As part of an assignment for Jim Main's COMIC FAN magazine, I had to read the first two volumes of Marvel's ESSENTIAL DR. STRANGE back to back. Besides getting a massive, mystical headache, I noticed the following:
-- no one talks like Dr. Strange does in real life...
-- everyone dresses like they're escaping from a road company
production of "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves"
-- The Ancient One is a big, wimpy girly-man! "my son, I am too
weary to help!"
-- Dr. Strange is contractually obligated to begin EVERY sentence with
"By the 'something something' of 'something'"... it's in his contract...
-- Dr. Strange was a really creepy Clea stalker...
-- pretty much anyone can beat up Baron Mordo...
-- Dr. Strange really hates Wong...
-- there's no money in being a Sorcerer Supreme...
-- the Ancient One and Aunt May are the same person...
-- Stan Lee got the names for all the bad guys from listening to
babies babble... "ZOM! KALUU! UMAR!"
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