The Blasphemy Cartel, a group Clea and Doctor Strange have been facing, brings the Sentry back as an undead being possessed by millions of souls.
The following contains spoilers for Strange #9, on sale now from Marvel Comics.
In the final issue of Strange, the Sentry is raised from the grave as a powerful undead monster that Earth’s mystical heroes, Clea and Stephen Strange, must defeat.
The prior Strange #9 left off with the cliffhanger that the Blasphemy Cartel, an organization asserting its dominance over mystical communities, resurrected the Sentry as their latest Revenant, labeling him “Revenant Prime.” A Revenant is an undead superhuman possessed by thousands of souls that make the raised individual even stronger, but for the Sentry, his body is currently housing over one million ghosts. Written by Jed MacKay and illustrated by Marcelo Ferreira, a preview of the upcoming Strange #10 shows that the souls mixed with Sentry’s pre-existing power set is a dangerous combination that the Stranges, two Sorcerer Supremes, are struggling to combat.
STRANGE #10
- JED MACKAY (W) • MARCELO FERREIRA (A) • Cover by Lee Garbett
- Demonized Variant Cover by TBA • Classic Homage Variant Cover by IBAN COELLO
- Games Variant Cover by NETEASE
- SORCERERS SUPREME UNITE!
- Clea and Stephen Strange team up to take down the Blasphemy Cartel and their dreaded super-powered weapon! But will two Sorcerers Supreme be enough for this final battle? And what will finally become of Stephen Strange by the end of it? As one chapter closes, a new one is about to begin in the house of Strange…
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Created by writer Paul Jenkins and artist Jae Lee in Sentry #1 (2000), the Sentry possesses invulnerability and other superpowers on par with DC Comics’ Superman. He was killed by the symbiote god Knull during Marvel’s King in Black event, allowing for his body to be used by the Blasphemy Cartel for their means of serving the Trinity of Ashes — enemies of Doctor Strange. Though she wields the combined power of being both Earth and the Dark Dimension’s Sorcerer Supreme, Clea says in the preview that she is “frightened” of the undead Sentry, labeling him now a “god of demons” while he remains impervious to the Stranges’ attacks.
How Can Marvel’s Sentry Be Defeated as a Revenant?
Previously, other Revenants — Thunderstrike, Shadow Knight and Goliath — were defeated by Stephen using Death’s scythe to destroy the undead creatures. Another method that has been used, one created by Clea, is a home-brew spell that can exorcise all souls possessing the dead superhuman. In the preview, while Clea is not given enough time to attempt the spell on Sentry, his invulnerability causes Stephen’s scythe to bounce right off, indicating that it will take more to bring him down.
Marvel Launches a New Doctor Strange Series in 2023
Whatever the outcome of the Stranges’ battle with Sentry, Strange #10 marks the final issue of the series and sets up Marvel’s brand-new Doctor Strange ongoing series out in March 2023. The series was announced in early December 2022, bringing MacKay back as writer to work alongside interior artist Pasqual Ferry and cover artist Alex Ross. The first issue of the series is set to go on sale March 22, 2023.
As for Strange #10, the issue goes on sale Jan. 18 from Marvel Comics. Along with MacKay and Ferreira, the issue is inked by Roberto Poggi, colored by Java Tartaglia and lettered by VC’s Cory Petit. Main cover art is by Lee Garbett, with variant cover artwork contributed to by Iban Coello, Alejandro Sánchez, Francesco Manna and Flavio Dispenza.
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