Writer: Jed MacKay
Artists: Danilo S. Beyruth & Pasqual Ferry
First published: 2024 (tpb)
contains spoilers
The Blurb: Jed MacKay continues his spellbinding saga of the Sorcerer Supreme! In the aftermath of Doctor Strange's war with his own grizzled counterpart, General Strange, Stephen and Clea face a new ordeal: an adventure in babysitting Clea's new little sister! Meanwhile, there's something strange haunting the Sanctum Sanctorum, and Bats the Ghost Dog is on the case - but is this good boy in way over his head? And when a sentient role-playing game transforms New York City into a fantasy world, Doctor Strange must gather a new team of Secret Defenders! But even Stephen is caught unawares when a shocking enemy plunges the world into darkness, unleashing the vampiric frenzy of BLOOD HUNT! Will the Sorcerer Supreme join Earth's greatest heroes on the front lines to save the world - or is everything about to change horrifically for him and those closest to him?
The review: More so a Doctor Strange volume than a Blood Hunt volume, it involves events before the Blood Hunt event and then concentrates on mystical things occurring whilst the Blood Hunt happens. Assuming you have read the primary Blood Hunt story, you will know that Blade betrayed Stephen Strange and both stabbed him in the back and bit him. This shows how Strange’s spirit was rescued from the body and what happened to his physical side thereafter – which was primarily it being taken over by the spirit of Strange’s brother Victor, fighting Wong and then being tackled by the God of Dogs invoked by Bats the Ghost Dog.
I enjoyed the Blood Hunt side of this and found the rest intriguing – such as the sentient role-playing game. However, as I don’t follow the larger story I cannot say that it was all perfectly clear (I got the broad strokes but perhaps not all the nuances). 6.5 out of 10.
In Paperback @ Amazon US
In Paperback @ Amazon UK
The Blurb: Jed MacKay continues his spellbinding saga of the Sorcerer Supreme! In the aftermath of Doctor Strange's war with his own grizzled counterpart, General Strange, Stephen and Clea face a new ordeal: an adventure in babysitting Clea's new little sister! Meanwhile, there's something strange haunting the Sanctum Sanctorum, and Bats the Ghost Dog is on the case - but is this good boy in way over his head? And when a sentient role-playing game transforms New York City into a fantasy world, Doctor Strange must gather a new team of Secret Defenders! But even Stephen is caught unawares when a shocking enemy plunges the world into darkness, unleashing the vampiric frenzy of BLOOD HUNT! Will the Sorcerer Supreme join Earth's greatest heroes on the front lines to save the world - or is everything about to change horrifically for him and those closest to him?
The review: More so a Doctor Strange volume than a Blood Hunt volume, it involves events before the Blood Hunt event and then concentrates on mystical things occurring whilst the Blood Hunt happens. Assuming you have read the primary Blood Hunt story, you will know that Blade betrayed Stephen Strange and both stabbed him in the back and bit him. This shows how Strange’s spirit was rescued from the body and what happened to his physical side thereafter – which was primarily it being taken over by the spirit of Strange’s brother Victor, fighting Wong and then being tackled by the God of Dogs invoked by Bats the Ghost Dog.
I enjoyed the Blood Hunt side of this and found the rest intriguing – such as the sentient role-playing game. However, as I don’t follow the larger story I cannot say that it was all perfectly clear (I got the broad strokes but perhaps not all the nuances). 6.5 out of 10.
In Paperback @ Amazon US
In Paperback @ Amazon UK
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