Doctor Strange: The Oath (New Avengers)

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Product Description
Doctor Stephen Strange embarks on the most important paranormal investigation of his career, as he sets out to solve an attempted murder - his own! And with his most trusted friend also at death's door, Strange turns to an unexpected corner of the Marvel Universe to recruit a new ally. Eisner Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (Runaways, Y: The Last Man) and red-hot artist Marcos Martin (Captain America, Batgirl: Year One) join forces for an adventure that will take the Sorcerer Supreme from the underworld of New York City to the deadliest dimensions on the outskirts of reality - while firmly establishing him in the current Marvel Universe and setting him up to join a surprising new team! Collects Doctor Strange: The Oath #1-5.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Average story saved by witty script September 29, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Dr Strange discovers an elixir than can cure every disease known to man. But when a pharmaceutical company attempts to steal the magic potion, all but a drop is destroyed, leaving Strange with an ethical dilemma. Should he fulfill his Hippocratic Oath by using the remaining drop to manufacture more, or by administering the drop to a dear friend under immediate threat of death from a crippling brain tumor.

Under less capable hands, the story might have been a dour fable of friendship and the greater good dressed up in pseudo-Eastern mysticism. Writer Brian K. Vaughan, though, has tongue firmly planted in cheek, spicing up a fairly mediocre story with some wonderful one-liners. Brought into an emergency medical clinic after having been shot, Strange goes through an abbreviated version of his origin story, revealing himself as the Sorcerer Supreme, to which the attending physician reacts: "You're serious? You call yourself the "Sorcerer Supreme"? And you say you _used_ to be arrogant?" When Strange observes that the physician has an unusually strong interest in superheroes, she replies in reference to Strange's servant Wong: "I'm not sure anyone with his personal slave boy should be talking about other people's fetishes." Later Strange recites from a book of incantations a spell written in Latin and ending with - "Abracadabra." And these examples are just a few of the gags found in the first chapter alone.

This book reprints all five issues first published in booklet form in 2006 and features the art of Marcos Martin, a man who obviously enjoyed reading the early Dr Strange stories. In many of Strange's poses, in the framing and layout of panels, and in his depiction of the spirit worlds, Marcos lovingly evokes the charm of Steve Ditko.

Art and script work well together for an hour's worth of lightweight reading, a far better choice when compared to the hours you'd have to invest in the voluminous pretension of Marvel's Civil War.

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5 out of 5 stars

Well done! August 28, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Wonderful blend of Doctor Strange's early medical career/Hippocratic Oath with his magical destiny as the Sorceror Supreme. 'The Oath' was so engaging that I believe that it could make for a great animated DVD. I was very impressed with Brian K. Vaughan's writing. Since this is my first exposure to him, I will definitely try out some of his other projects. Hope he does another Doctor Strange mini... or better yet, and ongoing series!

4 out of 5 stars

The Doctor is in! July 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I have not been an avid reader of Doctor Strange, but when I saw that Brian K. Vaughn was behind this project, I HAD to pick it up!

The Oath is a wonderful play on Doctor Strange's Hippocratic oath as a Doctor and the oath made to protect those around him.

The pacing of this book is fun and it's a great introductory read for this character. Funny, Good Action, and cool plot twists in this one! No prior knowledge is needed and the story wraps up really nicely. So if you're just looking for your one and only Doctor Strange book to check out, The Oath is the way to go.

Check out more of Brian K. Vaughn's work:
Pride of Baghdad
Running (Runaways (Marvel))
Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned

5 out of 5 stars

Supreme Magic August 9, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

OK. I've been reading Dr. Strange off and on for over 30 years; and I found this to be just about the BEST Dr. Strange I've ever seen. Beautiful artwork by Marcos Martin; nice story by Vaughan with a touch of humor.

If you enjoy this title I'd highly recommend Batgirl: Year One (Batman) also amazingly illustrated by Marcos Martin. And winner of Wizard's Best Mini-Series of 2003.

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