A Cup of Eldritch

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I'm taking a Superman break for a little while. I'm fine, just sometimes I need to switch gears Right now I'm feeling a mix of Doctor Strange and the X-books

I don't know if I could necessarily describe the tone shift of the 70s/80s Doctor Strange ongoing beginning with this issue, outside of it being the tone I prefer, but this issue would have made an excellent jumping on point for new readers at the time. Awesome cover too

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This is one of the smartest visuals in this miniseries. For someone with Doc's long fingered, fine boned hands, not to mention his nerve damage, hitting someone with a traditional fist would hurt him as much as them. Jabbing someone in a sensitive target with a leopard fist makes much more sense

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While I don't care for his current personal politics, there's no denying what a powerhouse Frank Miller was in the 80s. With his art in this issue, you can feel the transition into what Marvel became in the 1980s Marvel Team Up Annual #14 - January 1980

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Given that the Eye Killers would be involved in the Darkhold Cult's plot to resurrect Dracula, it's a fun bit of coincidence that the brother reminds me of Chris Sara Don's vampire character from Fright Night Doctor Strange #38 - December 1979

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While Tom Palmer was one of the all time great inkers, his inks made Gene Colan's pencils a little too ethereal for my taste. I prefer how Daaaaaan Greeeeeen tightens things up a little Doctor Strange #38 - December 1979

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