Season ' s End , " whilst " Doctor Who ( 2011 ) " is also available in the hardcover " The Girl Who Waited , the Boy Who Lived . " Additionally , " Assimilation " and " Prisoners of Time " are available in smaller TPB volumes and deluxe , oversized hardcovers . The only issue which is not collected in a TPB is IDW ' s final issue , " Special 2013 , " released on Christmas 2013 " . " In July 2013 , it was announced that IDW would be losing the licence to Doctor Who , but no announcement was made at the time about who would take over the licence in 2014 . In January 2014 , it was announced that Titan Publishing Group had been awarded the licence to publish new Doctor Who Comic stories . As IDW lost the licence , this means all TPB collections are out of print and digital copies are unavailable . However , copies purchased before IDW lost the licence are still accessible ; the only exemption is " Assimilation " which , as it falls under the " Star Trek " licence , can still be puchased from the Comixology website . In the fall of 2015 , Titan Comics began reprinting the IDW series under its Tenth Doctor Archives and Eleventh Doctor Archives ranges , available in paperback and digital formats . The TPBs also include the previously uncollected " The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who " , as well as the special comics IDW created for the San Diego Comic Con and BBC Worldwide ' s DVD releases . A of " Prisoners of Time " has also been released by Titan in the same formats . As of spring 2016 , however , there are no plans for Titan to reprint " Assimilation " .