Just fill in each page on one of these empty pagination sheets with nonsensical doodles that only you can understand – this is called a “plot.” Then join all the incidents together by writing a script. It’s easy! Why not try it at home?

... Seriously, the way these things work is as a rough visual guide to help plan and pace action and incident through a 22-page episode of Doctor Who. You might want to check these out with a copy of each of the relevant issues to hand.

The first, for Tenth Doctor #3.11 was originally intended for regular artist Giorgia Sposito when I thought we’d be working “Marvel method” with just a plot breakdown for each page which she’d illustrate and I’d dialogue later. Turned out we did it the usual method of me writing her a full script, though.

The other two were notes to self, essentially basic visual plots by way of which I work out the main beats and “page-turns” of a story. These were for specials that took place during 2017’s Lost Dimension crossover for Titan Comics, and there was a lot of story to cram into each issue.