Doctor Strange #6
Recap
Returning with Kanna to Earth and his home in Bleecker Street Strange comes face to face with...himself. When the dust settles it is revealed to be Casey Kinmont, once an apprentice for a short time, who had become separated from her soul and lost to Strange some years ago. When her true face is revealed she disappears in a flash of magic leaving Strange to discover what has happened and that she believes Strange to be at fault for her dilemma. The answers set Kanna and Bats on to find how she escaped the realm she had been trapped in, while Strange goes on to find her and face her alone.
Review
The cover by Kevin Nowlan utilizing both recent Doctor Strange logos and different versions of the man in an almost spaghetti western style standoff was a nice touch, leaving it vastly open as to which was the real Doctor Strange and keep us all guessing.
The reveal came as somewhat of a shocker and I have to say my suspicions of a split personality were completely unfounded, for which I was pleasantly surprised and grateful. And this forgetting of people in his past is getting to be a disturbing trend. Much like John Barber showed in issue #25 just before Legacy kicked in, where Strange was confronted by The Haunted Girl, it seems he keeps forgetting people he’s helped. So Casey Kinmont, who is she? Glad you asked. Some may remember we first met Casey in Mark Waid’s own Strange mini-series from 2010, now entitled Strange: The Doctor is Out. This tale started with her introducing herself to him at a ball game by hitting him with a baseball and calling him an asshat…I kid you not and ended with her sacrificing herself to save him from Silver Dagger. Right from the get-go and the start of the confrontation things are undecided and we are kept on the back foot, as they both seem to believe they are the real deal, both using spells in a true magician face off.
COMING NEXT: With the big #400 countdown in the works (Doctor Strange#10) the next few issues will prove to be pretty eventful. Stephen Strange is back on Earth, and he knows how to build his own arsenal. He’ll need it! His troubles continued growing while he was gone, and while he’s using magic to solve them…He’ll need it to fight… himself?
Doctor Strange #6 On Sale 7th November 2018!
Final Thoughts
A safe return back on home ground, in what could have been a challenging transition, with the artistic talent making for a truly smooth landing.
Doctor Strange #6 Home is Where the Soul Is
- Writing - 7/107/10
- Storyline - 6/106/10
- Art - 7/107/10
- Color - 6/106/10
- Cover Art - 7/107/10