Brother Voodoo Masterworks Vol. 1

Marvel Masterworks #305

by Len Wein, Doug Moench, Marv Wolfman

Collects Strange Tales (1951) #169-173; Marvel Team-Up (1972) #24, Werewolf by Night (1972) #39-41, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #41, Doctor Strange (1974) #41, Moon Knight (1980) #21; material from Tales of the Zombie (1973) #6, 10, Tomb of Dracula (1972) #34-37, Werewolf by Night (1972) #38, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1, Doctor Strange (1988) #16-17, 20.

In 1973, Marvel's iconic series Strange Tales was reborn starring an extraordinary new horror hero. Today, the Marvel Masterworks are bringing the zombie hunting adventures of that hero—Brother Voodoo—back to life! Haitian-born, Jericho Drumm left his island nation to study psychology in America. When his brother is on his death bed, he returns home and this man of science becomes entangled in the spiritual world of voodoo! Jericho's brother's spirit is joined with his own, making him the new Brother Voodoo and a powerful protector of mankind. His exploits pit him against zombies and A.I.M. and team him with Moon Knight and Doctor Strange. The classic tales of Brother Brother are beautifully restored and collected in complete in this single volume.

Genres: Comics, Collections, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics

327 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 19, 2021

About the author

Len Wein was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men (including the co-creation of Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus). Additionally, he was the editor for writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons' influential DC miniseries Watchmen.

Wein was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collecting a lot of Brother Voodoo tales, appearances and team ups this was not a book on my radar at all but it was on the shelf at my local public library and I finally checked it out and enjoyed the deep dive into all things Jericho Drumm, voodoo, and Marvel goodness and oddities including his appearances alongside Jack Russell in Werewolf by Night #39-#41 against the odd sorcerer Glitternight.

[David Waweru · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who knew Voodoo

Brother Voodoo is a product of his time. In the early 70's Black Power was in full swing. Voodoo while not new, was popular along with other supernatural themes at that time. Marvel was at the forefront of adding another Black superhero to it's roster, the first being Black Panther. This book captures the earliest appearance and adventures of this complex hero. He is a mystic like Dr. Strange, but has a more complex nuance to him. For one, he has his dead twin brother spirit inside him. This gives him superhuman strength and the ability to temporary possess other people. Another great thing about this story. Is the culture of the Haitian island is on full display. Having visited there in my youth. I witnessed a few Voodoo ceremonies. And while some of the things in the comic are not accurate. The tone and the history of how this was a real religion in Africa and not the mumbo jumbo that Hollywood portrayed in movies. Great read even though towards the end the new writers seem to not know what to do with him. They just started throwing him into anything supernatural. It's still cool to see him used as a guest star.

[Dan McCollum · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a shame that the character of Brother Voodoo didn't take off as they were obviously expecting and had only roughly a dozen adventures before his revival in thr 21st century. He is an interesting character with a great deal of up tapped potential. I really enjoyed these tales!

[Ricky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice collection of all the Bronze Age appearances of the under utilized Brother Voodoo.