I mostly know Doctor Strange from the recent Marvel movies. While I've encountered him in other characters' books, I've never followed the character's headline series. But I found this introductory story appealing and thought I'd recommend it.
Following the Amazing Spider-Man event Dark Web, former inhabitants of Limbo now reside in New York. Spidey's got more on his plate than he can handle. So Dr. Strange, newly returned to the realm of the living, takes up the slack. He helps out Mayor Luke Cage, confers via crystal ball with Daredevil, and teams with his wife to solve the demon refugee crisis.
The art in this fun issue has a gentle and appealing quality. The lettering is large and easy to read. The $4.99 cover price gives you a bonus: the backup story "Freak Out!" featuring Strange's colleague Wong. He flies around in a wooden sailing vessel reminiscent of the pirate ship piloted by Captain Shakespeare in the movie Stardust. It's up to Wong and his associate Pandora Peters to take on a crazy inventor with delusions of grandeur. All the steampunk machinery on the man's dirigible is gorgeous, and the action is pretty crazy.
For interior art and more context on Dr. Strange's recent comic history, see my colleague's Review at Comic Book Dispatch.
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