Following the announcement of Robert Downey Jr.’s casting as Doctor Doom, Marvel Comics has celebrated the villain’s arrival in grand style
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) never ceases to surprise its fans. bombshell news dropped at the last Comic-Con from San Diego left everyone speechless: Robert Downey Jr.the actor who gave life to Tony Stark/Iron Man for over a decade, is back. However, in a move that no one saw coming, Downey Jr. will not reprise his role as Iron Manbut will put on the armor of Victor Von Doombetter known as Doctor Doom.
The summer of death
This year, Marvel has dubbed the season the Summer of Doomand rightly so. Following the announcement of Downey Jr.’s return, Marvel Comics has decided to pay tribute the villain in an epic way: 21 variant coverscreated by some of the best artists of the sector, which show Doctor Doom triumphant over the heroes most powerful in the Marvel universe.
The covers are designed to impressshowing the Doom in all its glorydefeating iconic characters such as Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Avengers. This initiative also comes at a key time, given that Doom has been announced as the new big villain of the Multiverse Sagataking over from Kang.
The Rise of Doctor Doom in the Comics
Doctor Doom He is not only the most iconic villain of the Fantastic Fourbut in recent years it has risen to new heights in the world of comicsIn the latest installment of Marvel’s crossover event, Blood Hunt #5readers watched as Doom became the Sorcerer Supreme. This title, which previously belonged to Doctor Strangewas transferred to Doom so that he could remove the Darkforce barrier and put an end to the vampire reign.
The success of Doom where Marvel heroes had failed only underlines his power and his determinationBut this is just the beginning. Next year, in 2025, a new event titled One World Under Doomwhich promises to completely change the status quo of the Marvel Universe.
DOOM Variant Covers, the art that celebrates the superiority of Doom
Las variant covers that have been revealed so far are part of a set of 21, all starring Doctor DoaboutBelow are some of the issues that will be available with these covers:
- On sale October 2nd:
- Daredevil #14 – Doom variant port by Chad Hardin.
- Deadpool #7 – Doom variant cover by Amanda Conner.
- Immortal Thor #16 – Doom variant cover by Andrei Bressan.
- On sale October 9th:
- Exceptional X-Men #2 – Doom variant cover by Terry Dodson.
- Fantastic Four #26 – Doom variant cover by Ben Harvey.
- Phoenix #4 – Doom variant cover by Francesco Manna.
- On sale October 16th:
- Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25 – Doom variant cover by Annie Wu.
- Uncanny X-Men #4 – Doom variant cover by Rod Reis.
- Wolverine #2 – Doom variant port by Francesco Mobili.
- On sale October 23rd:
- Avengers #19 – Doom variant cover by Todd Nauck.
- Iron Man #1 – Doom variant port by Mike Mckone.
- Scarlet Witch #5 – Doom variant cover by Stefano Caselli.
These covers not only serve as a Celebration of the power and supremacy of Doombut also as a preview of what fans can expect in the coming years, both in comics and on the big screen.
A bright (and dark) future for Doctor Doom
He Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Doctor Doom has caused a stir, and no wonder. This unexpected turn promises to bring with him a new era of movies and comics where the focus will be on a villain as charismatic as it is terrifying. Doctor Doom is a character who, with his a mix of scientific genius y mastery of the dark artshas the potential to become one of the most memorable antagonists in the MCU.
As we get closer to the launch of Avengers: Doomsday y Avengers: Secret Warsthe hype will only continue to increase. Fans are anxious to see how the story will develop Doom in the Marvel Universe and how Robert Downey Jr. will make this new and challenging interpretation his own.
