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Everytime they show Peter with his anger issues, an angel grows back it's wings that it lost when they make him a suck up❤

still feeling sick and tired :,]

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Greetings and thanks for asking, anon!

Mmmm, let's see... I suppose the What If issues are the closest ones to "final stories". They are not as good as the ones you mentioned, but it's worth taking a look.

What If v1 #18; #40; #43.

What If v2 #6; #24; #52; #113.

They all feature different scenarios but usually with a bitter or bad ending. Still, very good comic books.

I don't consider Into Shamballa a final story, BUT I do consider it a step towards character development when it comes to Stephen's blind devotion and obedience towards the Ancient One. It's a wonderful closure for this matter because Stephen has been tested over and over, and it gets quite tiresome at some point.

I hope this list is good enough though! Thank you for passing by!

Greetings, anon, and thank you for such kind words!

Concerning Wanda’s relationship to Stephen... I don’t believe it has ever been problematic, let alone more than actual friendship. Some people may disagree - and I’ve seen some discourse towards Stephen, especially coming from Wanda fans - but I understand where they came from: House of M.

I’m so done with House of M after so many years, and it’s understanble that it still haunts Wanda fans. They usually claim that Stephen is patronizing - and I won’t deny it. He can be patronizing sometimes, even though it’s a little bit off in House of M. He doesn’t use magic to subdue people. But it’s Bendis, who also presented us with fascistavengers and the Illuminati.

Now, back to more classic comics, Stephen is quite sweet towards Wanda. If you check Englehart’s The Vision and Scarlet Witch run, you’ll see a very regardful doctor taking care of his friend and patient, when Wanda was about to give birth to the twins by the first time. Also Stephen himself delivered the children (he shouldn’t be doing this, he’s a neurosurgeon but who cares at this point, am I right?)

When it comes to magic, Wanda really admires Stephen’s power, while Stephen never doubted her mystic skills, to the point of offering mentorship to her. The only reason Wanda declined was because she was busy with her family and the Avengers, later becoming Agatha’s apprentice.

They also fought Dracula together and shared a few adventures. In fact, Stephen 100% supported her magic abilities when Clea, Stephen and Wanda went to Hel in order to heal Thor from Thanos’ assault.

Whenever there’s a mystic conflict, Stephen, Wanda, Illyana, Jericho and Michael always come together to perform a powerful spell, as seen in Civil War II and Extraordinary X-Men #8, for instance. Besides, they also hang out at the Bar with no Doors.

Again, I can understand why people may dislike Stephen, but if they’re limited to House of  M or 10′s comics in which Stephen is portrayed as the ultimate jerk, I suppose they don’t get the character at all, let alone their relationship.

Lastly, to the list of good comics:

1 - Marvel Team-Up v1 Annual #5 2 - Marvel Team-Up v1 #125 3 - Doctor Strange - Master of the Mystic Arts #60 4 - Avengers v1 #240-241 5 - Vision and the Scarlet Witch #4; #6; #11-12 6 - Doctor Strange - Sorcerer Supreme #35 7 - West Coast Avengers #79 8 - Doctor Strange - Sorcerer Supreme #46-47 9 - Darkhold #5-7 10 - Secret Defenders #6-8 11 - Doctor Strange v4 #1-10 (after Empirikul’s assault on Earth’s sorcerers) 12 - Doctor Strange v5 - Annual #1

Warning: If you value their relationship, do not go anywhere near the following issues ->

Empyre: X-Men #1; #4, Avengers v1 #503 and House of M #1-8.

Personally, I really dislike Empyre: X-Men for several reasons, and that includes the way Stephen treats Wanda. Avengers #503 is a House of M tie-in, which explains it all.

PS: I’m gathering team-ups with many characters for quite some time now and I intend to put it together soon. And Wanda is one of them, so stay tuned!

Greetings, anon! I’m doing just fine. How about you?

Ohhh, I was recommended??? I’m really flattered! Always glad to help new readers!

If you watched the animated movie and the live action, you already have an excellent start because, even though they have some differences with comics, they’re in general pretty loyal to Stephen’s origins. Where to start? Forgive me if I just copy+paste the same answer I gave to an anon a couple of days ago >w<

I have three guides on my pinned post, but I’ll leave the link right here so it’s easier for you check them. I’d totally recommend the beginner’s course (the green one), which you can read in that order, starting with Doctor Strange v4. More about v4 on this link.

There’s no need to read previous stories. You’ll be just fine with v4 (it was made for newcomers when the first movie was released in 2016, so that counts a lot. Also it’s my favorite run of all times. It’s really good, I promise!)

I hope you enjoy v4. If you have any doubts about characters, events or anything related to Stephen (or even comics in general), feel free to hit my inbox again. It’s always an honor to talk about him with you all.

PS: I’m about to reread v4 and make a few posts here and on my twitter, so if you want to join the reading, you’re more than welcome to watch me cry over Stephen haha.

Thank you and have a great day! Stay safe as well =]

Greetings, anon, and welcome!

You are pretty much correct to stan her, she’s awesome, she’s gorgeous, she can step on my face and I’ll thank her.

Unfortunately, in recent comic books, she’s always used as a tool for conflict against Stephen. They’re not together in v4 but it feels like they have unfinished business. In v5, on the other hand, Waid erased her memories of Stephen, which is the most outrageous decision for a writer to make.

I suppose you can check Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme #1-12 and Doctor Strange Annual #1 (2016). If you have the stomach, you can also check Doctor Strange v5 #12-17, when Waid made it canon that they still love each other but Stephen was forced to erase her memories *groans in pain*

Before that... We do not talk about Fearless Defenders. Oh, this one is not 616!Stephen and 616!Clea, but you can totally check 1602. Neil Gaiman is a name good enough to convince you to read it? I hope it is haha.

Sadly, since the 90s, she’s been underused. And now, after v5, I have no idea what’s going to happen to her. I miss my Queen so much... In case you don’t mind old comics, I can totally recommend a list of good moments with her. Thank you for dropping an ask!