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Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus, Vol. 1
Doctor Strange stars in his most spellbinding series! The world believes Strange dead, and Dormammu has stolen control of the Sorcerer Supreme's body. But when Clea comes to Stephen's aid, the two must make a binding commitment! There'll be Faustian gambits to deal with, Strange will be given the tabloid treatment, and he'll face unfamiliar foes like Hobgoblin and the Enchantress! But during the Dark Wars against Dormammu, will Baron Mordo become Earth's Sorcerer Supreme? Then, Strange stares down the supernatural as vampires like Baron Blood make their comeback! The Infinity Gauntlet will pit Strange against old friend Silver Surfer, but who else could lend a hand against the Fear Lords? It's Daredevil, Man Without Fear! COLLECTING: DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCERER SUPREME 1-40, GHOST RIDER (1990) 12
1064 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1992
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Peter B. Gillis
384 books19 followersPeter B. Gillis (born December 19, 1952) is an American comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s, including the series Strikeforce: Morituri and the digitally drawn comic series Shatter.
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February 4, 2018
By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, this is of its time. ;) Still, it was a ton of fun to read and I look forward to the next Omnibus.
dnf
November 4, 2022حدود صد صفحه اول خوندم و اولاش فان و بامزه بود ولی از یه جا به بعد دیگه خیلی سم میشه و خب این کاملا طبیعیه چون واسه سال 1990 هستش و خیلی قدیمیه و قابل درکه که الان نپسندمش پس همینجاdnfمیکنم
September 9, 2019
Story-wise, I enjoyed the early and later parts of this first volume of Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme, but for me the long section in the middle with the vampires and such, was a slog for me. The rotating artists make the aesthetic and style uneven from beginning to end. I found the later artists more personally appealing with a stronger sense and allusion to the Ditko-esque strangeness of the good doctor’s origins. The abundance of the dolled-up, over-sexualized, cheesecake presentations of the female characters in the first half of the book is distasteful and distracting to the overall storytelling. Do we really need to see parties, nighties, and the like in every issue? That being said, I understand these stories are a result of their place in history, and for better or worse, my sensibilities are just not the same as those of the time. All in all I thought these were entertaining stories in the grand myths of Doctor Strange.
July 2, 2020
By the hoary hosts of hoggoth, did i strugle with this omnibus !!
I was seriously bummed out with this one, but not everything can be good what you read i guess.. I had high hopes because i think Dr Strange is one of the characters with huge potential, and the story can go multiple ways with all his out of this world stories. Its also only the second Dr Strange book i read after the first couple trades of Jason Aaron's run. So i was pretty eager to read more of the character. But the stories are just not engaging enough for me, the presentation of women in this book are just on the edge of distasteful, this is a book from a different era and it shows. Its also filled with dozens of back up stories and filler issues, some even barely mentioning Stephen Strange !?! On top of that you have villains like Doctor Blood, who's costume is just literally a rip off of the original Wolverine costume, but just in another color and different ears, and even Scarecrow.. Yeah Scarecrow, the Batman villain, but here just a lame version of with excactly the same name.. What the actual fuck! There are cool things aswell, the kirby esque strangeness at times (no pun intended) is cool, and issues with Strange together with Adam Warlock and The Silver Surfer, and even freaking Doctor Doom are a blast, but i just wanted more of this ! Also some issues that run together with The Infinity Gauntlet and give some more info what was going on, but in the end it just isnt enough. The artwork is decent at times, but changes almost every issue, something i am not the biggest fan of. All in all just a disapointed read. I finished it fast but just because i wanted to have it over with..
2.5 stars.
I was seriously bummed out with this one, but not everything can be good what you read i guess.. I had high hopes because i think Dr Strange is one of the characters with huge potential, and the story can go multiple ways with all his out of this world stories. Its also only the second Dr Strange book i read after the first couple trades of Jason Aaron's run. So i was pretty eager to read more of the character. But the stories are just not engaging enough for me, the presentation of women in this book are just on the edge of distasteful, this is a book from a different era and it shows. Its also filled with dozens of back up stories and filler issues, some even barely mentioning Stephen Strange !?! On top of that you have villains like Doctor Blood, who's costume is just literally a rip off of the original Wolverine costume, but just in another color and different ears, and even Scarecrow.. Yeah Scarecrow, the Batman villain, but here just a lame version of with excactly the same name.. What the actual fuck! There are cool things aswell, the kirby esque strangeness at times (no pun intended) is cool, and issues with Strange together with Adam Warlock and The Silver Surfer, and even freaking Doctor Doom are a blast, but i just wanted more of this ! Also some issues that run together with The Infinity Gauntlet and give some more info what was going on, but in the end it just isnt enough. The artwork is decent at times, but changes almost every issue, something i am not the biggest fan of. All in all just a disapointed read. I finished it fast but just because i wanted to have it over with..
2.5 stars.
October 21, 2023
(Zero spoiler review) 3.5/5
I could easily divide this book into two halves. The half with Jackson Guice's stunning artwork, and the other half. Despite both halves being written by the stalwart and consistently stellar Roy Thomas, there is a noticeable difference in quality between the two. The half with Jackson Guice's stunning artwork was near essential reading (not to mention viewing). The man's page layout's are drop dead gorgeous, and even without drawing some of the most beautifully real women to ever grace a comic book, Roy Thomas increasingly compelling storylines would have been worth the price of admission alone. And then there the other half. The other half, though gifted with some pretty stellar artwork, just wasn't the same. The book wasn't as compelling. The stories were average, to... something less than average. The women were nowhere near as beautiful. I couldn't even bring myself to read the last few issues. I was done. In truth, I was done when Guice left the book. Needless to say, I know which half of the book I'll be re-reading at some point in the future. 4.5/5 for the Guice run. 2.75/5 for the rest. So... 3.5/5
OmniBen.
I could easily divide this book into two halves. The half with Jackson Guice's stunning artwork, and the other half. Despite both halves being written by the stalwart and consistently stellar Roy Thomas, there is a noticeable difference in quality between the two. The half with Jackson Guice's stunning artwork was near essential reading (not to mention viewing). The man's page layout's are drop dead gorgeous, and even without drawing some of the most beautifully real women to ever grace a comic book, Roy Thomas increasingly compelling storylines would have been worth the price of admission alone. And then there the other half. The other half, though gifted with some pretty stellar artwork, just wasn't the same. The book wasn't as compelling. The stories were average, to... something less than average. The women were nowhere near as beautiful. I couldn't even bring myself to read the last few issues. I was done. In truth, I was done when Guice left the book. Needless to say, I know which half of the book I'll be re-reading at some point in the future. 4.5/5 for the Guice run. 2.75/5 for the rest. So... 3.5/5
OmniBen.
March 16, 2021
A huge collection of the adventures of the Sorceror Supreme.
It’s a good collection; the stories follow the events of the previous Strange Tales series, and draws heavily from earlier Doctor Strange stories as well.
The various artists are also good, but occasionally seemed like their work was being rushed.
The first half is the better half, but I think the issues that tie into Infinity Gauntlet would be better when read alongside the main series and the relevant Silver Surfer tie ins.
It’s a good collection; the stories follow the events of the previous Strange Tales series, and draws heavily from earlier Doctor Strange stories as well.
The various artists are also good, but occasionally seemed like their work was being rushed.
The first half is the better half, but I think the issues that tie into Infinity Gauntlet would be better when read alongside the main series and the relevant Silver Surfer tie ins.
April 26, 2022
My only gripe on this book was that Into Shambala and Triumph & Torment weren’t included. We need those stories in oversized format. My guess is Marvel is gonna release those ridiculously big Gallery Editions of these two stories 🙄😒
September 6, 2021
Funny thing about this is I read this right before reading the Eternals omnibus, which has some super strong writing from Peter Gillis. This book, however, was a massive disappointment. I can only speak for myself but any book that's comprised of 50% exposition and flashbacks, is just awful.
Rule #1 of pretty much any kind of storytelling: Show, don't tell. Most of this book was telling. The few showing parts, mostly related to some admittedly awesome gothic horror tropes, was great.
Rule #1 of pretty much any kind of storytelling: Show, don't tell. Most of this book was telling. The few showing parts, mostly related to some admittedly awesome gothic horror tropes, was great.
November 24, 2023
Be Here For Stange's Marriage and Relationships, Leave Everything Else
This started out pretty good with how Dr. Strange considers confronting his "death". All of the sacrifices, all of the missed opportunities. Then comes the epiphany for Strange to find what he really wants and to make peace with it all. From marrying Clea, taking on an apprentice in Rintrah, and putting that all in juxtaposition with the history of other supernatural Marvel's. Some show that while Dr. Strange has developed there are still things to improve on. All while confronting the gives and takes of any relationship as well as the people who reflect him like Dr. Druid and Doom.
But everything else was a chore to get through with superhero story cliches. Mandatory fight scenes with no stakes, redundant stories, the kind of stuff made for deadlines and paychecks.
This started out pretty good with how Dr. Strange considers confronting his "death". All of the sacrifices, all of the missed opportunities. Then comes the epiphany for Strange to find what he really wants and to make peace with it all. From marrying Clea, taking on an apprentice in Rintrah, and putting that all in juxtaposition with the history of other supernatural Marvel's. Some show that while Dr. Strange has developed there are still things to improve on. All while confronting the gives and takes of any relationship as well as the people who reflect him like Dr. Druid and Doom.
But everything else was a chore to get through with superhero story cliches. Mandatory fight scenes with no stakes, redundant stories, the kind of stuff made for deadlines and paychecks.
June 27, 2018
That's a whole lot of 90s Doctor Strange. This is from the time period where comics were finally getting out of the habit of being verbose for the sake of verbosity, so at least it is an easy read. Nothing essential happens plot-wise though, so your enjoyment will probably stem totally from how much you like the characters. The art is a little uneven, but I like the late 80s fashion/ad campaign style so it is a positive for me.
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