This graphic novel opens with Doctor Strange thinking about why he went into medicine. He wanted to cheat death. In his studies, he came across a myth about a man named Koschei. Koschei found a way to live forever. He hid his soul in a secret place that none would find. It’s sort of like Voldemort and the Horcruxes. Strange is living a good life, until he goes to answer the door and is stabbed and killed by someone.
He kinda did what Koschei did, but a version of himself from years ago, when he called himself The Master of Black Magic, that will last only a week. Long enough to solve his murder. His death is known immediately when the magical forcefield comes down around the earth and lets in such baddies as Aggamon, Tiboro, Mordo, Umar, and Kaecilius who was already on earth working for Mordo.
These formidable magical forces have come to Earth seeking shelter from three warrior queens who are traversing the universe to find magic to feed the Perrigrine Child, a thaumovore who is always hungry. The X-Men, The Fantastic Four, and The Avengers all come out to fight them, but they are no match for the women. It will take Doctor Strange teaming up with all those who hold magic that are on the planet Earth, which include: Aggamon (Sorcerer Supreme of the Purple Dimension), Tiboro (Sorcerer Supreme of the Sixth Dimension), Clea (Sorcerer Supreme of the Dark Dimension), and Illyana Rasputina (Sorcerer Supreme of Limbo).
It is hard to believe that a simple stabbing with a knife by an assailant, which Strange will soon discover, could kill him. It was nice to see all the characters who showed up for the fight, including his wife, Clea. The story by MacKay is interesting and excellent. The art is typical Strange. I really enjoyed this graphic novel and can’t wait to see in what direction MacKay takes the series into.
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