Doctor Strange #1

More like this, please! Read Full Review

It's not too late to pick up this whole series it's so amazingly good! Read Full Review

I feel this is a universally accessible story, both as a potential first comic and just as a human moment for this character. Weve all had moments of doubt, and like with his Daredevil run, Waid is tapping into the fear of those moments. This issue has the comic book spirit of Why not? all over it. Put this guy in space and do something new. So, if youre like me and you havent ever been a Doctor Strange reader: I encourage you to do something new as well and give this book a try. Read Full Review

A strong start that is hindered by a slower pace. Read Full Review

Doctor Strange #1 is a simultaneously familiar and fresh excursion into the world of the mystic arts. While the inciting incident of Strange losing his magical abilities may be a little tired, its presentation and the consequence of Strange going to space make it interesting. Jesus Saiz's art is incredible, to add to the comic's numerous positives. This one earns a strong recommendation. Give it a read. Read Full Review

The Space-Explorer Supreme takes flight, and this first issue was an excellent set-up for what this new run and creative team has to offer. Doctor Strange #1 killed any of the skepticism I had about picking up where the last story left off. You never know with Marvel relaunches these days, so it makes a big difference when a new creative team knows when a story needs to continue evolving and progressing rather than hit with a blank slate. Read Full Review

This isn't your granddaddy's Doctor Strange, making for a fun and enjoyable read with a lot of promise going forward. Read Full Review

I was weary about another story involving Dr. Strange losing his abilities, but this story and its great art have made me interested in this new journey that Strange is taking. Read Full Review

I really like Waid's direction and Saiz's artwork, but I hope the team establishes a strong supporting cast and a more compelling emotional hook in the issues to come. Read Full Review

This comic Waid and Saiz have weaved together took me through a wave of emotion. Excitement with the flashback introduction. Disappointment with the "Loss of Magic" plot device. Intrigue with the choice of space travel. Throughout it all, the art and dialogue are unmistakably impressive. Read Full Review

"Doctor Strange" #1 is an excellent start to a series that has a lot of potential. This first issue does a great job in highlighting both Strange's power while showing us his grit in the face of hopelessness. Read Full Review

This series looks to embrace Strange's character rather than his abilities, and we're intrigued to see what comes next. Read Full Review

Yes, it has beautiful art, greatly written dialogue and narration, but who wants Doctor Strange magic-less? Hopefully, that changes soon. Read Full Review

Taking us into space, a not too familiar ground for Doctor Strange, Mark and Jess have cleverly wiped the slate clean ready to give us a totally different take on the world of magic. Lets see where the journey takes us. Read Full Review

Mixing magic and science fiction is an idea with a lot of possibilities. While this first issue is mainly just a way of delivering exposition and getting Stephen out into space, it was still interesting enough that I'm certainly looking forward to seeing what comes next. Mark Waid has numerous options at his fingertips, so let's see if he can craft something worthwhile. I remain anxiously positive so far. Read Full Review

Talking of painting, this is a beautiful book. Jesus Saiz is penciller, inker and colourist on this title and his mastery of superheroes here seems a mix of Alan Davis and David Marquez, slick characters who live on the page. Marry that to the paint-look of the monsters and marvels, and the smooth ink line for the central characters, from the same hand, the two blend well on the page. It's almost like" magic. Read Full Review

There is a little trepidation to be found in Waid's direction for Doctor Strange. Strange represents something unique in the Marvel canon, and with Infinity Countdown looming large over the summer, longtime fans will likely not want the Sorcerer Supreme fully immersed in the cosmic. Still, this is a very promising start, with highlights in storytelling and art that overshadow the occasional misstep. Read Full Review

While this first issue is largely set up for Strange's new depowering and place in the Marvel Universe, Mark Waid does an admirable job of chronicling his fall from grace, delving deep into Strange's melancholy to make up for the lack of forward momentum in the plot department. Read Full Review

Going into this comic I felt Waid had an up hill battle right off the bat. He is following probably some of the best Doctor Strange stories written in ten years with Aaron, Hopeless, and Cates. Plus it feels a bit similar to all of them because yet again Strange is de-powered. This time he has no powers at all and he is stuck on a strange planet and that is the only thing keeping my interest. The art was was good but not as energetic as we once had and same can be said of the story. Sadly this issue had me pretty bored and depressed. Read Full Review

This is by no means a bad comic book, it just doesn't come close to matching the energy that the previous creators had been injecting into the character. There are plenty of places to go in space so there's plenty of hope that it's all uphill from here. We've been spoiled with Doctor Strange wackiness lately. Perhaps we're now coming down from that high, crashing like a Stark-made rocket ship on an uncharted planet. Read Full Review

This book started off strong and fell a bit short once Tony Stark got involved. Mark Waid's writing was brilliant, the emotional breakdown of Stephen Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme was a great attention grabber, and Jesus Saiz's art kept everything grounded for a Sorcerer who is literally being "grounded" to mortal status. Doctor Strange's exploration to Space is just a bit of a stretch, or at least doing so by the means of a space ship. But with his meetings with other sorcerers, it left him with no choice. We can only hope that Doctor Strange finds his magic quickly. Read Full Review

Kitsilog

Jun 10, 2018

i love it!

Kalaoui

Jun 07, 2018

Well done. I enjoyed Waid's take on Strange. I hope the pace picks up a bit. Jesus Saiz's art is a big part of why i enjoyed this first outing.

SloboSOY

Jun 07, 2018

I was ready to make a killing about this review. I rub my hands in a evil laugh ... No nothing like that, but I was so sure that I will not like Dr Strange in Space that I wasn't ready for this reading. So the bad thing first. Ok Strange once more have no more power ... Did Waid read Aaron run ? And Bats is not in there to be seen ... Damn I love Bats. But ! And it's a huge BUT ! The fact that Strange turn blind to magic is very interesting and sad (And however the fact using this type of narrative buble was not for easy for make thing this enjoyable to read), and that explain why we didn't see Bats. Cover - I like it, but for now it the link is weak. 1.5/2 Writing - Waid tell his story and dit this with a very nice manner & with orig inality. 3/3 Arts - I'm not fan of all of it. But it's a very nice work. 2.5/3 Feeling - A huge surprise. Go see & judge by yourself ! 2/2 more

wakizashireviews

Jun 24, 2018

A great start by the new creative team. I loved Donny Cates's run on this comic book and am now looking forward to discovering where Waid and Saiz will take us. Some fine character writing in here. Bring on issue 2!

Dispatchdcu

Jun 09, 2018

Welcome to the Oblivion Bar where the first round is on me and the pretzels are free! Be warned: like the pickled eggs at the bar, this issue is going to get SPOILED rotten. We kick off Dr. Strange Number 1 with him fighting some crazy-nasty, gigantic, dead looking thinks with forty mouths. And let me tell you from Jump Street, the art was fantastic. Strange lights a couple of them on fire, escapes through a tear in the fabric of our reality, and literally sows that tear back up like a surgeon. This opening was pretty dang cool. It incapsulated everything that most individuals would remember about Dr. Strange, including his cockiness. Waid then takes us on his next journey by opening up the idea that Strange has literally lost is po wers... again. But this time, fully. They basically faded away leaving him unable to use any of his amulets, talismans, spells, and even contributed to him getting lost in his own house on Bleeker Street. But again, Waid plays on his cockiness and decides to have Strange not tell anyone about his dilemma until it’s too late. Finally, Strange visits Stark to see if he has any thoughts on what he could do. For those of you that haven’t been following Strange the past couple years, magic items have abilities in them.... and they run out. Strange has basically used up all the magic on Earth and he’s traveled to other realms to get more magically items to boost ours here on Earth. But now, with his magical abilities gone entirely, he can’t go to another realm to find more because he wouldn’t survive. So, with no other options, he went to Stark for guidance since he’s one of the smartest people he knows. I could get behind this section of the issue as well. Waid put the pieces together in a way that made Dr. Strange seem lost, alone, and so sad. He made Strange’s options bleak. Tony seemed like the next logical option and next step. So, I was buying it until the next part. Stark gives Dr. Strange the idea of going into space. Tony creates a spaceship specifically for Strange that’s so easy to use that its “like using a car” and Dr. Strange reluctantly goes into space... the Shi’ar emperor actually. His ship crash lands on this planet that Tony preprogrammed in for him and, long story short, the aliens on that planet tie him up, and lock him away announcing to him that they don’t know what magic is. This leaves Strange imprisoned on an alien world, without a working spaceship and no magic. So, here is where I was not sold on the issue. Dr. Strange in space... after the directions we were going with the character since 2015 especially, I didn’t see this coming at all. I was definitely shocked but for him to agree to go throughout space on his own, seemed silly and cavalier. He must know very little about navigating the cosmos, engineering, and may I remind you has no magical abilities. I could have bought into this more if someone else went with him. But I just found this direction odd. Notice, I didn’t say that it’s not interesting to me. I am still intrigued BUT I had a hard time connecting the character to space. Also, if you’ve been reading Black Panther Fresh Start issue 1, it appears to also be taking place in space. So, what I’m getting at is, we already put a hero in space that’s normally not there. Technically, I know that we don’t truly know which writer wrote their piece first... it’s just that BP was released first. Point is, if we get most of our titles in space, that’s not going to be a Fresh Start to me. I know I’m jumping the Shark on that idea but I just thought I’d lay it out there in case Marvel is actually reading this. And lastly, this is just me being picky, but where is Bats? I loved Bats. Waid, if you’re reading this, please find a way to put Strange’s ghost dog back into the book. Please! Now, some would think that last part is a deal breaker..... space that is.... the final frontier. With some writers, it is. But I trust Waid to logically give us a way out of this “Lost in Strange Space” storyline. Waid’s writing is always incredible and this story was no different. I wasn’t a huge fan of the direction he went, but if he can figure out an interesting way to connect the story and make it plausible for Strange to navigate space alone, I’ll be more in than I am write now. Should you buy it? Yes. Should you continue to buy it? Yes. In my opinion, Waid has earned the right to see his first arc through. His writing and creativity is always outstanding. Look no further than his wrap up of Captain America happening right now to see that... and I could name a dozen more reasons too. But, there is no doubt that anyone interested in Strange, Waid, creative stories, and out of this world art shouldn’t pick this up. I only hope for a logical way to get Strange through Space AND Bats..... please give me a Bats! If you like what you heard, love talking all types of comics, and are interested in joining a comic chat group, hit me up at dispatchdcu@gmail.com or @dispatchdcu on twitter. Catch you all later! Peace more

mglsts

Jun 09, 2018

Solid start, nothing major to point out but the premise sounds interesting so far.

Above Average Joe

Aug 22, 2019

Like many I was a bit wary of this run, given the success of both Aaron & Cates' previous adventures with Earth's beligured Sorcerer Supreme. More often than not these relaunches take the character back to zero and effectively cancel out the work of the previous creative team. This is not the case where Doctor Strange is concerned. Waid continues the theme that echoed through the previous volumes. Magic comes at a heavy cost, and to quote the MCU's version of Baron Mordo, "The bill comes due". Waid pulls some familar tropes and concepts together in a way that is more charming than blandly nostalgic. The prose manages to subtily but effectively highlight the pain and weight of Stange's faiding abilities. Stephen isn't just loosing mag ic, he's losing himself. This proves to be a perfect reason for the good Doctor to reluctantly seek the council of his fellow "Awesome Facial-Hair Bro", and the scene is a pefect mixture of whimsy and pathos. While the idea of a Sorcerer trapped in a world devoid of magic isn't exactly a groundbreaking reinvention, it nevertheless sets the stage to expand the potential of Doctor Strange's story and illustrates just how far he will go to fulfill his duty as Earth's defense against the dark. more

Zeitgeist

Jul 05, 2018

Good start... Hope it will get better by the time so. Feels a bit old school to me, despite the science fiction influences. And most important: WHERE'S OUR FAVORITE DOG?

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Jun 07, 2018

The art is great, but I found this first issue quite boring. I expect it to pick up in the future.

Jon Comics

Jun 09, 2018

Doctor Strange is a well written book with great art by Jesus Saiz. The story flows well and Waid shows an affinity for the character. But... If you have been reading Doctor Strange since its relaunch a couple of years ago with Jason Aaron, this story can’t help but feel repetitive. Doctor Strange with no magic. Aaron’s run was totally built around that and it was really great, so this looks like beating a dead horse even if you send Doctor Strange to space to recover his mojo. So let’s hope Waid finds a way to make this run unique and not just a gimmicky story with a fish out of water narrative. Marvel loves the fish out of water thing but it can grow tiresome fast, as if the creators didn’t know what to do with the character as he exists: so you have Captain America in Dimension Z, Iron Man in space or the truly awful Frankenpunisher storyline. Doctor strange is as gimmicky as it gets, and as far from the essence of the character as you can go. Let’s hope the trip to space is worth it and not just some exotic detour. more

CrazyforRAMU

Dec 18, 2018

"Remember when we sent Iron Man into space for a couple of months? Let's do that for the other Awesome Facial Hair Bro." "Brilliant! Can we make it look gorgeous?" "Done." "Now, can we make the characterization novel and compelling?" "Enh, all we've got is Mark Waid's imitation of Jonathan Hickman's Aging Hero's Burden routine." "Well, it'll have to do. Say, aren't we doing 'Avenger Lost In Space' over in Black Panther right now, too?" "Shhh, nobody'll notice."

Who’s afraid of the big, bad

Jun 07, 2018

Again with the no magic. Really hope that doesn’t last long.

Spock's Brain

Jun 12, 2018

This is a really great looking book. Jesus Saiz' work on "Steve Rogers Captain America" was pretty great, and this painted style is really cool. The first few pages are exciting, as Stephen does some cool magic, and then....ehhh. It seems as if Mark Waid (or the editors) failed to read Jason Aaron's run, because he's lost the magic once again. Add in a heavy handed narration from Waid chronicling the magic-free life of Strange, and this issue really loses its way. Perhaps its greatest offence is how boring it is. Maybe Mark Waid is stretching himself thin writing, I don't know, 5-6 books, but this is really uninspiring.

Gizmo

Jan 03, 2019

We just finished a run where Doctor Strange loses his magic and finally just got it back. So, with Stephen losing access to magic again, it feels like we're going in circles. I'm also extremely disappointed that his ghost dog friend isn't going to be carried through, I love that little guy. I'll stick around to see where Waid takes this, but this issue is nothing special by its own merits.