• Shaman & Talisman Appear In Doctor Strange #6

    Marvel have released an unlettered preview of next month's Doctor Strange #6, the first part of the 'Last Days Of Magic' storyline, and one of the preview pages features Shaman and Talisman:-

    By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, the second arc of Doctor Strange starts here! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside DOCTOR STRANGE #6 – the first chapter of “The Last Days of Magic”, coming at you from blockbuster creators Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo! He is the Sorcerer Supreme. The best defense against magical threats from this and any universe. But what happens when his foe’s mission is to eradicate magic forever? The Emperikul have arrived, leaving universes cleansed of magic in their wake. Their next target? The Marvel Universe! Even at full strength he may not be able to stop them. But with Doctor Strange weakened beyond measure? We don’t stand a chance! Now is your chance to jump on board this hit series as the war for magic heats up in March’s DOCTOR STRANGE #6!

    DOCTOR STRANGE #6
    JASON AARON (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A/C)
    STORY THUS FAR VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA
    CLASSIC ARTIST VARIANT COVER BY BUTCH GUICE
    “THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC” STARTS NOW!
    The Emperikul have arrived, leaving universes purged of magic in their wake. Their next target? The Marvel Universe. And with Doctor Strange weakened beyond measure? We don’t have a chance!
    32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
    FOC 2/8/16, ON-SALE 3/2/16


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    1. -K-M-'s Avatar
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      *sigh* not good. That's what I was worried was going to happe
    1. Phil's Avatar
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      I think the one saving grace is that Magik also appears to be in the same state, and she's currently a big player in Extraordinary X-Men so I reckon Strange will save the day & it'll be like SHIELD 5-6.
    1. Legerd's Avatar
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      Marvel can't be so stupid as to promote AF, and then follow it up by killing one of their founding members, can they?
    1. -K-M-'s Avatar
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      Also twice now talisman doesn't have her talisman on, which is odd
    1. Alphan East's Avatar
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      Ummm... on that last page, isn't that Talisman kneeling over a fallen Shaman near blood-stained snow?
      I am not liking where this is going.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Yup, that's what we've been discussing.
      I don't think it'll stick though, personally.
    1. -K-M-'s Avatar
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      Odd they keep drawing her without her talisman. Wonder if that's on purpose
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      This does not look good for our heroes...

      Quote Originally Posted by Legerd View Post
      Marvel can't be so stupid as to promote AF, and then follow it up by killing one of their founding members, can they?
      'Promote' as in advertise, or 'promote' as in give a better job?
      I haven't really seen them do the former... have they?
      And the latter... well, they gave the space-protectors job to three of them, not the two dead. In the snow. we see above. (Agh! New Avengers #16 flashbacks!)

      ~ Le Messor
      "Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you closer to the answer."
      ~ Cynthia Copeland Lewis, Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me
    1. Legerd's Avatar
      Legerd -
      Quote Originally Posted by Le Messor View Post
      'Promote' as in advertise, or 'promote' as in give a better job?
      I haven't really seen them do the former... have they?
      Both. I mean, they are using the team in the new Capt. Marvel series, and so far they are being written well which, in my books, is a way of promoting little-used characters. And they are now responsible for Earth's first line of space defence, so, yeah, both.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      A lettered preview of non-Alphan pages: http://www.comicbookresources.com/co...-comics-2016-1
    1. rplass's Avatar
      rplass -
      I still don't get how her costume stays on. Powerful magic must be in effect. ������
    1. Le Messor's Avatar
      Le Messor -
      You're right - it's magic. We don't have to explain it.

      Of course, there was that one time during her big number at the Superbowl...
    1. Phil's Avatar
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      Just the panel above...
    1. -K-M-'s Avatar
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      Good to know. Thanks
    1. cmdrkoenig67's Avatar
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      I don't believe any of the magic-users are dead yet...

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      The Emperikul tend to gather their victims together, then burn them alive. At least, that seems to be their modus operandi.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      Yeah...

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      The fact that they've got Strange there in the same state means they're likely to survive.
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      maniac mike -
      Shaman has a one panel appearance in Extraordinary X-Men #8 out now.
    1. Phil's Avatar
      Phil -
      See http://alphaflight.net/showthread.ph...667#post100667

      I'm really liking that he's finally being remembered when magic powerhouses are brought in.
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      Both appear in #7, alive and well, with lines

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    1. -K-M-'s Avatar
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      Shaman looks badass in the last scan.