by Chris Vegvary
Some of you may be sitting there, thinking something along
the lines of “I know I’ve heard the name, but I have no idea who Doctor Strange
is.” If that sounds like you, don’t worry too much about it. In all honesty,
while I’m a huge fan of Marvel comics in general, I never go out of my way to
read Doctor Strange titles. He may be an Avenger, but you know what?
There are plenty of Avengers out there that I don’t even know about. Even
though he’s not one of my favorites, it should be said that Stephen Strange is
one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe, what with being the
Master of the Mystic Arts and all.
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| Doctor Strange and some of his friends |
Marvel has planned to release a feature film for the
character sometime after the release of Avengers:
Age of Ultron, which would put it right in the center (or at the end) of
what Marvel calls “Phase 3” of its plan for a joined cinematic universe, being
that Ant-Man is scheduled to be the
first movie released in that wave. The appearance of Doctor Strange in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to introduce the concept of magic into those
films, unlike the Thor
films, where their “magic” was more advanced forms of science (and maybe a
little magic, we don’t know how far back the story goes in the cinematic
universe yet).
Why should you think anything about Doctor Strange, right?
Well, check this out: in the comics, not only is he super-powerful, but he can
alter existence as he sees fit, if he so chooses (which he never would). He’s
powerful enough to be an Avenger, and smart enough that he was (not aware if he
is still currently) part of a group of people who met in order to discuss
current events and to maintain control of the superhuman community in secret
(the Illuminati). He helped send the Hulk into deep space one time. He keeps
the supernatural forces of evil at bay while the rest of us wander around
living our lives. He’s been to Hell, and isn’t afraid of it.
So yeah, Doctor Strange isn’t as popular as Spider-Man,
but they’re both Avengers, and I don’t see Spider-Man walking around sporting
the title of Sorcerer Supreme. I’m not into the Doctor Strange comics, but
seeing him in action in a full-length film starring himself might just change
my mind and get me to check it out a little more. Guess we’ll find out,
probably sometime in 2016 or so.
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