Marvel Comics artist—and Eisner Comics Hall Of Fame honoree—Marie Severin has died. Severin, whose contributions across decades of work in the comics industry include the co-creation of Spider-Woman, plus many years as Marvel’s head colorist, its most expressive cartoonist, and its go-to “fixer” for projects in a…
Doctor Strange has lost his connection to Earth’s magic, but lucky for him, there’s an entire universe out there brimming with mystical power waiting for him to tap into it. This concept has allowed writer Mark Waid and artist Jesús Saiz to take Stephen Strange outside of his comfort zone by sending him to space,…
Steve Ditko, the legendary and reclusive creator or co-creator of some of the most popular characters in comic book history—including Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and even recent fan-favorites like Squirrel Girl—has died. Famous in later years as much for his politics and his hatred of publicity as for his numerous…
Avengers: Infinity War is the beginning of the end, one of two films (the second coming in May 2019) which mark the conclusion of “Phase Three” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a universe that began a decade ago with the first Iron Man. Marvel has been very clear that these movies will mark a decisive endpoint to…
Every two weeks, Big Issues focuses on newly released comic books of significance. This week, they are Doctor Strange #384 and Thanos #15. Written by Donny Cates (God Country, Redneck) with art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Magneto, The Vision) and Geoff Shaw (Buzzkill, God Country) and colors by Jordie Bellaire (Magneto…
From Iron Man on, the gajillion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe has toyed with portraying its characters as A-list and B-list celebrities or even actors cast in roles—a Hollywoodian fantasy where superheroes go to lunch, get asked for autographs, mingle at after-parties. (Avengers Tower is supposed to be in Midtown…
Marvel’s Doctor Strange And The Sorcerers Supreme has consistently experimented with visual storytelling, making it one of the most imaginative superhero comics of the past year. The main art team of penciler Javier Rodriguez, inker Álvaro López, and colorist Jordie Bellaire took advantage of the book’s magical…
As much as we Americans cherish the TV edits of Scarface and The Big Lebowski, censorship isn’t all fun and games. Hollywood studios are now banking on the Chinese box office (where international films made $2.7 billion last year), and that means playing nice with China’s state censors, who don’t appreciate quips…
Who he is: Kaecilius
Who he is: Dormammu, the Dread One, master of the Dark Dimension
Who he is: Doctor Strange, a.k.a. Stephen Strange
Who she is: The Ancient One, Sorcerer Supreme up until her death
Who he is: Karl Mordo, former Master Of The Mystic Arts
Who he is: Wong
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Doctor Strange And The Sorcerers Supreme has been flying under the radar, but it’s a damn good superhero comic. Doctor Strange is one of those characters that has a really cool concept but isn’t easy to make compelling, and writer Robbie Thompson has successfully crafted an intriguing story around Stephen Strange by…
We’re only a few days from finding out if La La Land is truly the greatest film of all time at the Academy Awards, but the movie is still picking up as many trophies as it can along the way. Today, Damien Chazelle’s film can add yet another award to its collection, with The Wrap reporting that La La Land has won the…
The Oscars are this Sunday, which means there are only a few days to catch up on the nominees, hone your predictions, figure out more reasons why you hate La La Land, and pre-write snarky tweets about Andrew Garfield’s hair. (You can catch our own takes on at least a couple of those items here.) The Best Visual…
Whether you loved every aspect of Marvel’s Doctor Strange or, like our critic, were somewhat underwhelmed by the origin story at the heart of the film, there’s no denying the film’s visual effects are a marvel of CGI artistry. Wizardry of the technological kind broke the film out of the mold of the standard Marvel…
[This article contains spoilers for the end of Marvel’s Doctor Strange. The movie came out a while ago, but if you still haven’t seen it, you have been forewarned.]
