#Anton and Aleister the snakes

[heckcareoxytwit]

Bats was telling the history of Men and Dogs to Baron Mordo and the magic snakes in the middle of the ritual when the God of the Dogs appears to them. As the Dog God asks why he had been summoned, Bats replied that the world had gone dark from the vampire invasion and he needs his help in saving Doctor Strange and Wong. The Dog God agrees to Bats' plea to help him out. Outside the Mirror Dimension, Wong has been exhausted from running and he is cornered by Victor-Doctor Strange (Victor Strange's spirit possessing the body of the vampirized Stephen Strange). Before Victor-Doctor Strange could bite Wong, the mirrors shatter around them and the Dog God with Bats' face appears before them. While Bats-God is engaged in a battle with Victor-Doctor Strange, Wong sees a couple of magic snakes and Baron Mordo. Even though Wong is glad that he's saved, he is not happy to see Baron Mordo. Bats-God bites Victor Strange's spirit and extracts him from Doctor Strange's body. Doctor Strange is freed from not only the evil spirit, he is also cured from vampirism. As Victor Strange is finally defeated, the Dog God leaves Bats and bids his farewell to the ghost dog. Much to Wong's dismay, Baron Mordo takes the defeated Victor Strange to the portal.

Doctor Strange v6 #17, 2024

[thebibliomancer]

Unhelpful noodles

[movedto-lastavenged]

[ continued ] - @supremestrangeness

❝ You think I get my kicks from Netflix? Pfft. ❞ Her Stephen's not in earshot, right? Not that he doesn't know the differences between them. ❝ There's plenty that challenge my turf to kick around, and if that's not enough, Moon Knight always has enemies to have fun with. ❞

[wavy-arms]

Aleister & Anton are such little bastards. I love them. 🐍🐍🤣💖

This shit really is a soap opera. I'm here for it.

[tardistara]

Powerful Wizards are hot.

[doctorofmagic]

Hi! I came upon this while going through photos of Doctor Strange panels I have saved. Do we know the origin of the Sanctum Snakes (Anton and Aleister)? I only know of their names and their behavior. If there’s anything you know about the snakes, I would love to know!

Hello, there!

They don't really have an origin story, but I do suspect they serve the Furies, as seen in Doctor Strange v5 Annual #1. The Furies say they were summoned by their servants, and the snakes deceive Zelma so she breaks the seal that protects the Sanctum during Halloween. I'm not sure about it but that's the only information we have about them since they're more like a comic relief.

It's hard to tell, they don't even have a wiki page smh

[heavenly-garden]

11, 15, & 18

11: describe your ideal day.

answer: a fun road trip to a museum, zoo, aquarium, art gallery, spiritual store, thrift shopping, going to see a movie at the theater, seeing an opera or play, perhaps a ballet, even visiting a really beautiful place in B,C Canada would be ideal, all of it with my beloved husband and mom, that would be ideal. So long as i’m sharing these days with the people I love i’m happy.

15: five most influential books over your lifetime.

answer: Harry Potter series, Dragon Lance series, dc, marvel, dark horse, top cow comic books, Books on Witchcraft. Occult Aleister Crowley, H.P Lovecraft, satanic bible by Anton Lavey, (one cannot understand the light until you experience and understand the dark) spiritual books like Buddhism and Taoism, books on shifting reality, Lao Tzu, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Socrates, plateau, Aristotle, William Shake Spear, Virginia Woolf, Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe. Anne Rice books. There’s more i’m sure but its not all coming to me. 

18: what’s your patronus?

answer: a tiger, cat, snake or shark

[heckcareoxytwit]

Wong is trying to figure out what to do with the vampirized Doctor Strange while the astral form of Doctor Strange is away. Meanwhile, Victor Strange takes advantage of the situation by possessing the body of Doctor Strange and makes him attack Wong. In the middle of the fight, Wong recognizes the entity who possessed his best friend as Victor Strange the evil brother of Doctor Strange. Wong learns that Victor Strange and evil-Blade are seemingly behind the vampire attacks on all over the world. Despite all his efforts in kicking and punching, Wong could not bare to stab the vampirized and possessed Doctor Strange with a stake. Victor-Doctor Strange lets him go and laughs at Wong as he begins to play a sadistic game. Unknown to Wong, he is watched over by Bats, Baron Mordo and the snakes who are trapped inside the Mirror Dimension. Bats, Mordo and the snakes gather around the magic circle as they vow to save Wong, Doctor Strange and the world.

Doctor Strange v6 #16, 2024

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Doctor Strange #17

DOCTOR STRANGE #17

FRIEND TURNED FOE! As the BLOOD HUNT tie-in rumbles towards its blood-chilling conclusion, Wong must stalk the monster that his closest friend has become. Even if he can overcome the beast, can Wong bring himself to put down Stephen Strange? Is there anyone the agent of W.A.N.D. can turn to. or has the Sanctum Sanctorum become a killing jar?

LEGACY #443

Written by: Jed MacKay Art by: Pasqual Ferry Cover by: Alex Ross Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: July 3, 2024

[thebibliomancer]

Stephen failed so many perception checks this issue

[thebibliomancer]

[thebibliomancer]

[heckcareoxytwit]

Bats the Ghost Hound is feeling the strange presence in the Sanctum Sanctorum. At first the magic snakes (Aleister and Anton) did not believe him until one of them feels that something is wrong too. The three magic animals try to warn Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) and Clea about the suspicious activity but they are dismissed as they were too skeptical about it. The next night, the three magic animals - Bats, Aleister and Anton investigate again and this time, they came across a magic mirror in the room. Then, they are ambushed by a ghost who turned out to be Victor Strange, the evil brother of Stephen Strange. Victor Strange traps the three animals into the magic mirror to silence them. On the next morning, Doctor Strange wakes up to find that Bats and the snakes are missing. Doctor Strange is unaware that poor Bats and the snakes are trapped in the magic mirror.

Doctor Strange v6 #12, 2024

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[mastcrmarksman]

*puts worm clint in his own little terrarium well away from a&a*

It's a good thing that Stephen Strange is a sorcerer who will be able to undo the curse upon him. It's kind of hard to be Hawkeye when you have been turned into a fuzzy worm. The little creature's head turns to look up the sorcerer as he found him. It's good that he found him and not Anton nor Aleister. Clint knew nothing about snakes but worms were either dinner for snakes or they'd think he was their child or something. Did snakes care about parenting? Were A&A, a gay couple or brother? Clint could never know with those two. Well, they were horny about women and hitting on people.

Stephen does not do what he had been hoping he would do. All that Clint can do is wiggle in his hands, squirm until hopefully he converts the sense of impending doom that is being a worm. Come on, Stephen, cast a telepathy spell and de-worm me (woah, that sounds wrong). He tilts his head up, big button eyes staring at him. He's so big looking from this size, and growing more white chin hairs on the underside. Should he mention that when he's normal again?

His boyfriend does not do any of what he was expecting. No speaking in dead languages, no sparkles falling off of his fingertips, not even a wink with the third eye that likes to poke out now and again. NONE OF IT. Instead, he is placed down into a spare terrarium that Stephen's normally kept newts in when he needs newts for some wizardry (the man should feel honored Clint's learning magic terms at least).

Stephen?! Hey! Stephen Wonder! Where are you going off to? He wiggles his body up against the glass, stretching as far as this fuzzy form lets him and shouts. The unfortunate thing is that his mouth isn't much of a mouth and he's not a worm creature that has vocal cords. STEPHEN! YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE ME HERE!

Apparently he can. The man gives him one stroke down the fuzzy backside and closes the terrarium's doors. Once again, large bulging eyes stare out as Stephen struts away (he looks good when Red is not covering his ass) and leaves worm Clint to be a worm. Anton and Aleister seem to have noticed and they look terrifying.

STEPHEN. I THINKS SNAKES DO EAT WORMS. To no avail does that work and he stares face to face with Anton with only glass between them. This was turning out to be the worst day ever.

[mastcrmarksman]

He's been gone for some time; it's been longer for Stephen than for Clint due to time dilation, so to say that Stephen missed him would be an understatement.

Pulling Clint into a kiss, he grins. ❝ So, should I get you a CHANGE OF ADDRESS form or...? ❞

He doesn't allow Clint to answer before his lips are on his again, and the Cloak of Levitation chooses to partake in their reunion with a very thoughtful and tasteful pinch to Clint's ass.

Time was always the greatest enemy of any superhero and their mind; Clint's battle with time had to do with how long it took him to recover form anything, where in someone like Captain America might be out of days, he was always weeks. Carol could shrug off a bad hit in hours, he'd still carry a bruise for days.

Stephen being away for weeks was bound to happen, would keep happening, because that's the nature of both being superheroes. Clint doesn't really take Avenger calls much these days; although he's repaired his place with them and he still wants to be an Avenger. He's just never the right fit for the call, and he has a duty to the Thunderbolts and city of New York. Although if anyone needed him for any world saving crisis he'd be there; he'd be there if Stephen needed him. Even if all things magical were way out of his depth. Or even something he was entirely comfortable with.

Staying at the Sanctum over the month had proven two things for him. Time away absolutely makes the heart grow fonder and the Sanctum might actually be home; like he might sublet his own apartment and only visit Bed-Stuy to keep up with being the neighborhood's protector and landlord for his building. He's gotten use to the mundane chores around the Sanctum; that it's felt like home.

Being there every night happened because he rather sleep in Stephen's bed. Clint's always known that once he's really with someone, he wants to be around them all the time. Ask any of his ex-girlfriends and they'd tell that he could quite annoying in that way.

There's a new stand with bunch of barren branches in one of the corners of the room with a hood light installed above; since magical snakes were still snakes and Clint figured that Anton and Aleister had been good enough, that he'd fix them up a basking tree which he had.

The kitchen's still a war zone, but Clint's positive that Wong has made peace that this was Clint's kitchen now too and he saw the man break out leftovers from the pasta that Clint had made. Bats has been getting walkies with Lucky three times a day. He's taken several messages, all transcribed onto sticky notes and put into a stack, for when Stephen returns to sort through and figure out if he needs to still deal with that.

All that unfortunately does confirm what one annoying visitor has said. He's become a houseboy, which had been offensive when Satana had said it. He didn't believe in anything, but he had to thank someone when she had FINALLY taken off.

Clint's done the best he can with staying here; but Stephen's still missing (not literally; just in his heart). He's even killed a monster; it was a really fucked up looking rat with eyes on its back and spider legs. He stored it in the freezer because as far as Clint understands; Stephen needs to eat monsters now and again. Well, the creature had really freaked him out, but it seemed big enough to make a small meal out of... so into the freezer it had gone.

Clint's currently assembling arrowheads when a wayward sorcerer came home. His work with the Thunderbolts recently had led him to getting into more situations where arrows were left behind (it's really heartbreaking this keeps happening). So he had to stock up on arrow shafts and remake a bunch of his trick arrows; it's intricate work. Especially when he's working with his putty or explosive heads. Luckily, he's simply spooling some cable that gets stashed on his quiver for when he needs to attack it to an arrow and make a zipline or anything.

Since there very well could have been explosive being set off when the dogs startle him with their barking and there stands Stephen. From the sight of him, he can tell that it's been possibly longer than the month it's been for Clint based on his hair alone. He looks good, however and Clint's not sure who pulls the way inward first since he has suffered terribly this past month. How dare he, he's had to put up with so much, and he needs to get his hands on him and his lips on him.

❝ You ⸻ ❞ He starts to say before Stephen's cutting him off with a question. CHANGE OF ADDRESSS. Considering Clint's has set himself up a little workshop for his arsenal and his Hawkeye gear is hanging up, still needing to be sent to get cleaned; the question is more on the nose. His neighbors have taken to calling him the Hawkguy again to tease him for how little they see him besides needing him for apartment maintenance or scheduling the building a handyman.

Clint should later debate if that's a serious query he should answer. It would be easier to burn his junk mail if it was coming to the Sanctum's address. It's something to consider, and ask Stephen if he'd like that too later.

There's no complaints that could possibly leave his lips before Stephen's covering them again. Good man, smart man, because Clint's always been known for his ability to complain about anything. This next kiss is interrupted and punctuated by a yelp from an emphasized HMPHT OH from Clint as something pinches his ass. It's definitely not a hand, he knows that much.

A hand strays to slip past and rub over Stephen's back, it's a gesture not for Stephen but for the Cloak. ❝ Hey there, Red, missed you too. ❞ His other hand, however, goes to grab at the front of Stephen in his garb, fingers hooking into the top of the collar and holding him still. ❝ You owe me big time. ❞ It's been a long month after all; and he's been lonely. Doing it solo just wasn't his style. ❝ If we're not wrapped up with Red in bed, in five minutes; you're in even bigger trouble. ❞

He can deal with arrow assembly later, although things later. First, he need to get reacquainted with Stephen, who realistically probably needed a shower. After, he can worry about making food, Clint needed to tell him about the monster rat in the freezer. ❝ I took so many messages for you and look, the Sanctum didn't fall apart. ❞ He thinks that actually may be Wong's doing, but Clint's taking the credit. If only because he's treating the sex they were about to have as one part of the many rewards he deserved for suffering for a whole long month.

[doctorofmagic]

When did those two striped snakes, Aleister and Anton, first show up? Are they Stephen's pets? Familiars?

Greetings and thanks for asking!

If I’m not mistaken, their first appearance was in Doctor Strange v4 #2.

I can’t recall if they have a background story, it’s been a while since I’ve read v4, but I know for sure that their most remarkable feature is the way they tempt people to do their will through compliments, pretty similar to the snake in the Garden of Eden.

I don’t believe they’re good or evil, they’re just serving their purpose, even though they were named after Anton LaVey and Aleister Crowley, famous occultists connected to satanic cults. Certainly, they’re not Stephen’s pets, since they’re very twisted with words. They simply live there, just like many spirits and monsters in the Sanctum. Yet, they did help when it’s necessary, and even protect the place from invaders.

I think they just want some attention, to be honest haha. But Stephen keeps telling people not to listen to them because they may end up in trouble, which happened to Zelma this last issue.

I like how they walk across the gray area, I’d even say they’re chaotic neutrals, which is very funny considering the things they could do in the Sanctum.

In any case, DO NOT listen to the snakes!