By the Vishanti! Clea & Stephen Strange Appreciation 2024

[Frontier]

I'm good with it being forgotten ... forever. ;p

Yeah, it was kind of weird. Like they hook up, awkwardly kind of begin a relationship, then immediately she gets back together with Rhodey (I think Strange even helped?).

[DigiCom]

Yeah, it was kind of weird. Like they hook up, awkwardly kind of begin a relationship, then immediately she gets back together with Rhodey (I think Strange even helped?).

There was a brief period, starting with the 2011 Defenders run by Matt Fraction, where Marvel tried to position Strange as a bit of a playboy type, a la Tony Stark, right down to him sleeping with a grad student.

Thankfully, they seem to have backed off from that.

[Frontier]

There was a brief period, starting with the 2011 Defenders run by Matt Fraction, where Marvel tried to position Strange as a bit of a playboy type, a la Tony Stark, right down to him sleeping with a grad student.

Thankfully, they seem to have backed off from that.

True, it was especially bad under Jason Aaron, though I feel like the thing with Carol was handled as maturely as possible (even if it came off as a drunken hook-up without the alcohol).

[Reviresco]

There was a brief period, starting with the 2011 Defenders run by Matt Fraction, where Marvel tried to position Strange as a bit of a playboy type, a la Tony Stark, right down to him sleeping with a grad student.

Thankfully, they seem to have backed off from that.

Yes. Thank goodness. That was just ... cringe.

[Rzerox21xx]

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/02/02/ma...-strange-12-4/

Next week Dr Strange issue preview.

[Frontier]

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/02/02/ma...-strange-12-4/

Next week Dr Strange issue preview.

Yay, a Bats focused issue !

[Rzerox21xx]

Anyone read the new issue, it was great, a nice issue on Bats at the same time introducing the new big bad which I didn't expect unless you been reading those one shot Marvel Halloween specials which is related to Strange. Poor Bats, he trapped, hope he get out of his trap.

[DigiCom]

Anyone read the new issue, it was great, a nice issue on Bats at the same time introducing the new big bad which I didn't expect unless you been reading those one shot Marvel Halloween specials which is related to Strange. Poor Bats, he trapped, hope he get out of his trap.

It was OK, I guess. I don't really like the fact that Stephen is falling prey to hubris AGAIN. And what was the deal with Clea sounding like the animated version of Starfire at one point?

[Steroid]

This was probably my least favorite issue of this run so far. It was solid but not really at the level of previous issues.

[matt levin]

Would someone be willing to catch me up on Bats, and the snakes, how they came to join Strange in the sanctum, and any other pertinent info? Have been disappointed with Strange titles for a lonnng time, and have resumed with this most recent series, which to me is okay, but not really very gripping or thrilling (I'm an otherwise very long-time Strange fan, from long-ago Strange Tales, Marvel Premiere, Dr. Strange series). Really disliked Clea's portrayal this most recent issue; especially given how much panel space and sympathy the critters get. Thank you!

[DigiCom]

Would someone be willing to catch me up on Bats, and the snakes, how they came to join Strange in the sanctum, and any other pertinent info? Have been disappointed with Strange titles for a lonnng time, and have resumed with this most recent series, which to me is okay, but not really very gripping or thrilling (I'm an otherwise very long-time Strange fan, from long-ago Strange Tales, Marvel Premiere, Dr. Strange series). Really disliked Clea's portrayal this most recent issue; especially given how much panel space and sympathy the critters get. Thank you!

Bats:

When Loki managed to trick Strange into believing that he'd been made Sorcerer Supreme, Stephen chose to become a veterinarian. Bats was one of his patients and had been enchanted with a spell that made him understandable to humans. When Stephen confronted Loki, Bats tried to help, but his heart gave out and he died. However, he came back as a ghost, possibly due to Loki feeling remorse.

(All this happened in Doctor Strange #381-385)

Aleister & Anton simply showed up in the second issue of the Aaron run, although they were unnamed until the 2019 annual.

It's never stated outright, but many believe they are named after Aleister Crowley (who was infamous in early 20th-century occultism) and Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan.

[Rzerox21xx]

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/03/01/ma...-strange-13-2/

This is gonna be a fun arc. Doctor Strange next week issue preview with all the characters Jed written in solos.

[Frontier]

https://aiptcomics.com/2024/03/01/ma...-strange-13-2/

This is gonna be a fun arc. Doctor Strange next week issue preview with all the characters Jed written in solos.

Can't wait to see this team come together for some LARPING .

[DigiCom]

Can't wait to see this team come together for some LARPING .

I'm assuming the breakdown is something like:

Thief: Black Cat
Fighter: Taskmaster
Cleric: Hunter's Moon
Magic-User: Strange and/or Clea.

[Rzerox21xx]

Anyone read the issue, it was so much fun and Felicia is such a treat in this especially for those that enjoyed her comic run by Mckay. Taskmaster was entertaining, I wish I read his mini that Mckay wrote, I do appreciate the reference to the 80s Satanic panic over DnD. overall fun issue as expected.