Say my name! Iron Man #24

[sherkahn]

CosmicBookNews has the latest preview for Iron Man #24, the Iron Man Dissassembled story conclusion. Other characters are shown stepping up.



Strange. Dr. Stephen Strange.


While it's a nice page and a moment of bad-ass, the rest of the comic reminds us why he no longer has the title Sorcerer Supreme. Crimson Bands, doc, Crimson Bands....

suggested tags:

char: Iron Man/Tony Stark
char: Dr. Strange/Dr. Stephen Strange
art: Salvadorre Larocca
writer: Matt Fraction

Comments

[xammax]

He can't use those anymore.

[darkblade]

Well they aren't exactly Crimson, a low rent supstitute for less supreme sorcerers?

[sherkahn]

"By the pink bands of Care-a-lot Bear..."

[icon_uk]

If ANY sort of magic is foul and dark... surely it is that of carebearomancy?

[perletwo]

Barneyomancy.

[icon_uk]

Barneyomancy; For when invoking Beelzebub, Azathoth, Abnegazar, Rath, Ghast and all hellish hordes of minions just isn't enough!

[shadowpsykie]

of course not, they may have the power of hell, but barneyomancy gives you access to the awesome power of the Barney bag!

[alcimines.livejournal.com]

Tony Stark and Stephen Strange -- separated at birth?

[stig]

You should the What If where Stark becomes Sorcerer Supreme. They're like brothers throughout.

[alcimines.livejournal.com]

I'll have to track that down.

I'd love a story where for some reason Strange is forced to wear the Iron Man armor...

[koschei]

I've always thought so.

[arilou_skiff]

I love this. I also love the fact that people remember that yes, Strange is actually a very good martial artist, too.

[robogeek]

Now, if they could only remember that yes, he's a very good sorceror, too, even without the Eye.

I didn't care for "magician wins with fisticuffs" in The Oath, I didn't care for it in Dr. Voodoo #5, and I don't care for it here. It's a cop out.

[akodo_rokku]

I liked it in The Oath, because its was 1) a homage to Wong and 2) set up by the villain, who's then hoisted by his own petard.

[cmdr_zoom]

"I know kung fu."

[kirke_novak]

Magic, motherfucker. Do you speak it?

[glprime]

Yhw sey, I od.

[crinos]

Heh, Will Magnus and Reed Richards may be science pimps, but Stephen Strange is the one and only MAGIC Pimp. And no one can take that from him.

[robogeek]

Truth:

[cmdr_zoom]

"Believe the hype."

[tacobob]

There was a recent team-up comic he was in with Spider-Man. When they're attacked, he brags that the mystical arts are not the only arts he knows. He then tries to take on the foes via hand-to-hand combat and gets his hinder kicked. Poor Strange doesn't get any respect no more. :(

[bruinsfan]

I guess I can see it if he's fighting foes that can take on someone of Spider-Man's strength and agility and hold their own. I mean, Strange is good enough that he should probably be able to outfight your average Hand assassin, but throw him against Kraven or Taskmaster and I think resorting to magic would be a good idea.

[sir_mikael]

I like how in comics ninja assasins can be concidered average.

[bruinsfan]

Hey, I'm not one of the writers who habitually have Daredevil knocking them down like tenpins...

[sir_mikael]

True. And they have to look bad next to the Kingpin. And whoever beats them.

Don't call it a comeback! I been here for years!

[perletwo]

...pretty pretty pretty Strange. *droooool*

[proteus_lives]

Shut yo mouth!

I'm just talking about Strange!

[remial]

I can dig it...

[lovelokest]

...my brain just went to Tony/Strange and damn, is it ever pretty.

[sir_mikael]

But what would we call them? Stony? Strark?

[joasakura]

Strange Iron ;D

[sir_mikael]

Dr. Mann!



No, wait...

For a more one-sided take..

[thanekos]

... Doctor Strangelove?

Re: For a more one-sided take..

[salamangkiero]

Strange Iron Dickery. It works well as a decription of what's going on.

[cmdr_zoom]

Tony/Stephen.

You kids and your incomprehensible, unpronounceable ship names. :p

[sherkahn]

Gives new meaning to the Wand of Watoomb

[sir_mikael]

Pfft. "New".... :p

[akodo_rokku]

I gotta say, even if he becomes Sorcerer Supreme again someday? Strange should keep the suit and trenchcoat look.

[kingrockwell]

Wait, so he can use his hands again?

[glprime]

His hands are capable of fairly regular tasks, but not the finest motor precision to put him in the top surgical class. They also look jacked up as all hell (which he usually hides with illusions), but they're supposed to be functional for most things.

Or were you talking about the World War Hulk thing? We can assume he healed them some time after (possibly with more dark magic before giving up his mantle).

[kingrockwell]

We can't assume that, actually, given that his hands were still in bad enough shape during the recent Strange mini (final issue only three weeks ago!) that he was unable to do even the most basic spells unassisted.

[glprime]

On that, I'd blame Marvel's problematic inter-continuity between titles (where characters are regularly where they shouldn't be or not acknowledging things of paramount importance in other titles).

Strange's spell levels are diminished, but the consequences of that are inconsistent between writers.

[bruinsfan]

I still think it's ridiculous that the skills of someone with that level of training and talent are supposed to be so hampered by his hands being broken. (Not to mention the fact that the Hulk broke his hands in a mindscape, which shouldn't have affected Strange's body at all!) I could see the loss of confidence from recent failures messing him up - it's done so before - but physical injury short of brain damage shouldn't slow him down with regard to magic.

[cmdr_zoom]

Stephen's hands are always messed up, as is Tony's heart (sometimes his nervous system), Charles' legs, and Scott's eyes. Anything that changes this never sticks for long.