| Once a brilliant -- but greedy and selfish -- surgeon, Stephen Strange lost his career to an accident that damaged the nerves of his hands, robbing him of the sensitivity and fine control needed by a surgeon. | |
| He spent years learning what it was to be without resources and without friends, all the while searching for the cure that would return to him his former glory. |
| Eventually, he found himself in the Himalayas, a disciple of the Ancient One, a mystic who taught him the ways of magic -- and the error of his ways. | |
| Now Doctor Strange, master of the Mystic Arts is the world's greatest practitioner of magic -- the Sorcerer Supreme! -- using his powers and abilities to protect the world from the hordes of other-dimensional evil, and the great dark beyond.... |
Another shot in the Mystic Realm
Another, more Ditko-esque version of the above...
Doctor Strange is is a re-paint of Peter Parker, from the Toy Biz "Famous Covers" line.
His tights and tunic are hand-sewn of deep blue swimsuit lycra based on a pattern modified from Nick Robinson's patterns.
The cape was made from a nice, shiny, crepe-y silk-like material found at my local Wal-Mart, with a collar of that same material stuck to sticky-backed felt, and trim made from a gold decorative ribbon. Under the trim is a connected series of wire twist-ties from various action figures, rendering the cape beautifully poseable -- and you guys all hate those twisties!
The belt is a length of the same gold ribbon. The gauntlets are a yellow-gold swimsuit lycra. The mystic scroll was an accessory with some 12" "Mulan" figure.
The Mystic Orb of Amagotto is a "Cat's Eye" from the doll-making department of my local craft store.
