Reviews

Dr. Strange & Dr. Doom: Triumph & Torment by Roger Stern

collinhuster's review

4.0

Loved Mike Mignola's art as always, the story was very short but tied everything together nicely and the additional supplemental comics showing the struggle that Dr. Doom faced year after year trying to save his mother was a nice surprise.

theatrengineer's review against another edition

4.0

A fantastic concept, but a bit of an uneven read. Perhaps I am not as fond of the writing and dialogue of the 80s, but in any case the artwork was some of the best I've encountered. The best story I've read about Doom.

duskvstweak's review against another edition

3.0

Still good but dated, more so than X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.

teethbonjour's review

4.0

A great look at some early Mignola work. I knew of the story between Strange and Doom before and I loved finally getting to read it.

edcorcoran's review against another edition

5.0

First and foremost, Mike Mignola's pencils and Mark Badger's inks & colors are just magnificent in this. Badger's water-color style (not sure if it's actually water-color or not) colors are among the most beautiful I've ever seen. Seriously, this book is just gorgeous.

The story of Doctor Doom enlisting Doctor Strange (through some "comics!" reasons) to help defeat Mephisto and free his mother's soul is thrilling as both an adventure story and as a view inside of Doom's mind. Doom's one of my favorite characters and this is one of his greatest stories.

jenten's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

wilwheaton's review against another edition

4.0

The main focus of this book, two story arcs that focus on Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom, are magnificent. Written by Roger Stern and Bill Mantlo, and drawn by legendary artists Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan, you'd be hard pressed to find a better example of who these two characters are, and why they are so beloved by two generations (at least) of readers. Even though these stories were written in the mid and late 80s, they evoke the very best elements of Marvel's Silver Age in the 70s.

Still, I'm only giving it 4 out of 5 stars, because a decision was made to include two Sub-Mariner stories to pad out the book. The only good thing I can say for these stories is that Mignola's pencils are sensational. The writing, though, is boring, demonstrative, and in one case profoundly sexist. These two stories add nothing to the book but pages, and should have been left out. If anything, they remind us why we love Strange and Doom, and why Namor is such a forgettable character, clearly created to give the Marvel stable its Aquaman.

Oh, and if you're a fan of Strange, but you haven't read Neil Gaiman's 1602, you really should.

theforestlibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

Book which made Doctor Doom interesting for me, instead of being opposing clown for Fantastic Four

roc_ko's review against another edition

5.0

- '...Why did you never simply seek me out and ask for my help?'
- 'I will bear any ordeal, Strange...But Doctor Doom does not beg. Good Night'

infidelt's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The illustrations are beautiful and badass, but the dialogue, especially Mephisto's, is quite cliche.