Comments on: This week sees the return of Strange, the Punisher, Doc Savage and Casper http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/11/this-week-sees-the-return-of-strange-the-punisher-doc-savage-and-casper/ Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:47:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Steven R. Stahl http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/11/this-week-sees-the-return-of-strange-the-punisher-doc-savage-and-casper/comment-page-1/#comment-18534 Steven R. Stahl Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:06:16 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=26240#comment-18534 Waid might have intended to write Strange as a minor magic user, but in the preview for STRANGE #1, he has the good doctor do what the Sorcerer Supreme does, more casually than Doc's previous writers would have had him do it. Enchanting Kinmont's glasses would have required a (subvocal) spell, at least, in the old days. Some writers would have had him use the Eye of Agamotto. In any case, repelling extra-dimensional invaders who are possessing humans is just what the Sorcerer Supreme does, whether or not Waid was aware of that. It remains to be seen just how dependent the storyline for the miniseries is on coincidences. The preview suggests that it's massively dependent on them, which would be bad writing, obviously. Strange just happening to watch a minor league baseball game in which a team is possessed is absurd, but if he knows about the possession beforehand, how? And that knowledge would render Strange's baseball buffoonery absurd. Waid might be writing a character that he is ill-equipped to handle. SRS Waid might have intended to write Strange as a minor magic user, but in the preview for STRANGE #1, he has the good doctor do what the Sorcerer Supreme does, more casually than Doc’s previous writers would have had him do it. Enchanting Kinmont’s glasses would have required a (subvocal) spell, at least, in the old days. Some writers would have had him use the Eye of Agamotto. In any case, repelling extra-dimensional invaders who are possessing humans is just what the Sorcerer Supreme does, whether or not Waid was aware of that.

It remains to be seen just how dependent the storyline for the miniseries is on coincidences. The preview suggests that it’s massively dependent on them, which would be bad writing, obviously. Strange just happening to watch a minor league baseball game in which a team is possessed is absurd, but if he knows about the possession beforehand, how? And that knowledge would render Strange’s baseball buffoonery absurd.

Waid might be writing a character that he is ill-equipped to handle.

SRS

]]> By: Kevin http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/11/this-week-sees-the-return-of-strange-the-punisher-doc-savage-and-casper/comment-page-1/#comment-18529 Kevin Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:54:09 +0000 http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/?p=26240#comment-18529 I'll end up picking Punisher MAX up in trades if I end up hearing good things. Forty bucks on everything else this week is just too much, despite looking like an amazing week (The Unwritten, SWORD, Batman & Robin, Fables, Resurrection, etc.). I’ll end up picking Punisher MAX up in trades if I end up hearing good things. Forty bucks on everything else this week is just too much, despite looking like an amazing week (The Unwritten, SWORD, Batman & Robin, Fables, Resurrection, etc.).

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