• Take a tour of Doctor Strange's home-- the Sancto Sanctorum. It's the weirdest and most dangerous place in the Marvel Universe! A place where opening the wrong door can unleash hell on Earth.
• Unfortunately for you and your fellow visitor, Zelma, Strange's house is infested with something far worse than bed bugs!
Rated T+
If the first issue showed us Stephen Strange and what a day of his life was really like, the second has showed us his surroundings, set the stage even, and given us the supporting cast. What else will we see from Earth's Sorcerer Supreme in future issues? One could only guess but whatever it is, you can be sure, it will probably be what you least expected! Read Full Review
The series maintains a nice balance of weirdness with humor and action - a difficult trick to manage, but one the creative team is managing perfectly - so far! Read Full Review
Doctor Strangehas the title he deserves in modern Marvel books. While he may not be quite the lovable asshole we saw inThe Oath (though he is still pretty arrogant), and the very MCU style may be off-putting to some purists out there (I personally don't mind it, but I know some aren't fans of a more comedic marvel universe), there's plenty of charm and imagination in this opening story arc to make it very easy to recommend. If you're on the fence, these first two issues act as the perfect sample of what's to come, so I'd highly recommend checking them out. Read Full Review
It's long been said that every writer, when pitching to Marvel, pitches a Doctor Strange idea. Aaron's pitch works so wellfor me because it's simultaneously the most grounded and human interpretation of the character I've seen in a while, and still one of the most bizarre in terms of how it depicts the world in which he operates. With issues like these, and his own movie soon to hit theatres, it's easy to see Doctor Strange becoming one of Marvel's A-List characters once more. Read Full Review
Doctor Strange #2 is another exciting adventure we follow with Stephen Strange through the Sanctum Sanctorum and the things he knows that most mortals will probably be glad to be unaware of. Big things are coming for him and it is good that through all this chaos there is some sort of plot forming with pacing. Read Full Review
If you've never read a Doctor Strange story before, this is a heck of a place to start. Read Full Review
This series has been my first foray into the world of Stephen Strange, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Dr. Strange #2 is setting up a pretty interesting story that Im excited to see unfold. Im curious about the vestiges of the Sanctum and how they, Stephen, Wong, and definitely Zelma, will handle the upcoming supernatural mysteries. I am most certainly along for the ride. Read Full Review
Aaron's Strange is a more grounded one, and while it's too early to say how effective this approach will be in the long run, for now it's a fun and interesting take on the character that nobody saw coming. Read Full Review
There's a whimsicality to Jason Aaron's Doctor Strange that might be off-putting to those who like their superhero comicbooks played serious and down-to-earth, but those who like a chuckle to their entertainment might find a lot to enjoy here. Like Strange himself says, the Sanctum Sanctorum is "the last truly weird place in New York City," and Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo seem to be having a blast giving readers the grand tour of the estate. Read Full Review
Bachalo continues to provide some excellent art, perfect for the tone and subject matter for the series. It's a wonder that he was never positioned as an artist on this series before now. It's certainly a selling point that would be difficult to replicate. Read Full Review
You know, I get it. The creators are aiming for a more humorous, light fantasy adventure story, and the kind of intense psychodrama I'm perhaps implying doesn't really mesh well withthat. But comic shop shelves are full of books that are humorous, light fantasy adventure stories. Doctor Strannge #2 is an entertaining, solidly crafted comic, and I'd recommend checking it out if you're a fan of the character or desire something more horror/mystical-esque in your superhero reading. But it has not yet made any moves to bust it out of its somewhatstandard comic book trappings, and as such it does not yet really stand out. Read Full Review
No one else draws like Bachalo, and not many books look quite as good as Doctor Strange. Read Full Review
Continuing to introduce us to the supernatural world of Doctor Strange this issue leads readers into the doctor's Sanctum Sanctorum through the eyes of a visitor. Again Bachalo provides an art style reminiscent of Sam Keith on his Maxx series. Explosive monsters and grotesque details. Aaron continues to lead us in an introduction into the Doctor Strange character with promises of things to come. I am really enjoying the ride.
Great writing
Decent, but lighter than I'd like.
It was alright. Nothing spectacular until the ending. It was a cute tour of the Sancto Sanctorum.
A bit more rushed than I might have liked for the first story arc, but it sets the stage for the rest of the series and I did enjoy it.
Trying to be funny and not succeeding. Art was nice. Coloring could be better. Overall this was a step down from issue one.
Aaron is the wrong writer here. Lame attempts at humor, magic seems arbitrary, and worst of all Strange is superficial and worldly.
Something happened between issue #1 and #2 that I cannot put my finger on. The writing is completely incoherent to the point of being Bendis-like. As much as I love Jason Aaron overall, he has laid a few eggs (Original Sin, Thor-post-Godkiller). With so many great comics available (none of them being Marvel save a few) I had to drop this. Maybe it will get better, but I doubt it.
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