Essential Doctor Strange, Vol. 1

Oh wow.

When people think about Ditko, and especially about Ditko and Lee, Spider-Man is the first thing that comes to mind, which is quite understandable. However, having read their work on both that series and Dr. Strange, I would have to say that the latter is the better of the two series.

The stories that span this series are truly epic in scale; while many Marvel comics of the same era still wrapped up their storylines in one, maybe two issues, the ones here go on for a dozen issues at a time, and deal with truly huge plots, featuring classic Marvel concepts like Eternity, Dormammu, and the Living Tribunal.

The art is crisp, while at the same time being Freaky in a way that only 60s art could be, the storylines are hugely epic - if you're a fan of Marvel's cosmic material, this volume's a must-read.