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By: chris juricich

chris juricich — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:10:26 +0000

generally doc strange’s epithets were quite alliterative…crimson bands of cytorrak, dread dormammu, eye of agomotto, etc.

for the reasons stated in earlier posts, Doc Strange never worked for me, particularly after Ditko left the book. I always just figured him for a ‘combat magician’ who was maybe more knowledgeable and umm..skillful at what he did with magic.

whatever.

By: hypestyle

hypestyle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:41:42 +0000

I will support dr. voodoo in New Avengers, and the new solo book as well.. I hope it continues for a long stretch..
Marvel does have thematic rules governing magic, but they are more often than not ignored by writers/editors. The level of magical potency is determined by the ‘psyche’ and trainings of the magician; exceptions involve magic items with a specific purpose.

Energy Sources for Magic in the Marvel U:

Personal Energies- example- astral projection/travel, other psychic-based powers.

Universal Energies- example- duplicating various traditional super-powers

Dimensional Energies- example: Rings of Raggadorr, Mists of Morpheus, entreating Dormammu, Vishanti, etc.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4339037.Realms_of_Magic

By: Wraith

Wraith — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:56:18 +0000

“There’s been no actual exploration of a magical system that makes more sense, or a new way found to put Doctor Strange in danger, as Quesada says Doc requires”

The same Joe Quesada who said “it’s magic we don’t have to explain it” in defending the dreadful deus ex machina for retroactive divorce which he believed that Spider-Man “required?”

Yes, Joe Quesada says a lot of things. Trying to rebut them in a logical fashion is usually a bad idea, sort of like slice up a blob of mercury. There’s nothing solid there to dissect.

By: Joe Shmoe

Joe Shmoe — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:31:48 +0000

Adam, you are so right. Thanks for speaking the truth. I asked Jerry Robinson (who knew Bob Montana personally) about this at a convention and he said the same thing. Proper credit for Montana is long overdue.

By: Aaron Poehler

Aaron Poehler — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:31:35 +0000

“Switching to Brother Voodoo unlikely will solve what’s best described in Aquaman terms as The Water Problem.”

I’ve read this sentence five times and can’t make it make sense.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:20:41 +0000

John Goldwater isn’t the creator of Archie. Bob Montana is. I don’t care how many press releases they put out saying so, it’s never gonna make it true.