WHO WILL BE THE NEW SORCERER SUPREME?
Someone has to stop the giant mystical threat devouring all magic, and it can't be the Avengers. Or the Fantastic Four. Or the X-Men. It'll take someone with the greatest skills and command over the mystic arts to save us all. It'll take the Sorcerer Supreme. But who will that be?!
RATED T+
All the pieces are coming together as 'The Death of Doctor Strange' enters the endgame, never leaving behind its character moment-heavy nature which makes the book work so well. All the fun aspects of a murder mystery reveal are captured perfectly here, with the time capsule former Stephen Strange going all in as the theatrical investigator. The magical line of Marvel has been given new beautiful fun life, giving it the most solid foundation its had in years. Read Full Review
Garbett delivers some great art. The characters look great and the emotional moments hold great weight because of the visuals. Read Full Review
The Death of Dr. Strange #4 is a fun read that builds on previous issues. As we inch closer to the conclusion, questions remain about how the perpetrator will be dealt with, but never doubt Dr. Strange. Read Full Review
The Death of Doctor Strange #4finally reveals the Sorcerer Supreme's killer and sets the stage for a massively magical finale. Considering the series' track record so far, I'm sure that the final issue will have a satisfying ending. Read Full Review
Coming off the heels of the last issue, Doctor Stranges time-displaced younger self is ready to attack suspect #1 Baron Mordo. In a nice twist what ends up happening is instead of a battle we get an engaging conversation. Even though this is a younger version of Doctor Strange, he stills has a history with the Baron. They did both train under the Ancient One. So it makes sense that instead of a fight the Baron defiantly explains why he couldnt have killed Doctor Strange. Read Full Review
The Death of Doctor Strange #4 sets up a final issue with satisfying reveals and plenty of entertaining detective work. It's a suspenseful bit of procedural drama as the finale looms large. Read Full Review
MacKay and Garbett continue with the mystery of who killed the good doctor, and while there are some things that have been underwhelming, the humor and art has made up for the shortcomings, so Im eagerly awaiting the ending as well as Cleas upcoming series. Read Full Review
Death of Doctor Strange #4 is a very unexpected issue in many ways. With one issue to go, it reveals who the murderer is. But, it's done in a way that's an unexpected narrative throwback. It adds to the pulp and pop sense of the comic that has been underlying since it launched. While it doesn't have that major moment where the next Sorcerer Supreme stands up, it brings a fun sense to the page delivering a murder mystery that's an homage to what has come before. Read Full Review
As stated at the top, who killed Stephen Strange is much less important than the tie-in books and events that result from his death. I'm quite excited to see where the story of the Three Mothers goes, because these are some new characters to fear and be excited about all at the same time. Read Full Review
They're trying to flesh out a character's decades-long history within the span of just a few issues, and it's just not clicking. Read Full Review
The cover is great with a modernized version of the psychedelic imagery in the 60's Doctor Strange comics. 2/2 The art is pretty standard until it uses more psychedelic imagery which is done tremendously. 2/2 The dialogue is great with Doctor Strange treating his own death like a murder mystery being absolutely hilarious. 2/2 The story is really good with the killer not being easily guessable but also not impossible to guess with the clues but it's kind of the calm before the storm. 1.5/2 The characters are great with Detective Doctor Strange being great and Bats being surprisingly a mentor to Strange, which both is bonkers and makes sense in this situation. 2/2
Solid again, I really like how dramatic Stephen is here.
I had low hopes, but honestly this event is actually not that bad. It's even great even. This was the event that made me actually like Dotor Strange since he's acting like a detective. Shame Doctor Strange is going to be replaced but I'll take it.
Jed McKay as usual on fire.
Great Storytelling. Atlast we know Murderer. Now Climax in Last issue.
Bit slow this murder mystery was, but I'll pass it for great writing and art.
This is continuing to be solid. And I'm okay with that.
This issue does a good job reminding us that the threat of the Mothers is looming over Earth -- even while the plot grinds to a halt so Strange can chew up the scenery in an almost irony-free "accusing parlor" scene.
The dialogue is done well, with Strange sounding 40% more pompous than everybody else. And the art has powerful bones (though I'd love more detail and polish).
It took me a while to decide I liked the accusing parlor scene. What ultimately won me over is that I've read all the Silver Age Dr. Strange stories, and this sort of cheesy melodrama is *exactly* the sort of thing Stan Lee would have done with Strange in the early 60s.
I think this reveal would have impacted me more if I was more familiar with Doctor Strange lore from back in the day. This series strikes me as a gift to fans from that era.