I've been reading the Dr. Voodoo comics, which are good. In case you don't know, Dr. Strange used "dark" magic to help the New Avengers escape a trap by Norman Osborne. (Osborne is the new top cop in America, replacing Tony Stark, and runs HAMMER--which replaced SHIELD--as well as a new team of crooked Avengers). The use of the dark magic caused Strange to lose the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme. The Eye of Agamotto then chose Jacob Drum--Brother Voodoo--as the new Sorcerer Supreme. It's been an cool book. I especially like how they use Drum's powers as a hougan to surprise those who were used to Strange's particular power set. They're also revealing an interesting history of the loas that help Drum, and there instrumental roles in keeping Earth safe from all manner of magical threats. cool stuff. Drum has been chosen by the Eye to fight a specific threat, and no one yet knows what it is.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tracey de Morsella" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 2, 2010 2:09:14 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Disney bets $4.2 billion on characters including Ant-Man, Dr. Strange I LOVE DR. STRANGE!!!!! Sorry about the outburst -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected] ] On Behalf Of Kelwyn Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 2:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [scifinoir2] Disney bets $4.2 billion on characters including Ant-Man, Dr. Strange http://www.fresnobee.com/554/story/1762715.html Possibilities include classics such as Ant-Man, the alter-ego of mad scientist Dr. Henry Pym, and Dr. Strange, the mystical go-to guy whenever there's an extradimensional threat. Both are connected to The Avengers line of characters that Marvel had started developing for the big screen long before Disney made the deal; Iron Man and the Hulk are among the Avengers that Marvel already has tapped. There are about 5,000 more characters, including obscure ones such as martial arts master Iron Fist from the 1970s and up-and-coming ones such as the Runaways, a street-savvy pack of teenagers that have become a recent Marvel comic-book hit. ------------------------------------ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links
