Doctor Voodoo Appreciation

[Greg Anderson]

...leave the book...ever!
I know wot you mean...

Yes, ever I can agree with.

[4sake]

Wow, I have been gone awhile. Brother Voodoo is the Sorcerer Supreme? What happened to Dr Strange!?

Basically he was not doing his job well in his opinion & in the opinion of who picks the SS.

1. Failed to completely protect the marvel U form Wanda magic (see Excalibur 13 & 14 of the 2004 series & House of M 1-8)

House of M

When the Scarlet Witch suffered a catastrophic mental break-down Doctor Strange used the Eye of Agamotto to stop her with a memory so terrible she collapsed from it, and ended the chaos she was inadvertently causing. The frail Wanda was taken to Genosha by her grieving father,Magneto. Desperate, Magneto enlisted the aid of his old friend and enemy, Professor Charles Xavier, to help his mentally unstable daughter. Xavier in turn summoned Doctor Strange. Even their combined efforts were not enough to help her. They attempted to mend her shattered psyche and minimize the damage done by her reality-altering powers, but were largely unsuccessful in their endeavor. Strange, having done all he could for Wanda, told the assembled Avengers and X-Men that together, he, Xavier and Emma Frost could shield the heroes from Wanda’s power and went with the Avengers and X-Men to find Wanda. Due to the interference of her brother, Quicksilver, they failed, resulting in the warping of reality known as "the House of M."

After Emma Frost and Layla Miller joined forces to unlock his memories, Strange went with the heroes to Genosha to force Wanda to put the world back. Wanda changed the world back to its original form but in the process depowered of 90% of the entire mutant population. Surviving mutants and ex-mutants referred to this as "M-Day: The worst day in mutant history." Strange was unable to break the successfully wrought spell or even find Wanda with his powers afterward. Later, a troubled Strange claimed that, as his job was to prevent something exactly like the House of M and its aftermath, he had "failed completely".

2. He sat out of the civil War & when he could have stop it see. (See Civil War & New Avengers Illuminati i think # 5 & New Avengers # 26 -37 & New Avengers Annual # 2 )

Civil War

In a meeting of the Illuminati, Strange vehemently opposed the proposed Superhuman Registration Act, calling the actions it entailed "disgusting" and informed Iron Man and Mister Fantastic that they were never to call on him again before magically departing.

Some time later,[3] While Strange had friends on both sides of the war, Strange went into seclusion in the Arctic, fasting and meditating nonstop for forty days. As Sorcerer Supreme he could not take sides in the matter, for his given duties did not include influencing the evolution of the superhuman role in society, especially since there was no clear right or wrong. He prayed for an outcome that would benefit mankind and spill the least amount of blood. He later regreted his lack of involvement in the Civil War. After the conclusion of the War Strange was granted immunity to registration, yet the immunity did not extend to him openly breaking the Act with others.


3. Invoked the power of Zom/drink Zom soul to battle the Hulk (see World War Hulk)

World War Hulk

Dr. Strange was among the members of the Illuminati who, alarmed at the continuing destruction caused by the Hulk, agreed to exile the Hulk into space.[4] When the Hulk returned to Earth seeking vengeance, mistakenly believing them responsible for the an exlplosian that killed millions on the planet Sakaar. Strange declined Iron Man's request to use magic to again banish the Hulk, arguing the Hulk would simply return again. He insteading offered Iron Man the aid of the New Avengers to evacuate and help defend New York, which Stark gladly accepted.[5]
Doctor Strange of World War Hulk

Strange entered the Hulk’s mind, reminding them of their history and friendship, as well as insisting the bomb was not planted by the Illuminati. Just as the Hulk reverted to his Bruce Banner form, and a sympathetic Strange presented himself in a physical form, Bammer turned back into the Hulk and crushed Strange’s hands. Strange's crushed hands limited his magic abilities.

Strange invoked the power of Zom to battle the Hulk, drinking Zom's soul to become a semi-demonic version of himself with spiked maces for hands. However, the unfamiliar use of such vast dark magic weakened his control over his new powers, which caused Strange to almost kill civilians. The shaken Strange was overpowered by the Hulk, implanted with an Obedience Disk, and forced to first fight a giant, tentacled monster in an Madison Square Garden with the rest of the fallen heroes.. He was then forced to battle the other Illuminati members, facing off against Black Bolt (actually a Skrull impostor) and attempted but failed to use what remained of his magic to stop him. The Sentry arrived in time to save the Illuminati, and Strange was freed, though his mind, body and soul were all evidently scarred by this incident.

4. Used darker magic he normally would have to battle the hood & his crime syndicate & didn't detect the Secret Invasion & (see New Avengers # 37 & New Avengers Illuminati # 5)

5. Temporarily depart this plane to heal & missed the Secret Invasion (New Avengers Annual # 2)

Secret Invasion

The disturbed Iron Man, having received the Skrull Elektra's corpse, summoned the other five Illuminati members to discuss the Skrull threat. The Illuminati were caught by surprise when the Black Bolt attending the meeting revealed himself to be a Skrull an attacked. Strange teleported the four of them out of there. The five Illuminati members then each went his own separate way, realizing that they had lost far more than just a world: they had lost their ability to trust. The Illuminati was essentially no more.[7]

Before the Skrull invasion was fully underway, Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum had been invaded by the crime syndicate of the super-villain the Hood, prompting Strange to use of darker magic than normal. This lapse prompted him to temporarily depart this plane to heal himself and to reflect on his worthiness to be Earth's Sorcerer Supreme.[8] Strange had lost both his mastery of the Mystic Arts and the Sanctum Sanctorum.

6. When he came back to this plane he was in no shape to do battle the a stampede from the Dream Realm ( see The Last Defenders series in 2008)

The Last Defenders

Doctor Strange returned to Greenwich Village once more to combat a stampede from the Dream Realm, though he himself admitted he was in no shape to do battle with the beasts unleashed, his hands still broken and his mystical energies at an all-time low. Daimon Hellstrom used hellfire to destroy Nightmare’s beasts

So that basically will he gave up/ lost the title & etc.

http://marvel.wikia.com/Stephen_Strange_%28Earth-616%29

[Gitaroo_Dude]

Gosh, I seriously hope we don't get an artist change before the first year is out. I think already at this point I don't want to see Palo leave the book.

Does anyone know how quickly Palo can draw? I'm just hoping he can stick to a monthly schedule at this point. He's perfect for the title.

[Shinglepants]

So having just now got around to reading me some Doctor Voodoo I have to say Wow. Was awesome and I hope it comes to fill the void left by Cap'n B.

[Greg Anderson]

Bit more progress for Halloween.





Will be trying on the make up and hair spray Friday night.

[Greg Anderson]

Closer and closer I get to the Voodoo... just testing the hair...

[Psycwave]

Impressive.

[Umbra]

Nice pic...Greg.


BTW... how about this.

Zawavari (wakandan mystic) and Doctor Voodoo. Hmmmmmm

---J.Maberry



I would love a cross over between Black Panther and Doctor Voodoo.

[tralierix]

He needs more guest appearances

[4sake]

I finally got Doctor Voodoo # 1 the other day & I thought it was petty good.

Also I found Daniel Drumm very interesting & I thought it was cool when he call Jericho & himself Brothers Voodoo.

I think it would really cool if Daniel some how got a his body back/maybe a new clone body as some point. Then he could go back to being the Houngan Supreme while Jericho stayed Sorcerer Supreme. That way to heroes for the price of one.

What do you think?

Also I want to see Jericho & Photon dating in Doctor Voodoo asap.

[Greg Anderson]

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[Greg Anderson]

The good doctor getting some sugah.

[Imraith Nimphais]

You. Are. Wicked. Cool.

[Greg Anderson]

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