"What happens when there's no more magic in the Marvel Universe?"
The Aaron run?
"What happens when there's no more magic in the Marvel Universe?"
The Aaron run?
Is Clea still around?
Good question.
you probably have a point but I just don't remember it being so on the nose like this. I haven't followed Strange religiously but from the older appearances I've read he wasn't like this.
I see
gotcha thanks
I think Bendis did something before Civil War II that weakened magic in the world, but if we are being honest Bendis had pretty much weakened Strange since his New Avengers day. Classic OP Strange is a character that probably isn't coming back.
Hasn't that been the last three Dr. Strange runs tho?
The J-man
She showed up at the end of the Cates run. They aren't a couple, because reasons.
It's pretty much been Strange's status quo since 2009. He gets depowered for one reason or another (while every single other magic-using character is perfectly fine), wanders about for a story arc or two "learning lessons", and regains his powers just in time to be passed to a new writer who comes up with the mind-bogglingly original idea of depowering him again.
This was Just Recently Posted in the Anime Discussion Part II Thread Recently and I also posted it in the Iron Man and Thanos threads as well. Since Doctor Strange is such a Pivotal Part of this Battle I felt that his Thread was also one of the Best places to Post it since he is so Epic in the Fight!
This is Taking a Battle that was Already Epic, Making it PLUS ULTRA EPIC!!!
Just Watch;
"By Earth and Sky, By Craft and Hex -- By The Past and The Future – I Call HOPE Forth From The DARKNESS! I Speak The Words We Made Into MAGIC! Let THEIR Power Augment Our OWN! To Strike ONE BLOW From Our HEARTS and SOULS – From ALL THAT WE ARE! Let The CALL Go Forth -- AVENGERS! ASSEMBLE!" Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff ~~ From Avengers #689!
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I would solo watch that movie!! Thanks for posting
Glad to Have Posted it and Very Happy you Enjoyed it Strangefan, it is indeed Epic and Gets My Hype in various Fandoms I have, espicaly Anime and Marvel, a Excellent Blend of Genres!
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"By Earth and Sky, By Craft and Hex -- By The Past and The Future – I Call HOPE Forth From The DARKNESS! I Speak The Words We Made Into MAGIC! Let THEIR Power Augment Our OWN! To Strike ONE BLOW From Our HEARTS and SOULS – From ALL THAT WE ARE! Let The CALL Go Forth -- AVENGERS! ASSEMBLE!" Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff ~~ From Avengers #689!
Come Join and Learn about Wanda Maximoff at: The Scarlet Witch Appreciation Thread 2023!
Anybody besides me enjoying Mark Waid's run so far?
"Only the Hulk could have attempted it! Only the Hulk could have been capable of it! Only the Hulk could have done it!" - Tales to Astonish #63
"Hulk can do ANYTHING!!! Hulk is mind over matter, mind over energy, mind over mind" - Lord Smash'emall aka Gamma Ra the Assassin aka Gamma Irradiated Being
"We live in a world of cowards. We live in a world full of small minds who are afraid. We are ruled by those who refuse to risk anything of their own. Who guard their over bloated paucities of power with money. With false reasoning. With measured hesitance. With prideful, recalcitrant inaction. With hateful invective. With weapons. F@#K these selfish fools and their prevailing world order." Tony Stark
"We live in a world of cowards. We live in a world full of small minds who are afraid. We are ruled by those who refuse to risk anything of their own. Who guard their over bloated paucities of power with money. With false reasoning. With measured hesitance. With prideful, recalcitrant inaction. With hateful invective. With weapons. F@#K these selfish fools and their prevailing world order." Tony Stark
I've always enjoyed all of the major Defenders i.e. Strange, Namor, Surfer and Hulk ever since I first learned of them. As far as Doctor Strange, I admit I haven't read the last series, but this one started out on a good note. Hopefully Waid comes up with some unique and fun things for him to do. I really like the idea of Strange forging his own tools.
"Only the Hulk could have attempted it! Only the Hulk could have been capable of it! Only the Hulk could have done it!" - Tales to Astonish #63
"Hulk can do ANYTHING!!! Hulk is mind over matter, mind over energy, mind over mind" - Lord Smash'emall aka Gamma Ra the Assassin aka Gamma Irradiated Being
I didn't like the way it started (depowered AGAIN?), but the last issue was great. There aren't many comics nowadays that can make me say "Now, why didn't I think of that?"
(Oddly, the only major magic tool I can think of that Stephen crafted was also a "forge": the Gaian forge from the Quinn run. And even that was made up of other people's artifacts.)
My only real concern, based on upcoming solicits, is the idea that spoilers:end of spoilers
this isn't the real Stephen Strange, which is why his memory is wonky.
It would be a shame if spoilers:end of spoilers
all this character development went to waste.
"We live in a world of cowards. We live in a world full of small minds who are afraid. We are ruled by those who refuse to risk anything of their own. Who guard their over bloated paucities of power with money. With false reasoning. With measured hesitance. With prideful, recalcitrant inaction. With hateful invective. With weapons. F@#K these selfish fools and their prevailing world order." Tony Stark
I also get weary when writers feel they have to depower a character, especially when it fairly recently happened to them. I'm not sure where Waid is going in the next few issues. Maybe we'll find out why Strange was depowered and hopefully it'll be a good reason. I can't wait to see what Strange comes up with.
"Only the Hulk could have attempted it! Only the Hulk could have been capable of it! Only the Hulk could have done it!" - Tales to Astonish #63
"Hulk can do ANYTHING!!! Hulk is mind over matter, mind over energy, mind over mind" - Lord Smash'emall aka Gamma Ra the Assassin aka Gamma Irradiated Being