Rorkannu is Master Shake gone magical? I have _got_ to read Nextwave!

I picked up the trade for that a few years back, having never read it. The art was hideous, the “exhaust the Batman” had little to no reason behind it (Batman is driven, yes, but he’s not stupid), but worst of all was the art. And I’m not one who usually picks on art when criticizing a comic. However, it does begin to grate when you start noticing inconsistencies between panels right next to each other (one knife-wielding villain’s pants appear and disappear in one sequence).

2) Comic book characters are very similar to professional wrestlers in that in order to take a villain seriously they need to win once in a while. The Green Goblin was a fantastic villain because he killed Gwen Stacey. I think Doctor Doom is pathetic because he never wins against Reed Richards.

In Dormammu’s case he needs to make the big win, needs to lay a swath of destruction. And it makes perfect sense for him to pounce on Doc when he is at his lowest.

3) It is a good point when you consider how Strange would ‘port to help. The thing about dealing with a big comic universe is how little sense it makes for heroes to seek aid. DC’s Batman made no sense at all during the No Man’s Land storyline when Superman, Green Lantern (any of ‘em) and Flash could rebuild Gotham City in 24 hours. All I can think of is for one reason or another Strange feels involving other heroes would be a bad idea but I cannot think of why off the top of my head.

Yeah, Nisanti has been revealed as Dormmammu in disguise (New Avengers #49 or 50), and is getting pretty pissy with The Hood for not delivering the world to him yet. It’s conceivable that Dormmammu could abandon The Hood pretty soon and look for a more direct approach to taking over the world (and thus opening the door to whatever MGK has planned for him).

Also, it’d be interesting to see if The Hood could keep his gang together without Dorm’s help.

I did imagine that. I believe DC called it Knightfall.

Point well taken however. Dormammu needs a personality makeover in the worst way. It was like Mojo, who was, in my opinion, a complete joke until the Exiles two-parter So Lame.

Even unexpected help. They pop up in Latveria Doom’s going to react.

What followed was one of the great epics of the 1960s, as Strange fled all over the world, constantly trying to stay one step ahead of Mordo and Dormammu while looking for something that would let him fight on an equal footing. If you could evoke the excitement of that story (without just repeating it, of course) I think you’d create a whole new generation of fans.