Meh..

6th book read in 2017.Number 423 out of 571 on my all time book list.Review Pending:

After watching the movie thought to read the book.

THIS IS WHAT A TIE-IN COMIC SHOULD BE! Character backstory and development! Naming important side characters! Setting up for the opening scenes!

I am preparing to see the Benedict Cumberbatch movie version, which is already now out. I've read the first and recent volumes of both superstars Brian Vaughn and Jason Aaron, and I ordered omnibus collections dating back to 1963 when Stan Lee and Steve Ditko started this. I found this volume on the shelf, too; it is, if you are at all cynical, a movie preview cash grab, but it is also one answer to the question: What is one thing I can read to prepare for the movie? The slick little volume incl...

5 ⭐This comic book showed events that happened before the Doctor Strange movie. It had Wong, the Ancient One, and Kaecilius getting magical artifacts put away. It also had comics involving Doctor Strange. I enjoyed this comic. Liked seeing Wong, the Ancient One, Mordo, and Kaecilius. Sad that Kaecilius's wife was murdered in front of him.

As a newcomer to Doctor Strange, this collection was a nice introduction to the character. The first issues (which were evident tie-ins to the most recent movie) were rather bland and didn't really add much to how I'd viewed the movie. (Though it was nice to learn a little bit more about Kaecilius's character). I also didn't love the last story featured in this collection. (Perhaps because I had no lead-up to what was obviously the climax of some story arc.). Needless to say, the middle issues w...

I became a huge Doctor Strange fan in the 1980's, especially of the 1970's era of Frank Brunner and company. While I liked some of the issues contained in this "Prelude" to the movie (which I admit is still on my "to watch" list), I found it an uneven collection of tales. I'd give 5 stars to the Doctor Strange Prelude #1 & #2 plus to the Prelude Infinite Comic #1 (even though our title Sorcerer Supreme is not on the horizon in the stories yet). Also the Marvel Premiere (from the 1970's) deserves...

I thought this prelude was some crazy mess. I'm not exactly sure why the novel had a mash-up of all different Doctor Strange issues from all over the place, but it was kind of nice to have a general overview of the man throughout his time. I liked the art of Prelude #1-2 because it was different than most other comic books. And I totally freaked when I saw Tina Minoru. I had no clue that she was part of Kamar-Taj, but it was so awesome. Maybe the Runaways and Doctor Strange will have a run-in la...

This is an entirely unnecessary three-part prelude to the Doctor Strange movie. It explains Mads Mikkelsenn's character's motivations... sort of... but you really don't need to know, especially as they're so clichéd. One for Marvel Movie-verse completists only.I should probably mention that I'm only talking about the new material in this collection, not the plethora of back-issues they've padded it out with.

A tie-in to the Doctor Strange movie containing seven stories, including his origin. Here we get some backstories for some of the movie characters, such as Mordo, Wong and Kaecilius as well as see Doctor Strange himself facing foes like Nightmare and Shuma-Gorath.Despite what you might think from the cover of this book, only two out of seven stories here have links to the Doctor Strange movie. Those two are definitely the best on offer here, showing us how the Masters of Mystic Arts of Kamar-Taj...

This book is a good amuse-bouche to the world of Dr Strange. It is not a cohesive story but rather the intro to three different Dr Strange stories. The first portion is a prelude to the film Dr Strange. It fills in some narrative backstory prior to the beginning of the film. You can tell that this collection was intended to introduce people to the good doctor because of their interest in the film. After the movie prologue, there is the first portion to The Oath which is considered a classic Dr S...

This would've been a 5 star review, but two of the stories that are included in this collection are only the first part. I feel like the only reason they were included is because they are still in print and they want you to buy them now. Other than that, the complete stories that ere included are really interesting. There are three prequels to the movie including Kaelicious's motives which was nice to have. Then there are three of the original appearances of Doctor Strange: his first one and his...

this wasn't bad - it includes the backstories of kaecilius, wong & stephen, which added depth to the characters and made me appreciate them more. it also collects multiple Doctor Strange origin stories (The Oath, The Way of the Weird and the very first run written by Stan Lee). it was eye-opening & i'd love to get my hands on the 2015 run real soon.

They should have included the kaecilius backstory in the actual film. Also...it made me realize how the film sort of diluted the colourful and absurd nature of the comics. I mean, I liked the film but...it had a lot of boring bits that also are visible in the comics provided. The whole orange circle thing and focus on a gritty serious vibe is just...meh. Hopefully the sequel gets more batshit.

Mixed bag of random Doctor Strange comics. Some recent ones have a decent prelude to the movie but my favorites were the Strange Tales issues where he has his Marvel debut back in the early 1960s. Pretty amazing they thought up his origin story pretty much intact way back then that became such a popular movie just recently.

I really liked the preview, and how it gave more of a backstory to the various characters. The rest of the book is padded out by adding in various issues of Doctor Strange stories from his first appearance to 2015. Since these are all only one issue, they're a horrible tease.

A good collectionThis gives you a good sampling from Dr Stranges origins to the present day stories. It's quite an eclectic mix but enjoyable. And we also see the origin story for Kaliosis Dr Stranges enemy in the upcoming film.

Never having read any of the Dr Strange comics (the film was my introduction) I found this prelude to be a fascinating insight into Dr Strange history (or pre-history). recommended for any new fans of Dr Strange.

A MCU title that isn't just an adaptation of an earlier movie!Plus other Strange issues to get readers interested.