Mike Collins Mike Collins is the most dominant penciller of " Doctor Who Magazine " comic stories since the broadcast of " Rose " . However , owing to an earlier period of involvement with DWM , his total experience with " Doctor Who " comics stretches back to the Sixth Doctor ' s era . He has illustrated every Doctor from the Seventh to the Twelfth . He was the only artist to draw the Ninth Doctor for DWM , and drew all but one issue of Rose Tyler ' s DWM run . Furthermore , he has handled the opening stories of the Ninth , Tenth and Eleventh Doctor . History with " Doctor Who " . First efforts . Despite being primarily a penciller , Collins actually debuted in DWM as a writer . He was responsible for the Sixth Doctor adventure , " Profits of Doom " . The first issue in which Collins was credited was therefore the then - " Doctor Who Monthly " # 120 . He then wrote one of the earliest Seventh Doctor stories , " Claws of the Klathi " , that began in issue # 136 . His next work was for Marvel UK , but not " DWM " . He co - wrote " Slimmer ! " for " The Incredible Hulk Presents " . Collins ' " Doctor Who " artistic debut should have also been in " Hulk " , but the story , " Doctor Conkerer " , was transferred to issue # 162 , when " Hulk " suddenly ceased publication . He was again used for the art in the 1991 Andrew Cartmel story , " The Good Soldier " . Collins then took a hiatus from the pages of DWM , during which he enjoyed a long and varied career with a number of major titles for and Marvel , amongst others . Return to the TARDIS . After 12 years away , Collins returned to the pages of DWM late in the post - Izzy Eighth Doctor run , with 2003 ' s " Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game " . He was called back for the start of the Ninth Doctor ' s run , for which he was the sole artist , as well as being the writer of " Art Attack " . He continued an uninterrupted run through David Tennant ' s first year as the Doctor . Thus , he was DWM ' s only penciller from , roughly , the transmission of " Rose " to the broadcast of " The Runaway Bride " . During this period , he also wrote and drew a Tenth Doctor story called " The Futurists " , and was the artist for Tony Lee ' s first published " Doctor Who " story , " F . A . Q . " . During this period he also significantly drew Gareth Roberts ' " The Lodger " , which was the basis for the televised Eleventh Doctor story of the same name . Aside from the lone Roger Langridge - drawn one - parter , " The Green - Eyed Monster " , he is the only DWM artist to have illustrated Rose Tyler . Though other pencillers were eventually brought in during 2007 , he still continued to be an active part of the DWM art team , drawing roughly a story a year thereafter . He easily has the record for most companion s drawn since 2005 , having rendered Rose , Mickey , Martha , Majenta , Amy and Clara as well as DWM stalwart , Maxwell Edison . Collins was also the illustrator of the graphic novel " The Only Good Dalek " . In 2013 , he drew " In With the Tide " , the third story of Prisoners of Time , a 50th anniversary comic minissiries which bought back many former Doctor Who comic artists . In 2014 , Collins had worked on televised " Doctor Who " on the episodes " Flatline " , " In the Forest of the Night " and " Death in Heaven " as a storyboard artist , having filled in for Andrew Wildman when Wildman had other commitments . ( DWM 481 ) He also worked on several series 9 episodes including " Face the Raven " , " Heaven Sent " and " Hell Bent " , with the BBC releasing a number of his storyboards online in late 2015 to coincide with broadcasts . Collins continued to serve as storyboard artist for series 1 of " Class " . As documentary subject . As a freelance employee of " Doctor Who Magazine " , rather than a part of the BBC Wales production team , Collins has not been , as of 2010 , the focus of many documentary explorations . However , he was interviewed by BBC Radio around the time of the arrival of the Tenth Doctor , and compared the challenges of drawing Christopher Eccleston versus David Tennant . ( AUDIO : " " ) Outside " Doctor Who " . Collins has drawn for virtually all the major DC Comics superheroes , including Superman , Batman , Wonder Woman , Martian Manhunter , Green Arrow , The Flash and Hawkman — both as an artist on Justice League titles and on each hero ' s solo title . He has also drawn most of DC ' s other major " super groups " , like the Teen Titans and the Legion of Super - Heroes . He has also been a significant force on " Star Trek " comics , during both the DC and Marvel runs . In that capacity , he drew virtually every major character in the entirety of the " Star Trek " franchise . He has been a part of American and British runs of " The Transformers " , and has had a brief run on the iconic British title , " 2000 AD " , as well as some infrequent work on some X - Men and Spider - Man titles .