Writer Mark Waid generally has a really good grasp of "what makes a hero work."
He's demonstrated it time and again on characters like Daredevil, Captain America and the Fantastic Four, to name just a few (Marvel division).
I was a little leery of him taking over Doctor Strange's comic, because he did a mini-series about the Doc several years back and it didn't quite work.
Happily, we can now see that series was the exception.
Under Waid's guidance, working with the (quite excellent) artist Jesus Saiz, Strange is exploring the mystery of why his magic went away - and he's traveling across the universe to rediscover the power he's lost.
He's also learning more about why he became the Sorcerer Supreme - and why he lost his way.
It's a powerful story unfolding, and thanks to the alien setting, it's loaded with surprise twists and turns.
Glad to see Doctor Strange - and Mark Waid - getting along so well!
Grade: A
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