Doctor Strange Epic Collection: Triumph And Torment (Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme (1988-1996))

Gillis and Stern really understand the character and are able to bring so much to the story and are paired with great artists here. Gillis ends a decade of work with Strange with such a nice end that really shows the character. Stern provides one of the all time great Marvel stories with Triumph and Torment. Roy Thomas on the other hand is really just mediocre “by the hoary hordes” stuff that doesn’t match the quality of the other two. That’s comics though

I only got this book for the Triumph and Torment story which is an amazing comic, the rest of the comics are alright if you like early 90s strange with an eye patch.

5 Stars for the Doom team up novel included at the end... 4 stars otherwise, not a bad read.

I love being able to read the comics without opening the bags of comics I've collected. The interface is wonderful.

Volume 8 of the Doc Strange Epic Collections opens with the good doctor dead. Or rather, that's what the world thinks. Due to various magical shenanigans, Strange has mystically faked his death and now operates behind the scenes, protecting the world from various extraplanar threats without anybody noticing. It's a set-up that could have been intriguing, but Peter B. Gillis and Richard Case don't really make much of it; certainly after they're quickly replaced by the creative team of Roy & Dann Thomas and Jackson Guice, everything returns to the status quo in short order. It was ever thus in superhero comics, of course, but it feels like a missed opportunity.The 1988 series Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme, the first issues of which this volume collects, had a slightly larger page count than a regular comic, and this soon expresses itself as a back-up feature exploring the past of such mystical mainstays as Baron Mordo and the Darkhold. Meanwhile, in the main strip Strange continues to battle classic villains such as Mordo and Dormammu, while reconnecting with love interest Clea and taking on a new apprentice, the minotaur-like Rinrah.It's all okay, if not that spectacular, even if Guice's obvious use of fashion model reference leads to some odd poses and layouts. The major draw here, though, is the titular graphic novel, with Roger Stern and Mike 'Hellboy' Mignola teaming up the Strange with Doctor Doom on a quest into hell. It's wonderful stuff that adds even more layers onto Doom, presented with wonderful art, and really puts the rest of the volume to shame.Extras include 13 pages of Marvel Age features, original Guice art, including the original inside-back covers of the issues, house ads, the Triumph and Torment hardcover design, a Marvel Handbook update and end notes explaining th references to the back-up feature. A so-so period for the Sorcerer Supreme, but at least it ends on a high.

This e book edition graphic novel looks very good. Very good. Thank you.

Amazing book, loved reading every page.