Marvel Comics has named its next Sorcerer Supreme, and it's Clea.
Clea Strange.
That's right, the one-time paramour of Doctor Stephen Strange and current Sorcerer Supreme of the Dark Dimension is becoming the Sorcerer Supreme of the main Marvel universe - the '616,' as they call it - as a result of the still-ongoing limited series Death of Doctor Strange.
And we already know what's next - a new Clea-centric comic book called Strange, debuting March 2. Death of Doctor Strange writer Jed MacKay will be partnering with former Amazing Spider-Man artist Marcelo Ferreira for this new ongoing series that'll spell out Clea's early days as Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme, and possibly get into her unique family which includes her mother (Umar), her uncle (Dormammu), and her cousin (Doyle Dormammu).
And if you're wondering how and why Clea has the last name 'Strange,' she and Strange married years ago - even though they live apart and might be considered 'separated' given how they left things at the end of Jason Aaron's Doctor Strange run.
In this new Strange series, however, she'll be pining for the recently-departed Stephen Strange and looking for ways to bring him back, but will be pulled into more immediate concerns - including the debut of a new villain called the Harvestman who makes his first appearance on a Strange #1 variant cover by Mahmud Asrar that we have with this article.
Björn Barends has drawn the main cover for Strange #1, with variant covers by Sabine Rich (two versions), Francesco Manna (a Carnage Forever variant), Shannon Maer (a Comic Mint exclusive), J. Scott Campbell (two versions), Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau (two versions), Frank Brunner (a 'Hidden Gem' variant), Skottie Young, and the aforementioned Asrar. Check them out here:
"After the apocalyptic events of The Death of Doctor Strange, there's a new Sorcerer Supreme in residence at 177A Bleecker Street, and a new Doctor Strange- Clea Strange," MacKay says in the announcement.
"And she's got her work cut out for her- when she's not fighting off the magical gangsters of the Blasphemy Syndicate, or battling undead super-monsters, she's going after what's hers: the late Stephen Strange. Clea is of the Faltine, that race of warlords and conquerors, and like her relatives Dormammu and Umar, she will not be thwarted in her desires, not even by the mysterious Harvestman standing in her way."
Strange #1 goes on sale on March 2.
Maybe this will propel Clea to be on our list of the best supernatural superheroes in comic books.
