Monster (manga)
Written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa, "Monster" was published in "Big Comic Original" from December 1994 to December 2001. The 162 chapters were periodically collected into 18 "tankōbon" volumes published by Shogakukan, the first on 30 June 1995 and the last on 28 February 2002. While writing "Monster", Urasawa began the series "20th Century Boys" in 1999, which would continue after "Monster" had finished. "Monster" received a nine-volume "kanzenban" re-release between 30 January and 29 August 2008.
Rose Tyler
Rose is featured in the first twelve "Doctor Who" New Series Adventures novels, which expand on her characterisation. The first three of these novels—"The Clockwise Man", "The Monsters Inside" and "Winner Takes All"—were published in May 2005 and feature solely the Ninth Doctor and Rose. "The Monsters Inside" depicts Rose's first visit to an alien planet, her travels previously having been confined to earth and orbiting space stations. Rose mentions this visit to the planet Justicia in the first series television episode "Boom Town" which aired 4 June 2005. The second batch of Ninth Doctor novels —comprising "The Deviant Strain", "Only Human" and "The Stealers of Dreams"—were released in September 2005 and expand on the Doctor and Rose's travels with Jack Harkness. The novel "Only Human" mentions that Rose was engaged to a previous love interest before becoming involved with Mickey. The events of "Boom Town" are addressed in "The Stealers of Dreams" in which Jackie complains that Rose did not alert her to her recent visit to modern day Cardiff. The first three novels to feature Rose and the Tenth Doctor—"The Stone Rose", "The Feast of the Drowned" and "The Resurrection Casket"—were released in April 2006 to coincide with the broadcast of the second television series. "The Feast of the Drowned" explores the context of Rose's shifting relationship with Jackie and Mickey in light of her frequent absences from earth. Her relationship with a school friend, Keisha, is also explored; Rose is irritated to find out she and Mickey have become involved in her absence. The last three New Series Adventures novels to feature Rose —"The Nightmare of Black Island", "The Art of Destruction" and "The Price of Paradise"—were published in September 2006. In addition to the regular range of novels, Rose is featured in the first "Doctor Who" Quick Reads Initiative novella, "I am a Dalek" in which she and the Doctor must deal with a human-Dalek hybrid.