Doctor Strange #1 brings the Sorcerer Supreme back in a marvelous first issue. The energy and exuberance of the comic make it very easy to sink into, whilst that ability to descend into darkness gives the book weight and unpredictability. The book instantly cements Strange as an important part of the Marvel Universe, easily interacting and fitting in with whichever hero Mackay includes. Read Full Review

Doctor Strange is back, and he makes inter dimensional house calls! Jed MacKay and Pasqual Ferry are a match made in comics nirvana, giving us a fun, and gorgeous romp from Earth to the Purple Dimension, off saving some magical immigrants from being exploited by a nefarious dimensional warlord. MacKays writing mixed with the pitch perfect rendition by Ferry has the earmarks as one of those character defining runs. Read Full Review

Ferry delivers some fantastic art in the issue. The visual style works perfectly with the lighter tone of the story and the world of the characters looks amazing. Read Full Review

Doctor Strange #1 is a great start to a new, happier time for Stephen Strange. Maybe more importantly, Doctor Strange feels as important as ever in the Marvel universe, as is shown here, actively helping other heroes and being a big part of keeping a balance of good in the world. Make no mistake, Doctor Strange is an exciting start you, and all the magical entities out there will enjoy. Read Full Review

Together, this creative team creates an epic new Doctor Strange debut that sets the character on an exciting new path across all dimensions. Read Full Review

DOCTOR STRANGE #1 is a fun gateway into the world of mystic arts. Read Full Review

Doctor Strange #1 walks readers through a day in the life of the recently resurrected Doctor to ease readers back into his new status quo as Sorcerer Supreme and a married man. The house calls are amusing, and the bigger threat is substantial, but the plot's main conflict appears to be heading for marriage problems, and it's unclear if that approach will pay off. Read Full Review

Doctor Strange #1 gives readers a chance to become reacquainted with Stephen Strange again. There's an undoubtedly positive presence to Stephen Strange that Jed Mackay gives to the hero even with everything that's happened in his life. But it's not just him feeling good about being alive, it's that readers get to see him be a sincerely helpful doctor to his friends and allies as well as be a mystical superhero too. The comic does its job to establish Dr. Strange's status quo moving forward while setting up the next big story for Stephen and his allies. Read Full Review

Overall, it's a debut issue that's fun but also doesn't quite excite me to go all in. I'll check out the second issue to see where the murder mystery goes but it feels like a story we've seen elsewhere mixed with a comic that entertains but doesn't hook you. Read Full Review

Ferry delivers on a very dangerous Clea Strange and a mostly pleasant week-in-the-life story, while the backup brings Wong into focus for the first time in forever. It's a nice issue. Read Full Review

Doctor Strange #1 gets the good doctor back on the scene, but trouble is already brewing behind it. The main story ends with a shockingly familiar cliffhanger, but the backup story is where the fun is! Read Full Review

Rounding out the package is a backup story by MacKay and Andy Macdonald featuring W.A.N.D., the magic division of S.H.I.E.L.D., and its a delight. Now boasting Wong as a member, the sequence plays out like a post-credits scene of sorts, offering another perspective that quickly ties back into the main story, leaving the reader with an intriguing hook to continue from in the next issue. Read Full Review

MacKay for the win

The big plot just barely gets rolling here, but that's because this book spends plenty of time establishing a new status quo. And the process is *delightful*.

The structure is clear, the pace is smooth, and the prose is clean. It's not quite as sparkly as the author's very best, but it's certainly leagues beyond average.

The art is a bit of an acquired taste, but very palatable, easy to acquire. Very rewarding, too; there's a lot of extra visual-only content to appreciate.

Like Luen Yang's Shang-Chi, Jed MacKay's Dr. Strange suffers because Marvel has chopped it into many different series. That tempts you into overlooking the integrity of the whole; this #1 is the latest chapter in a consistent story that's been building since Death of Doctor Strange. more

MacKay doesn't miss a beat moving over to Stephen from Clea. His run, thus far, has been very enjoyable, and I don't see that stopping here.

Welp they made Dr. Strange political. Did I just read a story about interdimensional immigrants, magic being a metaphor for psychedelics and Wong changing status quo by reforming criminals? Not in my comics.

In all seriuosness a solid start a bit on a silly fun side but with an interesting mystery for the future. I also really love how MacKay writes Clea and Stephen, their dynamic is one of my favorite in Marvel right now.

I love MacKay’s current Moon Knight run and I was a fan of his latest run with Clea, so I was excited to see him writing a new Doctor Strange ongoing. After reading this, I’m very glad to say he didn’t disappoint. This was a very fun start to this new series. Stephen catching up with everyone and everything was great and I enjoyed seeing his reactions to everything that had changed, as well as the situations everyone was in at the moment. Plus, I think the disagreement between Stephen and Clea was very well-done, as it did a good job of depicting their differing outlooks. Plus, the ending with Aggamon was not quite what I was expecting, especially after finding out (at the end of the Wong story, which was solid) that Aggamon had been decapitated. Overall, a great start to this series and I’m looking forward to what comes next. more

Very underwhelming. I wonder how long it will be until Clea is banished to another dimension and the usual status quo is re-established.

The cover of this issue is great, but the interior art - not so much. The beginning is weak, especially coming off the Clea run. Helping street-level heroes with supernatural villains who wouldn't normally fight those types of villains felt like a stretch. We don't get into the main story until halfway through. THen we jump into a backup W.A.N.D. story. I hope it gets better. I thought the Clea story was far better written.

The main plot is interesting, but I have no interest in the many little minor plots scattered throughout, seemingly to hit an arbitrary page count or to promote other Marvel titles. There doesn't seem to be any reason to check in on Daredevil or on Luke Cage's mayorship, so why dedicate pages to it?

SPOILERS:
The cover art for this book was amazing! I was a little disappointed that the cells inside were not on par with the cover. The artwork inside felt unfinished and flat. It lacked movement and perspective.

The first half was slow and a little boring. The encounter with Aggamon felt contrived and lacked depth. Contrasted with the second half storyline with W.A.N.D. This story line had the pace I expected and had the humor element which was missing in the first half. The unlikely team up of The Freaky Doktor Zeeee with W.A.N.D was the best part of this book for me. It will stay on my pull list for another month or two I order to give it a fair shot.