Warning: SPOILERS for Savage Avengers #0
Doctor Strange has just become the first Avenger to set foot on the soil of the mutant nation unannounced - and the X-Men don't like it one bit. Jonathan Hickman's X-Men relaunch has seen the entire mutant race gather on the living island of Krakoa. They've been recognized as a sovereign state by the United Nations - albeit with a little gentle manipulation by psychic Emma Frost - and now they just want to be left alone.
Of course, that was never really going to happen. The X-Men live on a world constantly threatened by everything from mystic threats to alien invaders; and those kind of enemies don't really care about national boundaries. It's true that the X-Men have lessened the scale of the problem by settling on an island, meaning there are no land borders, but it's just a matter of time before a common foe decides they don't care who that living island belongs to.
It seems that's happening sooner than anticipated, with Doctor Strange himself traveling to Krakoa in Savage Avengers #0. As Sorcerer Supreme, Strange's mandate is to protect all of reality, and as such he's determined to protect the X-Men - whether they like it or not. Besides which, he arrives with a disturbing message for his old student, the mutant teleporter named Magik. The former Sorcerer Supreme Kulan Gath, an ancient mystic from the Hyborean Age, has returned more powerful than ever before. Strange has learned that Kulan Gath is a magical cannibal, consuming the sorcery of others, and he believes it's only a matter of time before he comes for Magik.
Doctor Strange soon realizes that his presence is unwelcome - even if he has brought a house-warming gift, a bottle of wine that's bigger on the inside than the outside. He finds himself confronted by Pyro, formerly of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and Kid Cable; both are spoiling for a fight, not helped by Strange's clear irritation. When they tell him to get off Krakoa, he simply levitates. Fortunately for everybody concerned, Magik arrives before it can turn into a fight.
The brief scene is interesting, in that it shows just how extremely isolationist the mutants have become. This is a common thread between Savage Avengers #0 and this week's X-Men/Fantastic Four #1, with both comics essentially showing mutants as prejudiced towards humans as they have traditionally been towards them. It's actually quite staggering that even Doctor Strange isn't welcome on Krakoa; the X-Men have frequently complained that the Avengers have stood by and watched catastrophes that affected mutants, but Strange is surely the exception that proves the rule. He's frankly been on house call to help the X-Men against almost any supernatural problem they faced, and it's impossible to count how many times the X-Men have traveled out to the Sanctum Sanctorum to consult him.
Meanwhile, Doctor Strange is a little disturbed when he arrives on Krakoa, because he can sense magic there. It may be that he's simply sensing the link between Krakoa and Otherworld, which has been a major feature of the current Excalibur run; alternatively, it's possible he senses something Xavier is doing in secret, concealed from the rest of the X-Men. Hopefully the Sorcerer Supreme will consider it his duty to investigate, and the truth will soon come to light.
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