Ditko Is Strange

Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko is an art book tracing Ditko's life and career, his unparalleled stylistic innovations, his strict adherence to his own (and Randian) principles, with lush displays of obscure and popular art from the thousands of pages of comics he's drawn over the last 55 years.

Before Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, the legendary comic book artist Steve Ditko was conjuring all manners of horrors at his drawing table. In his first two years in the industry (1953 and 1954), Ditko drew tales of macabre suspense that were not yet hobbled by the imminent Comics Code Authority (adopted in October 1954). These stories featured graphic bloodshed, dismemberment and blood-curdling acid baths as the ugly end to the lives of the dark and twisted inhabitants of Steve Ditko’s imagination. Strange Suspense features spectacular full-color reprints of every story from those first two years of his career.

Collects Strange Tales (1951) #110-111, 114-146. Steve Ditko is an inimitable talent dedicated to a singular vision. Steve Ditko is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Steve Ditko is the visual master who created dimensions beyond imagining and worlds beyond compare. Steve Ditko is strange?Doctor Strange! Dr. Stephen Strange was a world-renowned surgeon until an accident crippled his hands. Broken and destitute, he journeyed to Tibet in search of a legendary healer. There, he found not a man of medicine ? but the path to the mystic arts! Lose yourself in the debuts of iconic characters like Baron Mordo, Wong, Eternity, Clea, Dormammu, the Mindless Ones and more!

By the Hoary Hues of Hoggoth! Marvel's most psychedelic super hero has been stripped of all pigments, and left trapped in a world of black and white! The Sorcerer Supreme needs you to step forward and take your place as Earth's Colorist Complete! So grab your pens, pencils or crayons and prepare to brandish them like the Wand of Watoomb, working your magic on page after page of wonderful line art starring Strange and his greatest friends and foes! In no time, you'll be incanting the Shades of the Seraphim, the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr! But worry not if you struggle to keep your kaleidoscope of color inside the lines - after all, beauty is in the Eye of Agamotto!

Steve Ditko's most creative comics are lovingly reproduced in a beautiful large format hardback book, The Creativity of Steve Ditko, a companion to Craig Yoe's previous The Art of Ditko. Featuring a Foreword by Paul Levitz with revealing essays by Mike Gold, Jack Harris, Mikal Banta, and Amber Stanton, The Creativity of Steve Ditko showcases a plethora of unpublished art, sketches, and many never previously printed photos of Ditko.

With an unmatched roll call of amazing Marvel creators, our second Doctor Strange Omnibus is guaranteed to cast a spell on you! The adventures of the Master of the Mystic Arts continue with as Doctor Strange faces Kaluu, the mystic threat from the Nameless Nowhere! Other legendary tales include the origin of the Ancient One, the return of Baron Mordo, an otherworldly odyssey to save Victoria Bentley, and the arrival of the Living Tribunal! And in 1968, Doctor Strange received his own solo title, allowing the Sorcerer Supreme to soar to new horizons -- including showdowns with Eternity and Dormammu, a new costume, and the beginnings of the Defenders! COLLECTING: Doctor Strange (1968) 169-183, Avengers (1963) 61, Sub-Mariner (1968) 22, Incredible Hulk (1968) 126; material from Strange Tales (1951) 147-168, Marvel Feature (1971) 1, Not Brand Echh (1967) 13

Steve Ditko is an inimitable talent dedicated to a singular vision. Steve Ditko is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Steve Ditko is the visual master who created other dimensions beyond imagining and eerie worlds beyond compare. Steve Ditko is...strange! Doctor Strange! Dr. Stephen Strange was a world-renowned surgeon until the night a car accident crippled his hands. Broken and destitute, he journeyed to Tibet to seek a cure from a legendary healer. There, he found not a man of medicine but the path to the mystic arts. This King-Size edition presents Steve Ditko and Stan Lee's complete "Doctor Strange" stories at a massive size, so big that each page is like falling into another dimension. Lose yourself in the first appearances of such iconic characters as Baron Mordo, Wong, Eternity, Clea, Dormammu, the Mindless Ones and more. COLLECTING: STRANGE TALES (1951) 110-111, 114-146

Stephen Strange is not the kind of doctor that initially comes to mind. He is Master of the Mystic Arts, a sorcerer supreme, a white knight who wields black magic against blacker villains still. Strange is mankind's only hope against the dark otherworldly forces that conspire to steal the life of the conscious world.