Doctor Strange #4 is out!

Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Variant cover regime at Midtown Comics [called Volume 7 here]

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database [called Volume 8 here]

Solicitation shenanigans for the eventual trade collections might be revealing that both current Doctor Strange and Sorcerer Supreme series ain't surviving past #10 [Bleeding Cool]

Tom Brevoort Says Variant Covers Now "Part Of The Economics" Of Comics [Bleeding Cool]
[collectors served without excluding regular readers; more artists getting paid; simply buy the A cover at regular price if you want, or you have a choice if the A cover sucks; it's just so much more additive and rational and marketplace-self-correcting now than during previous crashes (eye roll emoji)!]

How about variant covers that are old-school: that show action, the story happening inside, have word balloons, etc.- instead of all these boring "pin-up" covers?

[11 March 02026]

MoCCA Arts Fest is coming 28-29 March in NYC!

→ Exhibitors
→ Programming: including Deitch, Sikoryak's Carousel, Fiffe, Groth
→ Tickets

[9 March 02026]

Direct Market shops and comic book singles had a decent 02025: someone under 60 spotted reading physical copy of Absolute Batman

ICv2 White Paper ComicsPRO Feb 02026: Comics And Graphic Novel Sales Reached New High In [0]2025

ICv2 White Paper New York Comic-Con Oct 02025: It's A New World: Big Shifts Lead To Good News For Direct Market In [0]2025

The Beat with ComicsPRO Feb 02026 reporting: "The Comics Industry Has Done It!"/Proves Its Resilience

Estimates: Comics and graphic novels sales in the US and Canada totaled $2.2 billion in 02025
Total sales in Direct Market comic shops close to $1 billion
Continuing the positive trend from 02024: when the periodical format hit a 15-year high $460 million in sales (but that probably meant higher prices not more buyers)

Item! Despite Diamond bankruptcy in Jan 02025/monopoly end/distributor chaos...

Item! Seeking "female-skewing periodical hit" to come out more regularly than Saga...

Item! DC Comics, once left for dead after "bloodbath" layoffs in 02020, and not even breaking 18% vs. Marvel's near-40% market share in 02024 Q2, pendulum-swings to top market share in 02025 Q4 and dominates the list of 02025's top 50 comics with its Absolute Universe, currently eating Marvel's Ultimate Lunch; Batman #1 sold 500K. But DC's Future Just Got Very Complicated re: Paramount buying Warner Bros [Salkowitz]...

Top Five Comics Industry Stories Of [0]2025 [Salkowitz] [Diamond bankruptcy; resurgence in Direct Market/interest in comics by Gen Z (or pause in the death spiral narrative); digital platforms arms race; DC being Absolute units; in search of the next manga hit or children's graphic novel hit like Dog Man; "for all the handwringing about the declining value and relevance" of the single/periodical/"floppy" format, it's still the best industry basis for creator regular pay, successful trades, and R&D for new characters and stories; holding up for now off the bottom after 15-year beatdown by manga, graphic novels, and digital]

[8 March 02026]

The Beat announced their 02025 Comics Industry Person Of The Year: Marie Javins

Long-time comics veteran, Javins, as Editor-In-Chief, has excelled shepherding DC from dark times to hotness with Absolute line, Vertigo revival, Compact Comics format, etc.

Javins is known around these parts as why we have a couple (but only a couple) Warren-Ellis-written Doctor Strange comics [according to the 30-year-old scuttlebutt: firer of Quinn (who was providing the Doc supercomics Marvel thought they wanted), hirer of Ellis, then left Marvel very soon after, but Ellis didn't want to work with anyone else]

Marie Javins [Wikipedia]

[6 March 02026]

No Copyright For AI-Generated Works In US As Supreme Court Refuses To Intervene In Earlier Landmark Ruling [CMU] ["human authorship is a bedrock requirement of copyright... prompts alone are not enough"]

Vince Gilligan, R.E.M, They Might Be Giants, 700 Other Artists Sign Open Letter Condemning AI Theft [Paste] [Stealing Isn't Innovation]

Artificial Intelligence And Copyright [Wikipedia] [sections for "Copyright Status Of AI-Generated Works" and "Training AI With Copyrighted Data" (what is fair use?)]

[5 March 02026]

Doctor Strange And Dracula Killed Each Other 50 Years Ago [Brian Cronin/CBR]

[4 March 02026]

Doctor Strange was a recent answer on Jeopardy! in a "Fake Doctors, Real Actors" category [YouTube] [thanks Howard!]

[3 March 02026]

Legendary comics creator, Marvel artist, iconic Hulk artist: Sal Buscema died in late January at nearly age 90

Sal Buscema [Wikipedia]

Sal Buscema obit [TCJ]

👊 The Sal Buscema Punch! [Fred Van Lente at 13th Dimension]
👊 Sal Buscema's Greatest Hits: Anatomy Of The Most Powerful Comic Book Punches!! [Universal Dork]
👊 80 Page Giant posts with label 'sal buscema punch'
👊 Or: "Buscema Bash" [Jason Vivone on Facebook] [IG]
👊 Immortal Hulk Pays Homage To A Very Unique Punch [Brian Cronin/CBR]

And that iconic frowny mouth shape! Often with a string of spittle.

Doctor Strange key issues: Sal drew the first 29 issues of The Defenders.

Sal Buscema Interview: Fantastic Fanzine #8-9 [0]1969 [a young Gary Groth at TCJ] [Sal's original cover art for the fanzine was a masked Doctor Strange]

[1 March 02026]

Today marks 26 Years of comic book/Doctor Strange/Steve Ditko/geek goodies at the Neilalien website! Excelsior! $#&%T!

[25 February 02026]

Doctor Strange #3 is out!

Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Variant cover regime at Midtown Comics [called Volume 7 here]

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database [called Volume 8 here]

Also out today:
• 1776 #4 (Doc on cover; not inside; some Clea)
• New Avengers #9 (Clea a member; demented Killuminati Doc clone Guru Strange an antagonist)
• Uncanny X-Men #24 (Gambit has been getting corrupted by the Left/Second/Power Eye of Agamotto he stole from Asgardian dragon Sadurang previously in this title (see also: Savage Avengers); more about it in issue #23; nothing about it in this issue)

[18 February 02026]

From Marvel's February, March, and April 02026 solicits:

DOCTOR STRANGE #3
DEREK LANDY (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
VARIANT COVER BY BALDEMAR RIVAS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLACK PANTHER VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
A CRISIS IN HEVEN!
Vyrbodin and Rhialla are in the wind, and Heven teeters on the brink of collapse after a devastating blow. Now Strange and Angela must defend Alfheim as a new threat rises... but can they find Vyrbodin as the final pieces of his twisted plan begin to take shape?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE #4
DEREK LANDY (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
MARVEL MONSTER VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ
VARIANT COVER BY STEPHANIE HANS
A BATTLE FOR HEVEN AND EARTH!
After uncovering the dark wizard Vyrbodin's secret lair, Strange and Angela are closer than ever to capturing him. But the centuries-old rivalry between the ANGELS and DARK ELVES may put a wrench in their plans as the two groups battle over who gets to take their revenge against the wizard. Can Strange and Angela stop the conflict before a second WAR OF THE REALMS breaks out?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

DOCTOR STRANGE #5
DEREK LANDY (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
THE NINE REALMS UNDER SIEGE!
As hundreds of Vyrbodin's scythes flood the skies to attack the Nine Realms, Strange and Angela race to trap the dark wizard. But his right hand, the Scythe counterpart of the angel Rhialla, has combined with her double to become bigger, stronger and deadlier than ever. Can Strange and Angela defeat the two as the fate of the Nine Realms hangs in the balance?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

SORCERER SUPREME #3
STEVE ORLANDO (W)
BERNARD CHANG (A)
COVER BY LEIRIX
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
Variant Cover by Marguerite Sauvage
COLOR BLOCK RED VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
COLOR BLOCK RED VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
WANDA MAXIMOFF: SORCERERESS SUPREME!
Wanda Maximoff has been many things, a mother, an Avenger and the Scarlet Witch. But in the wake of Victor Von Doom's fall, Wanda has claimed a new title: Sorcerer Supreme of Earth.
The Vishanti, unwilling to validate Wandas claim, have anointed their own Sorcerer Supreme: Agatha Harkness. After a fiery battle with her former mentor, Wanda wakes up in Limbo where nothing is as it seems. But if she's going to escape, she must first defeat its ruler... MADDIE PRYOR!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

SORCERER SUPREME #4
STEVE ORLANDO (W)
BERNARD CHANG (A)
COVER BY LEIRIX
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY ALEX MALEEV
DOOM HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU
AGATHA HARKENS!
AGATHA HARKNESS returns to the Sanctum to take what's rightfully hers, but as SORCERESS SUPREME, Wanda won't go down without a fight! As the Vishanti back Agatha as their chosen Sorceress, Wanda discovers the truth behind their new alliance, and it will change everything she thought she knew about Agatha...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

SORCERER SUPREME #5
STEVE ORLANDO (W)
BERNARD CHANG (A)
COVER BY LEIRIX
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
VARIANT COVER BY MINGYI GAN
DORMAMMU DESCENDS!
An S.O.S. from Clea Strange summons Wanda to the Dark Dimension! The Dread DORMAMMU returns to regain his strength by consuming the life force of Clea and her little sister Donna. Now the two Sorcerers Supreme must unite to destroy Dormammu as they face the wrath of his new creation... the BLAZING HOUND!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

1776 #4 (OF 5)
J. Michael Straczynski (W)
Ron Lim & Sean Damien Hill (A)
COVER BY PETE WOODS
VARIANT COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER
BY PHIL JIMENEZ
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
INDEPENDENCE FALL!
With a time-bending sorceress on their side, the English Loyalists of the American Revolution stand poised to mount a counter-offensive and destroy the American rebellion before it's truly even begun! But the redcoats aren't the only faction with help from another time- as the heroes of the Marvel Universe are the last hope not only for the American dream, but perhaps for existence itself!
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

1776 #5 (OF 5)
J. Michael Straczynski (W)
Ron Lim & MORE (A)
COVER BY PETE WOODS
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
INDEPENDENCE FOREVER!
This is it! The time-crossing calamity of the year crescendos in a catastrophically climactic conclusion! From across time itself, can Doctor Strange, Captain America, Spider-Man and their allies stop Morgan Le Fay and the Royals from conquering the American Colonies and ending the American experiment before it even has a chance to begin?!
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #9
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY Chris Campana
THE KILLUMINATI'S FINAL STRIKE!
The Killuminati are stronger than ever and have their sights set on a secret weapon within Stark tower in Osaka. Iron Man calls on THE NEW AVENGERS to stop them as a shocking revelation from Black Widow leaves the team reeling...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #10
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY SERGIO DAVILA
WHO IS THE SHADOW BOSS?
The New Avengers enact their final strike on the Killuminati, but before they can destroy the villainous doubles, they have to deal with the traitor at the heart of their own team. But Iron Apex and his twisted team have one last trick up their sleeve as the identity of the Killuminati's creator is finally revealed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

MARVEL FANFARE OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC DAVE GIBBONS COVER
Marvel Fanfare #41 with Doc by Gibbons and Simonson is reprinted in this Omnibus.

[31 January 02026]

Doctor Strange #2 is out!

Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Variant cover regime at Midtown Comics [called Volume 7 here]

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database [called Volume 8 here]

[14 January 02026]

Stan Lee would have had his 103rd birthday today! [Wikipedia]

[28 December 02025]

Diamond Comics Moves To Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, As Banks Pull Funding [Bleeding Cool]

Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code [Wikipedia]:

In Chapter 11, in most instances the debtor remains in control of its business operations as a debtor in possession, and is subject to the oversight and jurisdiction of the court. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy will result in one of three outcomes for the debtor: reorganization, conversion to Chapter 7 bankruptcy, or dismissal.

In Chapter 7, the business ceases operations, a trustee sells all of its assets, and then distributes the proceeds to its creditors.

The above link includes a full collection/timeline of Bleeding Cool's Diamond bankruptcy coverage [also: Bleeding Cool: articles tagged with 'diamond']

[15 December 02025]

Doctor Strange #1 is out!

Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Variant cover regime at Midtown Comics [called Volume 7 here]

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database [called Volume 8 here]

[4 December 02025]

Steve Ditko would have had his 98th birthday today! [Wikipedia]

Update: Ditkoverse official website run by the Steve Ditko Estate and nephew Mark S. Ditko

Update: Act 4 Publishing & Skybound Announce The Amazing Spider-Man By Steve Ditko Artist's Edition
[oversized 15" x 22", all scanned from original art, Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #33, does it have Annual #2?, out May 02026, $195]

[2 November 02025]

Massive amounts of Doctor Strange and adjacent in Marvel's November and December 02025, and January 02026 solicits, including the Doom finale, new ongoing series, mini-series determining the new Sorcerer Supreme, [0]1776 by JMS, Strange Tales, New Avengers with Clea and Guru Strange, Doctor Strange [0]2099, and interacting with DC's Constantine in Batman/Deadpool [DC Nov solicits]

Scarlet Witch Is Marvel's New Sorcerer Supreme

The Marvel Universe's New Sorcerer Supreme, Revealed At Last [Marvel PR]

The Vishanti, unwilling to validate Wanda's claim, anoint their own Sorcerer Supreme- AGATHA HARKNESS! Following a fiery battle with her former mentor, Wanda wakes up in Limbo where nothing is as it seems. And if she's going to escape, she must first defeat its ruler... MADELYNE PRYOR! And with Wanda and the Vishanti distracted, what rising mystical threats have escaped their notice?... Wanda's advisory council, including Clea, Chthon, Wiccan and more magical experts...

One of Neilalien's least favorite characters... But her star has risen due to the MCU... She has constantly been amped up in power over the years while Doc has constantly been diminished... It's tough to be a Doctor Strange fan...

DOCTOR STRANGE #1
DEREK LANDY (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY FANYANG
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW
VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
KNULLIFIED VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI
3-PART MAGIC CONNECTING VARIANT COVER A by INHYUK LEE
VARIANT COVER BY Joelle Jones
STEPHEN STRANGE, STRANDED!
After becoming Sorcerer Supreme of Asgard, Strange lost his chance at redemption- and revenge against Doom- when Loki murdered Thor, cutting Midgard off from the other nine realms. With no way home and few allies remaining in Asgard, Strange travels to Alfheim to investigate an emerging crisis. But in an unfamiliar land, can Strange prevent elves and angels from going to war over a mysterious coffin? Maybe with some help from Heven's own ANGELA!
Derek Landy and Ivan Fiorelli join forces for a bold new era of Doctor Strange that will take him on a true JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99

DOCTOR STRANGE #2
DEREK LANDY (W)
IVAN FIORELLI (A)
Cover by ALEX HORLEY
VARIANT COVER BY EJIKURE
VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS CAMPANA
FALLEN ANGELS!
After opening the mysterious coffin plaguing Alfheim, Strange and Angela come face-to-face with the dark wizard VYRBODIN! Strange attempts to capture him by tapping into a dangerous new form of power, but Vyrbodin escapes and puts a plan into motion that will endanger innocent lives across the Nine Realms. Strange will have to move Heven and Earth to stop him before his power grows...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #9 (OF 9)
Ryan North (W)
R.B. Silva (A)
Cover by Ben Harvey
STREET-VERSE VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
FROM THE CHAOS A COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ
VARIANT COVER BY R.B. SILVA
FORESHADOW VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO
SPOILER VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY MATTEO DELLA FONTE
DOOMASAUR VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
VARIANT COVER BY STEVE RUDE
FINALE!
Doom has confronted all of Earth's heroes in battle- and he's won. What's more, he's used the magical power of Sorcerer Supreme to ensure that this victory has become a fixed moment in time: a thing that will stand forever, impervious to magic or time travel alike.
But unbeknownst to Doom, in that climatic moment that can now never be changed, the seeds of Doom's downfall were also fixed for all eternity.
Left with an intolerable defeat that cannot be changed, Doom makes a choice he can never undo- and the rest of the world will pay his price...
...it all comes down to this in the big finale of ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM!
PLUS: If the Sorcerer Supreme falls, who will rise to take his place? Find out here!
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99

SORCERER SUPREME #1
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by LEIRIX
Variant Cover by CLASSIFIED
Design Variant Cover by CLASSIFIED
Promo Art Variant Cover by Devmalya Pramanik
Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
Variant Cover by Rose Besch
Virgin Variant Cover by Rose Besch
Winter Break Variant Cover by Geoff Shaw
3-PART Magic Connecting Variant Cover C by INHYUK LEE
THE SORCERER SUPREME IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE SORCERER SUPREME.
In the aftermath of ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, a new power rises. One willing to defy tradition, break every rule and chart a bold, new path. Will this rogue Sorcerer Supreme bring magic in the Marvel Universe to new heights or leave it in ruin?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $4.99

SORCERER SUPREME #2
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by BERNARD CHANG
COVER BY LEIRIX
VARIANT COVER BY MARCO FERRARI
VARIANT COVER BY JENNY FRISSON
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JENNY FRISON
PROMO VARIANT COVER BY DEVMALYA PRAMANIK
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY NIMIT MALAVIA
WHO IS THE TRUE SORCERER SUPREME?
Earth's radical new magical authority defied the Vishanti to seize the title of Sorcerer Supreme. But the Vishanti won't take the insult lying down. It's SORCERER SUPREME vs. SORCERER SUPREME as the upstart challenges the Vishanti's anointed champion! But with the Vishanti distracted by the battle over Earth, what rising threats have escaped their notice?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

DC/MARVEL: BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1
Written by GRANT MORRISON, SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, TOM TAYLOR, MARIKO TAMAKI, and G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by DAN MORA, HAYDEN SHERMAN, BRUNO REDONDO, AMANDA CONNER, and DENYS COWAN
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by DAN MORA, LEE BERMEJO, MARK BROOKS, JIM CHEUNG, AMANDA CONNER, NICK DRAGOTTA, JENNY FRISON, ANDY KUBERT, JAE LEE, JIM LEE, ALEXANDER LOZANO, SEAN MURPHY, FRANK QUITELY, BRUNO REDONDO, HAYDEN SHERMAN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, RYAN SOOK, and SOZOMAIKA
$7.99 US / 64 pages / Variant $8.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/19/25
The Dark Knight and the Merc with a Mouth team up for an adventure so mind-bending you'll think you're in a dream! Brought to you by legendary creators Grant Morrison and Dan Mora! And be sure not to miss these incredible extra stories:
Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson team up with Hayden Sherman for a magical Constantine/Doctor Strange tale! Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo bring you an epic Nightwing/Dick Grayson and Laura Kinney/Wolverine story! Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner smash Harley Quinn and the Hulk together! G. Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan tell an electrifying Static and Ms. Marvel yarn!

1776 #2 (OF 5)
J. Michael Straczynski (W)
Ron Lim & Sean Damien Hill (A)
COVER BY PETE WOODS
VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PHIL JIMENEZ
VARIANT COVER BY Phil Noto
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY Phil Noto
KNULLIFIED VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CAN THE FUTURE BE SAVED?!
From a prison outside of time itself, MORGAN LE FAY has new and dangerous designs for the Marvel Universe, hell-bent on a world without the United States... and a world without THE AVENGERS! But her skills will be out to the test against DOCTOR STRANGE and a small team of heroes hes sent through time to stop her. With every step having untold consequences in the present, do they risk doing more harm than good?
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

1776 #3 (OF 5)
J. Michael Straczynski (W)
Ron Lim & Sean Damien Hill (A)
COVER BY PETE WOODS
Homage Variant Cover by Phil Jimenez
Variant Cover by TBA
Variant Cover by TBA
LIBERTY OR DEATH!
MORGAN LE FAY has set in motion a grand design to undo the founding of the United States of America! With no choice and no time, DOCTOR STRANGE has mounted a counteroffensive, sending a small squad of super heroes to the Colonies to stand against the sorceress! But with past and present colliding on the battlefield along with Loyalists and Revolutionaries, the heroes and founding fathers of the Marvel Universe may be more out of time than any of them realize!
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

STRANGE TALES #2 (OF 4)
Jeremy Whitley (W)
Bayleigh Underwood (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY Dave Bardin
Strange Things are Afoot...
While running late for her next gig with the Mary Janes on Halloween, Gwen Stacy discovers that the night of mischief has left Doctor Strange a victim of the nefarious Green Goblin! With pumpkin bombs exploding and webs thwipping within the halls of the Sanctum Sanctorum, grave consequences await Gwen as the witching hour comes to a close.
32 PGS/Rated T $3.99

STRANGE TALES #3 (OF 4)
Jeremy Whitley (W)
Bayleigh Underwood (A/C)
Variant Cover by Chrissie Zullo
Trouble in Wakanda!
The Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Ghost-Spider and Nico Minoru rush to Wakanda in search of help, only to discover that Shuri is dealing with her own problem- a rampaging Hulk! Can this group of scientific and magical geniuses crack the code behind their former ally's monstrous behavior? Or will their chances of saving Nico's missing friends get smashed?
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

STRANGE TALES #4 (OF 4)
Jeremy Whitley (W)
Bayleigh Underwood (A/C)
Hela on Earth?!
In this magic-packed conclusion, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Ghost-Spider, Nico Minoru, Shuri and Hulk face off against Hela and her army of skeletons. As the Asgardian Goddess of Death's sinister plans unfold, will our heroes be enough to stop her and rescue the hostages, or will Earth have itself a new queen?
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #6
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
FROM THE CHAOS A COSTUME VARIANT
COVER BY GURIHIRU
VARIANT COVER BY Paco Medina
WHO IS THE TRAITOR?
A catastrophic piece of intel reveals that the mastermind behind the creation of the Killuminati is a member of the NEW AVENGERS! As the team musters to stop Iron Apex from creating more Illuminati doubles, paranoia threatens to tear them apart. Can this unstable team hope to survive a traitor in their midst?
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #7
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY CHAD HARDIN
KNULLIFIED VARIANT COVER
BY AARON KUDER
SECRETS UNVEILED!
As the rest of the team takes on Guru Strange and twisted doubles of Medusa and Captain Britain, Bucky starts to fear that the New Avengers have their own clone problem...
Meanwhile, one member of the Killuminati meets his maker and finds that the truth behind their creation is far more sinister than anyone bargained for...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

NEW AVENGERS #8
SAM HUMPHRIES (W)
TON LIMA (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY Karen S. Darboe
THE UNUSUAL SUSPECT!
Black Widow believes she's discovered the identity of the person who betrayed the New Avengers and ordered the creation of the Killuminati, but her discoveries set her on a crash course with the Winter Soldier, who has his own suspicions. Can the team survive a clash between its leaders? Meanwhile, the Killuminati are reunited as Iron Apex, Luke Charles and Guru Strange rebel against their shadowy creator...
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD AND GUTS #2 (OF 4)
Alyssa Wong, HO CHE ANDERSON, GARTH ENNIS & TY TEMPLETON (W)
CHRIS ALLEN, HO CHE ANDERSON, JOHN McCREA & TY TEMPLETON (A)
COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY STEFANO CASELLI
VARIANT COVER BY CREEES LEE
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CREEES LEE
First, join industry legend MARK WAID as he casts a spell with a DOCTOR STRANGE story that truly lives up to the good doc's name!
THEN ALYSSA WONG tells a terrifying tale of brotherly love and bone-breaking hammers, starring Thor and Loki (or what's left of him)!
AND LASTLY! It wouldn't be a horror anthology without a saga of vampiric violence starring BLADE! This time from celebrated creator HO CHE ANDERSON!
PLUS: A bonus two-page set of ALL-NEW Daily Bugle funnies from Ty Templeton- this time, they're SUNDAY SCARIES!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory $5.99

MARVEL: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD AND GUTS #4 (OF 4)
Anthony Oliveira, MARK WAID & VICTOR LAVALLE (W)
Jorge Fornes, Bruno Bull & More! (A)
COVER BY Paulo Siqueira
Variant Cover by Jorge FORNES
Variant Cover by Mitsuhiro Arita
First! You'll find yourself experiencing bibliophobia after a skin-crawling story from MARK WAID and JORGE FORNES starring the one and only DOCTOR STRANGE and a spell so malevolent and dangerous, even he cannot control it!
THEN! Rising star VICTOR LaVALLE has penned a script for artist BRUNO BULL, making his Marvel debut! The Marvel U is the world outside your window, and in keeping with the holiday season, this story is set on NEW YEAR'S EVE! Starring the classic DEFENDERS, this is one story that's sure to be a SMASH!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory $3.99

ROGUE STORM #3 (OF 3)
Murewa Ayodele (W)
ROLAND BOSCHI (A)
COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
Variant cover by Ben Harvey
Variant Cover by Nimit Malavia
CHAPTER THREE: THE DEVOURER!
X YEARS LATER, as a result of the actions of ROGUE and STORM, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from DOCTOR DOOM, DAIMON HELLSTROM, THE SCARLET WITCH, DOCTOR STRANGE and many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer DANIEL DRUMM (DOCTOR VOODOOs ghost twin brother, who died in his very first appearance), ROGUE and STORM will face the ancient evil one final time.
32 PGS./Rated T+ $3.99

THE END 2099 #2 (OF 5)
STEVE ORLANDO (W)
IBRAIM ROBERSON (A)
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
BATTLE VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
VARIANT COVER BY CARLO PAGULAYAN
VARIANT COVER BY FRANCSCO MANNA
SPIDER-MAN VS. SPIDER-MAN VS. SPIDER-MAN!
All-out war rages as heroes from across the Multiverse battle against their own universe's extinction! Bone and adamantium clash as NOVA 2099 and AGE OF APOCALYPSE WEAPON X cross claws! The ground quakes as RED HULK and RED HULK 2099 brawl in a battle between behemoths! Reality strains at the seams as HOUSE OF M WANDA pits her magic against DOCTOR STRANGE 2099! As the casualties start rising, SPIDER-MAN 2099 tries to rise above the chaos- but when his pleas for peace are met with punches, it'll be all he can do to protect himself from the onslaught. Heroes will die! Fates will be changed forever! And the 2099 UNIVERSE will never be the same again after this action-packed issue!
32 PGS./Rated T $3.99

[1 November 02025]

DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool #1 upcoming big company crossover anthology includes a Doctor Strange/John Constantine story "A Magician Walks Into A Universe" by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Hayden Sherman, Mike Spicer, and Frank Cvetkovic; on sale 19 Nov

Preview DC's 'Batman/Deadpool' #1 [DC PR]

DC Reveals More Details And Variant Covers For 'Batman/Deadpool' #1 [DC PR]

Doc/Constantine variant cover by Hayden Sherman

Doc/Constantine preview page

Update: Batman/Deadpool Looks Like It Will Revisit This JLA/Avengers Plotline; Eternity and Kismet getting it on [Bleeding Cool]

[28 October 02025]

New York Comic-Con is this weekend 9-12 Oct

Info
Exhibitors & Artists
Panels & Screenings
Things To Do [After Dark]
Guests

Bleeding Cool's New York Comic Con [0]2025 Party List

NYCC: C.B. Cebulski Makes Marvel Comics' Policy On A.I. Artwork Clear [Bleeding Cool]

"DC Comics president and publisher Jim Lee said that the company 'will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork'" [Verge]

A new Strange Tales #1 out this week, with Scarlet Witch, Nico Minoru (Sister Grimm), Nightmare, and role-playing/d20 dice; going by a final-panel reveal and next-issue preview, Doctor Strange will be involved

Marvel's Most Underrated Master Of The Mystic Arts Is Teaming Up With An MCU Powerhouse [CBR]

[9 October 02025]

There is an opera playing at the Met based on the excellent 02000 comics-oriented novel The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay [Metropolitan Opera]

'The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay' Opens New York's Metropolitan Opera Season [NPR]

Metropolitan Opera [0]2025-26 Review: The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay] [OperaWire] ["In all, this was arguably the most successful opening night the company has had since the pandemic."]

Comic Book Opera Takes Flight At The Met [as seen this morning on NY1]

The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay [Wikipedia]

[22 September 02025]

Doctor Strange #450 is out!

Preview at AIPT

Collected reviews at Comic Book Round Up

Variant cover regime at Midtown Comics

Entry at Fandom Marvel Database (Midtown is calling this issue part of Volume 6; Fandom has this issue as a new Volume 7)

Neilalien-approved review: Wired Science Marvel Comics review

This legacy-numbering-significant one-shot of five short Doctor Strange tales has some charm. It shows the imaginative magically-oriented stories one can tell with Doc. It has nostalgic callbacks for fans. Doc even has his OG/Cloak looks in most of the stories- recent Doom-Asgard situations mostly thankfully ignored and won't date the book. We get something new and interesting about what animates the Cloak (and are those *MCU* Ancient One and Mordo quotes?). And yes, Doc helps and trains other people- and storytelling dictates we find out more about those people.

But while these stories might be fine on their own- they merely have Doc in them. How are they anything special about commemorating Doctor Strange? Except for the very good "Astral Scars", these stories seem more about the other people. Doc feels more like an observing supporting character in his own "celebration"- as he sadly so often is- "a plot device in somebody else's story".

If you're going to "reveal untold tales of Stephen Strange's past", how about something new from his own training with the Ancient One, instead of from Magik's training? How about a more direct story about how/why Doc and the Cloak have a special bond- or the Cloak detects that Enitharmon is in trouble, and Doc competently figures out the truth on his own- instead of passively being told the yarn about Enitharmon's daughter? How about if the negativity troll grows out of Doc's own shoulder, instead of Steingrimr's, showing how Asgardian magick weirdly affects him, and becoming a check-in for his own self-confidence? How about a ghost story about someone Doc once couldn't save instead of someone the Black Fox couldn't save?

It never crossed the minds of the writers and editors to make Doc's anniversary book actually about Doc? Disappointing.

[3 September 02025]