Doctor Strange #23
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| Event\Storyline | Secret Empire |
| Writer | Dennis Hopeless |
| Artist | Niko Henrichon |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
SECRET EMPIRE TIE-IN!
Strange, Fisk and company take the fight to the person running New York City...BARON MORDO!
Rated T+
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7.8
IGN - Blair Marnell
Jul 20, 2017I didn't realize it until this issue, but this series has basically become a team-up between Doctor Strange and the Netflix Defenders. It's something that we probably won't see in live-action anytime soon, but it does offer some fun pairings, including Doctor Strange and the Kingpin. Read Full Review
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4.0
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Jul 24, 2017Its not fun tearing into a book like this with a talented team and a track record for being really good. Hopeless last issue of Doctor Strange had some of the same problems as this one, but they were downplayed and not as damaging. Here, those problems are amped up and fatal. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this comic. Read Full Review
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7.5
Stuff happens, so there's that, but seriously: WHY?! Won't tying Fisk and Urich to mysticism just end up tainting their A-List commonfolk characters cast status in DD's book? Not only does that book need more cast focus, why do these big changes in this title. Maybe it'll be just a one-shot thing like when MJ became Red Sonja in MTU - that'd be alright. Plus we get big name guest stars, with multiple titles of their own, that do nothing but get pawned just to try to attract their individual fan bases. Maybe it would've been better to spotlight some of the umpteen other superheroes (and supervillains) trapped in the darkbubble for evenness. And the unclear S.E. timeline while the darkbubble is up is infuriating. On the plus side the Baron Mo more
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7.5
What part about 'don't touch anything' don't you understand Ben!?
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7.0
Dr. Strange teams up with demon-ridden Kingpin, white knight Ben Urich, and ghost-plane-flying Spider-Woman to take down Mordo before he can gobble up every last bite of scenery in Manhattan. It seems Dennis Hopeless is pretty contemptuous of Secret Empire, but his over-the-top D&D parody tie-in dances on the line between "whew, much-needed comic relief" and "ugh, wacky for the sake of wackiness 'LOL Memes' humor." Niko Henrichon's messy art heads in the same direction: Is it exuberant and vivacious or hopelessly rough and unpolished? Reader attitude will ultimately be key in deciding whether this issue is delightful or tiresome, but a stronger creative effort could have grounded it solidly in the former camp.
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I'm surprised that Hopeless gets the voices of these characters so wrong. Mordo quipping like a character on a sitcom? Ben Urich tossing out references to Larping? Who are these people?
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