The Defenders
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A fresh squad ofDefendersis being assembled byDoctor Strange , but it is coming with a high toll . InDefenders # 1 , on sales event now in mark and digital , Doctor Strange begins putting together a newfangled incarnation of the authoritative Marvel squad , and the cognitive process he undertakes to do so is provoking circumstances itself .
The withstander are oneof Marvel ’s oldest , and oddest , teams . First billed as a “ non - squad , ” the Defenders consisted of lone hand and maverick , such as Hulk , Silver Surfer and Namor , brought together by Doctor Strange . The squad has seen line - up change , as well as a transition to a more conventional squad construction ; the most recent lineup consisted of Luke Cage , Daredevil , Jessica Jones and Iron Fist . Now , author Al Ewing , creative person Javier Rodriguez , inker Alvaro Lopez and letterer Joe Caramagna are taking theDefenders back to fundamentals — by bring together what might be the most powerful translation of the squad yet . However , this new team is off to a ugly start , and reader determine why inDefenders # 1 .
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While meditating in the Sanctum Sanctorum one eventide , Doctor Strange is confronted by the mysterious Masked Raider , possessor of the Eternity Mask . The Raider tells Doctor Strange that a scientist from the time to come , named Zota , has found a book of time thaumaturgy result behind by the next mage Sise - Neg . He is planning to journey back in time to ensure hisexperiments with Korvacare successful . Doctor Strange , sensing the magnitude of the situation , decides it is metre to assemble a new Defenders team . However , there is no metre to do it properly , so Strange brings out the Tarot of the Secret Flame ; he has used it in the past , but he was weaker then , and in his parole , “ the board had less to feed on . ” Now more hefty , use of the cards comes with greater risks . Strange explains that to “ summon a bomber is to divert a life — to diver circumstances . And destiny will exact a cost . ” The cards then go to bring together a diverse , but muscular , mathematical group of hero .
A key component in understanding and using magic is the toll it take on the user . Magic is an super knock-down force , and if not careful , can put down a person , physical structure and soul . Doctor Strange understand this , and he understands the index of the Tarot of the Secret Flame . Yet he still opt to apply it — demonstrating how weighty a threat Zota ’s spell poses to creation . The chief interrogation now is : what price will Doctor Strange pay for using the Tarot ? Will it touch the mission the new Defenders are about to undertake ? Or could it possibly refer to the approaching “ Death of Doctor Strange ” story ? Whatever the case , rest control someone will bear — but who will it be ?
Doctor Strange’snewDefendersteam has derive together to save the creation , but assembling the novel team has come at a in high spirits cost .
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