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Episode 45 - Doctor Strange - Electrician Supreme

This week we return to the world of MCU origin movies, with the 2016 introduction and origin of Doctor Strange!  There are a lot of new characters and lore to catch up on, so this week is going to be a fun one! 

This Week In Comics

Wonder Woman's Daughter Trinity to Debut in Landmark 800th Issue 

  • https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-wonder-womans-daughter-trinity-in-milestone-800th-issue/

New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

  • https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-05-14
  • Hellcat #1, Captain America: Cold War Alpha #1, Bishop: War College #1, Red Goblin #1, Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1
  • Avengers: War Across Time #2

    • Recommendation: Secret Identity by Alex Segura

    • https://bookshop.org/p/books/secret-identity-alex-segura/16724694

    This Week's Stack

    • Strange Tales #110 
  • Doctor Strange: The Oath (2006) #1-5 
  • Doctor Strange (2016) #1-5 

    • Creator Profile: Brian K. Vaughn

    2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Strange Tales #110

    • Second story in the book.
  • No origin story! 
  • Nightmare is a big villain going forward for Strange 
  • Short, fun and twisty story.  Similar to the old EC books in some ways 

    • Doctor Strange: The Oath

    • Story focuses on the Dr. part of Doctor Strange 
  • Strange’s terrible actions in the past come back to haunt him 
  • Importance of Wong – Horrible choice for Strange 
  • The Night Nurse – History and MCU connections (Linda Carter or Claire Temple) 

    • Doctor Strange Volume 4 #1-5

    • Amazing Artwork
  • “I do weird and terrifying for a living” 
  • Paying the tab and the creature in the cellar 
  • Fundamentally changes how we think of Doctor Strange and magic 

    • Final Thoughts

    Correspondence/Comments

    What's Next

    • Doctor Strange (2016)

    Signoff 

    Questions or comments

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