Could a Doctor Strange Solo Title Be Coming?

Seemingly pretty good, if the just-released Avengers NOW! teaser is any indication.

Given the character’s prominence in Original Sin, and his appearance in the teaser image, can we expect a solo title to be announced soon?

Strange can be a hard sell, but it’s not without precedent to make a critically- and financially-successful book. A star writer helps — the Brian K. Vaughan miniseries Doctor Strange: The Oath was well-done, and the involvement of Vaughan helped to attract some attention to it.

Who else might be able to bring some eyeballs to Strange? It’s hard to ignore Thor: God of Thunder scribe Jason Aaron; he’s a star, widely liked by Marvel fans, and coming off of Original Sin, one of Marvel’s best-liked and best-reviewed “event” comics in years.

Oh, and one that features Strange heavily. The back-and-forth between Strange and The Punisher has been a highlight of the series and while it’s unlikely that would carry over to a Doctor Strange monthly, you could have a similar dynamic with any more normal human, even an apprentice in a pinch, since much of the humor just comes from the elevated way that Strange often speaks and juxtaposes it against the matter-of-factness of Castle.

Coming off of Original Sin and with a movie on the horizon and a ton of buzz around Comic Con International: San Diego next week, the next little while might be the best time we’ll get for quite a while to announce a Doctor Strange ongoing. Will they?