Master of the Mystic Arts: Doctor Strange Appreciation

[ed2962]

wow they made Doctor Strange really cocky in this new title. Was he always so cocky or are they just channeling him from the movie?

I'd argue that the movie version was more mature than Aaron's. But yeah, Stephen being a snarky womanizer is a relatively new thing. You got a little bit of it in Matt Fraction's Doc, but Jason really hammered it home.

[MadFacedKid]

https://youtu.be/Qh8vtAozn1E

[nitake92]

Also posted this on the Fresh Start thread



About the new Dr.Strange by Mark Waid

This is the only “Fresh Start” title that so far I think is a bit of a mismatch. It doesn’t help that this reminded me TOO much of Mark Waid’s Hulk run (Banner as an agent of SHIELD,etc) that really doesn’t click with me storywise. Still…Strange in space does provide a chance to see alien race’s magic user such as the Dire Wraith and maybe the Skrull? We may also see Shiar and Kree magic as well. Maybe Waid will surprise me.

[kilderkin]

Also posted this on the Fresh Start thread



About the new Dr.Strange by Mark Waid

This is the only “Fresh Start” title that so far I think is a bit of a mismatch. It doesn’t help that this reminded me TOO much of Mark Waid’s Hulk run (Banner as an agent of SHIELD,etc) that really doesn’t click with me storywise. Still…Strange in space does provide a chance to see alien race’s magic user such as the Dire Wraith and maybe the Skrull? We may also see Shiar and Kree magic as well. Maybe Waid will surprise me.

I love the in space idea

It's the power Loss I'm already board of

[Lee Stone]

I love the in space idea

It's the power Loss I'm already board of

True.
There's a very thin line between 'space cosmic' and 'mystical cosmic' and it could be a fascinating chance to explore that.
Like a deep metaphysical tale that rivals Starlin's Warlock.
IF it were the real Doctor Strange, and not a Buck Rogers clone, complete with a bubble helmet.

Dr. Strange taps into three sources of energy: personal, universal and dimensional. The Earth energies fall under 'universal'. Other planets would also fall under 'universal', with the difference likely being that Earth energy tastes like Coke and Mars (or whatever other planet Doc is on) tastes like Pepsi.

I'm afraid that this 'Dr. Strange in Space' story is just going to add unnecessary baggage that will further ignore what's been established. Adding to Aaron's 'price of magic' and 'can't eat normal food', both of which need to be eradicated ASAP.

[Reviresco]

Does anyone else think that dr strange reads and looks constantine-lite? He has the hobo look and talks about how he always betrays his friends.

Didn't think of that, but I don't particularly care for writer's doing that. Of course, I don't care for Hobo Strange, either. Neither is Dr. Strange.

[Reviresco]

Also posted this on the Fresh Start thread



About the new Dr.Strange by Mark Waid

This is the only “Fresh Start” title that so far I think is a bit of a mismatch. It doesn’t help that this reminded me TOO much of Mark Waid’s Hulk run (Banner as an agent of SHIELD,etc) that really doesn’t click with me storywise. Still…Strange in space does provide a chance to see alien race’s magic user such as the Dire Wraith and maybe the Skrull? We may also see Shiar and Kree magic as well. Maybe Waid will surprise me.

This just smacks of desperation and movie crap. Strange in Space. Really? And I can understand why Marvel is desperate, considering how they've systematically trashed the character for his long time fans. I'll have to dig out that Waid mini, but I haven't been impressed by anything he's done for Marvel in the last decade.

I really do like Saiz's art, but I'm not sure it's the right fit for Dr. Strange.

[Jekyll]

I am looking forward to Waid's run on Strange, even with the depowering again fiasco. I was wanting to get some opinions on recent runs of the good doctor. I really did not enjoy Aaron's run, does it get better? I somehow got through vol. 2 and didn't really like it.
I am enjoying Fraction's Defenders that features Strange and look to finish that run. What are your thoughts on Donny Cates run? Any other recommendations?

[Tony Stark]

I came here as I wanted to ask the Doctor Strange experts here. Was arrogance always a problem for Steve like it is for Tony or is this something new?

[Tulku]

The origin story has always had him be an arrogant surgeon and, when he first meets the Ancient One he arrogantly rejects him. The origin story includes him learning to reject his arrogant ways and becoming a disciple of the Ancient One.

But then we started having a sequence of writers and a new writer would come on board, glance at the origin quickly, and think "I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as a master of the mystic arts, and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new one comes on board, glances at the origin, and thinks "I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as a master of the mystic arts, and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new writer comes on board, glances at the origin, and thinks:"I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as the Sorcerer Supreme (because he has outgrown master of the mystic arts), and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new writer comes on board, glances at the origin....etc. etc. etc. repeat ad nauseam.

Yeah, it has always been a problem, but only because each subsequent writer refuses to build on what a prior writer has done but, instead, keeps going back to the origin well and rehashes the same basic plot. In other words, it isn't so much a "character flaw" as a "writer flaw."

[Tony Stark]

The origin story has always had him be an arrogant surgeon and, when he first meets the Ancient One he arrogantly rejects him. The origin story includes him learning to reject his arrogant ways and becoming a disciple of the Ancient One.

But then we started having a sequence of writers and a new writer would come on board, glance at the origin quickly, and think "I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as a master of the mystic arts, and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new one comes on board, glances at the origin, and thinks "I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as a master of the mystic arts, and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new writer comes on board, glances at the origin, and thinks:"I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as the Sorcerer Supreme (because he has outgrown master of the mystic arts), and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new writer comes on board, glances at the origin....etc. etc. etc. repeat ad nauseam.

Yeah, it has always been a problem, but only because each subsequent writer refuses to build on what a prior writer has done but, instead, keeps going back to the origin well and rehashes the same basic plot. In other words, it isn't so much a "character flaw" as a "writer flaw."

Thank you for your well thought out answer. It's appreciated.

[Frontier]

The origin story has always had him be an arrogant surgeon and, when he first meets the Ancient One he arrogantly rejects him. The origin story includes him learning to reject his arrogant ways and becoming a disciple of the Ancient One.

But then we started having a sequence of writers and a new writer would come on board, glance at the origin quickly, and think "I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as a master of the mystic arts, and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new one comes on board, glances at the origin, and thinks "I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as a master of the mystic arts, and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new writer comes on board, glances at the origin, and thinks:"I know let's make him have continue to struggle with arrogance as the Sorcerer Supreme (because he has outgrown master of the mystic arts), and at the end of the storyline he will have learned humility." And then that writer leaves and a new writer comes on board, glances at the origin....etc. etc. etc. repeat ad nauseam.

Yeah, it has always been a problem, but only because each subsequent writer refuses to build on what a prior writer has done but, instead, keeps going back to the origin well and rehashes the same basic plot. In other words, it isn't so much a "character flaw" as a "writer flaw."

I'm not in love with MCU Strange but even I think we can probably count on him never going back to the guy he was at the start of the movie moving forward.

[matt levin]

" it isn't so much a "character flaw" as a "writer flaw."
Amen to that.
Sadly I haven't enjoyed a Dr. Strange story in close to a decade.
I'll give the new series a few issues' chance, but at this point, I'm pretty cynical.

[nj06]

Can someone provide context on this scan please? Were Dr. Strange's mystical abilities at full strength/power? Or were his abilities weakened at that point, and if so, what was the reason behind it?

[Digifiend]