DOCTOR STRANGE Will See You Now
The new DOCTOR STRANGE film is about to hit theaters on November 4th. Can anyone guess if Marvel has any new and exciting DOCTOR STRANGE books conveniently released this month? Anyone? Give up? Ok, I’ll spill the beans, yes, there are a lot of offerings on comic shelves and they’re all quite good.
First and foremost, there’s the ongoing book written by Jason Aaron with art from Chris Bachalo. If there is only one book to nab, make sure it’s this one. 2 collected volumes are already out.
Doctor Strange Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird (issues #1-5)
Who do you call when things are coming out of your dreams and trying to kill you? Or when your daughter is cursing in Latin and walking like a spider? Or when your dog keeps screaming at you to strangle your neighbors? Doctor Strange, of course. He’s the only person standing between us and the forces of darkness, but has he been paying his tab? Every act of magic has a cost and Jason Aaron (THOR, ORIGINAL SIN) and Chris Bachalo (UNCANNY X-MEN) are going to put Stephen Strange through hell to even the scales.
Doctor Strange Vol. 2: The Last Days of Magic (issues #6-10)
Doctor Strange enters the last days of magic! They have crossed the dimensions, purging them all of sorcery, one by one. Now the Empirikul have arrived in the Marvel Universe. And with Earth’s Master of the Mystic Arts weakened beyond measure, is there any chance of stopping them? The Sorcerer is no longer Supreme, and he will find himself at the mercy of the Imperator! With his magic destroyed, and his world on the brink of disaster, are there any more tricks left up Doctor Strange’s sleeves? Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo’s sensational reinvigoration of a Marvel legend continues!
The series is currently on issue #13 so it’s not hard to catch up on the action. And you most definitely should as it’s arguably the best book Marvel is putting out at the moment. And If that isn’t enough, this month saw the release of not one but two more titles starring our favorite Sorcerer Supreme!
Doctor Strange: Mystic Apprentice #1
BEFORE HE WAS THE SORCERER SUPREME…STRANGE MASTERED THE MYSTIC ARTS!
Doctor Strange: Sorcerers Supreme #1
An ancient evil threatens to unravel the fabric of reality, and one Sorcerer Supreme may not be enough. Doctor Strange must unite past, present and future Sorcerers Supremes to stem the coming darkness - Merlin, the Ancient One, Wiccan, and more! But Strange should watch his back, not all of these Sorcerers have his best interests in mind…
Phew, that’s a lot of DOCTOR STRANGE! But at the end of the day, Strange is a fantastic character who almost never gets enough page time if you ask me. It’s great seeing him in the spotlight even if it is because of his feature film debut…which looks pretty cool too.
Words by Jason Furie
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