[ARC recieved via Netgalley]

Doctor Strange: Dimension War includes a story about Doctor Strange against Mordo and Dormammu. It is set before he joins the Avengers, and we get the backstory without it being an origin story.


This book didn't hit for me. I've read a few comic novelisations, and this one utilises the format change in a boring way. It still feels like a comic, trying to keep the fast action pace that just feels flat without the illustrations. Some things that are included also feel very unnecessary. One example is that Strange instantly trusts a woman because he finds her attractive, then as an afterthought, it's added that she has good vibes basically. Strange is a very perfect and flat character in this book. He used to be an arrogant asshole, and now he is so selfless and pure that all his praise comes from others. It was just boring. 


For the audiobook, the narration was fine. It's just a bit slow. I rarely speed up audiobooks, and when I do, it's 1.2. I had to go 1.5 for this one.