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It’s hard to write a good Dr. Strange book. But this is one.
This joyfully psychedelic book played over and over with the concept of “magic,” playing against stereotypes and popular myths.
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The villain, called Silver Dagger (in his first appearance), literally stabs Dr. Strange in the back with a crystal magic knife that plunges Strange down into a mystic realm…
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The story still doesn’t matter all that much–the ideas and the art are what sells it. And the hookah smoking caterpillar who becomes quite terrifying…
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This is the first in what will become a tradition in many Doc Strange (and Strange-adjacent) comics of referencing the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland. I’m giving him a character tag.
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