Batman/Deadpool #1--John Constantine: Hellblazer & Doctor Strange Preview

 

John Constantine is a warlock and occult detective. As Hellblazer, he's a chain-smoking humanitarian who protects people like you and me from otherworldly dangers. In Batman: Gotham By Gaslight--A League for Justice, John Constantine helps a group of heroes as they seek to prevent General Zod and Lex Luthor from changing the world as they know it. 

Dr Stephen Strange once served people as an acclaimed surgeon. Now, he protects Humanity as Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. Or at least he does, when Earth's first vampire doesn't try to assassinate him, or the king of Latveria swindles him out of his powers. When an immortal villain threatens to change the world as we know it, Doctor Strange will work to defend the sacred timeline in 1776.

How will John Constantine and Stephen Strange get along when they meet? Who will they protect? And what evils will they battle? Here's all the info from DC Connect:

  

DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool #1

Writers: Grant Morrison, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Tom Taylor, Mariko Tamaki & G Willow Wilson

Artist: Dan Mora, Hayden Sherman, Bruno Redondo, Amanda Conner & Denys Cowan

Cover Artists: Dan Mora, Lee Bermejo, Mark Brooks, Jim Cheung, Amanda Conner, Nick Dragotta, Jenny Frison, Andy Kubert, Jae Lee, Jim Lee, Alexander Lozano, Sean Murphy, Frank Quitely, Bruno Redondo, Hayden Sherman, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ryan Sook, Sozomaika & Blank sketch variant cover

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $7.99/$8.99 Card Stock

Release Date: November 19, 2025

 

The moment you’ve been waiting for!

 

The Dark Knight and the Merc with a Mouth team up for an adventure so mind-bending you’ll think you’re in a dream! Brought to you by legendary creators Grant Morrison and Dan Mora! And be sure not to miss these incredible extra stories:

 

Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Joshua Williamson team up with Hayden Sherman for a magical Constantine/Doctor Strange tale! Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo bring you an epic Nightwing/Dick Grayson and Laura Kinney/Wolverine story! Mariko Tamaki and Amanda Conner smash Harley Quinn and the Hulk together! G Willow Wilson and Denys Cowan tell an electrifying Static and Ms Marvel yarn!

 

Now, let's take a look inside this magical Constantine/Doctor Strange tale:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

Doctor Strange: The Art Of The Movie Solicit

 

 

My introduction to Doctor Strange came from a graphic novel my late friend Justin Ponsor colored. This was a retelling of Doctor Strange's origin story written by Michael Straczynski. You can see the creative dynamo behind Babylon 5 trying to pick up Mjolnir in Marvel's 2011 film "Thor." 

I enjoyed this first Doctor Strange movie and all his subsequent MCU appearances. Sadly, Spider-Man's getting tired of Doctor Strange's lectures in the current Amazing Spider-Man comics. But then, he doesn't see the world like the former Sorcerer Supreme.

Here's all the info from Titan Books:

 

 

MARVEL STUDIOS’ THE INFINITY SAGA- DOCTOR STRANGE: THE ART OF THE MOVIE

Format: Art Book

(W) Jacob Johnston

Publisher: Titan Books

HC, FC, 344pp, $50, On Sale May 28, 2025

 

The official art book for the movie Doctor Strange, the 13th title reissue of the 24-book Marvel Studios' The Infinity Saga series published as a resized matching set.

 

Explore the fantastic worlds of Doctor Strange with exclusive concept artwork and in-depth analysis from the filmmakers. Go behind the scenes in this deluxe keepsake volume as Marvel once again brings its strange history to the silver screen!

Doctor Strange: Dimension War Solicitation

  

I enjoyed the two Doctor Strange movies. Unfortunately, the good doctor is dead in Marvel Comics right now. But while his spirit survives on the astral plane, Spider-Man inherits one of his obligations in Amazing Spider-Man. 

Here's all the info from Titan Books on this retelling of Doctor Strange's origins: 

 

DOCTOR STRANGE: DIMENSION WAR

(W) James Lovegrove

Publisher: Titan Books

SC, 304pp, $17.99, On Sale February 12, 2025

 

THE MIND-BENDING ORIGINAL ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR STRANGE, THE SORCERER SUPREME, ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE FOR A NEW ERA BY NEW YORK TIMES-BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LOVEGROVE.

 

Stephen Strange, one of the best surgeons in the country survives a horrific car crash but at a great cost: his hands are irreparably damaged, and he can no longer perform surgery.

 

When no doctor can help him, he seeks out mystic help from the Ancient One, a man rumored to possess unearthly talents. So begins the journey of Doctor Strange, The Sorcerer Supreme!

Spotlight: Doctor Strange #1

 

 

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.