Marvel closes out a tough 02017 comics-wise of public-relations stumbles, Secret Empire, and sales slump; cancels over 10 titles selling in the 10-15K/month range as no mercy shown to Legacy relaunch's long tail of diversity gimmicks

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Marvel exec insists wave of cancellations not motivated by books' diversity; readers 'ultimately decide what survives'

Update: 2017: The Year Almost Everything Went Wrong For Marvel Comics

[Doctor Strange has been selling in the 20Ks; #381 new Legacy numbering/creative team/story arc saw a significant sales boost to the upper 40Ks]

[29 December 02017]

Happy 95th Birthday to Stan Lee! [Wikipedia] [Twitter] [28 December 02017]

Marvel's March 02018 solicits continue big Doctor Strange Damnation event; Midnight Sons

Doctor Strange: Damnation issue checklist

DOCTOR STRANGE: DAMNATION #2 (OF 4)
NICK SPENCER & DONNY CATES (W) SZYMON KUDRANSKI (A)
Cover by ROD REIS
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
MIGHTY THOR VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO
MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. ROAD TO 100 VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Connecting Variant Cover by Greg Smallwood (2 OF 4)
Mephisto has taken up some major real estate in Las Vegas, but he's not going to stop there. He's got the rest of Earth on his "TO GET" list and only Doctor Strange can stop him. The only downside? Strange went into Mephisto's Hotel Inferno to confront him and has not been seen since. Add the fact that the devilish villain has already corrupted several Avengers, and Wong and his rag-tag group of mystical heroes look like they're in serious trouble.
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE: DAMNATION #3 (OF 4)
DONNY CATES & NICK SPENCER (W) SZYMON KUDRANSKI (A)
Cover by ROD REIS
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
NEW MUTANTS VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL YU
Connecting Variant Cover by Greg Smallwood (3 OF 4)
Wong's makeshift Midnight Sons (Iron Fist! Blade! Moon Knight! The Scarlet Spider?!) stand against a whole platoon of Ghost Riders!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE #387
DONNY CATES (W) NIKO HENRICHON (A)
Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
DAMNATION TIE-IN!
Strange is captive in Mephisto's HOTEL INFERNO! His only chance to get out? Winning on the casino floor. But remember, the house ALWAYS wins.
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Collecting DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME #41-59 and ANNUAL #2-3; SPIDER-MAN/DOCTOR STRANGE: THE WAY TO DUSTY DEATH; SILVER SURFER (1987) #67; MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE (1992) #9; SECRET DEFENDERS #1-11; and material from INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #18, NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER ANNUAL #2 and SILVER SURFER ANNUAL #5.
1,056 PGS./Rated T+ $125.00

[27 December 02017]

Big congrats to Mark Evanier for his 17-year blogiversary! [Neilalien can relate re: blogging by hand, eschewing monetization, resisting "editorial controls and assurances"]

[23 December 02017]

Out 6 Dec: Doctor Strange #382

Out 20 Dec: Doctor Strange #383

[21 December 02017]