Re: Dr. Strange: The Oath Series Discussion (Spoilers)
#3
Wasn't as good as the last two but had some of the best scenes and interesting reveals. It was a good bridge issue that will probably read better in Trade.
Flashback* We see Strange's surgeon leaving the hospital after he couldn't save Strange's hands. The patient Strange blew off previously confronts him and thanks him for ruining Strange's life. The old man then reveals he's going to dabble in the dark arts.
Brigand is holding Night Nurse hostage and Wong pulls some fu manchu on his *** and Night Nurse breaks free. Strange holds him with some mystical chains. Wong begins suffering a headache and the drug he takes to ease the pain is named. He forgot his pills at home though and Night Nurse tells him a certain company has a monopoly on the pills so there's no generic kind.
Strange then enters into his mind to see who the mastermind behind all of this is. In Brigand's head he faces mental blocks in the form of some creatures that Strange easily does away with and then the tricks begin as we see Nightmare and Dorammu (sp?) appear. Strange quickly realizes they're fakes and Brigand is out of luck. He then reveals who the man behind everything is... It's Strange's surgeon.
We then see the Surgeon meet with the pharmacutical company that makes the pills Wong is useing. The board, who sit in mostly shadows, question the surgeon about the elixar and Strange. Obviously they don't want Strange to cure cancer because that would put them out of a job. They want the surgeon to get rid of Strange and it's revealed he used to dabble in the dark arts and when he did something bad happened.
Strange comes out of Brigand's mind and banishes Brigand within his own mind (confusing, right?) eternally. Very cold, very badass of Strange.
They show the surgeon conjuring something up and how he feels good about practicing magic again.
Strange, Wong, and the Night Nurse return to the Hospice only to find it ablaze and are now confronted with a giant monster.
3/5
