The Marvel Masterworks reach the epic finale of legendary writer Roger Stern’s Doctor Strange run! He’s joined by Paul Smith and Dan Green and a host of top guest-artists, all of whom add their beautifully-crafted visuals to the magical milieu. These master storytellers will introduce Dr. Stephen Strange to some of his toughest challenges yet: Dracula is in pursuit of the mythical book of demonic power—the Darkhold! Scarlet Witch, Monica Rambeau, Blade and Hannibal King join forces with Doctor Strange to keep it from the Lord of the Vampires! Then, the curse of the Ebony Blade has driven the Black Knight mad. Can Doc Strange pull him back from the brink? Plus: Clea wages war to end Umar’s reign over the Dark Dimension!
This one has a lot of excellent stuff. First, it is packed with awesomely talented creators. Eoger Stern, Paul Smith, and more!
This volume will treat you to the destruction of vampires, further development in the saga of Dane Whitman the Black Knight, and the ascendance of Clea to the throne of the Dark Dimension!
Attention to character, pace of plot, and use of decompression between arcs makes it a good read. Honestly, Paul Smith’s art is as good a reason as any to just give this a try.
Great stories that unfortunately show some eighties cheese. Feathered hairstyles, leggings, and walkmans keep this from being timeless but give it a bit of innocent charm. Half is drawn by the great Paul Smith, with only one issue by Bret Blevins. I found myself wishing we could see the same art with modern colors. That dated colorization really hurt these moody comics. It seems fine for super-heroes, but less so for magic and demon dimensions.