Welcome to Summer of Strange our discussions about the Marvel Character Doctor Strange. We begin with Doctor Strange 101  our intro to everything Strange. We couldn’t begin a month long discussion without some form of background on one of the lesser known characters in the Marvel universe so we break out a few of the bigger elements about the character.

Synopsis for our Doctor Strange 101 Podcast

* We discuss the first appearance of Doctor Strange in Strange Tales #110 (cover-dated July 1963) Created by Steve Ditko
* John gives a general overview of the comic book origin of Doctor Strange
* The masters of the mystic arts and his main allies
* The inhabitants of the Dark Dimension and the main antagonists of Doctor Strange
* Here are some of the comic book recommendations from the episode most are available on Marvel Unlimited which you can access through Marvel.com/Unlimited

* Strange by J. Michael Straczynski with Art by Brandon Peterson
* Doctor Strange: The Oath by Brian K. Vaughan with Art by Marcos Martin
* The comic events Planet Hulk and World War Hulk
* Strange Tales #115 by Steve Ditko
* Doctor Strange 2016 by Jason Aaron with Art by Chris Bachalo

We also began our Summer of Strange competition. All you need to do is leave us a review over on itunes through defenderstvpodcast.com/itunes and pop us on an email to feedback@defenderstvpodcast.com once you’ve done that you’ll be out in the hat to win a Doctor Strange Pop Vinyl, both issues of the Doctor Strange movie prequel comic and more.

We will continue Doctor Strange on our next two episodes where we discuss Doctor Strange 1978, a live action TV Pilot and the Animated Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme.
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