Doctor Strange: Damnation #1
| Event\Storyline | Damnation |
| Writer | Donny Cates, Nick Spencer |
| Artist | Rod Reis |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
The city of sin gets its biggest sinner yet. When Doctor Strange raises Las Vegas up from its destruction during SECRET EMPIRE, he inadvertently opens a big door for the embodiment of evil, MEPHISTO! The devilish villain takes the city for himself and sets his sights on the rest of the world. It's going to take heroes from all over the Marvel Universe to defeat him, but there's nothing simple about fighting the lord of Hell.
Rated T+
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9.2
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Brandon J. Griffin
Feb 22, 2018Doctor Strange: Damnation gets off to a highly entertaining start. Cates, Spencer, and Reis exceed expectations and see their gambles turn to profit immediately. Read Full Review
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8.6
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Feb 21, 2018A great first issue that showcases some great moments with Strange while also reminding readers that all still isn't well with the heroes of the Marvel universe. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Feb 21, 2018An entertaining opening issue with clever ideas albeit it does drag a bit in the middle. Read Full Review
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8.5
Multiversity Comics - Alex Curtis
Feb 26, 2018"Doctor Strange: Damnation" #1 starts a bit suddenly, but is so well executed, it deserves its place in every pull list. Regardless of your stance on Spencer or Cates, this issue cements them as Marvel's hottest writers on the scene. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComiConverse - Mitch Nissen
Feb 28, 2018Doctor Strange: Damnation #1 gets the ball rolling albeit slowly. The stakes are exhaustively laid to bear, so much so that the action has yet to begin. Spencer and Cates write some great character interactions and display Mephisto the most charmingly you've ever seen. Rod Reis delivers some truly striking and emotional artwork rarely on display at Marvel. With only three issues left the following issues will have to deliver big to match the scope of story. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Watch - Steve Batley
Mar 02, 2018As quick as the introduction to this latest crossover is, it delivers a grand opening and the overture is unmistakable. The deck is shuffled. All the pieces are on the board. Let the games begin. Read Full Review
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7.9
Word Of The Nerd - Brent Jackson
Feb 21, 2018The first issue was a little bit of a letdown only in the fact that it was a setup issue. Not that some interesting things did not happen, or that it was not an enjoyable read. It just has me worried that with only three more issues to go that things might get a little rushed. Read Full Review
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7.6
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Feb 21, 2018Damnation doesn't start off quite as strongly as Cates' first Doctor Strange story did. This issue spends little time building to or even justifying Strange's foolhardy decision, and then too much time paving the way for the larger crossover afterward. Even so, much of the charm of the monthly Doctor Strange series remains intact. Rod Reis also proves more than capable of bringing this supernatural adventure to life. Damnation looks to be a pleasant diversion for the next couple months. We'll see if it can grow into something more. Read Full Review
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7.5
Doom Rocket - Clyde Hall
Feb 27, 2018The solid selection for the Stephen Strange Rescue Squad (Wong's Hoodooing Commandoes?) includes some of my favorite Marvel heroes, too, like Moon Knight, Blade, Man-Thing, Iron Fist, Elsa Bloodstone, Doctor Voodoo, and the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider. And an appearance by Bats the spectral hound guarantees I'll be saying, "Just take my money" for several Wednesdays to come. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comics: The Gathering - Michael D
Feb 22, 2018The book is off to a solid start. It doesn’t spend too much time setting up the plot and seems to be taking a fun direction. Unfortunately the book is a little predicable and Strange’s motivates questionable. Still, there is plenty of time to surprise us and flesh out those motivations. It seems that this creative team has some really cool ideas in store for us with the next issue. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Feb 21, 2018Doctor Strange: Damnation may turn into a worthwhile story, but the first issue feels more like homework than entertainment. Read Full Review
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2.5
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Feb 22, 2018Yes, Alejandra unknowingly helped kick it off, but at least she didnt do something what was obviously a bad idea to a city that superheroes already ravaged. She just thought she was bringing down Blackheart; she didnt intentionally tear open a massive rift between the realms of the living and the dead. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Nice surprise twist the OTHER heroes! This series is now underway :)
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9.0
Cates and Spencer craft a great first issue that just has the right amount of suspense, action and humor. Rod Reis's art is a pure joy to look at. I'm on board the Cates train!
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9.0
Great story, and the art by Reis is solid. Look forward to the next issue of this 5 issue mini-series.
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8.5
Damn Donny Cates ... Is arc with Loki was a pleasure & even if I didn't want to read Damnation & succeed to make me take it. So Nick Spencer & Him talk about Secret Empire, At least they don't do like that didn't happen like in to much of Marvel title. And even if Spencer is to blame for Secret Empire, I have to tell that with Cates he do a good job in damnation. At first I wasn't well in it. And they gain me peace by peace. And Like strange I surrender to the game at the end. But that's the part with Wang & the ghost dog that gain me. Well done. Cover - I take the variant with Scarlet Spider & Iron Fist behind strange. I love it. And for this one I will pass about the fact this isn't well related to what I read. 2/2 Story - Mixed more
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8.5
I wanted to check this one out because it feels like a spiritual successor to the X-Men 'Inferno' event where Limbo demons invade Earth. I also remember the Midnight Sons being a pretty interesting moment in the 90's and saw that they would be returning in a different form. The start here is pretty promising. The team has fun with what is a pretty crazy premise which helps sell it. A lot of what has been going on in the Marvel universe gets brought in here to set up some interesting stakes for the remainder of the story arc. The art has a Seinkiewicz feel that is very fitting for the subject matter. With the characters that are promised to be involved this should be a great arc so is worth checking out.
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8.0
Doctor Strange resurrects Las Vegas and Mephisto hitches a ride into the mortal realm. It's a premise that generates a few memorable moments, but this presentation feels more like a prologue than chapter one. While Mephisto manages to show off some promise for the future, casually ping-ponging 700,000 people over the net of death leaves a sour taste in my mouth. The art is as good and Sienkiewicz-y as it wants to be once the demons come to town and things get magical.
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8.0
It continues from some event that I completely ignored, so I'm not in the loop there, but I do enjoy Strange's recklessness and the consequences that unfold.
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7.5
A solid start with a good premise. The art was really good too. Overall, there was a lot of talking in this, but it should set up for future issues to be much better.
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7.0
The story is a little boing. This felt more like Spencer to me than Cates. The best part was when the heroes were arguing and blaming captain marvel for everything. I also didn't like the art. I think it was the colouring that didn't do it for me.
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6.0
What otherwise would be a decent start to a cool story and the return of strange's big bad Mephesto is a major letdown with the super poor art style, because of that I won't be on board for the rest of the series, especially since it's an extra $1 as well
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