1963 #4 - Part 2

By Derek Mont-Ros

Welcome back readers! Today is a groovy recap, because today, we look at Alan Moore’s version of Doctor Strange…Johnny Beyond! How does his world compare to the good doctor's? What adventure does his magic lead to? You’ll see in…

The trippy…. trip begins with our hippy of a hero, guiding a blonde beauty to some place called “The Laundry.” Though the woman seems to be a little off, even for Johnny.

 

Talking to the mysterious woman reveals that she seems to be acting like every location is where it shouldn’t be. That's an odd sentence that will make more sense as the story progresses. For now, Johnny helps the woman back to her apartment. She points out that Johnny reminds her of her boyfriend.

 

As Johnny examines some of the stranger parts of the apartment, such as a movie that appears in book form, Johnny meets the woman’s previously mentioned boyfriend…HIMSELF!

 

The two go outside of the apartment, only to see the entire building folding and warping on itself, causing some king of magical disturbance in the air. They regroup with Johnny’s friend, Lips, who is the equivalent of Wong in this universe.

 

After speaking to his version of the ancient one, it is revealed that time itself is being rippled. Johnny leaves the building, only to reappear in it in astral form. Doing so reveals that some of the civilians on the streets are from the '30s, proving the old wizard’s theory. Using astral form, Johnny fixes the shifting building for a short time and goes to confront his older self and the room that led to all of this.

 

After a brief fight because older Johnny did not believe his younger counterpart, the horror of this entire disaster is finally shown to the reader in the most trippy of ways.

 

It’s revealed that it is not only time being affected, but earth as well! The older Johnny has been revealed to come from another earth, arriving with no knowledge of the events at hand.

 

All seems normal with the building afterward until it is revealed that Older Johnny stayed, and our Johnny is out there in that warped world we saw earlier. What will happen to the sorcerer of sass? Only time will tell. Until then, enjoy these amazing pin ups!