and John Ridgway. Selected stories were reprinted in North America by Marvel Comics, which was also the publisher of Doctor Who Magazine at the time. WithDWM was published by Marvel, characters occasionally crossed over between the Doctor Who comic and other titles published by Marvel UK; these include the froglike Venusian businessman Josiah Dogbolter and the robotic bounty hunter Death's Head. The "Flood Barriers" feature in the trade paperback Doctor Who: The Flood, it was revealed that the comic writers had the opportunity to depict the Eighth Doctor's regeneration into the Ninth Doctor, but declined when Davies refused to allow them to give the Ninth Doctor a companion prior to Rose Tyler. The publishers of Doctor Who Magazine have also produced many the spin-off publications including Doctor Who Adventures, Doctor Who Classic Comics and many other special publications and annuals which include comics. Doctor Who Magazine, which is now owned by Panini Comics continues to produce new comic strip adventures. Panini has reprinted many of the early DWM strips in trade paperback format. IDW series At the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con International, IDW Publishing announced their intention to publish a new series of Doctor Who comics, which would follow the adventures of the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. The series was scripted by Gary Russell, with art by Nick Roche, and was slated to launch later that year. IDW published this title alongside Doctor Who Classics, republishing Doctor Who Weekly and Monthly stories drawn by Dave Gibbons with new coloring. Subsequently, this was split into two publications titled Doctor Who, a six-issue mini-series, and Doctor Who Classics respectively. A second mini-series, Doctor Who: The Forgotten, by Tony Lee and Pia Guerra, began its release in August 2008 and deals with the Tenth Doctor recalling previous Doctors' adventures as an aid to fight off forced amnesia. Married writing team John Reppion and Leah Moore, together with artist Ben Templesmith, scripted one-shot The Whispering Gallery, which was released in February 2009. This initiated a series of one-shots which included The Time Machination, by Tony Lee and Paul Grist, in May 2009, and Autopia, by John Ostrander and Kelly Yates, in June. It was announced Tony Lee in February 2009 at New York Comic Con that Tony Leewould write an ongoing series. Titan series On January 21, 2014, BBC Worldwide and Titan Comics announced a new deal to publish Doctor Who inedited stories