The general impression here is one of pointlessness. The additions and changes dont bring any new insight to the character, and Im hard pressed to see why this should replace previous versions of the characters origins. Its not bad by any means, and future issues might do a better job of justifying the series existence, but this first issue fails to convince me that you need a miniseries to tell Stranges backstory, when one back issue (or a page from the online or print versions of the Marvel Encyclopaedia) will do the job just as well. Read Full Review