#Umar

[lilamausmaus]

[umaralikhokharbristol-x]

[popcorn-plots]

So... in the comics.... Stephen is married to Clea, who is the daughter of Umar, and Umar is Dormammu's sister. Well, Doyle from Strange Academy is Dormammu's son, which technically makes him Stephen's.. cousin?

So Stephen Strange is married to a villainess's daughter, teaching his cousin at Strange Academy, and arch-nemesis to his uncle.

Those Christmases are going to be awkward as fuck

[pageofqueens]

[funnypages]

Give him 10-15 minutes. I’m sure he’ll be fine

For those curious, that is Umar, Dormammu's sister. Yes that Dormammu

[atomicdumbass]

I miss Umar and Pariya… pls take them out the basement kaoru mori 💔

[burningfudge]

"You are not an aberration, Clea Strange. You are a miracle." 🥹🥹🥹

BUT CLEA, DON'T IGNORE DOYLE! He's not a curse. Poor boy has already been through so much and has Dormammu as a father, he could use a loving cousin.

The sweetest and deadliest family!

And the Faltine family drama continues. They're so unhinged, I love it. I really hope Dormammu gets to meet Donna soon.

Umar is more of a mother to Donna than she ever was with Clea, which isn't saying much. The bar is on the ground with her.

Well, Umar did murder Stephen. "Dreadful" is a kind term.

THEY WANT TO BE PARENTS SO BADLY BUT THEY'RE SCARED

#ReturnOfSofiaStrangeIn2024

Doctor Strange (2023) #11

[mister-faltine]

When will we see the rest of the Faltines or even an arc focused on them? I can't stand seeing them so far in the background and we've only had I think 5 appearances (or even less) of them. Their last appearance was in 2018's Doctor Strange.

Doctor Strange (2018) #10.

Writer - Mark Waid.

Artist - Jesús Saíz.

P.S: I really want to know more about them, because they've been in the comics for so long, and like... they're Dormammu, Clea, and Umar's species! How has Marvel still not done an event with the Faltines being the focus? They have already been shown to be a threat and I wanted to know more about their culture/society. If only Dormammu and Umar had a solo comic series of their own...

[splooosh]

DIMENSION

Will Everett

[thedarktowerdames]

Art Edit Credit to Roberto Coltro

[doctorstrangereview]

0134: Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #6

Cover Date: February 1975 On-Sale Date: November 12, 1974

And thus we begin arc two of Doc's second solo series. Sadly we lose the brilliant Frank Brunner who gives us one last gasp by penciling the cover. The equally brilliant, but stylistically very different, Gene Colan rejoins the title after a wonderful run on Doc's first solo run. Steve goes back to basics with some returning villains along with a legal loophole, to be explored later in the arc. And Clea goes off on her own for a bit.

It's a wonderful day. Doc and Clea are taking a stroll in the park. Doc has even conjured an illusion that makes their normie clothes look like their sorcery clothes. It's quite spiffy.

The magical pair aren't just here for a relaxing walk. They have a little mission. A few issues ago (about eight months ago in real time as Doc is a bi-monthly title) there was a little mishap with a little rabbit who became a big rabbit and then ran away. For one of the first times in comic history there will be a hero dealing with the consequences of his battles. Our giant Leporidae has found himself a member of the Central Park Zoo.

Clea decides that casting her spell to return the big-eared fluffy while in ghost form. Gene and colorist Petra Goldberg make the choice of having Clea's astral body be a pale pastel version of her physical self. She's also wearing her funky collared sorcery outfit. This makes sense as her miniskirt is really an illusion.

Clea restores the creature to it's former reduced glory and returns to her body after causing a minor ado by appearing to faint. After departing from the rabbit's vicinity the pair run into a junkie who will hold something of a significant role in the story.

Doc explains heroin addiction to Clea and expresses his disapproval of the young man's habit. The young man retorts with along winded speech about destruction and walks away. Clea asks if there's anything they can do and Doc replies "It's beyond even a Sorcerer Supreme." It turns out the encounter wasn't accidental. Mr. Young Junkie was testing the pair!

This leads to another "chance" encounter that's anything but. Doc disguises the incident from the rabble, but we, the readers, get to see the exciting parts. The little old lady who bumps into our pair of heroes is really Umar, the Unrelenting!

Doc dispatches Umar and her hordes a bit too easily.

Yup, Umar has ulterior motives as well. We'll learn that two characters having ulterior motives isn't a coincidence. Doc realizes that things went too easily. He and Clea enter the Sanctum Sanctorum with a neat effect by Gene.

Doc believes that Dormammu is behind this and recalls the events of the Avengers/Defenders war and a later encounter with the Watcher who says Dormie would regenerate and be reborn. Doc attempts to use the Orb of Agamotto to track Umar, but she blocks his efforts. Doc goes to the Dark Dimension to investigate further, but Clea doesn't accompany him and refuses to explain why. It's a neat exit after all the portal stuff you see in the MCU films.

We even get a call-back to Doc's rebirth in issue #4 as he travels far away.

The Ankh will show up sporadically for a couple of years only to be forgotten and never seen again in modern times. Doc's role is done for this issue. Let's look in on Clea.

Clea walks around town contemplating if she should tell Doc why she refused to join him in the Dark Dimension. As she looks around she sees that the city has suddenly transformed into an ancient, virgin forest. There's even a creepy voice calling Clea's name.

We will learn this is Mother Nature! (Eventually we will learn that she is Thor's mommy as well.) She even slightly resembles Dena Dietrich of those old Chiffon Margarine commecials!

Clea returns to the Sanctum and orders poor Wong to attend her as she will be journeying outside her body. (Her words.) Clea heads to Earth's core. Mother Nature warns her away. She was expecting Clea to enlist Doc in the cause.

Clea is attacked by demons on the way down. They surround her on one side and she is backed against supernatural lava. Clea is unable to flee. Clea then discovers what is causing the problems at Earth's core.

Steve and Gene have given us quite the run-up to the newest tale. Steve started in the middle of an arc. The next two arcs get off the ground practically from the first page. This is a slower burn. We have an idyllic opening. Doc and Clea are leisurely ambling though the park to take care of a minor matter. Steve plants some clues that seem lacking significance now, but will be more heavily involved in the story later. Doc is tough and clever. He demonstrates decent detective skills. And he's emotional and tender with Clea.

It's an excellent start for the updated creative team!

[mrswxyne]

It couldn't have been easy growing up in the Dark Dimension, it gets worse when your uncle i̶s̶ ̶D̶o̶r̶m̶a̶m̶m̶u̶ has no patience.

[umaralikhokharbristol-x]

[rachbloomz]

ㅤ ᦾㅤ ، Queen Umar and her daughter Donna! ⚟

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[why-i-love-comics]

Doctor Strange #7 - "Don't Let The Ashes Fill Your Eyes" (2023)

written by Jed MacKay art by Pasqual Ferry & Heather Moore

[amagicdoctor]

more dormammu family drama