Warning: Contains spoilers for the final Black Panther #11! The Ultimate Universe has been teasing the introduction of a character known only as Dee Funny Doctor For some time now, and it seems that Marvel Comics has finally revealed the first image of the new presumptive Sorcerer Supreme. With Stephen Strange out of commission in the Ultimate Universe, it seems that someone else has stepped up as Sorcerer Supreme, and that someone may have just appeared on the cover of Ultimate Black Panther #11.
Marvel Comics’ solicitation for Ultimate Black Panther #11 by Bryan Hill and Stefano Caselli includes the official synopsis for the upcoming book and a first look at the main cover art by series artist Stefano Caselli.
Black Panther and Doctor Strange? A prison break brings unlikely help to Wakanda, but is the new ally a reliable confidant? Or does the pious Moon Knight have more to offer?
Although the synopsis gives no clear mention of the woman on the cover, seemingly torturing Black Panther with a magic spell, the image itself is all fans need to draw the fairly convincing conclusion that this is the strange Doctor. Not only do her garbs resemble those of Doctor Strange in both the main Marvel Comics continuity and the original Ultimate Universe, but fans have been anticipating the big reveal of Doctor Strange for some time, as Ultimate Black Panther was teasing their appearance.
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The first mention of the strange Doctor was in a preview for Ultimate Black Panther #10
Ultimate Black Panther Tells the story of T’Challa going to war against Khunshu and Rawho use the full power of their Moon Knight army as well as the resources of the Maker’s Council to try and overtake Wakanda. When the Maker handed over the world of Earth-6160, he gave everyone in his council territory, and Khonshu and Ra were given the entire continent of Africa. However, Wakanda remained outside their control, and they are now trying to remedy that.
Given the extent of Honshu and Ra’s power and influence, Black Panther needs all the help he can get to defeat them. So far, he’s recruited the likes of Killmonger and Storm, but now it seems he’ll be allying himself with the Sorcerer Supreme. In the preview for Ultimate Black Panther #10, Marvel mentions Doctor Strange, indicating that the mysterious man is the Sorcerer Supreme. And right now, that’s all fans know about the character, although the solicitation for Ultimate Black Panther #11 might just have shown fans what Doctor Strange looks like.
The strange Doctor Treas from the final Black Panther could be a complete fakeout
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While the first mention of this strange doctor was made in the preview for Ultimate Black Panther #10, the preview also said, “A prison break brings unlikely help to Wakanda“. This is interesting because Stephen Strange is currently being held captive by the Maker (as a way to neutralize the Sorcerer Supreme), leading fans to believe that the ‘prison break’ will be that of the original Doctor Strange. This would also mean that the original Doctor Strange would be the Sorcerer Supreme of the universe, and perhaps even the ‘Strange Doctor’, make the cover for Ultimate Black Panther #11 A complete knockout.
It is possible that the man on the cover of Ultimate Black Panther #11 has nothing to do with the Sorcerer Supreme or the Strange Doctor, but it’s also just as possible that the person is exactly who she seems to be. All fans can do at this point is speculate and consider all options based on the limited information available, and a very likely conclusion is that Ultimate Black Panther #11 just gave fans the first image of the Ultimate Universes new Sorcerer Supreme, the Funny Doctor.
Ultimate Black Panther #11 by Marvel Comics is available December 25, 2024.