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Marvel Officially Reveals New Version of Doctor Strange Ahead of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Marvel has unveiled a new original graphic novel, Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare, which sends the Sorcerer Supreme into the Nightmare Realm to solve a mysterious global insomnia crisis. The book arrives via Abrams ComicArts' Marvel Arts line, adding to a recent run of high-profile adventures for the character in the comics, and comes as speculation continues over whether Doctor Strange will appear in the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday.
The story is triggered by a hospital patient's ravings about a "slumbering god" whose awakening could destroy the multiverse, prompting Strange to team up with an unlikely ally. It is written by Kevin J. Anderson, with art by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín — a team that previously collaborated on Abrams' Dune graphic novels — and the Marvel Arts line is curated by artist Alex Ross. Anderson has described the story as Lovecraft-inspired, reviving a villain unseen since Doctor Strange's 1964 debut in Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's Dr. Strange #122. Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare releases in hardcover for $25.99 on 8 September.
In short
- Marvel reveals new Doctor Strange graphic novel, Endless Nightmare
- Story sends Strange into the Nightmare Realm to stop a "slumbering god"
- Out 8 September in hardcover, priced $25.99
Explained simply
Doctor Strange is a Marvel character whose stories combine magic, medicine and threats to reality. Known as the Sorcerer Supreme, he protects Earth and other worlds from supernatural dangers, and first appeared in a 1960s comic by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Marvel’s graphic novel line, Marvel Arts, brings comics creators together for standalone stories in book form. Doctor Strange: Endless Nightmare is written by Kevin J. Anderson and illustrated by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín; artist Alex Ross curates the line.
The story draws on Nightmare, a villain from Strange’s early comics who rules a realm linked to dreams. Its release comes amid speculation about whether Strange will feature in the film Avengers: Doomsday, though the book itself is a separate comic story.
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