With his new system in place, Dr. Stephen Strange sets out to heal the world in all respects. This issue introduces a precarious predicament that will hopefully turn out alright, but with things seeming to start to pile up, the Sorcerer/Surgeon Supreme may have to pick one occupation to give his complete attention. Dr. Strange #1 shows the best sides of its title character and begins an adventure to test what he is capable of. Read Full Review

This is a good first issue establishing the new status quo for the character while also reminding us how we got here if you're going in fresh. Longtime readers of Doctor Strange are going to instantly like this new direction as it feels so new and there are so many fresh ideas at work here. Read Full Review

I'm curious to see how long Dr Strange can continue living a double life, my guess is not long. I have trouble managing the vents of a day with just family about" I can't imagine the strain of trying to balance high precision surgery and the need to see off invading forces. If you'd like to see where the Dr is headed this year, you need to grab this issue" it starts with a bang! Read Full Review

Waid finds a way to magically entertain his audience in a cleverly refreshing way that portrays a completely different tone than his last series. The issue has elements of wit and charm however sprinkles in a few creepy moments to keep readers on their toes around the mystic arts. This series really is a great place for any fan interested in jumping into the character to take that leap while still moving forward for older fans to continue where they left off. Read Full Review

If you were on the fence about getting into this new run, then Dr. Strange #1 puts some of those reservations at ease. Overall it is a great concept, though at the expense of the very things that were a bit more thought-provoking about the run before. Hopefully this balance Stephen is trying to get out of being a doctor again will make it easier in overlooking what this takes away from our further exploration of the magic world. Read Full Review

This is a very enticing opening for Doctor Stranges new life. Between Strange and Night Nurse and the new life of Jane Foster in HER new series, Marvel Medical holds a great deal of promise. Medical dramas have an enduring popularity on television. Marvel could potentially lead in an exciting direction by opening a whole new sub-genre of superhero story with this title. Read Full Review

This issue may not win the good doctor more regular patients, but this is the Doctor Strange series fans have been waiting for! Read Full Review

Even with the negatives above, I would still say this is worth the read if you know what you're getting yourself into. It's interesting to think about what Strange's life is going to be like while balancing both jobs, but the magic side of things was always more interesting than the medical side. Written by Mark Waid and penciled by Kev Walker, Dr. Strange #1 falls a little short of my own expectations but is overall a well done first issue. Java Tartaglia colored the issue and VC's Cory Petit lettered it. If you're a big fan of Dr. Strange in general, or you're just curious about him as a character, maybe pick up this issue. Hopefully, the story gets more exciting from here. Read Full Review

I believe this is a great starting point for new readers to jump on the Dr. Strange series. The struggle with work-life/superhero balance is real. This series shows a ton of promise with a new look into Dr. Strange. Read Full Review

Any promise embedded in this new premise is forgotten and ignored, and it raises the question of why a relaunch was needed in the first place if this was all that could be offered in a new #1 issue. Read Full Review

This was a really good first issue. I know not to trust that when it comes to Mark Waid, but I still wasn't expecting such a good outing. I really like the status quo here, and I'd be lying if I said that the Doctor Druid tease didn't excite me, as nerdy as that sounds. I hope this series is a lot smoother than the last, and that the status quo isn't just a means to an end like cosmic Doctor Strange was.

I love Kev Walker's art and Java Tartaglia's colours. When the action kicks off, it certainly doesn't waste time jumping into high gear and Mark Waid is the king of cliffhangers.

Art is great! Premise is interesting. Let's see where this goes!

Prelude:
I haven't read Mark Waid's previous Doctor Strange run yet, but with a new relaunch let's see if he can sell me on the book.

The Good:
I like the Surgeon aspect that Waid is going for here.

I'm liking Kev Walker's art in this issue.

The Bad:
The Wrecker is a bit simple villain wise.

Conclusion:
A good start from Waid. It has a neat angle that it goes for with Strange being a Surgeon. However, the actual Sorcerer Supreme aspect is a bit lacking in my opinion.

Dr. Strange introduces his new hybrid surgeon/sorcerer career. Surprise, he's burning up both ends of the candle and gets his ass handed to him by a villain that would be trivial if he weren't exhausted. The storytelling is good all around; I love the wise distribution of visual detail exactly where it's needed. I'm a lot less impressed with the plot, though; so far this is one of those "cruise control" stories that becomes less interesting the more you think about it.

Also, the shots fired at US healthcare are embarrassingly shallow. Real "I watched three episodes of a primetime hospital soap opera before writing this" stuff.

This was alright! Nothing really blew my mind.

This was whelming. I was whelmed. It was neither good nor bad. It is the crowning achievement of a completely average superhero comic book.