Earth's Mightiest Heroes face a magical threat that tests all their might, but also gives them a chance to showcase that often the most heroic thing someone can do is stop and listen. A truly solid and beautiful story that showcases the more personal side of what is happening in the aftermath of Doctor Strange's death which has left the Earth open to magical threats. Read Full Review

Bodenheim delivers some fantastic visuals throughout the story. The action is glorious and the characters look amazing. There is some great heart to many of the moments in the issue and the ending pages were brilliantly designed. Read Full Review

The Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers #1 is a good one-shot that plugs you into Iron Man's weakened emotional state. This issue takes readers on an adventure that is incredibly large in scope, but tightly written. Read Full Review

If you have been reading this series I would recommend it or even just having a look at this one if you had not heard about it before. Read Full Review

Exploring the really wonderful twist in this plot and how it's discovered would be a spoiler. Suffice it to say, readers of all stripes can find a valuable lesson here about how heroism has to find the right way. That's a quest worthy of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Read Full Review

With the amount of books on the rack, which increases with every event and mini event, there is always a worry about a dip in quality, with the question "do I really need to spend more cash on a tie-in book?" I can't say yes you should to every book, but when you see a book with Alex Paknadel's name on it, PICK IT UP! You are guaranteed a book written by a guy who is on top of his writing game, be it indie or Marvel. Read Full Review

The Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers #1 continues to explore the effect the Sorcerer Supreme's passing has had on the Marvel Universe, this time centering Earth's Mightiest Heroes. With a hint that the worst is only yet to come for Earth, the Avengers and the rest of the Marvel heroes are in for one of the biggest fights of their lives. Read Full Review

"The Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers" #1 is a creative way to expand the scope of a promising Doctor Strange story. Read Full Review

Though not essential reading,Death of Dr. Strange: Avengers #1 is a well-crafted story, allowing its creatives a bright spotlight in which to shine. Read Full Review

The focus rests on Iron Man, Strange's scientific counterpoint on the team, and places him in a position to be heroic via understanding rather than repulsor blasting. Yet his snippet of growth in these pages still only serves to redirect readers toward the event series and leaves questions about what purpose this tie-in served exactly. Read Full Review

The Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers#1 is slightly misleading as Iron Man takes center stage for most of the issue. While the threat of several Juggernauts is very cool on paper, the plot is quickly resolved without much fanfare, and we're left with a cliffhanger that just isn't as fun as a pack of Juggernauts trampling right towards the heroes. Read Full Review

The issue itself is perfectly competent. Alex Paknadels script moves briskly and has the characters acting like themselves, while Ryan Bodenheims art is clean and appealing with Rachelle Rosenbergs bright colors. Tie-ins like these can be tricky for a creator because theyre largely dependent on overall interest in their main event title; anyone looking for extra material out of Death of Doctor Strange will probably be satisfied with this one. But even in a slighter week for Marvel (especially with technical issues delaying most of their output through to February), I dont think this issue would be most peoples first or second choice to pull, especially with a premium $4.99 price tag attached. Read Full Review

So, it's an event tie-in. And it's more an Iron Man story than an Avengers story. And there are any number of little quibbles that could be argued about the storytelling. But on balance, holy mother, is this a well-crafted comic. Exceptional art, inventive language, solid characterization. What impressed me the most were the thematic elements and Chekhov's guns the author used to stitch the whole story together, making the outcome seem not just rational but poetic. Paknadel and Bodenheim put in way more effort than you'd expect for a tie-in one-shot, and the result is a remarkably compelling standalone story.

This is pretty good. I like when writers show how vulnerable Tony Stark can be, instead of making him a tech bro or something.

Empyre was a horrible event but the only issues I really liked were Paknadel's one-shots, I was hoping this would be more of the same. It's not, this is a non-story albeit not a terrible one, just boring and unimportant.