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"Clea is my... well, what is she anyway? My cosmic-law wife? Too cutesy. My mate? Too... tarzanic. She's the woman I love, pure and simple."

Happy Valentine's day with the Spouses Supreme! 🥰💜

After so much time I really had to draw them again for Valentine's day 🥺💕💖💕💜💖💜💕 These two have been living in my heart for so many years at this point and I need to see them together again in the comics and in all the possible media 😭🙏🏻

For their pose I was inspired by a wonderful dance performance by Yuqi and Zhank Hao at Kcon LA 2025, while Clea's dress is inspired by Lady Gaga at the House of Gucci premiere ✨️

Aside from the issues with magic and how poorly Orlando understands the mantle, I'm going to focus on emotional bagage that I, as a Stephen stan, felt while reading it.

In short? Wanda took over Stephen's WHOLE life. His house, his dog, his mantle. The only ONE thing Orlando could have left was Clea sharing the Sanctum with Wanda, but he also cast her aside. I can't think of any other word to describe this mess but disrespectful. If there's any heavier, harsher word with the same meaning, please feel free to enlighten me 'cause I feel it's not enough. My disappointment is not enough.

I do wonder what would happen if the roles were reversed. If Wanda was the one gone, if Stephen took over the Emporium and took full responsibility over the Last Door. If he moved in to live with Darcy. If he wielded Chaos Magic. If Vision was tossed aside from his own home to live in other dimension, if Stephen was the one taking Wanda's hypothetical pet for walkies and antagonized her best friend.

Sure, Loki did the same. But Loki was the ANTAGONIST. They were supposed to put Stephen through misery before getting the mantle back. Wanda is not. She's considered a dear friend.

And a dear friend doesn't move to a house uninvited and does what she did. That's not how it works. Again, if the roles were reversed, SW fans would be out for blood.

I hate it. I never liked Orlando's writing and now I'm utterly done with him. I'll not be covering this book any longer. If you're interested, there's Clea, there's Wong, there are the sneks, there's Bats. I don't fucking care.

I wish I could bring better news since it's legit the last day of 2025 but next year is not promising at all. Not while Stephen is off to Asgard and separated from his loved ones.

I'm done bye. Happy New Year

Made a new list exclusive to Stephen variants. Some were disregarded such as minor appearances and flashbacks.

You can always access my guides here (same link on the pinned post)

For the complete list of characters, check the fandom wiki.

Doctor Strange's new skin "Bleeker Street Strut" from Marvel Rivals is the perfect outfit for a date with his beloved Clea 💜🥰 I love them so much oh my god.

Ahhh I loved drawing this, inspired by a very sweet panel from the 70s 🥺 I need to see Clea join her husband in more Marvel's games!!!

(Doctor Strange - Sorcerer Supreme #3 (1989))

It's not news that Clea as a character has been mistreated and forgotten endlessly since then until I dare to say MacKay decided to finally bring her out of the limbo of short-meaningless-cameos and fake-clones-luring-Stephen in 2022, and now she's being kept apart from her husband again because Stephen himself doesn't seem important to Marvel anymore anyway.

One of my delusional dreams when Stephen comes back from Asgard is to have them renew their vows or have some sort of Earthly ceremony with the epic crew of superheroes and friends that every Marvel wedding has had so far (the "Clea doesn't belong to Earth" excuse doesn't even hold up anymore tbh literally that wouldn't be the weirdest wedding in Marvel), they do deserve some love and recognition as a couple, and even if we know their souls are bonded together, it would be just lovely to see them celebrating their love openly and surrounded by friends.

I think I finally managed to gather my thoughts and write them down on a post regarding my discontentment with Marvel lately. It boils down to how the storyline is ALWAYS keeping Stephen from interacting with the social relationships he built across the years.

Once it has been by design since he struggled with his tendency towards isolation. But that isn't the case anymore. MacKay made sure to reconnect him with his loved ones: rekindling his marriage with Clea, his friendship with Wong and Zelma, even his lost self in General Strange. Stephen's confidence in his social skills is pretty much renewed ever since.

(New Avengers v1 Annual #2; Defenders v1 #122; Doctor Strange v1 #386; Doctor Strange v6 #9)

He's both trusted by the hero community and loved by them. That's a good sign for his mental health's improvement and character development. So allow me to be disappointed when, in the last 5 years or more, his presence has been required but denied by the plot. Some examples: many times Marc lost the opportunity to apologize and rekindle their bond; many times Hulk looked out for him in the last run only to be denied; Illyana, who hardly trusts people, thought of him in a moment of need; Akihiro having his plea denied because Stephen simply yeeted out to Asgard; and lastly Clea, who fought death to have her husband back.

(The Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man #1; The Incredible Hulk v6 #12; Magik v2 #7; Hellverine #3; New Avengers v5 #2)

His absence during his death is understandable. But twice? Thrice? There was LITTLE TO NO TIME for him to thrive and reconnect. Because he has become somewhat of an obstacle for other narratives to happen: in the main or alt universe, he's either dead or stranded.

(Dark Age #1; Rogue Storm #3 solicitation; Doctor Strange v7 #1 preview)

So, finally, here lies my main issue. Stephen was once a character whose importance was either taken to the highest levels in a narrative or at least considered at some point for later purposes. Nowadays, he's a nuisance to get rid of.

(Fear Itself #7; The Infinity Gauntlet #7; New Avengers v3 #33; Civil War #6)

Headcanon that Bats loves going on walkies with Clea because she makes him feel like a fashion icon 💅🏻💕

Has anyone thought yet that Clea is the one who takes Bats out for walkies now, since she's the one left in the Sanctum? Marvel please give us more Bats and Clea interactions!!!

Literally Doctor Strange with his wife:

Clea Strange in Marvel Rivals' artstyle! 💜✨️

She's obviously a Duelist, exactly as I imagined her being a fighter in Mystic Mayhem, Clea has to be a DPS! She'd have combos with Doctor Strange (obviously) and Moon Knight (they became friends while she was Supreme of Earth!)

Ah I had so much fun designing and drawing her, Rivals' style was a great challenge and I hope I did it well, even if not perfect! I would love to see her in a classic pink Ditko-esque skin and in her black Sorceress Supreme of Earth outfit, with the red cloak. Check out under the cut to read about all my inspiration for her design!

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Clea Strange in Marvel Rivals' artstyle! 💜✨️

She's obviously a Duelist, exactly as I imagined her being a fighter in Mystic Mayhem, Clea has to be a DPS! She'd have combos with Doctor Strange (obviously) and Moon Knight (they became friends while she was Supreme of Earth!)

Ah I had so much fun designing and drawing her, Rivals' style was a great challenge and I hope I did it well, even if not perfect! I would love to see her in a classic pink Ditko-esque skin and in her black Sorceress Supreme of Earth outfit, with the red cloak. Check out under the cut to read about all my inspiration for her design!

Please do not repost without credits 🙏🏻💖

Clea Strange in Marvel Mystic Mayhem's artstyle! ✨️

She's not (yet, I hope) in the game but I couldn't stay still and I had to try an imagine how she'd look like! I kept her design rather faithful to the current comics' design created by Lee Garbett, with the addition of the belts and accessories she had in some concept arts for Multiverse of Madness + lil details here and there in the circle patterns. I wanted to give my own twist and turn her Faltine back spiky wings/collar/thingie in a divine scarf looping around her neck and arms, mixing some asian deity aesthetic with Pasqual Ferry's shadowy interpretation of Clea's cape.

I imagine her being a 3☆ hero, obviously a Magic User, and a Fighter DPS dealing Special DMG to close targets in AoE. Stephen is perfect as a support, but Clea has to be a fierce DPS, she's a Warlord after all! In her Ultimate skill she'd turn her hair on fire and get a Faltine form for a while, with a huge power up.

Marvel Mystic Mayhem has very interesting designs and I hope to see a crazy looking Clea in the future! I might already be saving keys for her.

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