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Happy Mother's Day to our favorite dog mom!

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Being a Clea stan on top of everything is not an easy task, especially when some Doctor Strange fans or even comic book readers in general make sure to drag her down or simply ignore her feats.

She's been neglected and erased, nerfed and excluded over and over again across the years due to obvious misogyny. She never had the chance to be a powerful sorcereress for almost 60 years.

And when we finally have a writer who cares about her, it's because "he's an average writer" or "she isn't that great of a character/sorceress".

Are we really forgetting that time she was literally the leader of a rebellion against Dormammu? It isn't crazy to acknowledge that, within her own lore and character development, she knows how to fight outside the obvious magical standpoint. Not to mention the tatics required to lead a whole army during a war.

Being a warlord is not far-fetched for her characterization. She embraced this title to protect Manhattan when Stephen was gone, the same way she used her status to dethrone Dormammu.

Besides, she spent years away from Earth. She never had the opportunity to bond with other heroes other than the Defenders, and that's barely acknowledged (Brunnhilde, for starters, is in Valhala, and Patsy hardly interacts with Stephen, let alone Clea).

We're merely starting to see that happening (finally!) while she teams up with other heroes like Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, Moon Knight and so on. I've seen Doctor Strange fans who didn't even know Clea. The fact that she's finally getting the spotlight she always deserved is important to consolidate her in the current (and disputed) Marvel universe.

Let's not forget she IS a Sorcerer Supreme as well.

I'm very thankful for all the care Jed MacKay puts into his writing, not only when it comes to Stephen, but the same goes for Clea, Wong, Bats and every adjacent member of the Strange family.

And no, I won't be quiet about her growth and development.

PS: this is not directed at anyone in specific, I'm just venting because I've seen some takes on the other hellsite and they're tiresome.

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He tells Bats not to go through walls unannounced but he does the exact same thing!

Doctor Strange #15 (2024)

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Clea, the woman you are 🛐

Doctor Strange #15 (2024)

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Doctor Strange #15 preview!

vampire!Stephen is here vampire!Stephen is here vampire!Stephen is here vam-

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i wonder what they're thinking about 💭

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I don't know if you're keeping up with the current Hulk run or not, but I thought you'd be interested to know that the newest issue brought in Doctor Voodoo for a multi-issue storyline. Strange Academy is in it too.

Hello, thanks for the rec!

I made a post about it yesterday but I'm not really reading the book, I just spotted the kids and read this chapter since I keep track of magic users! Honestly, I don't feel very comfortable with body horror/gore so this is what has been keeping me from getting into the recent runs of the Hulk, but since the current main plot revolves around the supernatural, I may consider and give it a try!

Bonus points if Stephen does show up in the future, just sayin'... 👀

Thanks again!

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Hulk wants to save a friend and goes to the Strange Academy in search of Stephen. Doyle, Zoe and Shaylee are featured in this issue, as well as Doctor Voodoo.

Gotta say that I didn't like Jericho's portrayal here. It's understandable that he'd take prevention measures since it's, you know, the Hulk. But separating him from Bruce without his consent is a no-no for me.

That said.... I'm so glad that Bruce considers Stephen his friend once more. I reaaaaaally need to see a reunion in this run because the whole plot revolves around the supernatural. And he was mentioned not once but twice!

Hopefully, Jericho will fix what just happened here.

The Incredible Hulk #12 (2024)

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BLOOD HUNT PREDICTIONS (and spoilers!)

Okay, I see everyone is struggling to keep it cool because of what just happened today in Blood Hunt #1. But honestly I'm very excited to put the pieces together (also very HYPED!!!). So here are my thoughts (and my friend Red's, thank you, my darling) on what we gathered so far through clues, covers and solicitations.

Obviously, spoilers.

Well, first thing I'd like to establish is that people will probably feel lost if they haven't read the last Blade volume. Thankfully, yours truly did! Which means I can provide some context:

Just recently, Blade released an ancient evil called the Adana by accident. To make it up for this mistake (which would lead to the end of the world, basically), he had to embrace his full vampiric powers by drinking Dracula's blood (they're in a kinda complicated relationship right now, not friends nor enemies but necessary allies). That also meant that he was corrupted by its evil.

Plus, as I said it many times, Blade has a deep respect for Stephen because of the Montesi Formula, which resulted in the extinction of all vampires. Yes, Stephen did it once, and I'll get back to it because I think it's REALLY important.

Since we established that Blade might be corrupted, let's move on to the next topic.

Is Stephen dead?

My best guess is "not really".

In Blood Hunt, we see that T'Challa sacrificed himself to protect Cap America Sam and the rest of the Avengers who survived the first strike. But is T'Challa gone? Luckily, I follow Farid Karami on twitter and he posted a few inks he did for Black Panther: Blood Hunt. And guess what? That's right, we'll about to have vampire!T'Challa!

Besides, we all know that the next Doctor Strange issue will feature Wong and vampire!Stephen. What we didn't know was how Stephen would fit in the plot, but thanks to the variant cover I posted last week, we do now: he'll be guiding his allies via his astral form.

Now, how can the Sorcerer Supreme deal with the vampiric threat? It was shown that Stephen and Clea are looking for the Montesi Formula again.

For those who don't know, the Montesi Formula is a spell from the Darkhold that can wipe every single vampire off the face of the Earth. Stephen already used this spell once when he fought Dracula (and Blade was there, hence the respect he holds for Stephen). Unfortunately for them, Wanda has just recently absorbed the Darkhold within her body as a way to gain autonomy from Chthon (as seen in Darkhold: Alpha and Omega). Besides, Wanda was captured by the Bloodcoven, which means she can't do much right now. In addition, as hinted by Blade himself, she won't use the Montesi Formula, mostly because the character can't be involved in another kind of genocide (thanks, Bendis). And that leads us to the next topic.

Who could do it? The very one character who would overcome morals on behalf of his people, the same one who already appeared in the first issue: Doctor Doom. And if we think about it, he has two advantages already: 1) he's second in line to be the Sorcerer Supreme, and 2) as already established, he'd do anything to protect his planet and, most importantly, Latverians.

It's also important to reiterate that an astral form is not as powerful as the body+soul. With Stephen's strength limited, it's not that crazy to imagine that he could pass the mantle to Victor for a limited period while they find the spell. "Why not Clea?" I don't know. It's already established that managing the power of two sorcerers supreme is extremely hard and draining. Could be another reason as well. I'm just trying to find a coherent train of thought through this variant cover here:

Still, we're left with a very important dilemma. We have nice vampire allies in current comics: Brielle (Blade's daughter) and Soldier and Reese from the Midnight Mission (Moon Knight), the three of them being characters to be featured in the tie-ins. Well, not to mention Stephen and T'Challa, and maybe some more to be turned in the next issues. This is why I don't think the Montesi Formula will happen. Jed won't kill THE Black Panther, let's be real. So what's next?

We're expecting a plot twist at some point, and Blade will have an important role here. He's set to have another solo title this year, probably following the consequences of his actions. But there's a high chance someone else is involved. Let's check this panel once more:

Atlantean rituals.... Where did we hear about it before? That's right, Sorcerer Supreme #11!

During the old age, Varnae become ruler of the vampires and was brought back by Marie Laveau in modern age, fighting Doctors Strange and Voodoo. His last appearance traces back to Blade when he and his friends confronted him. Frank Drake sacrificed himself in an explosion to kill Varnae, and that's the last time we hear about him.

But see how the pieces come together? Blade, Stephen and Varnae. It makes sense that things would center around these three. And this is why I'm very excited. It's not a surprise that I love Blade and Stephen's relationship, and all these elements would make a wonderful drama, one that I'm really looking forward to!

Overall, I'm not worried about status quo or anything like that. I know things will work out in time, and seeing so many of my favorite characters involved in an event written by McKay only makes it better!

And that's it! Feel free to add your thoughts on this post! And see you all next week with Doctor Strange #15! 👀

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The father, the son and the holy spirit 🛐

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The love of Doctor Strange’s life

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Illusionists be like

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Blood Hunt #1 25 Copy Cover by Kael Ngu.

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*incoherent noises*

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Guys......... Valerio knew what he was doing when he drew this....

G.O.D.S. #7 preview

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Campaign party from Marvel Multiverse RPG - Core Rulebook.

Art by Ruairí Coleman, Jesus Aburtov and Paco Medina.

This team would be amazing to read in a book, ngl.

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Clea Strange

The huge wave of AI generated aberrations that are invading the Clea/Strange tag made me do the impossible and actually pushed me to finish this big illustration that was 90% done in 2022 and just needed some final adjustments to be finished 💜✨

I previously published only the movie version but this was how the illustration was meant to be, featuring a whole range of looks Clea had through the years! Clockwise around MCU Clea: the first, "Steve Ditko" version, the straight-haired Clea from the 70s, the super curly 80s version, the most recent post-DoDS "witchy" look, and the beautiful look from the 2016 Annual look.

This was a massive effort and after two years there are things I would redraw from scratch, but I still hope you'll like it 💕

Please do not repost without credits! Comments and reblogs are welcomed!

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