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The Defenders are back in the cinema for Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen and Xochitl Gomez. We chat about every moment in spoiler filled detail in our latest podcast.















Synopsis for our Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness Movie Review







Directed by: Sam Raimi







Written by: Michael Waldron







Based on characters by - Steve Ditko and Stan Lee







Chased by a demon in the space between universes while searching for the Book of Vishanti, America Chavez has a power that the demon wants. Both Chavez and Defender Strange are unable to escape. With Chavez captured by the demon, and with Strange injured and weakened, she will die if her power is extracted from her by the demon. Seeing no alternative, Defender Strange’s only option is to take the power himself, killing Chavez. But Strange is killed and Chavez accidentally creates a portal with her power that transports her and Strange's corpse to Earth-616, where Doctor Stephen Strange and the Sorcerer Supreme, Wong, rescue Chavez from a rune studded octopus demon.







Recognizing the runes on the demon, Strange consults Wanda Maximoff for help, but he realizes that she is responsible for the attacks. After acquiring the Darkhold and becoming the Scarlet Witch, Maximoff believes that controlling Chavez's powers will allow her to reunite with her children Billy and Tommy, taken from another universe, after she lost them in Westview.







Strange refuses to surrender Chavez to Wanda, and she unleashes the Scarlet Witch against Kamar-Taj, killing many sorcerers. As she hunts Chavez in the ruins of Kamar-Taj, Chavez with no control of her power once again accidentally transports herself and Strange to Earth-838. Wanda uses the Darkhold to pursue Strange and Chavez by "dream-walking". She takes control of her Earth-838 counterpart, but is thwarted by a surviving sorceress in Kamar Taj who sacrifices herself to destroy the Darkhold and break the dream-walk. Enraged, Maximoff forces Wong to lead her to Mount Wundagore, a forbidden ancient ruin, to reestablish the dream-walk.







While searching for help and trying to stop the Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange realises his counterparts in other universes have taken many different trajectories, but in each one he realises that his feelings for Christine Palmer have been the same. As Stephen, America and Christine escape Earth-838, their hope to retrieve the Book of Vishanti is crushed as Wanda destroys it. She takes over Chavez's mind, using her powers to send the others to an incursion-destroyed universe. Back in Earth-616, at Mount Wundagore, Maximoff begins the spell to take Chavez's powers.







In the incursion destroyed universe, Strange uses its Darkhold to dream-walk in the corpse of the deceased Defender Strange back on Earth-616. With Wong's help, Strange saves Chavez from Wanda. Encouraging her to use her abilities, Chavez transports Wanda to Earth-838, where she sees Billy and Tommy recoil from her in fear while crying for their real mother. Wanda relents and uses her powers to bring down Mount Wundagore, destroying all copies of the Darkhold throughout the multiverse and apparently sacrificing herself in the process. With the threat of the Scarlet Witch gone, Chavez begins training at Kamar-Taj and Doctor Strange’s use of the Darkhold has unintended consequences.

The latest collaboration from Sony and Marvel is here with Spider-Man No Way Home. Make sure you've watched the movie before you jump into our fully spoiler filled chat.















Synopsis for our Spider-Man No Way Home Movie Review







Directed by: Jon Watts







Written by: Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.







Based on characters by - Steve Ditko and Stan Lee







His identity revealed Peter Parker, aka Spiderman, and MJ try to escape the glare of the media spotlight and J Jonah Jameson. Pursued by the Department of Damage Control, not even the help from his lawyer Matt Murdock, can ease the intrusion of the identity of Spiderman. As it begins to affect the futures of Peter, MJ and Ned when their University applications to MIT are rejected because of the controversy Peter asks Doctor Stephen Strange if he can help.







A spell exists that may be the answer to Peter’s problems. Deep in the Sanctum Sanctorum and despite Wong’s warning, Doctor Strange casts a spell that will make people forget Peter is Spiderman. But it is a tricky and dangerous spell skirting the boundaries of reality. As Strange begins casting Peter keeps requesting alterations to the spell which causes it to become corrupted and run out of control.







While Strange manages to contain the failing spell, weird things begin to happen in New York City and they all appear focussed on Spiderman. As Peter tries to convince an MIT administrator to accept Ned's and MJ's applications, he is suddenly attacked by Doc Ock aka Otto Octavius who he manages to disarm and then by the Green Goblin who manages to escape.







He brings Doc Ock back to the Sanctum where he is placed in a holding cell next to Curt Connors in his Lizard form. But both adversaries don’t recognise this world’s Peter Parker. Doctor Strange reveals that the spell has begun bringing "visitors" from the multiverse who know that Peter is Spider-Man into their world from every part of the Multiverse. Armed with this knowledge and with the help of MJ and Ned, Peter decides to help capture any other possible visitors. Spider-Man manages to find and capture Electro aka Max Dillon and Flint Marko still in his Sandman form.







While Peter wants to save Doc Ock, Electro, Sandman and Lizard, Doctor Strange believes they should be returned to their universe to meet their fate. But with Peter’s greatest adversary Norman Osborne, the green Goblin still at large, Norman uses his split personality and Peter’s desire to help others for his own ends, trashing Peter’s plan and unleashing tragic events for Peter Parker.







With Aunt May killed and Peter desolate, MJ and Ned rally to his help, releasing Doctor Strange from the mirror dimension and recruiting two friendly neighbourhood visitors to his aid as they face off against his enemies at the Statue of Liberty. In the final battle the Spider-Men manage to cure their villains. At Peter's request, Strange fixes the spell, sending the alternate Spider-Men and their villains back to their universes, while making everyone forget Parker's existence.







Cast of Spider-Man No Way Home









* Tom Holland - Peter Parker/Sp...

It's a tale of love lost on What If? Episode 4 "What If Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?". A beautifully told story we discuss all of it's spoiler filled detail in this week's podcast.















Marvel's What If? Episode 4 Synopsis







Executive Produced by: Bryan Andrews, A.C. Bradley, Brad Winderbaum with Kevin Feige







Head Writer: A.C. Bradley







Episode Written by: A.C. Bradley







Episode Directed By: Bryan Andrews







One small choice can change the world or destroy a universe!







Christine Palmer accepts Stephen Strange’s invitation to the medical dinner in his honour. But that fateful night results in the death of Christine and Stephen Strange survives the car crash and his hands are untouched. But Stephen realises how close he and Christine were; racked by grief Stephen searches for meaning and learns the mystic arts at Kamar-Taj under the direction of the Ancient One.







Two years later, still grieving his lost love, Doctor Strange attempts to use the Eye of Agamotto repeatedly to save Christine. In all scenarios she dies. An echo of the Ancient One warns Stephen that Christine’s death is an absolute point in the timeline that can not be undone and using The Eye will destroy the fabric of reality.







But the arrogant Strange refuses to listen so the Ancient One splits Strange into two alternate versions on the same timeline. One accepts Christine’s death and heads for tea with Wong, while the other heads on a journey to the lost library of Cagliostro in his attempt to save Christine.







At the library, with the help of the mystical O'Bengh, The Sorcerer Supreme discovers in the book of Cagliostro how to gain the power to break the absolute point by absorbing the magical energy of other mystical creatures, in particular that of a powerful tentacled creature. The more he absorbs the more his grasp of reality fades, taking on the forms and powers of his prey he becomes Strange Supreme. He must finally confront and absorb the energy of himself contained in the alternate Doctor Strange.







In the final battle, Strange Supreme overpowers Doctor Strange and absorbs his powers, using it to finally resurrect Christine. But his actions tear reality apart, disintegrating the universe around him, including Christine. Strange Supreme begs the Watcher for help, but he refuses to intervene. As Christine fades from Strange’s hold, leaving Strange Supreme to grieve alone as his universe collapses.







Marvel's What If? Episode 4 Cast









* The Watcher played by Jeffrey Wright







* Doctor Stephen Strange played by Benedict Cumber...

It's been a while but we're back on Strange Tales with our Doctor Strange Issue 11 review by Mark Waid and Jesus Saiz. This is a spoiler filled discussion about the issue "Remittance Part Two"















Doctor Strange 2019 Issue 10 "Remittance Part 2" Comic Review







This series is Written by Mark Waid with Artwork and cover by Jesús Saiz







Here is Mark Waid's intro from the issue







Doctor Stephen Strange has returned from his adventures across the galaxy...only to find his mentor, the ancient one, half-dead on his stoop - his life-giving powers having been repossessed by a magical "accountant". Strange learned that his use of alien magic has racked up a massive magical debt. Now, Strange and his associates face the Faltine - a race of monsters from the Dark Dimension - who've come to collect!







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Strange Tales on Defenders TV Podcast







Date recorded: 07/04/2019Date published: 09/04/2019MP3, 24.55 mins, 96kbps, 17.3 MB







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It's a big celebration this month for our comic book discussions as we discuss Doctor Strange 400 Issue 10 of the current run and the 400th Issue of Doctor Strange in Comics by Mark Waid, Jesus Saiz and loads of great artists. We discuss each of the 5 celebratory pieces in this Doctor Strange issue. This is a spoiler filled discussion about each story so make sure you've read the issue before listening to the podcast.







Doctor Strange 400 Covers by Jesus Saiz, Kevin Nowlan, Joe Quesada and Frank Miller







Doctor Strange 400 2019 Issue 10 Part 1 "Remittance" Spoiler filled Synopsis







This story is Written by Mark Waid and continues the main run of the arc from issue 9 with Artwork and cover by Jesús Saiz







Here's the issue summary from Comixology.







Doctor Strange has returned home from his adventures across the galaxy...only to find himself the recipient of a most unusual visitor from the past!







Doctor Strange 400 Part 2 "House Call" Spoiler filled Synopsis







This story is Written by Mark Waid with Artwork by Butch Guice and colours by Carlos Lopez







A standalone short story as Stephen Strange visits a former friend whose son has gotten himself into trouble with a magical object.







Doctor Strange 400 Part 3 "The Lever" Spoiler filled Synopsis







This story is Written by Mark Waid with Artwork by Kevin Nowlan and colours by Jim Campbell







A retelling of the origin story from the perspective of The Ancient One.







Doctor Strange 400 Part 4 Anniversary Artwork







A beautiful double page spread of artwork featuring famous moments from the history of Doctor Strange all by Tom Palmer







A retelling of the origin story from the perspective of The Ancient One.







Doctor Strange 400 Part 5 "Perchance" Spoiler filled Synopsis







The final story is also Written by Mark Waid with Artwork by Daniel Acuna.







This story shows the impact of encountering Doctor Strange from the perspective of one of his greatest foes Nightmare.







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The original line up returns in The Defenders The Best Defense. We discuss each of the five individual issues in order, beginning with Immortal Hulk The Best Defense all the way to Defenders The Best Defense.







This is a spoiler filled discussion about each issue but you can listen to them separately as there is no crossover discussion between to two.







Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense cover by Ron Garney and Richard Isanove







Immortal Hulk The Best Defense Part 1 Spoiler Filled Discussion.00:00 to 20:00







This issue was written by Al Ewing. The artist was Simone Di Meo with colours by Dono Sánchez-Almera. This issue was released on 5th of December 2018.







There are also panels reprinted from Incredible Hulk Vol 1 Issues 1,2,3 and 6 credited to Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Paul Reinman and Art Simek.







Synopsis Immortal Hulk The Best Defense







The Best Defense starts here! Stephen Strange is dead. A charred skeleton in an abandoned barn on the edge of a deserted town. Bruce Banner wants to know why. And he won't stop until he has the the truth in his hands...with or without the Immortal Hulk.







Namor : The Best Defense cover by Ron Garney and Richard Isanove







Namor: The Best Defense Part 2 Spoiler Filled Discussion 20:02 to 42:46







This issue was written by Chip Zdarsky the artist on this issue is Carlos Magno with colourist Ian Herring. This issue was released on 5th of December 2018.







Synopsis for Namor The Best Defense







"THE BEST DEFENSE" PART TWO! The Monarch of the oceans has declared war once more on the surface world in the pages of Avengers. And if this is a war that Namor means to win, he is going to need allies to stand beside him! The Sub-Mariner's quest for a lost tribe of sea-dwellers carries him further than he ever thought possible - and to a reckoning both strange and wonderful! And hey, what's up with that weird apparition in the sheet, anyway?







Doctor Strange: The Best Defense cover by Ron Garney and Richard Isanove







Doctor Strange : The Best Defense Part 3 Spoiler Filled Discussion 42:46 to 1.03:57







This issue was written by Gerry Duggan who we spoke about with our reviews of a rel="noreferrer noopener...