Are you feeling the power of the dark side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) takes you beyond on the big screen this Friday. Ghost Rider (Gabriel Luna as Robbie Reyes) is blazing on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and ghosts are hunting for the Darkhold – one of the most infamous supernatural artifacts in the Marvel Universe..
The dimensional doors to the supernatural realms are flying open as Marvel conjures new heroes and villains into the ever expanding film universe.
Doctor Strange features the Sorcerer Supreme, The Ancient One, Baron Mordo, Wong and potentially even more characters from the Master of the Mystic Arts mythos.
What other supernatural heroes and villains will creep from the page to screen next?
Brother Voodoo
Jericho Drumm was born in Haiti but came to America to become a psychologist. When Drumm’s brother is dying from a voodoo curse he returns to become a master of mystical arts in an attempt to save him. At one point, Drumm became Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme and is now in the Uncanny Avengers.
Daimon Hellstrom aka Son of Satan
The offspring of Satan and a human woman, Daimon and his sister Satana became masters of dark magic and fire projection. It later revealed Daimon’s father was a demon. The rogue romanced, married and betrayed Patsy Walker aka Hellcat but she was given supernatural powers in the aftermath. Daimon is an arrogant devil fans would love to hate and see Quake or May punch.
Chthon
Dormannu, Mephisto are the big bads often considered the Devil of Marvel comics but never underestimate the comics canon power of Chthon. This Elder God was the author of the Darkhold (now seen on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel’s version of the Book of the Dead. Chthon was the first practitioner of black magic, master of chaos magic and mystical powers. In comics the Elder God has possessed Avengers Scarlet Witch and Spider-Woman and inspired a cult known as the Darkholders. The Darkhold led to the creation of the first vampire and curse of the werewolf in the Marvel Comics canon and was tied into the Conan stories once published by Marvel. The Darkhold Redeemers sought the lost pages of the book and starred in Darkhold: Pages From the Book of Sin.
Werewolf By Night
Jack Russell – not the dog – an American descendant of a Russian family cursed by Dracula using the power of the Darkhold. While Jack often lost control and was a savage predator, he did often work with heroes and in the Legion of Monsters, Midnight Sons with Ghost Rider, and teamed up with Iron Man and Spider-Woman. And fan-favorite vigilante Moon Knight first appeared in the pages of Werewolf By Night.
Lilith
Daughter or Demon? The Daughter of Dracula has all the powers of a vampire, none of the weaknesses and was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Paranormal Containment Unit aka the Howling Commandos – a new all-monster version of Nick Fury’s secret squardron.
The Demon Lilith is the Mother of All Demons and recurring enemy of Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Blade and The Nightstalkers.
What other monsters and demonic forces will be unleashed? Stay tuned for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tuesdays on ABC and Doctor Strange this Friday.
Happy Halloween!
By Editor