Etranges Aventures #22

In the Himalayas, a desperate Stephen Strange seeks the Ancient One’s help to heal his damaged nerves, only to uncover a dangerous conspiracy when he learns that Mordo, one of the master’s pupils, plans to murder him. Torn between loyalty and survival, Strange must choose whether to warn his mentor—and risk his own fate—before he can even begin his path into the mystic arts.

In "L'homme vert," a spy is transformed into a human by aliens who perceive Earth through a monochrome lens—leaving him permanently green. When he's discovered, his unnatural hue marks him as an outsider in a world unprepared for his strange new reality.

On Christmas Eve, the first astronauts to set foot on Mercury stumble upon a surprising gift: a group of telepathic aliens who, in a quiet moment of connection, craft a living Christmas tree from the planet’s crystalline formations. The story unfolds with a gentle wonder, as the crew grapples with the unexpected kindness of beings from another world, their shared holiday moment echoing across the silent red plains of the innermost planet.

In "Les Rapaces," the cunning Villo faces a new twist when the eccentric Bubble-Master seeks to prove his worth as an ally against the Challengers. After a risky test heist, the uneasy partnership crumbles—only for Bubble-Man to return and free Villo when capture seems certain. With the Sub-Humans unleashed once more and the Challengers distracted, the trio of villains remains at large, their next move still unknown.