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PURPLE GEMSStrange #8 out today! Comic Book Round Up collected reviews Liking the Greg Land variant cover
Tradd Moore's Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1 out last week 23 Nov! Comic Book Round Up collected reviews The art might be a bit too "Beatles/Yellow Submarine" for Neilalien's tastes, but definitely appreciating the creativity, and sticking around to see where it leads...
Also out recently:
Defenders: Beyond #5 finale
You Aren't Ready For How Good Marvel's New Doctor Strange Comic Looks [preview and lovenote re: Tradd Moore's Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1, out 23 Nov]
Kevin Conroy, The Voice Of Batman, Dies At 66 [CBR obit] Kevin Conroy, Who Gave Batman A Definitive Voice In Animated Projects, Dead At 66 [Rolling Stone obit] Batman: The Animated Series' Kevin Conroy Remains The Definitive Batman Wikipedia: [Kevin Conroy] [Batman: The Animated Series]
How The Writers Of Dr. Strange And Dracula Agreed To Kill Off Each Other's Characters [Comic Book Legends Revealed]
Steve Ditko would have had his 95th birthday today! [Wikipedia]
Strange #7 was out 26 October! Comic Book Round Up collected reviews Variant cover regime; liking the Luciano Vecchio A lovenote to the love of Stephen and Clea. But they can't touch [insert eyes welling up emoji here]!... They battle a revenant Goliath. More info is revealed about the Blasphemy Cartel- and how Clea is a wild card for them, while their files on Doc are measured in tons. The path back to the living for Doc is elucidated- if he ends the revenant disrespect for Death. Also out: Midnight Suns #1-2 (Didn't it used to be "Sons"?) Magik is on the team, along with Blade, Wolverine, Spirit Rider (a time-tossed Ghost Rider and previous Sorcerer Supreme), Runaway Nico Minoru/Sister Grimm (but without her Staff), Zoe Laveau (undead Strange Academy student and a descendant of Doc foe Marie), and Agatha Harkness (the elderly comics one; not the MCU one; although we do see a younger version in a flashback to 1428). A world-wide mystical vision shows Zombie Zoe bringing on the apocalypse- which brings them together- along with a Dr. Doom attack to deal with the girl his own way. More bad-ass Clea appears- and deals with the girl her own way- banishing the Suns to the Dark Dimension. Doctor Strange's Successor Proves She's Basically Already A Supervillain Warrior-mage Sorcerer Supreme Clea has been a bad-ass, has alienated the X-Men, banished the Midnight Suns, even Death can't tell her what to do, etc. How will it resolve? Our culture's track record of writing strong women characters without the heel turn, without them "going insane" can be spotty (thinking of Dany in Game of Thrones, Scarlet Witch in the MCU, etc.)? We shall see...
Marvel Comics December 02022 solicits include:
STRANGE #9
DOCTOR STRANGE: FALL SUNRISE #2 (OF 4)
STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS #3
Strange #6 was out 21 September! Comic Book Round Up collected reviews A good month for Wong. He's getting "Everybody loves Wong!" props in the She-Hulk TV series this month (and possibly getting laid), and now this love-note solo story in Strange #6 where he gets help from Bats, Black Widow, Jean Grey, the Bar With No Doors, etc. Wong's memory page includes:
It is revealed that the Blasphemy Cartel is a remnant of W.A.N.D. after S.H.I.E.L.D. fell. Who the fuck, right? You'll need to go deep into your Doctor Strange long boxes for this one: a Thunderbolts Annual with a Doc cover/appearance that wasn't even really Doc. The Fandom Wiki is a comicblogger's best friend, for both info discovery and not needing to write everything ourselves: Jed MacKay is bringing it with both creative new ideas, and easter eggs for the long-time fans. Great stuff. But for Neilalien, there is still some meta-bummitude that this good stuff is being used in service of the 'Doc is dead' trope. The toys are being used without Doc present. When do we simply get a run of great Doc stories again, like Roger Stern's run, without Doc absent, dying, getting depowered, getting deconstructed, getting blasted into space, etc.?
New York Comic-Con is 6-9 October 02022! [Panels] [Exhibitors] [Artist Alley] [Health & Safety: face coverings indoors required; vaccination/negative test proof not required] [Reddit NYCC Party Thread] [Some NYCC parties via who is using Eventbrite for their tickets] Update: Artist Alley Etiquette: "As long as you are not the guy with the rolling luggage case filled with comics to sign, you should be good."
Iconic Avengers, X-Men Artist Tom Palmer Dies At 80 Marvel Wiki: [Tom Palmer] [791 comics inked by Tom Palmer] I walk in the door and pencil [an] issue of Doctor Strange - first job I ever penciled. At the time, I thought I did a good job, but really it was a stinker. It wasn't up to par. I went back two weeks later to get the next issue, and they said, "No, we're getting someone else to pencil it; would you like to ink it?" Doctor Strange #171 was the issue he drew. A bit stiff, but doesn't seem like a total stinker. "Palmer is widely considered the definitive inker for Gene Colan, whose use of grey textures made his pencils notoriously difficult to ink in a way that did them justice." Palmer inked many Colan issues of Doctor Strange.
Marvel Comics November 02022 solicits include Tradd Moore's Fall Sunrise
DOCTOR STRANGE: FALL SUNRISE #1 (OF 4)
STRANGE #8
STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS #2
MARVEL STUDIOS' DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC
Also: SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC
Strange #5 out 17 Aug Comic Book Round Up collected reviews Spoiler time is up: Harvestman is wonderfully big-revealed to be our favorite ne'er-do-well Stephen Strange! As predicted by some all along: in issue #1 page 1 Harvestman is shown with blue eyes; he "doth protests too much" to Clea not to resurrect Doc. It's a relief to see Doc "active"- in Death's "employ" as her Sorcerer Supreme and charged with ending the revenant threat- but the toys are not yet back in the status-quo box of Doc back among the living and free. We shall see. 'Strange' Writer Jed MacKay Breaks Down Doctor Strange's Return
Clea crashes the Hellfire Gala [X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1; out 13 Jul] to get Stephen resurrected, but Emma Frost informs her Krakoan resurrection only works for mutants and blows her off. The X-Cellent [#3; out 18 May; Doc on cover] break into the Sanctum Sanctorum and take a photo of a spell from the Book of Vishanti with their cellphone, while Dr. Strange is off for one panel "trying to contain the Nameless One's servant, Morgan Le Fey." The Strange Academy series ends with #18 [out 6 Jul] with most of the students rebelling and hiding out in the Sanctum Sanctorum (that place needs a serious security upgrade!) until things get... Dark... "Finals" series coming next. Other recent appearances updating here...
Marvel Phase 5: Every Movie And TV Series Explained Every MCU Movie And Series Confirmed For Phase 5 And 6 Wikipedia: [Phase 5] [Phase 6] Phase 6: Multiverse Saga continues, Fantastic Four, Avengers movies, Secret Wars. Kang is the main villain (no Doctor Doom yet?). An open slot for a Doctor Strange 3?
San Diego Comic-Con 02022: Marvel Announces 'Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise' Four-Issue Limited Series Starting In November Written And Drawn By Tradd Moore [AIPT] [Marvel.com] [Bleeding Cool] [Popverse] Tradd Moore [Wikipedia] [Tumblr]
San Diego Comic-Con 02022: Strange Academy: Finals "Earlier this month, Strange Academy #18 ended the series' first era with a student rebellion, a daring journey to the Dark Dimension, and the realization that some of the school's brightest stars have dark futures..."
Catching up with Doctor-Strange-related solicits, which seem a bit messed up; books delayed? Marvel.com has #5 coming out 17 August
STRANGE #5
NEW FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (OF 5) DEFENDERS: BEYOND #2 (OF 5) Marvel's September 02022 solicits has many repeats from August Marvel.com has #6 coming out 21 September
STRANGE #6
MIDNIGHT SUNS #1 (OF 5) DEFENDERS: BEYOND #3 (OF 5) FANTASTIC FOUR #47's cover has Mindless Ones Marvel's October 02022 solicits
STRANGE #7
MIDNIGHT SUNS #2 (OF 5) DEFENDERS: BEYOND #4 (OF 5)
Strange #4 is out today Comic Book Round Up collected reviews Lovely Umar variant cover by Logan Lubera "[A]n interesting series, but sadly one with a ticking clock on how long it can continue." Harrumph: Surgeon Supreme #6 was Legacy #416. Strange #1 was Legacy #417. While past miniseries like Flight Of Bones haven't been included in the Dr. Strange legacy issue numbering, Neilalien is perturbed that huge Doc event The Death Of Doctor Strange miniseries was not part of the legacy numbering, but this Strange series is, that Doc isn't even in (so far). Also: Neilalien was having a small internal debate about if/how to include Strange in The Doctor Strange Story List if they are Clea stories without Doc. But if Strange is part of the Doc legacy numbering, then that debate ends: he must include this entire Clea series.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness on DVD/Blu-Ray/4K Ultra HD out today Walmart (pin), Target (art/prints), and Best Buy (steelbook) each have exclusive forms ScreenRant press w/Best Buy steelbook Digital platform release (Amazon Video, iTunes, Disney+) was 22 June
Why Comic Books Became A More Of A Writer's And Less Of An Artist's Medium Howard Chaykin: "[S]ince comics have evolved more into an ancillary product of IP, the powers that be- the management class, the movie-and-TV people- cannot identify what writing is in comics. They perceive the writer's job as writing, and the artist's job as illustrators. But comic book artists are- or at least should be- graphic designers in the service of narrative, pictures of narrative value, which means 'story value.' The way an artist sets up a picture is the writing of the book. The writer provides a template. And certainly in this delusional Marvel-style thing where a writer says, 'Give me a fight for five pages,' who's the writer on that? And since comic book fight scenes are external reflections of inner trauma, they are the equivalent of dance numbers or aria in ballet, opera, and musical theater, and choreography is storytelling."
Stan Lee Returns To Marvel Studios With Genius Brands, POW! Entertainment Licensing Deal "Marvel has signed a 20-year deal with Stan Lee Universe, a venture between Genius Brands International and POW! Entertainment, to license the name and likeness of Lee for use in future feature films and television productions, as well as Disney theme parks, various 'experiences' and merchandising." Prepare to be haunted by Animatronic Stan Lees, and Stan Lee Holograms!
Strange #3 is out today Previews: [Comics Continuum] [Graphic Policy]
[Placeholder for Neilalien's eventual review of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, once the DVD is bought and analyzed frame by frame]
Box Office Milestone: 'Doctor Strange 2' Soars Past $800M Globally 'Doctor Strange 2' VFX Artists On Creating 20 Multiverses In 40 Seconds
After two weekends, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness global haul stands at $688 million "The original 'Doctor Strange' ended its theatrical run in [0]2016 with $232 million domestically and $677 million globally." Drop after first week as usual/expected, a bit steep, but: "its sizable decline is not surprising since 'Doctor Strange 2' is coming off the 11th biggest opening weekend in history"
When Neilalien started blogging, Marvel was near bankruptcy, and there was no Doctor Strange ongoing comic. What a thrill now for a Doc fan to see a Doctor Strange film as one of the top-ten global movie weekends in history. Still a thrill- even if "$450 million global movie weekend" necessitates so much big evil corporate-conglomerate process in our modern world to happen-- Thanks and kudos to all cast and crew who worked hard and creatively on the film.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is out!!! Review aggregators: [Rotten Tomatoes] [Metacritic] News tags: [Hollywood Reporter] [Variety] Update: Box Office: 'Doctor Strange 2' Flies To Sensational $90M Friday [Friday's haul- including $36 million in Thursday previews- is the seventh biggest opening day of all time domestically; playing in 4,545 theaters, the widest location count of the pandemic and the fifth-biggest of all time] Update: How 'Doctor Strange 2' Intriguingly Moves MCU Multiverse Narrative Forward And Why That's Important
China Officially Bans Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Doctor Strange 2 Banned In Egypt And Kuwait Over LGBTQ+ Content Saudi Arabia's Doctor Strange 2 Ban Stems From Disney Refusing To Cut A 12-Second Scene [in which lesbian character America Chavez mentions she has 'two moms']
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness will be out this weekend!!!
'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' Presales Outpacing 'Captain Marvel', 'GOTG Vol. 2' & 'Thor: Ragnarok', Heading Toward $150M+ U.S. Opening
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Official Trailer [YouTube] [almost 50 million views] Updating...
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