Strange has to be a Skrull, when Clint Barton returned he checked everyone of their innocence to see if they were being truthful or not. If it really was Strange then nobody on the team should be a Skrull (Unless Skrulls can outwit the sorcerer supreme) If strange is a Skrull then his "spell" didn't do anything and anyone on the team could be a Skrull, which is the way Marvel wants to set up the storyline ✅
Originally posted by tjcoady
in an arc of the Defenders, Strange swore an oath he would never use a group teleportation spell again, because it will weaken the walls of reality and let Mephisto free. haven't read it for a while, but it's something along those lines.so that I'm willing to forgive, and also because it moves the plot along for them to be in a jet, and then for that jet to crash.
but him saying he can't help them out when the jet is crashing? or him saying "my cloak of levitation wont' work in these conditions?" that didn't make any sense.
He's teleported groups of heroes every single time he's ever been IN a group since the 60's. He's always their mode of transportation. I don't even quite know where to start picking that apart, honestly.
As for "my cloak doesn't work under these conditions."...... c'mon. It's a Skrull.
He made up an excuse to force the heroes onto the plane.
Strange has used the Eye of Agg literally a thousand times to check someone if they are possessed or a duplicate, (it's it's main function-it knows the base truth of everything in existance-he used it on LT to read his true intent FFS) if he doesn't use it here, then he's a Skrull...or this is horrid writing.
you know that they make these comics primarily for the average reader; i.e. not us. a regular reader probably doesn't overanalyze scenes, reference years-old comic arcs, and spend hours a day online wondering who may or may not be a skrull.
also, in recent issues of heroes for hire, i believe reed knew a way to detect skrulls, as he was tracking and investigating illegal skrull organ transplants.
Originally posted by long pig
What the hell?He's teleported groups of heroes every single time he's ever been IN a group since the 60's. He's always their mode of transportation. I don't even quite know where to start picking that apart, honestly.
As for "my cloak doesn't work under these conditions."...... c'mon. It's a Skrull.
He made up an excuse to force the heroes onto the plane.
Defenders 93 through 99, volume 1. Mephisto, acting through a fake group called the Six Fingered engineered events around the world that required the Defenders attention; Doctor Strange used a group teleportation spell repeatedly to keep up with it, which was Mephisto's plan, as it weakened the walls of reality enough for him to start merging Earth and Hell. I believe in issue 98, he swore an oath to never use it again.
I know it's an isolated incident. But right now, I'm warring with my love of Doctor Strange and his history, and my enjoyment of the New Avengers- I really like the current arc, and it's only downside for me is the butchering of Strange's character. I was grasping at straws to provide a reason for why he couldn't just teleport them, even though it's just a reason to have all the NA on a plane.
I don't think Strange is a Skrull, he was using the Eye in some Spider-man preview art.
he was also casting a spell on rand's plane, astrally contacting all available superheroes about the hulk situation, etc.
it's possible the "my cloak won't work under these conditions" referred to it's ability to function in the emp-scrambled atmosphere surrounding new york city. but, even so, he could just be a skrull that knows some magic tricks.
Originally posted by srankmissingnin
I don't think Strange is a Skrull, he was using the Eye in some Spider-man preview art.
This reminds me of how Strange was somehow unable to cure Peter's "disease" in the Other stroyline.
Seriously, this is Doctor F*cking Strange, he should be able to cure anything (Besides Cancer that is 😐 )
Originally posted by Darth Vicious
Hmmm, I remember that issue and I remember thinking that he meant the politicians. He couldve administered the same extensive test he ran on Hawkeye to determine whether he was the real deal to determine which of his friends was a skrull. If he is aware of the invasion then he could staged Caps "death" . Element of surprise when the time comes and the more reason to have the SRA in effect. It could be genius on his part if Marvel plays it this way.
I'll forgive the entire crappy CW storyline and everything bad they've done since if they do something this genius.
And like LP said, there's plenty of stuff that points to Strange being a skrull. Or......like Grimm22 said, Bendis knows jack-shit about Dr. Strange. 😛
Though, the eye thing points either way. Either he's a skrull and he can't mess with the eye, or Bendis has no ****ing clue how Dr. Strange's artifacts work. durlaugh
Originally posted by TricksterPriest
I'll forgive the entire crappy CW storyline and everything bad they've done since if they do something this genius.And like LP said, there's plenty of stuff that points to Strange being a skrull. Or......like Grimm22 said, Bendis knows jack-shit about Dr. Strange. 😛
Though, the eye thing points either way. Either he's a skrull and he can't mess with the eye, or Bendis has no ****ing clue how Dr. Strange's artifacts work. durlaugh
Bendis has no idea how to write any character above Street Level.
That's why his books that focus on guys like Spider-Man, Wolverine or Luke Cage kick ass and then we get the Avengers books, which suck.
Oh and for some reason he hates Tigra (why?!?)