Doctor Strange by Jed Mackay Omnibus

Doctor Strange by Jed MacKay #1-6

by Jed MacKay, Marvel Various (illustrator), Alex Ross (cover_art)

Death is just the beginning for Jed MacKay's magical run! When Stephen Strange is murdered, his friends mourn, his enemies rage at having been deprived of the killing blow and dark forces set their sights on an unprotected Earth. As the planet's remaining magicians race to protect our world, one very surprising investigator must unravel the mystery of Doctor Strange's murder. But can he do it before his own time runs out? In the aftermath, Earth needs a new Sorcerer Supreme - and Clea Strange is the ideal candidate! But as Clea faces threats including the Harvestman, the Shadow Knight and her own mother, Umar, she remains determined to find a way to bring her husband back to life. But even if Doctor Strange can return, his own greatest enemy may well be…himself! Guest-starring the new Secret Defenders!

Collecting Death Of Doctor Strange #1-5, Death Of Doctor Spider-Man, Strange (2022) #1-10 And Doctor Strange (2023) #1-18.

Genres: Comics, Marvel

864 pages, Hardcover

First published September 23, 2025

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

slightly off perfection due to some inconsistent art and a crossover that should have been included in the main book, this is a delightful collection of adventures and one of the better showings for Doctor Strange, a character I've had fondness for since childhood, even though his stories have largely not merited the favor.

[Nicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the wake of the MCU film, I started reading Doctor Strange comics and became a fan through The Oath, Triumph & Torment but mainly through Jason Aaron’s run; so much so that I started pulling issues and continued through to part way into Mark Waid’s. At that point, I was still enjoying the stories but I felt less of a need to read them month to month. Many years later I finally finished Waid’s run, making me feel regret for not continuing and the follow-up here with Jed MacKay has amplified that feeling. This was amazing: the storytelling through the writing and the artwork is top notch.

I’ve been a fan of Lee Garbett from reading Skyward through Captain Marvel so the start of this collection could not have been in better hands. I’ve become a fan of Pasqual Ferry through Mortal Thor and his work in the 2nd half here is just phenomenal: the paneling and weird, trippy scenes are perfect. Marcelo Ferreira does a great job in the middle section, as do the fill-in artists so that I don’t think the artwork could be any better in this collection.

I loved Jed MacKay’s writing in this series with the well done mystery at the start and the Clea and Stephen’s struggles. An annoying thing about western comics is the regular reset of characters but the modern run for Doctor Strange from Aaron, Cates, Hopeless, Waid and MacKay has felt like a natural development and growth for the character. I feel the same about Thor starting with Aaron to now too. If the next adventures end up not continuing that evolution as well, I think this would be a neat and highly satisfying end to my time with Stephen Strange.

One caveat, Marvel absolutely should have included the Blood Hunt core issues in this collection! Luckily I have them as I pulled it with MacKay’s Avengers and I re-read them with the final issues here.

[Kirstin Rogers · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐ rounded down

Dr. Strange continues to be one of my favorite delightfully weird facets of Marvel. I love his aesthetic, his acerbic and archaic vibes, and the whole magical universe built around his story.

Jed McKay brings him - and the OUTSTANDING Clea Strange - to life in a truly fantastic way. This one is just plain fun.

This book is one where the 4.5 reignites my frustration with Goodreads not letting me have real half stars. This run isn't a perfect five stars (the Blood Hunt tie in isn't clearly tied in and therefore detracts) but it's also much better than a 4. How could a book that gives my beloved 👻🐕 Bats such a fun arc as the hero be less than a five?? Six stars for that bit.

[Jack Morelli · Rating 2 out of 5]

This never clicked with me. I think the characters were well written and there were a few great shorter stories (the RPG one and the day with dormammu one stood out) but I kinda felt like it was going in circles. Maybe I would’ve enjoyed more if I knew more dr strange lore. Also just too many different versions/family members/whatever with dr strange

I also know I read this in a burst and not week to week but strange never really felt gone! His ghost is all over the death series and then he shows up in Clea’s series pretty early

[Sean Leonard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful art and an OK story. Some very cool ideas but they return to the “a different version of Strange” well too many times. Also not much in the way of interesting, esoteric magic on display which is my favourite part of a magic book.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good, fun, well-done collection.

[Scott A. Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my absolute favorite Doctor Strange Run.