The collection opens with a ridiculous one-shot from the point of view of a small-town family into whose home the Sorcerer Supreme bursts at the worst possible moment, turning everything upside-down in the course of halting a demonic incursion, and generally coming across as a proper dick. It once again illustrates why I think Matt Berry would have been much better in the role than Bandersnatch Cummberbund. After that, alas, the story becomes ridiculous in the bad way, as some particularly contr...

So, in summary for this volume.1: Doctor Strange is a total asshole to some nice people while he destroys their home. He claims to be trying to save the day. But he really just trashes the home 0r did he.....2: Doctor Strange is trying to help? He is an ass to the mother of a dying child. He then runs off to a demon for a spell to fix his hands. Strange then does brain surgery in an open field in the mud. The grieving mother has actually do the fighting evil and banishes the evil spirit.3: Being...

I want to get through the disclaimers first. 1) Read as digital floppies and 2) I'm summing all four volumes in this review, because I forgot to enter the other volumes as I read the floppies. As a precaution, 3) mild spoilers (in the event I do not catch them while writing this. I have issues with some of Waid's public comments, so I'm unlikely to grab a coffee with him and talk about politics, life, and comics. However, I really enjoyed much of his recent work, especially at BOOM (see Incorrup...

The first issue collected in this is one of my favorite issues of Dr. Strange ever. Dr. Strange makes a house call in Kansas to a house infested with an interdimensional being. It's great fun. The next 2 issues lead in to the new Dr. Strange series Surgeon Supreme. I think that explains enough were the series is headed. Then comes the Annual. The main story is written by Tini Howard and is completely forgettable. The backup story by newcomer, Pornsak Pichetshote, is much better. We get some inci...

Short review - Doctor Strange has another solid volume by Mark Waid. While his run hasn't blown me away it stays fun. The first issue here is really enjoyable and cute. I also enjoyed the issue of Strange getting his hands back, making him want to be a surgeon again. This could be great stuff for the future. The annual was overly long and kind of boring though. Overall a 3 out of 5.

Feels like filler for the next bunch of stories to come...I swear go God, this character learns nothing about himself. If he does, he never takes action on it or just ignores it. He just came back from space. He's just made a deal to lose something he holds dear. He remembers it all. Now he's going to make ANOTHER DEAL? Gambling with a life. Saving one with the possibility of losing all of his abilities permanently...Hi. I'm the Sorcerer Supreme. Gifted in all things magic. Formerly the worlds b...

Actual rating a 3.5, with a round-up. As a brief story that sets a whole, wonderful new challenge in front of Dr. Strange, this is a wonderful piece of work. Waid is still fantastic at getting into the psyche of these classic characters. I love what he does with Strange here, and the choices made, and the potential consequences. It's solid. However, as a volume three issues with an annual as filler at the end always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Also, it's kind of a Doctor Strange version of t...

A solid Doctor Strange graphic novel. My favorites were the first two stories. The first was more of an "adventure of the week," which was a lot of fun. The second saw Doctor Strange taking a huge risk to save a life and possibly regain his ability to be a surgeon--and succeed (because, of course, he did). It felt a little rushed for such a huge part of Doctor Strange's character to change in only one issue--it seemed like something that needed to be the focal point of an entire, issues-long plo...

Another great volume in Mark Ward’s run on Dr. Strange. The three issues collected here from the main series are all absolutely top-notch... one might almost say ‘magical’. There’s a great, funny one-shot of the good Doctor turning a regular family’s life upside down when their house becomes an interdimensional portal, followed by a heart-rending two-parter that completely changes Stephen’s status quo. The artwork is gorgeous, too.If this book just contained those three issues, this would be a 5...

Three different stories leading to the big news... Strange's going to be a surgeon again!Be still my fleeting heart.It seems so mundane I don't know what to make of it. Is it serious? Is it a joke? Is it seriously a joke? I just can't bring myself to care one bit about it.The stories are actually ok if a bit flat. A bit of Waid's humor but nothing to write home about. The annual is plain boring.This book is to be read for fans of the sorcerer supreme 'cos it leads to the new relaunch but that's

The cover has nothing to do with the story. Iron Man, Captain America and Thor are not in this.Jesús Saiz’s art is gorgeous—such great detail and use of colour. Javier Peña’s art is almost as good.I enjoyed the first 3 parts (“Strange, Visitor;” “The Choice;” and “The Secret of the Ancient One”) written by Waid. In “Strange, Visitor,” a Kansas couple’s party preparations are interrupted by Doctor Strange hunting a creature in their house. In “The Choice,” to save a boy with a head injury, Strang...

Não se deixe levar pela capa deste encadernado - que também é a capa do encadernado americano e da edição Annual. Apesar das armas da santíssmia trindade dos Vingadores estar aparecendo como uam alusão à cena de Vinagdores: Guerra Infinita, nem Thor, nem o Capitão, nem Tony aparecem nesse encadernado. Isso não quer dizer que ele não seja bom. Isso também não quer dizer que Mark Waid já não nos tenha oferecido outras ótimas e melhores histórias com o Mago Supremo da Terra. Neste encadernado temos...

After the truly horrible previous volume, I wasn’t sure if I’d continue or not. But as I had already checked this volume out from the library with the previous one, I thought I might as well get it over with quickly. I was pleasantly surprised that the first three stories were rather enjoyable and entertaining. Sure, we being taken down yet another Doctor-Strange-loses-his-connection-to-magic road, but it’s no where near as awful as the last couple iterations were. And this one has a unique twis...

The biggest problem with Waid's run of Doctor Strange is that it's so incoherent. Every volume, there's a big life-changing arc: what if Strange were in space? what if Strange was paying attention to continuity? What if Strange were dealing with a Mystic Galactus? And then it flits on to the next thing.This volume, we get some fine single issues, and then a big deus ex machina that repairs Strange's hands (not that we ever really knew if they were still damaged or not for the last 50 years) to l...

After a misstep last volume, the current volume of Doctor Strange ends strong with a series of one-shot stories that showcase Doctor Strange at his absolute best, and set-up a new status quo that will shake up the series moving into its latest relaunch.First up is Doctor Strange attempting to make a house call, which sounds easy, but it's not when a demon wants to demolish the entire place. I do think this one could have been solved a little easier if Strange just stopped for a moment to explain...

Public library copy. The vignettes at the beginning were enjoyable, but by the time the final story from the annual comes along the writer and this reader was bored silly with Dr Strange.

The Choice is comprised of an amusing one-shot, a dull, confusing annual, and a two-issue intro to Doctor Strange, Surgeon Supreme. The good doctor gets his hands back and decides to split his time solving magical mysteries and performing delicate surgeries. Sure, that'll be fun...in the next volume. The Choice is fine, it simply lacks content.

There's a huge change here that alters the status quo for Strange, at least for now. I'm not sure yet how I feel about that, but I do think it's possible that it will open doors to some interesting and totally new stories, seeing Strange try to balance science and magic in a way he hasn't had to... I think ever? Still, I'm a little uneasy about changing something that's been stable since the invention of the character.

Kind of a mixed bag, as the tables are cleared to make way for the short-lived "Surgeon Supreme" storyline. I did like the first issue, with Dr. Strange acting almost like a supernatural plumber as he works to expel a demon from the water pipes of a couples' house. The rest is all right though nothing essential. Good artwork throughout.

A fun short Volume for Doctor Strange, mostly used as a setup for the upcoming "Surgeon Supreme" storyline. This run on Dr Strange has been great, really growing the power of his magic as well as bringing in a more modern feel to the book.Highlights:- The first story is hilarious! Finding a dimensional portal in a rural family's water main, Strange has to interact with regular people to stop a monster from coming through. He leaves their house better than it was when he got there though... such