Doctor Strange by Aaron & Bachalo Omnibus
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Summary
Only Doctor Strange can protect our world from the darkness beyond — but every spell he casts comes with a cost！ Now， witness the full toll taken on Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme， courtesy of the comic book wizardry of Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo！ Dark forces are destroying everything mystical in the Multiverse， and their sights are set on this dimension。 The Empirikul are coming。 Magic’s days are numbered。 Doctor Strange — and his fellow practitioners of the mystical arts — are not ready！ And as Strange finds himself at the weakest he’s ever been， his greatest foes return from the shadows ready to strike — starting with his oldest rival， Baron Mordo！ Can Stephen survive his lethal rogues’ gallery？ Plus: the spellbinding debut of the Sorcerers Supreme！
COLLECTING: Doctor Strange （2015） 1-20， Doctor Strange Annual （2016） 1， Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic （2016） 1
COLLECTING: Doctor Strange （2015） 1-20， Doctor Strange Annual （2016） 1， Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic （2016） 1
Reviews
Joshua Lawson
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I’ll be honest， I enjoyed this more reading it month to month as it came out back in 2015。 Still dug it though。 My introduction to Doctor Strange。 In a perfect world Thor: Love and Thunder will be a huge hit， the world will celebrate Jason Aaron’s superhero prowess and Doctor Strange 3 will be this， cause the Empirikul and Mister Misery rule。
Adam Nowicki
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This 2015 Doctor Strange run is so incredibly fun。 Doctor Strange has never been an A-list character。 Hell， his popularity probably crested in the 1970s as a B-lister at best。 Unfortunately for the Sorcerer Supreme， he is better as a supporting character who can provide background and backup than the title character。 There are certainly good reasons for this。 First， having a character who is a master of all magic in superhero comic books， a genre that is defined by its ability to do whatever it This 2015 Doctor Strange run is so incredibly fun。 Doctor Strange has never been an A-list character。 Hell， his popularity probably crested in the 1970s as a B-lister at best。 Unfortunately for the Sorcerer Supreme， he is better as a supporting character who can provide background and backup than the title character。 There are certainly good reasons for this。 First， having a character who is a master of all magic in superhero comic books， a genre that is defined by its ability to do whatever it wants， in whatever way it sees fit， makes him immediately too powerful， and not rewarding to read。 No matter what happens， Doctor Strange will win it out by pulling out a super-secret spell or inventing a new form of magic， or whatever magical Deus ex Machina that is needed to defeat the bad guy。 Second， and this is a recent development， the 2008 Iron Man movie， and Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe stole the Doctor Strange persona and pasted it on RDJ’s Tony Stark。In general， the comic book Tony Stark never goes all good。 He is continually an insufferable know-it-all。 Sure， over the years Tony Stark is humbled here or there， but it never sticks beyond a writer’s run on Iron Man。 At various points in the last 30 years of Iron Man comic books， Tony Stark has become the Secretary of Defense， has tried to implement a Superhero Registration Act， sent his superhero friends to an extra-dimensional gulag， and has been the Director of S。H。I。E。L。D。 The comic book Tony Stark is what should pop in your mind when Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm says “…so preoccupied with whether or not they could， they didn’t stop to think if they should。”What does Tony Stark have to do with Doctor Strange？ As I said， Doctor Strange of the comic books is the Iron Man of the MCU。 If you have seen Doctor Strange movie， a lot of the beats are the same。 Hyper proficient， hyper arrogant surgeon Doctor Strange gets into a car accident of his own doing and loses the ability to do what he is best out。 He defined himself as a surgeon， and suddenly he was incapable of that。 He futilely tries to get his hands back and eventually realizes it’s impossible。 That is Tony Stark in the cave。 Eventually Doctor Strange finds the Ancient One （a terrible stereotyped Asian wise man trope） who teaches him humility。 And how to do kick-ass magic。 Tony Stark had Yinsen， who also evened out some of Tony’s harsher edges， and died。 Both events result in the humbled hero。 Except that when it came for Doctor Strange to come to film， his story was already told， and they had to alter him。 I enjoy MCU Doctor Strange。 Benedict Cumberbatch does an incredible job， but it is 100% understandable why people would pick up a Doctor Strange comic book and feel like they are reading RDJ slinging spells。 What about this run of Doctor Strange， now that an entire single-spaced page of the preamble is out of the way？ What does this book do to stand out？ First， it shows the costs of magic， and what Doctor Strange sacrifices， and continues to sacrifice， to maintain his power， and keep the world safe。 Second， it finds a clever way to depower Doctor Strange， so we avoid the secret hyper spell class X of whatevermancy trope as a Deus ex Machina。 Third， Doctor Strange stays true to the classic Doctor Strange character and doesn’t try to avoid the RDJ mantel that was taken from the character。This omnibus collects the fourth volume of Doctor Strange comics， starting in 2015。 It collects issues 1-20， an Annual， and a one-shot called Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic。 All of them were written by Jason Aaron， and the majority of the issues were penciled by Chris Bachalo with a couple of guest artists scattered in for good measure。The tone of this volume is immediately set with the first issue， titled “The Way of the Weird”。 Instead of regulating Doctor Strange to a classic magic user， surrounded by magik artifacts， well-worn tomes， and dusty scrolls， both Aaron and Bachalo go right for the weird jugular。 The Marvel Multiverse has infinite universes， and each of those universes has infinite dimensions。 This conceit allows Bachalo to draw whatever he wants when it comes to cool magical creatures and gives Aaron the leeway to create incredible depth with Doctor Strange。I want to cover the art first。 I love it。 I don’t know what style you would call it but it’s a funky， quirky cartoony vibe that meshes incredibly well with the magical， ghostly， paranormal， occultic Doctor Strange。 The Sanctum Sanctorum， Doctor Strange’s headquarters， gets the most benefit from this art style。 In other comics where a hero must consult Doctor Strange， the weirdness of the place is never seen in-depth， only obliquely alluded to。 Bachalo is allowed to go 120mph down the highway。 A library filled with fussy books， a refrigerator that holds dimensional horrors， randomly moving doors to different realities， it's so much fun。 The creature design is just as weird and includes demons， nightmare creatures， a dude with a giant eyeball as a head， Dread Dormammu， and an amorphous goo-glob joker。 The art is dope， is what I am saying。The story is equally fun。 Over the 22 issues in this omnibus， it is paced incredibly well。 The one-shot and annual provide context and thematic texture to the volume as a whole， but the placement of the annual at the end is confusing， as it clearly happens in the middle of the story as a whole。 Looking past that minor aside， Jason Aaron decides to avoid 6-issue arcs in favor of shorter 4-5 issue arcs， which moves things along nicely。 This omnibus follows a 4-act structure， with each arc forming one of the acts。 First is the anticipation， then the conflict， then the aftermath， and then， what I am referring to as， the reflection。 The anticipation is exactly that， an introduction to Jason Aaron’s version of Doctor Strange， and seeding the major plot elements of the omnibus。 That leads directly into the conflict arc， which features a very cool new villain in the Imperator， the leader of the Empirikul。 It’s a fairly basic opposite in a conflict story， in this case， magic vs science， but it draws in a lot of fun magical Marvel characters and drastically changes the status quo。 This is a case of a classic trope done incredibly well and in an engaging manner。After the conflict arc， we have the aftermath。 The aforementioned change in the status quo warrants examination， and we follow Doctor Strange along for the ride。 The Empirikul had a great art style， but this segment of the omnibus is where Bachalo gets to go 666% weird， and I love it。 Finally， we have the reflection。 All of the dangling plot threads are resolved， and Doctor Strange has to confront himself， and his place in the world， both literally and figuratively。 The 20th issue is both an epilogue to Aaron’s run on the series and leaves enough doors open to serve as a prologue to whoever takes up the mantle afterward。I choose to read this in the lead-up to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness， and that was a great choice。 I would highly suggest this to anyone who has an interest in Doctor Strange， as it is fun， doesn’t rely on the reader having a deep history with the character， and concludes in a satisfying manner。 Some might argue that it is better to start with the Lee/Ditko era from the 70s， but those can be a bit inaccessible to the modern reader in both style and format。 This version and volume are a 5/5。 。。。more
Josh
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I really liked the stories in this omnibus。 The quality of the book is pretty good too， though the pages are a little thin。 Some folks might take issue with that。You can read my in-depth review over at Lightgun Galaxy。https://lightgungalaxy。com/2022/04/11。。。 I really liked the stories in this omnibus。 The quality of the book is pretty good too， though the pages are a little thin。 Some folks might take issue with that。You can read my in-depth review over at Lightgun Galaxy。https://lightgungalaxy。com/2022/04/11。。。 。。。more
Omni Theus
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