# So tell me about Dr. Strange. What's his schtick? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 4, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193 "2016-04-04T19:28:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/81 "2016-04-08T02:11:40Z")
Apparently a Cloak and Dagger series has been ordered for whatever network ABC Family turned itself into. I’m pretty sure they were in at least one of the Defenders incarnations. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/82 "2016-04-08T02:31:48Z")
Does anyone know what role Mads Mikkelson is playing? It’s not listed on imdb. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/83 "2016-04-08T08:13:51Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Sorry, no. It’s just too weird and hideous. Liver with cauliflower? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/84 "2016-04-08T09:03:54Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Does anyone know what role Mads Mikkelson is playing? It’s not listed on imdb. [Take your pick](http://dailysuperheroes.com/mads-mikkelsen-pics-10-villains-think-playing/19941/1/) ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/85 "2016-04-08T10:02:41Z")
> [@Chihuahua](#): > > Not quite. After Fawcett Comics went bankrupt their trademarks lapsed and Marvel snatched up the “Captain Marvel” name. This is why all the recent DC Captain Marvel comics have been titled “Shazam.” A recent **Multiversity** story by Grant Morrison had the classic Marvel Family characters with their classic names and looks. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/86 "2016-04-08T10:56:29Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > A recent **Multiversity** story by Grant Morrison had the classic Marvel Family characters with their classic names and looks. They can call the character “Captain Marvel” as much as they want (since that’s his name), they just can’t publish a comic titled _Captain Marvel_, since Marvel registered that trademark when no-one else was using it. I believe this is part of the reason that Marvel have had so many Captain Marvels (Captains Marvel?) even though none of them have been especially popular: they have to periodically publish a\* Captain Marvel\* comic book to retain the trademark. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/87 "2016-04-08T20:05:27Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > I have a friend named Rob Haight. He’s a doctor. His name is Doctor Haight. He is not a supervillain. That’s just what he _wants_ you to think. Wake up, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/88 "2016-04-08T23:48:55Z")
The character is American, not British, so I hope they make whatsisname use an American accent for the role. I am so sick of characters changing ethnicities. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/89 "2016-04-09T00:31:35Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > The character is American, not British, so I hope they make whatsisname use an American accent for the role. I am so sick of characters changing ethnicities. Speaking of which, The Ancient One had seems to have quite the makeover in the new movie. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/90 "2016-04-09T00:41:50Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Speaking of which, The Ancient One had seems to have quite the makeover in the new movie. Baron Mordo’s looking less typically Transylvanian than he once did, too. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/91 "2016-04-09T02:32:30Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Speaking of which, The Ancient One had seems to have quite the makeover in the new movie. I thought this was true in the new comic series as well. Anybody know for sure? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193/92 "2016-04-09T02:50:49Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I thought this was true in the new comic series as well. Anybody know for sure? No, he’s still a crusty old Asian dude. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-dr-strange-whats-his-schtick/751193.md?page=4)