I do not think that there can ever be enough books about anything and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates.The more knowledge the better seems like a solid rule of thumb, even though I have watched enough science fiction films to accept that humanity’s unchecked pursuit of learning will end with robots taking over the world.-Sarah Vowell

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Doctor Strange/Punisher: Magic Bullets by John Barber (Writer). Jason Muher (Storyboard), Andrea Broccardo (Artist), Dominike "Somo" Stanton (Artist), Andres Mossa (Colorist), Andrea Cressley (Coloroest(, VC"s Clayton Cowles (Letterer(


When I picked up this comic I thought "Doctor Strange and Thunisher! What a fantastic combination."  I'd like to say that I wasn't wrong, but this comic wasn' it. When the Punisher sense otherworldly beings in the building he just shot up with the Fusilli brother and sister duos he goes to Doctor Strange for help not knowing that Strange doesn't have the access to the magic he once had due to events that occurred in Doctor Strange comics. He needs magical artifacts to use magic.  Otherwise, he uses his ax to slaughter demons.

They go to the restaurant and the Punisher handles the humans while Strange handles the demons whom he notices came here against their will.  Strange would like to send them back through the portal that is in the restaurant.  The Fusilli siblings have someone working for them to build them an army of monsters to take out their competition. His name is Mangrove and he can control the monsters.  He hopes to have the power over all things, especially since when he brought forth the monsters he turned the Fusili siblings into monsters themselves.  

Doctor Strange takes the Punisher to a special place to pick up a magical object to use against the monsters and the Fusili siblings.  Can they defeat Mangrove who is so well protected and get the monsters back to their dimensions?  Can they stop the Fusili siblings from taking out their competition?  The art is not good at all. It's more of a rough sketch than actual art.  The plot is dumb and Doctor Strange doesn't act the way he normally does.  Neither does the Punisher. I feel the author failed to capture the characters or provide a likable story.  I give this book two stars out of five.


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