Doctor Doom: The Book Of Doom Omnibus

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In the intervening years since FF #6, Sub-Mariner had won and lost his own series, despite some very radical and attention-grabbing stunts. At the close, surface dwellers dumped nerve-gas into the sea, accidently but catastrophically altering Namor’s hybrid body, forcing him to wear a hydrating-suit to breathe. The same toxin had plunged the entire nation of Atlantis into a perpetual coma… Admittedly the Mole Man had appeared in #1, but that tragic little gargoyle, for all his plans of world conquest, wouldn’t truly acquire the persona of a costumed foe until his more refined second appearance in FF #22.

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Collects War of the Realms (2019) #1-6, War of the Realms Omega (2019) #1, War of the Realms: War Scrolls (2019) #1-3, War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Land of the Giants (2019) #1, War of the Realms Strikeforce: The Dark Elf Realm (2019) #1, War of the Realms Strikeforce: The War Avengers (2019) #1; Giant-Man (2019) #1-3, War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery (2019) #1-5, Spider-Man & the League of Realms (2019) #1-3, War of the Realms: The Punisher (2019) #1-3, War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men (2019) #1-3, War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas (2019) #1-4, Asgardians of the Galaxy (2018) #8-10, Tony Stark: Iron Man (2018) #12-13, Venom (2018) #13-15, Thor (2018) #8-16, Avengers (2018) #18-20, Captain Marvel (2019) #6-7, Champions (2019) #5-6, Deadpool (2018) #13-14, Fantastic Four (2018) #10, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #43, Superior Spider-Man (2019) #7-8, and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015b) #43-46. Fantastic Four #6, #10, #16-17, collected in Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #61-93, and Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #5-7. Also includes material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #5-7. A supreme technologist, Richards had never truly accepted the concept of magic, but with Mystic Master Stephen Strange oddly unwilling to help, the reeling and powerless Mr. Fantastic nonetheless leads his team to Latveria for a showdown, still unable to grasp just how much his arch-foe has changed. Meanwhile, energy being Wonder Man is undergoing a month-long isolation experiment to determine the nature of his abilities. When he exits the chamber, he discovers the entire planet has willingly, joyously accepted Doom as their natural and beloved ruler. Alone and desperate, the last Avenger must devise a method of saving the world from its contented subjugation…Key to that revival was a reassessment and reappraisal of their greatest foe as seen in ‘Under her Skin’ (#67, inked by Karl Kesel) wherein Doom abandons his technological gifts and inclinations, rejecting them for overwhelming sorcerous might to humiliate and destroy his greatest rival. All he must do is sacrifice his greatest love and only hope of redemption… SVTU #13 (August 1977) ended the sleeping Atlantis storyline as Doom finally fulfilled his oath, and resurrected the comatose mer-people, but only after a blistering sub-sea battle between Namor, amphibian arch-nemesis Krang and a Brobdingnagian sea beast in ‘When Walks the Warlord!’ courtesy of Bill Mantlo, Keith Giffen & Don Perlin). Assuming the on-sale date holds, Marvel’s timing is impeccable: FF #5 came out April 10, 1962, according to comics.org. The omnibus is due April 12. Thankfully, what follows in this collection may be some of the character’s best stories, rendered in full. First, the Emperor Doom graphic novel by David Michelinie, Mark Gruenwald, Jim Shooter, and Bob Hall has Victor finally get what he always wanted: rule over Earth. Whenever we see Latveria, it’s usually depicted as a place where Doom rules absolutely but where his people largely live well and in peace. Which is to say: seeing Doom “rule the world!” has more bite than with the average supervillain, whose version of “ruling” the planet is nearly indistinguishable from destroying it. So, once Doom’s won, once he’s become Emperor of the World, surprisingly it’s not all that bad! The world is at peace! I won’t spoil what it is that dethrones Doom, but I’ll say it results in one of the most compelling examinations of Victor von Doom’s character that Marvel’s ever published. Speaking of which, the absolute best examination of Doom follows suit: Roger Stern and Mike Mignola’s Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment graphic novel, which I previously described as “not just one of the best stories ever told for Doctor Strange but the definitive Doctor Doom and Mephisto stories, period.” This is where the thread of Victor’s origin is finally pulled on: when he was a child, the soul of his witch mother was imprisoned by Mephisto, and he’s tried to open a window into the Hell dimension ever since (in fact, a failed experiment to do exactly that was what scarred his face in the first place.) And now, so many years later, Doom finds a way to do so, with the help of Doctor Strange…without having to beg, of course. Triumph and Torment graphic novel by Roger Stern and Mike Mignola, inked and colored by Mark Badger. First of all, it’s awesome that Doctor Doom used another villain’s powers better than that villain ever did. Secondly, many aspects of life on planet Earth were better thanks to Doom. Sadly, that whole “no free will” thing rankled some freedom fighters that escaped Killgrave’s control (most notably the Avenger known as Wonder Man) and they were able to break Doom’s control, but the message of Emperor Doom remained: that Doctor Doom was such a profound genius that if he ever succeeded in gaining control of society, in many ways, the lives of humanity would be better.

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Collects Darth Vader (2015) #1-25, Darth Vader Annual (2015) #1, Star Wars: Vader Down (2015) #1, and Star Wars (2015) #13-14.Jumping forward to the summer of 1965 FF #39 (cover-dated June, with Frank Giacoia – as Frank Ray – inking) saw the team stripped of their powers and targeted by an enraged Doctor Doom in ‘A Blind Man Shall Lead Them!’ wherein sightless vigilante Daredevil stepped up and provided their only hope of staying alive. You also find Doom in issues collected in Acts of Vengeance: Avengers and Acts of Vengeance: Spider-Man & The X-Men Doom stories from Astonishing Tales #1-8 are all collected in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities Vol. 1 Doom was frequent threat to the Fantastic Four, and was the first foe to break another unspoken rule by going after other heroes in the cohesive shared universe Lee & Kirby were building. Returned to mortal life, he appears here next as Emperor Doom (1987): an all-original graphic novel conceived by Mark Gruenwald, Michelinie and Shooter, scripted by Michelinie and illustrated by Bob Hall with additional inking by Keith Williams.