Review
"Doctor Strange and Dracula both race to find the demon bible called the Darkhold, but for different reasons. A passage inside, called the Montesi Formula, contains the secret to ending the vampire threat once and for all. But, what will that solution mean for heroic vampire Hannibal King? The "Destroy All Vampires" storyline took these things that go bump in the night out of the Marvel mythos for the better part of the eighties, and set up some interesting stories." -- Gary M. Miller
"In a fine tribute to the 1970s title, Tomb of Dracula, Blade and Frank Drake are called upon to defend Doctor Strange from Dracula as he invokes the Montesi Formula. If you love vampires, mystical cults, dark sorcery, and the Marvel Universe, this story is worth tracking down." -- Jason Shayer
"The most beloved story of Stern's run was the epilogue he wrote to Tomb of Dracula, a truly epic battle between Doc, the Avengers, Blade, Frank Drake, and Hannibal King against Dracula and his legion of undead. The story centered on the Montessi Formula, an ancient spell that would destroy all vampires on Earth. Dracula [had] made memorable appearances in Thor and the X-Men, but nothing was quite like this." -- Marc Buxton
"Stern doesn't only write action/adventure, he writes real, compelling characters. Like Stan Lee before him, he lavishes numerous pages on characters' inner lives and preoccupations. He fills out his characters and makes you care about them as much as he does. Next to Lee/Ditko, Stern wrote the best Doctor Strange stories ever printed." -- Thomas Piperson