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[stubbleupdate]

Doctor Strange 386 came out today.

In my post on the Sentry/Loki story, I announced in jest that

"The next story line Doctor Strange: The Man with No Friends Whatsoever starts this week."

And now look at us

Comments

[zachbeacon]

What number am I thinking of?

[stubbleupdate]

You aren't thinking of a number.

You're thinking of puppies that don't understand the concept of stairs

[zachbeacon]

Wow, you're good.

[icon_uk]

Three... Eleven... Twenty-five... Three again... Bulbasaur

[scorntx]

"Oh, bad luck, but Bulbasaur is a real number. You lose two letters."

[gnarll]

Even his dog is imaginary.

In my headcanon, Loki is still Sorcerer Supreme. He just realized during the arc that people don't believe him when he is telling the truth. So he made up a simple lie that Strange wanted to believe. ("It was an illusion").

Because the God of Stories could see where the story with him and Strange was headed, and he didn't want Strange as his Mordo.

Stranges Yggdrasil power-up covers up that he doesn't have the SS upgrade any more, that show Loki can run around Åsgård using his SS powers.

[malitia]

I fully approve of this interpretation.

[bruinsfan]

I'd prefer the Eye of Agamotto be in Strange's hands, as it's pretty antithetical to much of Loki's repertoire.

[arilou_skiff]

Yep.

[bruinsfan]

Also, I'm a bit puzzled by Strange having ceded his Sanctum Sanctorum and all its contents to Loki. He bought that house with his own money, and it's filled with books and artifacts he collected himself or inherited from the Ancient One. Only the Eye and Orb of Agamotto and the Cloak of Levitation are supposed to be handed down from one Sorcerer Supreme to the next. (Though I suppose it'd be good form for Strange to throw in the Book of the Vishanti as well given its provenance. But the Ancient One acquired it by time traveling back to ancient Babylon, it wasn't part of the official regalia that goes with the title.)

[gnarll]

And that would have been a perfectly reasonable issue for Strange to raise with Loki.

[every_spiegel]

Headcanon approved.

[crinos]

Coming soon: Captain America vs. Iron Man: "I hate you, I'VE ALWAYS HATED YOU."

[icon_uk]

It's like Stephen has been taking lessons from John Constantine.

[mesmiranda]

Quick, give us the lottery numbers! For science!

(Also, is it me, or do Strange's teeth look... weird? I don't even know, I keep trying to make that expression and then laughing myself stupid.)

[bruinsfan]

You'd have to dislocate your lower jaw and push it forward a couple of inches to get that effect, unless you're a xenomorph. Or Kiera Knightley.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Bra-vo. *slow claps*

[stubbleupdate]

It happened this week as well