Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone is a wonderful surprise that will make you crave a Bloodstone comic series. It makes a case for Elsa's life being well worth capturing in its own series thanks to the dynamics with her siblings and the angle it takes on magic. Read Full Review

Bloodstone #1 does a great job of introducing these siblings in a way that pushes you to learn more about them. Read Full Review

The Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1 serves as a departure from the main storyline by focusing on the one character equipped to handle magical chaos, as well as her own family issues. Given how the one-shot ends, I would not be opposed to an ongoing series centered on the exploits of the Bloodstone family. Read Full Review

This one-shot is a fun way to continue forth on our trek through the dawn of 2022, as well as a way to add to the existing lore of the Bloodstone family. Read Full Review

The Death of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1 has a couple of good action scenes, but doesn't add any new layers to Elsa Bloodstone's character. The new Bloodstone family member and the twist at the end set up a new direction for Elsa, which hopefully will pay off in the near future. Read Full Review

There's simply too much going on here, and not all of it is as interesting as the rest. Read Full Review

So another thing you can use an event one-shot for is a stealth pilot for a new story, and I think this is a great example. Tini Howard wants to write a Bloodstone mini or ongoing, and after reading this issue, I want that too.

The sibling interactions are great and there's no shortage of action. The art is messy but gloriously dynamic.

I love the humor but I recognize objectively there's a little too much of it. And Lyra Bloodstone, the new sister, is promising but not very developed yet. So I rate this almost but not quite great. I'd definitely welcome more.

The cover looks really good but also isn't super relevant other than having Elsa on the cover. 1/2 The art is pretty average except for the magical effects and the Glartrox, which look really good. 1.5/2 The dialogue between Elsa, Cullen, and Lyra was really entertaining, even if some of it fell flat. 1.5/2 The story was unique and compelling if a bit messy and incohesive. 1.5/2 The characters are compelling and fun with them having unique and clashing personalities creating compelling relations. 2/2

I wish I could say I liked this more than I did. I really enjoy Elsa Bloodstone as a character, but this was maybe a little overstuffed, and not all that interesting to me.