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goblinthebamf (goblinthebamf) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-11-10 19:51:00

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char: dr. strange/stephen strange, creator: emma rios, creator: mark waid, publisher: marvel comics

"This isn't your average game of baseball."
Strange #1 Preview
"No longer Sorcerer Supreme of the Marvel Universe, Stephen Strange must discover a new path to fulfillment and enlightenment. Unfortunately, that path leads through a bizarre, terrifying gauntlet of magical menaces--and if the former Master of the Mystic Arts is going to survive the journey, he'll need some assistance - in the form of a brand-new student!"

check out the preview for more plot-y stuff, I just can't resist superheroes who like baseball.

in shops tomorrow, 11/11.

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	manofbats 2009-11-11 01:12 am UTC (link)
	Dr. Strange just said "back in the day." (Reply to this)

	manofbats 2009-11-11 01:19 am UTC (link)
	Also, I love the last comment about not having to feel responsible for every little thing that goes wonky when he actually does very little about anything. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	outlawpoet 2009-11-11 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	ha haha hahahah. WORD. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	auggie18 2009-11-11 01:20 am UTC (link)
	...hey Stephen, remember when you decided to teach Billy Kaplan magic? Those, like, two issues of New Avengers? (It only took up a few pages, the Hood attacked.) It would have been really cool if that had gone somewhere. When I read 'brand new student', I was so excited for a Wiccan/Dr. Strange mini. Not that this doesn't look fun, but it was a little disappointing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ex_darkblade992 2009-11-11 01:31 am UTC (link)
	At least he talked to Billy. Nico got featured in a bunch of promotional stuff about Strange finding his replacement and then she isn't even mentioned in the book. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	likeaminx 2009-11-11 02:22 am UTC (link)
	I was hoping Billy too. COME ON MARVEL. Billy is awesome and adorable and wonderfully snarky. Plus Speed could pop in whenever he was bored and mess with all the magic stuff. It'd be great. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	book_of_daniel 2009-11-11 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"Those are $1200 dollar frames asshat!' If this was supposed to endear me to the character it didn't work. I'm crushing your head, rich bitch...I'm crushing your head... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	toasty_fresh 2009-11-11 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	Ugh, seriously, this! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mullon 2009-11-11 01:23 am UTC (link)
	The spunky female sidekick, that'll end well. I wonder how long Tria-I mean new girl will last. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	arbre_rieur 2009-11-11 02:26 am UTC (link)
	Who were you going to say? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	khamelea 2009-11-11 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Triana Orpheus, probably. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mullon 2009-11-11 04:53 am UTC (link)
	As I've said other places, Venture Brothers has totally ruined Dr. Strange for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xammax 2009-11-11 06:23 am UTC (link)
	Really... they made him awesome to me. Its the voice I give him now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rhythmbandit 2009-11-13 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I read this page with him having Orpheus' voice, too. And with that girl who looks like Triana, this could totally be a Venture Bros. comic. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ian_karkull 2009-11-11 12:54 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, the fact that he does kind of look like Orpheus here doesn't help either. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	khamelea 2009-11-11 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	Ruined... or bettered? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sd_mouser 2009-11-11 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Uh.... I thought Strange's love of baseball came from The Mighty God King... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	goblinthebamf 2009-11-11 02:37 am UTC (link)
	heh, I'd forgotten about that. MGK really should write Strange. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	craigoxbrow.livejournal.com 2009-11-11 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	Alas poor me and my "I should write Doctor Strange". Which had him with a cute tomboyish foil. But yeah, MGK had a nice widescreen mad-universe spin. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aaron_bourque 2009-11-11 02:05 am UTC (link)
	I wonder if her name is Sofia? (Reply to this)

	arbre_rieur 2009-11-11 02:28 am UTC (link)
	And Mark Waid's love affair with Russell T. Davies's DOCTOR WHO that began with Qubit in IRREDEEMABLE continues, I see. I have no problem with that. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jcbaggee 2009-11-11 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Doctor Who feels like a good vibe to give Doctor Strange, I can't say I'd be opposed to that as long as Stephen isn't pulling out his Audible Adjuster to take out the dreaded Faleks. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	foxhack 2009-11-11 02:46 am UTC (link)
	Is Kevin Smith writing this? 'Cause it feels as out of character as those recent Batman / Aquaman scans... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	goblinthebamf 2009-11-11 02:54 am UTC (link)
	nah, Mark Waid. Strange also seems to be purposefully acting a little out of character here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

jlroberson
2009-11-11 07:31 am UTC (link)

Uh-oh. First damn thing Waid always does is try to make a character something he imagines the young folks will relate to. And it always feels like your dad dancing to hip-hop. Speaking of which: remember "Clobberin' Time" in FF. (one of the better arguments against attempts to verbally simulate music in comics)

Having looked at it: oh yeah, lots of texting right there at the start. You're so hip, Waid! And your stories don't instantly date at all.

She also looks way to anime for my tastes, and the styles clash poorly.

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	arbre_rieur 2009-11-11 07:51 am UTC (link)
	I really don't think texting's going away anytime soon. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-11-12 12:36 am UTC (link)
	Not really my point. My point is that Waid has that because he thinks it's hip. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arbre_rieur 2009-11-12 04:47 am UTC (link)
	Or because it's a reflection of the real world where there are lots and lots of people who text-message. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mugiwara 2009-11-11 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Emma Rios is such a great artist, I'm glad Marvel gave her a mini. Now if they could give her some New Mutants issues before the title gets axed... (Reply to this)

	dorksidefiker 2009-11-11 04:24 pm UTC (link)
	Who is that girl, why should I give a rat's ass about her, and WHY isn't it Billy there? (Reply to this)

	arilou_skiff 2009-11-11 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. I'm liking this. To be honest, I've always had a weakness for spunky female sidekicks (hence my love of Jubilee, and Mattie Franklin) and I think for some reason that Dr. Strange would go especially well with one. Then again, as mentioned, i unashamedly like the concept, so... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	dorksidefiker 2009-11-12 01:36 am UTC (link)
	I'm going to keep telling myself to give it a chance, wait till I've seen a whole issue. Still. I keep thinking that creating a new character wasn't really necessary. (Reply to this) (Parent)