At long last , we acknowledge who ’s playing Dr. Strange , the Sorcerer Supreme , in Marvel ’s upcoming movie , due Nov. 2016 . But who is Dr. Strange ? And what ’s so great about him ? We ’ve rounded up eight terrific storyline about the surgeon - deform - whizz that are both awe-inspiring , and provide great material for Benedict Cumberbatch .
1 ) “ The Origin of Doctor Strange , ” Strange Tales # 115
Origin stories may be a dime a dozen these daylight , but Dr. Strange ’s story is something a little different — and it ’s tailor - made for the Sherlock star . Stephen Strange was a superb , selfish , and incredibly self-important brain surgeon before a car accident shatter his hands and ended his operative career . Unable to accept that he could no longer run and unwilling to assist other doctors ( “ I must be the best … the greatest ! ! ! Or else … nothing ! ” Strange exclaims ) he look for out the Ancient One for magical aid , and it ’s there that he begins his magical training and his path back to goodness and humanity . Put merely , no one does brilliant , selfish , and chesty like Cumberbatch , and this is one root fib that might be deserving the sentence .
2 ) “ Dr. Strange , Master of Black Magic ” and “ Return to the Nightmare World , ” Strange Tales # 110 and # 116 .
These tale revolve around the villain Nightmare , the ruler of a dark dream attribute — who , in our dream cast , is act by either David Bowie or Tilda Swinton . Nightmare ’s fantastical , psychological menace seems like the pure foil for the histrion who take such superimposed intensiveness to the use of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game . ( And Steve Ditko ’s astounding artwork , specially trippy in “ yield to the Nightmare World , ” seems like the sodding background . )
3 ) “ The Domain of the Dread Dormammu ” and “ Duel with the Dread Dormammu , ” Strange Tales # 126 and # 127
Speaking of trippy nontextual matter , this two - part introduction to longtime Strange baddie Dormammu would make one beautiful psychedelic movie . In these issues unknown crown of thorns into a dark domain to confront Dormammu , the “ most powerful of the dwellers in the kingdom of darkness , ” and stop him from crossing over into our humanity . It ’s a great report , and it ’s well - suit to Cumberbatch : unusual has to face some virtuously complicated choices , and there ’s no square victory at the last . And then there ’s this moment , which he would just kill :
Clea : “ cease ! You must go no further ! The Dread Dormammu time lag to slay you ! ” Strange : “ I am cognisant of that ! ”
4 ) “ Beware Tiboro , the Tyrant of the Sixth Dimension , ” Strange Tales # 129
In this story , a initiate panel tv set show need Dr. Strange to get on as a guest — and when he wo n’t , they decide to prove that magic does n’t exist . Of course , their plan goes horribly skew-whiff , and Dr. Strange has to keep launch the day . This falls instantly into a major Cumberbatch talent : portraying a character who is correct , when a draw of other mass are very , very wrong . The final combat scene also render Strange ’s tricky side , although it descend with some unknown notions of fair play that would probably have to be jettison .
5 ) “ The Silver Dagger , ” Dr. Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 1 - 5
This electric arc features an honest - to - god talking caterpillar , and if you do n’t want to see Benedict Cumberbatch exchange speedy - fire witty talks with an tremendous talking cat , then we have very different goals for this movie . Strange ’s character here also seems to fit neatly into Cumberbatch ’s oeuvre : he cut between flippant and extremely angry , always with a nice facing of hauteur .
6 ) “ To Have Loved and Lost , ” Doctor Strange : Master of the Mystic Arts # 55
Although it ’s a terrible introduction to the fibre — the issue is a variety of mind fuck about whether Strange ’s wizard business leader are even real or just a delusion — the colored tone would suit Cumberbatch well , and he could probably murder a rough - looking Strange who ’s questioning his own sanity decently out of the park . Plus , the storyline of Strange take with the departure of his lover / disciple is uncommonly propel and intense .
7 ) X - Statix Presents : Deadgirl # 1 - 5
A braggart difference in tone for Strange , this seriously funny story boast a fussy and depressed Dr. Strange teaming up with stagnant Girl to stop a great striation of back - from - the - dead villains . There ’s a mess of the dry humor that Cumberbatch excels at , along with plenty of room for witty give-and-take . Some sample talks :
foreign : By the waxing moons of the lilac planet … I sense a malign hand at work . ” Cop : Thank god you ’re here . They ’re holed up in spite of appearance . You ’ll need a loudspeaker system . Strange : “ No . No tacky - verbalizer . The enigmatic ball of Snnr will suffice . I mean , do . It ’ll do . ”
- Doctor Strange : The Oath
This limited series from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin is widely thought to be the gold banner in Dr. Strange comics , and for good reason . It ’s a current , funny , relevant take on the good Doctor , who is portrayed with a vast ego and a ton of charisma ( both standard exit detail for Cumberbatch theatrical role ) . There ’s also a fairly good part for the Night Nurse , and Rosario Dawson — who ’s playing the character on Netflix ’s Daredevil series — could be awesome opposite Cumberbatch .
9 ) “ The Eternity Saga , ” Strange Tales # 130 - 146
This discharge is remarkable both for its distance and its imaginativeness . It ’s an larger-than-life engagement between Strange , Baron Mordo , and Dormammu that features astonishing fight scene , impressive secret plan pull , and some sincerely stunning Ditko artwork . The big part is that Dr. Strange gets drive to his rank limit — he ’s stripped of his powers , render blind , and chained up , while flee from his most mortal and herculean foeman . Dr. Strange is searching for the mysterious Eternity , who ’s basically a galaxy confine in the body of a man .
10 ) “ Time Doom ! , ” Marvel Premiere # 11 - 14
Wildly profane , this meter - traveling heroic poem understand Dr. Strange and his nemesis Baron Mordo chasing the vicious sorcerer Sise - Neg ( generation spell backward ) throughout time , as Sise - Neg exit backwards to the starting time of the universe . sextuplet - Negactually succeed in recreating the full Marvel Universeand becomes , essentially God . For softheaded cosmic weirdness , it ’s heavy to beat this level of insanity . The story was so controversial that Stan Lee wanted Steve Englehart and Frank Bruner to impress a retraction , but the two made up a fake letter from a preacher praise the story , and print that or else . What ’s great about this storey is it gives Dr. Strange a perfect foil — another thaumaturgist who is uncoerced to “ play God , ” to the point of actually becoming God . And magic would be a fascinating fashion to preface sentence change of location to the Marvel picture universe .
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