| One World Under Doom | |
|---|---|
 Cover toOne World Under Doom #1 featuring an assortment of characters bowing beforeDoctor Doom. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | February 12, – November 19, 2025 |
| Main character(s) | Avengers Fantastic Four X-Men Doctor Doom Masters of Evil |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Ryan North |
| Penciller | R. B. Silva |
| Colorist | David Curiel |
One World Under Doom is a 2025 comic book event, focused on the villainDoctor Doom who brings about a new world order after gaining the title of theSorcerer Supreme. It is written byRyan North, with art by R.B. Silva.
Marvel advertises the comic book event as one of its biggest changes to its status quo since 2008'sDark Reign.[1] EditorTom Brevoort said that "One World Under Doom is the umbrella, impacting not justThe Rise of Emperor Doom, but the entire Marvel Universe. To the Avengers, Spider-Man and more... Doom is going to impact every corner of the universe for 2025."[1]
The main story is followed by tie-in comics such asDoom Academy by MacKenzie Cadenhead andPasqual Ferry. Other series tying in to the event includeSuperior Avengers,The Amazing Spider-Man,Doctor Strange ofAsgard,Red Hulk,Iron Man,Fantastic Four, andStorm.[1][2]
At the end of theBlood Hunt storyline,Doctor Doom took the title of Sorcerer Supreme fromDoctor Strange.[3] Afterwards, he secluded himself inLatveria for half a year, surrounding it with a magic barrier and intending to bring peace to the world.[4]
At some point during the period of his seclusion, in his astral form, Doom visits the Avengers in theImpossible City and summons them to meet with him in theRegistan Desert. There he castigates the Avengers as cowards for doing nothing to solve the world's woes despite possessing their abilities.[5]
In the "8 Deaths of Spider-Man" story arc, Doom learns that his position as Sorcerer Supreme requires him to battle the Scions ofCyttorak. However, he refuses to do so and gives the task toSpider-Man, equipping him with arcane armor and the Reeds of Raggador, which will resurrect him eight times should he die.[6]
Additionally, Doom kills several magical beings who forged a weapon to use against him and claims it for himself.Mister Fantastic andInvisible Woman arrive to confront Doom, but he teleports them away. Doom then begins his plans for his new world order.[7]
Roughly six months following his ascension as Sorcerer Supreme, Doom announces that all the world is now the global country of United Latveria and that he is enacting awelfare state agenda in which he declares war illegal, mandates free universal healthcare, and offers free public education to all people of the world. In response, theAvengers meet to oppose Doom, believing that he is either influencing world leaders via mind control or has them replaced by robotic duplicates. Meanwhile,Helmut Zemo attacks Latveria, but is killed personally by Doom and replaced with an obedientDoombot replica who surrendersHydra to him. In addition, Doom claims aTyrannosaurus variant of himself from an unidentified parallel universe where dinosaurs never went extinct[a] to serve as his steed.[8]
Doom's actions have since pleased some of the people of Earth. TheFantastic Four are not convinced and plan to confront him.Valeria Richards lies to Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman by stating that she is visitingWizard's cloneBentley 23 and sneaks off to see Doom. When Valeria visits Doom to ask what he will get out of this, Doom states that he plans to get glory out of it. The next day, Doom has world borders opened up so that all the nations can work together. The Fantastic Four proceed to confront Doom, where they find that he is defended by civilians who are prepared to go down for him. Before allowing the Fantastic Four to leave, Doom does what Mister Fantastic has failed to do by restoring theThing to his human form. At theImpossible City, the Avengers realize that they are in a losing battle against Doom. WhileScarlet Witch plans to lead every espionage agents and magic users as part of a plan to get close to the world leaders and uncover why they are supporting Doom,Black Widow and the others will serve as a distraction.Captain Marvel reveals that she is willing to accept help from theMasters of Evil:Arcade,Baron Mordo,Doctor Octopus,MODOK Superior,Madelyne Pryor, andMysterio.[9]
Arcade tells the Avengers that none of the villains want to "live in a world under Doom" asThor tells Arcade to "hold his tongue". When Mysterio questions Captain Marvel's battle plans, Scarlet Witch states that the fight with Doom will be a diversion so that Mysterio, Baron Mordo, and Madelyne Pryor can get into the minds of the world leaders. At the Latverian border,Captain America, Captain Marvel, Doctor Octopus, Iron Man, MODOK, Storm, and Vision draw out Doom and hisTyrannosaurus counterpart. Elsewhere, Scarlet Witch, Pryor, and Mordo enter the minds of the world leaders. They inform the others that the world leaders are following Doom willingly and that he never controlled their minds. The Avengers are forced to leave Latveria to thwart a prison break at theRaft.Dormammu witnesses the events and claims that Doom is ignorant on his responsibilities.[10]
The Fantastic Four, theX-Men, theChampions,Alpha Flight, and Doom's steed are transported into a collapsing pocket dimension by Dormammu. Doom confronts Dormammu as they engage in a magic battle. Using a Doombot as a distraction, Doom attacks Dormammu who summons demons from a portal that Doom tries to close. To fight the demons, Doom copies the powers ofCyclops,Human Torch, andWolverine. Doom sends the Doombots into the pocket dimension as they help him free the heroes.[11]
The Avengers, the X-Men (consisting of Cyclops,Juggernaut,Magik,Psylocke,Rogue,Temper, Wolverine, andX-23), Invisible Woman,Squirrel Girl, Spider-Man,Miles Morales,Brain Drain, and Doom's steed help Doom fight Dormammu. Scarlet Witch severs Dormammu's connection with theDark Dimension and Invisible Woman punches him. Doom recovers theEye of Agamotto and casts a spell to return Dormammu to the Dark Dimension. The next day, the Avengers, the X-Men, Invisible Woman, and Brain Drain help with rescue efforts at theUnited Nations.Thor mentions howOdin once had to fight for the respect of everyone throughout Asgard. Everyone questions on if Doom has turned over a new leaf.Maria Hill appears, stating that Doom is hiding something big and that it will take all of them to get to it.[12]
Outside of Latveria, Hill has Black Widow, Invisible Woman, and Scarlet Witch strike a weak spot in the dome. The group discovers a mix of blood magic, chaos magic, and time magic inside as a million souls are having their lifetimes harvested to empower Doom's magic. This information is transmitted to Mister Fantastic, who makes it public.[13]
Mister Fantastic becomes theScientist Supreme, attacks Doom, and pulls him into theastral plane, only to be overpowered and knocked out of the astral plane.[14]
While watching the fight with Franklin Richards, Jo-Venn, and N'kalla, Valeria decides to contact Doom in the mindscape and begs him to stop. Doom states that everything has a cost as he takes down Beta Ray Bill and ends his discussion with her while sending her out of the mindscape. Back in Latveria, Hill states that theTyrannosaurus version of Doom has been taken down and that Mister Fantastic survived his battle with Doom. Storm and Human Torch attack Doom by combining their powers to create a fiery hurricane, but he retaliates and temporarily removes the powers of themutants present. Doom alters time, making the preceding events a fixed moment in time that cannot be altered or prevented. He then detonates his armor, sending its shards flying throughout the battlefield. Valeria is mortally wounded by the shards and attempts to confront Doom, but dies before his eyes.[15]
Doom is devastated over Valeria's sacrifice and takes her body to theVishanti as he tries to get them to listen to him. After failing to convince the Vishanti to resurrect Valeria, Doom meets withLiving Tribunal. The Tribunal agrees to resurrect Valeria after Doom states that he intends to pay the price for his actions. The news media covers the aftermath as some people still support Doom and blame the heroes for his defeat. Shortly afterward, Doom asks Mister Fantastic to take good care of the world and disintegrates. Mister Fantastic discovers Doom's will hidden in his mask, which leaves Latveria and his other possessions in the hands of whoever can take care of it. Meanwhile in Lotkill, New York, Scarlet Witch welcomes back the Eye of Agamotto, theCloak of Levitation, and other icons of the Sorcerer Supreme and introduces herself to them while asking if they should stir up trouble.[16]
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Doom movesDoctor Strange's magical academy to Latveria, forcing its students to move there as well. Scoop, the editor of the school's newspaper, offers to help the students settle in while refusing to create propaganda for Doom. Zoe Laveau begins hearing voices in her room uttering a strange nursery rhyme and investigates, only to be trapped in a magical book containing Latverian fairy tales called the Arcana Latveriana.[17]
In the Arcana Latveriana, Zoe runs from a wolf-like creature and is saved by a girl. At the Doom Academy Library, Doyle Dormammu and Zelma Stanton confront Scoop about his article regarding Doyle's relationship with his adoptive father Dormammu. Shaylee Moonpeddle asks her schoolmates if any of them have seen Zoe. Meanwhile, Zoe learns that the girl is Greta, whose brother Frederick has been searching for her.[18]
The students get to the location of the Arcana Latveriana with help from a Doombot that was reprogrammed that was named Mister Doombot. When Zoe is freed, she plans to rescue Greta.[19]
The students free Zoe and Greta, but all the creatures inside the Arcana Latveriana are released.[20] Doctor Doom arrives and takes down the creatures before instructing Zelma to keep a better eye on the books. Zoe and Greta then kiss as someone watches on the monitor with plans to tell Greta's family that she has returned.[21]
After being killed by the spiritEégún,Storm is resurrected byEternity and becomes the Eternal Storm. After consuming Eégún, Storm returns to Latveria to confront Doom, only to spare him. In a flashback to three billion years prior, Eternity andOblivion debate over housingDeath withInfinity. The Living Tribunal decides to have Death's relocation settled in a trial by combat. Oblivion succeeds and Death becomes part of the universe. After receiving an order from theOne Above All, the Living Tribunal allows a trial by combat to determine if Death should move back in with Oblivion.[22]
Doom unsuccessfully attempts to recruitBucky Barnes, who unwittingly helped in his rise to power by killing theRed Skull. With the other members of theThunderbolts busy or missing, Bucky recruitsBlack Widow andSongbird to disarm Doom's nuclear arsenal. However, Doom confronts them, destroys Bucky's hometown ofShelbyville, and frames him for it. He then announces the formation of the Fulgur Victoris, an anti-terrorism force inspired by the Thunderbolts.[23]
The Thunderbolts target a train carrying stuff to Latveria. They are attacked byValentina Allegra de Fontaine who is operating asCitizen V. The Thunderbolts get away leaving a defeatedU.S. Agent behind.[24]
InWakanda,Destroyer, Bucky, and Songbird are confronted by Fulgur Victoris membersAtlas, Citizen V,Fixer, MACH-Doom (who is claimed to be a Doombot with "Abner Jenkins' soul"), andMoonstone. Songbird is surprised at MACH-Doom's appearance, as he had previously been presumed dead.[b] MACH-Doom prepares to attack theVibranium mine, forcing Bucky to surrender to Doom while Ayo and Aneka escape.[25]
Bucky is rescued by Black Widow, Destroyer, Songbird,Ghost Rider, and Captain America. They also managed to free U.S. Agent[26]
The Thunderbolts managed to defeat the Fulgur Victoris and the Doombots as Fixer defects to their side. Two weeks later, Bucky and Black Widow are at a diner outside Shelbyville as they watch the news about a rebellion and how each area hit had Doombots operating in them. Seven different groups not affiliated with Bucky claim responsibility for the destruction of Shelbyville.[27]
Cable recruits Wolverine,Deadpool, andChamber into a group dubbed Weapon X-Men. Two hours later, Weapon X-Men arrives in Latveria where they find some of Doom's Servo-Guards destroyed and find thatThunderbird is responsible. As Deadpool knocks out Wolverine, Cable and Chamber were able to talk Thunderbird down as he states that he was up against a death squad. Meanwhile, Deadpool uses his own transportation to carry Wolverine and contacts someone, unaware that he is being manipulated byBaron Strucker.[28]
Havok,Frenzy,Pyro,Cecilia Reyes, Granny Smite, and Xyber meet with General Mills at the Factor House as she shows them footage of Doom declaring himself Emperor and thatGenosha has been rebuilt as an algorithmic republic. Mills states that Genosha cannot fall into Doom's hands. X-Factor later recruitsAngel andForgetMeNot into the group. Upon arrival, they meet up with Black Wolf members Strych9, Ordo, and Trident who states that X-Factor will serve as the diversion to take out the transformer. X-Factor is attacked by Genosha's citizens, who had their neural implants activated. As Black Wolf steals the computer, they blow up X-Factor's jet with plans to sell the computer to Doom, only for ForgetMeNot to steal Black Wolf's jet. Doom then appears on Gigosha's monitor.[29]
After seeing their adoptive children Jo-Venn and N'Kalla off,Invisible Woman andBen Grimm meet up withShe-Hulk where they get caught up with each other. The heroes come to the aid of avampire family who are being persecuted, rescue them, and bring the vampire children into the custody of their aunt Heather. The next day, the Fantastic Four discover that their neighbors have become supporters of Doom.[30]
Ben Grimm visitsPuppet Master at the Raft as he gives him some clay in an attempt to fix him.Alicia Masters later confronts her stepfather about this as he shows remorse that he has not been a good stepfather to her. When a mass prison break at the Raft occurs that involvesConstrictor II andSerpent Society membersPit Viper,Black Mamba, andTitanoboa, a remorseful Puppet Master remains in his cell.[31]
Ben Grimm spends time with Alicia as Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, and Human Torch fightDevos the Devastator. The heroes begin losing their powers with Mister Fantastic assuming that the phenomenon is connected to Ben losing his powers. The Fantastic Four attempt to regain their powers by exposing themselves tocosmic radiation from other universes, but it does not work.[32]
After experiencing a timeline where the Fantastic Four never existed andFranklin Richards became aGalactus-type figure, Valeria returns to a point before the incident and tells Mister Fantastic that she has thought of another way for everyone to get repowered.[33]
AsH.E.R.B.I.E. serves some drinks, Valeria talks about a plan to harvest the energy from theBig Bang. While Mister Fantastic objects to this plan, Valeria states that they will only be there for a nanosecond enough for Ben to regain his powers. Mister Fantastic then enlists H.E.R.B.I.E. to be their pilot as he is upgraded by Mister Fantastic and Valeria. After the time craft is constructed, the Fantastic Four and H.E.R.B.I.E. board it. Despite the time trip working, something goes wrong as H.E.R.B.I.E. sacrifices himself. The Fantastic Four return to their own time with their powers intact. Later that night, Reed Richards informs Susan Storm that he managed to rebuild H.E.R.B.I.E. with his pre-upgrade memory.[34]
Having been flung into the year 7,801,020,245 by Doctor Doom, Invisible Woman is not successful in finding the Forever Stone. She takes refuge in a cave, where she finds that some bacteria survived up to this time. Meanwhile in the year 1266, Mister Fantastic directs Invisible Woman to the Time Sled, which she uses to rescue him, Human Torch, and the Thing. The Fantastic Four return to the point in the present where Doom originally made them disappear and resume their fight with him. However, Doom subdues the group and starts to use a spell on them.[35]
After making their way back to the present, the Time Sled is damaged. After analyzing the Time Sled, Mister Fantastic takes the rest of the Fantastic Four to Antarctica. Human Torch uses his powers to melt through the ice, revealing a machine that was the source of the Four's problems. The machine is destroyed, but quickly reforms, to the Four's surprise. Doctor Doom arrives stating that he had thought of everything, including protecting the machine with his magic. As Thing and Invisible Woman hold off Doom, Mister Fantastic tries to find a way to permanently destroy the machine. Doom mentions that he found a way to reset the universe while maintaining his memories. Mister Fantastic traps Doom in a loop where he is punched by Thing, which lasts until the Time Engine burns out. Doom escapes and the Fantastic Four leave Antarctica.[36]
Thunderbolt Ross, also known as theRed Hulk, is a prisoner of Doom. The other prisoners includeDeathlok,Simon Ryker, Hugo Perez of the Hook Cartel, Li Wang Tang ofHarvard University, andMachine Man, who are being forced to participate in Doom's think tank. Machine Man frees himself and Ross while taking out the Doombot guard and removing Ross' power inhibitor.[37] The prisoners escape, but Ross reverts to his human form and believes that he has lost his powers. They are pursued by the Doombots.[38] The prisoners escape from the Doombots into the river, but Ryker is zapped before he can join them.[39]
Ross regains his powers after being caught in a nuclear explosion.[40] As Red Hulk fights the Doombots, Machine Man works with Deathlok to contact the U.S. Army on Ross' behalf asking for help and mentioning that they are prisoners of Latveria. They are attacked by a Doombot which Deathlok directs its energy back to. He then tells Red Hulk that the U.S. Army will meet them at the border as they escape. When they reach the border, Red Hulk, Deathlok, and Machine Man are confronted by the U.S. Army where one of them mentions that they are in violation of the treaty with Doom. As Red Hulk retaliates, he is hit by a flying version of theHulkbusters which disrupts his gamma energy. Ross, Deathlok, and Machine Man are arrested for treason.[41]
Deathlok infiltrates the Department of Defense's Waste Disposal to rescue Machine Man's remains. Meanwhile, Ross puts on a power inhibitor as Sgt. Tamika Bowden takes him outside for two minutes before meeting her boss as she uses her steel exoskeleton to keep him in line. At Panicca's Auto Body, Deathlok rebuilds Machine Man, who traces Ross to somewhere outsideLangley, Virginia. Ross is put into a machine alongside Ryker. When Bowden is gone, Ryker states that they are in Project Alpha, which is devoted tobiological warfare, and reveals that he has been given the ability to transform into aWarwolf.[42]
At Project Alpha, Ross works to defend himself from Ryker as he is subdued. Later, Ryker is working on Ross while mentioning to him that has been stripped of his rank following his arrest for violating the U.S.-Latverian treaty. Ryker then uses some controls to mess with Ross' Red Hulk form with pulses towards the gamma radiation in Ross' body so that he can further study it. Meanwhile in Virginia, Deathlok and Machine Man are in a high-speed police chase. Both of them grab the top of the tunnel and allow the car they were in to drive off the cliff. Back at Project Alpha, Bowden checks in on Ross as he tries to convince her that Ryker sided with Doctor Doom. Meanwhile, Deathlok and Machine Man arrive at the location of Project Alpha. Deathlok and Machine Man follow a pipe and escape into the Shark Men tank.[43]
As Simon Ryker continues his experiments on Ross, he is alerted to an alarm in his office and transforms into Warwolf. Arriving at his office, he finds the mirror as Doctor Doom informs him of a problem regarding Tamika Bowden that needs to be fixed. Bowden frees Ross and helps him to his feet while stating that she goes by the codename of Wildstreak. Meanwhile, Deathlok and Machine Man struggle against the Shark Men. As Ryker's Warwolf form closes in, Machine Man sees it happening through the glass and shatters it. With Ryker and the Shark Men unconscious, Wildstreak leads Ross, Deathlok, and Machine Man outside as they are confronted by soldiers. As they commandeer a helicopter to escape in, Wildstreak uses a dose of adrenaline to revive him. Ross tells Deathlok and Machine Man that they are heading to the Pentagon and to call the United States Department of Defense, with Ross intending to meet with the Secretary of State. At Washington DC, the helicopter is attacked by the airborne Hulkbuster as Ross jumps out of the helicopter and transforms into Red Hulk. He breaks off the Washington Monument and tells the Hulkbuster "Bring it the @#$% on, Ryker".[44]
Three days later in Hungary, Ross, Wildstreak, Machine Man, and Deathlok are on a train when they are attacked by Doombots posing as civilians. After Red Hulk takes down some of the Doombots, his group flees to a bunker that he set up. In Latveria, Doctor Doom's transmission has Ryker be informed that Ross is coming for him. Ryker states that he is ready for him as he is seen with several deformed Red Hulk clones.[45]
In Latveria, Thunderbolt Ross, Wildstreak, Machine Man, and Deathlok work to enter a hollowed-out mountain called Mount Doom, where Simon Ryker is continuing his Project Alpha experiments. As the others are attacked by the deformed Red Hulk clones, Ross confronts Ryker and his Red Hulk clones. Red Hulk manages to defeat Warwolf. The Red Hulk clones let Wildstreak, Machine Man, and Deathlok go as they "got not dog in this fight. Latveria isn't their country". Despite the objection of Wildstreak, Red Hulk takes the United States flag and plants it on top of Mount Doom as he is ready for the war to come.[46]
Doctor Strange arrives inAsgard, where he is greeted by Thor. He informs Thor that he would like to be Asgard's Sorcerer Supreme. Thor mentions how they had Skald warriors instead of a Sorcerer Supreme and that they were banished.[c] Thor is not opposed to the idea asLoki is gone and Strange will have to consult with the sorceress Hulda. After he is set up in a room, Strange meets Aslak who takes him to Hulda. She recalls that Strange once borrowed a splinter ofYggdrasil to become a God of Magic.[d] Strange returns the splinter to Hulda. Just then, Loki arrives against his banishment and mentions that he was once Sorcerer Supreme. Loki kills Hulda and disappears.[47]
Strange returns to theSanctum Sanctorum, where Loki is hiding. Strange then shackles Loki and interrogates him on Hulda's death as he claims that something controlled him to kill her. In Asgard, Strange gets a job tending to the different ailments of theAsgardians. Aslak later takes Strange to Asgard's premiere magic shop to get the ingredients for the Spell of Ahkrynon. After returning to his home, Strange is ambushed by an unknown warrior who leaves an ax behind.[48]
As Strange tends to an injured man while mentioning the assailant's attack, he plans to master Asgard's magic. His first spell to master is the Spell of Ahkrynon as the first part requires the skull of a rareDark Troll. Strange meets with the troll queen Tyrlaug, who allows him to take a skull. Tyrlaug is killed by the warrior who attacked Strange, forcing Strange to retreat as the trolls blame him for the murder. He is then confronted by Thor andSif.[49]
Sif mentions that Hulda's corpse was found buried near Yggdrasil, causing Strange to take his leave as Sif works to find him. At a tavern, the ax wielded by the mysterious assailant is identified as the Ax of Exquisite Decapitations, which absorbs the magic of its victim. Returning to the Sanctum Sanctorum with Aslak, they meet with Cleo and an imprisoned Loki. Strange learns that Loki stole the Ax of Exquisite Decapitations and gave it to Aslak who thought he hid it under his bed. Using a memory spell, Strange and Loki find that the memory was forged by someone else who posed as Loki. Strange sends Aslak to speak with Thor. Back in Asgard, Strange works on a spell as the Ax of Exquisite Decapitations is picked up by the assassin.[50]
Roskva saves Strange, who senses the conflict by stating that whoever the assassin is happens to be a skilled sorcerer. Strange unmasks the assassin as Gorm, who claimed that it was all for Roskva as he loved her since childhood. Gorm then escapes out the window with Strange and Roskva in pursuit. Their allies follow Gorm to Yggdrasil where Gorm has trapped Aslak in some branches. Aslak then goes rogue and prays to Yggdrasil for its allegiance. Strange fights Aslak and learns that he controlled others to fulfill his goals. A manifestation of Yggdrasil appears and places a sleeping spell on Aslak. Before returning to its sleep, Yggdrasil notes that Strange is worthy for the title of Sorcerer Supreme of Asgard. Strange is later told by Sif that Thor was killed by Loki.[51]
During the "X-Manhunt" event,Charles Xavier visitsNYX for help reclaiming the last seed ofKrakoa from Doom.Ms. Marvel andAnole agree to accompany Xavier in recovering the seed at the X-Men's abandoned Treehouse, where Doom's emissary Volta andMojo are bartering for the seed. Mojo kills Volta as Xavier and the others are discovered. Xavier abandons Ms. Marvel and Anole to deal with Mojo alone as he recovers hisCerebro helmet. He then makes his way to Atlanta. Ms. Marvel and Anole escape from Mojo with the seed. However, Mojo reveals that they took a decoy while he possesses the real seed.[52]
During the "Eight Deaths of Spider-Man" storyline, Spider-Man is killed andCyclops,Magik,Psylocke,Quentin Quire, andTemper fightJuggernaut. As Callix strikes his father, Cya is confronted byPhil Coulson while Doctor Strange advises Doom to confront Cyttorak and persuade him to fix the casket and remove the Blight. Cya sacrifices her immortality to resurrect Spider-Man, who is temporarily transformed into a version of Juggernaut.[53]
In the Russian Province of New Latveria, Tony Stark meets with Commander Hunyadi of the Latverian Patriotic Front. The Latverian Patriotic Front is attacked byWinter Guard membersCrimson Dynamo, Red Widow,Vanguard, andUrsa Major, who plan to bring Tony to Doom. Tony escapes with a man named Vishte Taru. Meeting withStark Unlimited's board of directors, Tony states that Stark Unlimited will become the sole weapon providers to Doom.[54]
Tony Stark andMelinda May are later visited byVictorious who has become an emissary for Doom. Stark tells Victorious to tell Doom that Stark Unlimited will supply him with whatever he needs.[55]
After settling a union dispute at a Stark Unlimited artillery factory in Upstate New York, Iron Man and Taru are contacted by Red Widow, who has captured May and Hunyadi.[56]
A flashback reveals that Vishte Taru's parents are Latverian intelligence agents working for Doom and that his real name is Artem. Taru reveals that the magic that enhanced Iron Man's armor is slowly corrupting him and takes the magic into himself while claiming that Doom will not be overthrown innocently.[57]
As Iron Man fights Taru,Belasco andDoctor Druid appear. Upon being brought to Belasco's lair, Iron Man learns that Vishte cut a deal with Belasco for more power to defeat Doctor Doom and that the Dark Consortium that he is a broker to wanted to make Taru a partner to import its soul balm. Iron Man and Taru are sent to the many realms of Limbo by Belasco to settle their differences among themselves. With Taru defeated, Belasco states to Iron Man that he cost him a second business partner and vows that Iron Man will not cost him a third one. Belasco and Doctor Druid keep Taru in their lair while sending Iron Man, May, Black Widow, and Bucky back to Earth as Taru vows to escape from Belasco's lair. After a talk with Doom, Iron Man tells Black Widow that they will stick to the plan that Maria Hill gave them.[58]
TheStatue of King Sejon comes to life and goes on a rampage.Tiger Division membersTaegukgi, General, Mr. Enigma,Luna Snow, Gun-R II show up and defeat the fire spirit possessing the statue. The Tiger Division receives aid fromAero,Wave, andKarma, who are starting a Pan-Asian peacekeeping alliance branded Doom's Division. While Luna Snow works on her next album, DirectorAmi Han sends the others to subdueSunfire.[59]
In Japan, Doom's Division fight cybernetic sea creatures created by Chibicorp. InSeoul, Lady Bright witnesses a negotiation between anti-Doom protestors and the police. It is then discovered that Karma and Wave have been working with Sunfire all along as he shows up.[60]
In a flashback to a lost century, General is playing a game when they notice raiders attacking their village. In the present, the rest of Sunfire's resistance shows up. Karma controls Taegukgi into attacking General. Gun-R II is taken down by Sunfire and Wave. General saves the resistance soldiers from the electricity leaking from Gun-R II. After another flashback to General's life in the lost century, Sunfire states to Taegukgi that he should not be fighting for Doom. When Taegukgi asks for a ceasefire with Sunfire,White Fox shows up and kills Sunfire. Then she has her soldiers arrest the heroes, stating that Doom has no use for them as they refuse to follow orders.[61]
Luna Snow is interviewed about her latest album containing pro-Doom music. Two days after the arrest, he incarcerated Doom's Division members, Karma, and Wave discuss about what happened to Sunfire as General states that Gun-R II got away. As Luna has her doubts while meeting some fans, an incognito Gun-R II meets with Lady Bright as she learns about what happened. They later infiltrate the Doom's Division headquarters and free the others while fighting the guards. White Fox prepares to confront them.[62]
As Luna prepares to perform, she sees messages stating that Sunfire is dead and that the Tiger's Division has betrayed the South Korean government. After fighting more guards, Doom's Division is confronted by White Fox who assumes her nine-tailed fox form as Luna Snow arrives to help. Upon Luna Snow subduing her with her ice attacks, White Fox states that she chose her team well. To everyone's surprise, Sunfire appears alive as he and White Fox need to pull one over on Doom. Doom's Division then goes off the grid and are not operating as Doom's Division anymore.[63]
An alternate universe variant of the Avengers (consisting of an armored man calling himselfAbomination,Malekith, a skull-headedOnslaught, and female versions ofKillmonger,Doctor Octopus, andGhost) from Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128 thwartAnnihilus' attack on Earth. Two weeks earlier,Kristoff Vernard shows Doom an invention that will serve as his version of the Avengers Initiative. As a test of a modified Time Platform, Vernard brings a version ofAmadeus Cho who attacks him before being killed. In the present, Vernard introduces the Superior Avengers, who came from a futuristic century to aid Doom.[64]
In a flashback, the Superior Avengers kill their version of Doom, aided byBullseye andWasp, before confrontingDiablo in theYucatán Peninsula after his escape from the Raft. Onslaught removes five minutes of his memory, enabling Diablo to be detained. Back at Castle Doom, Vernard sleeps with Killmonger as Ghost secretly watches them.[65]
After sleeping with each other, Kristoff Vernard is told by Killmonger that her name is the only name she has left. In a flashback to Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128, Killmonger and some people try to make it to Wakanda only for those with her to be killed and asks Wakanda for some refuge. Back in the present, Killmonger is contacted by Doctor Octopus informing her aboutGraviton hiding in Detroit, Michigan. Vernard tells Killmonger not to underestimate Graviton as he has been a problem for the other Avengers before. They come across the Avengers fighting Graviton who proves to be a challenge for both teams. When Onslaught claims that Scarlet Witch's family who caused the final gasps of the X-Gene, Scarlet Witch attacks him. The Avengers and the Superior Avengers end up fighting each other as Iron Man tries to restrain Graviton. In Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128, Killmonger finds Wakanda in ruins and everyone inside is dead. In the present, Killmonger fights Captain Marvel and manages to nick her with an Adamantium blade before getting blasted. Vision tries to help Iron Man only for Ghost to interfere. He fires an eye beam at Ghost which does something as he claims that his eye beams were not calibrated for a lethal blow.[66]
Meanwhile, Vision discovers that Ghost is a non-sentient drone. Onslaught immobilizes the Avengers and Graviton so that the Superior Avengers can go find Ghost. Back in Latveria, Kristoff Vernard is confronted by Ghost who phases him to someplace private and mentions that they are not who he thinks they are as she reveals each member's backstory. Vernard states that Doom cannot hear about any of this as Ghost states that the Superior Avengers are collecting magical energy since the end of magic in their era enabled anAnnihilation Wave to get through with no Sorcerer Supreme to stand in its way, which cost Ghost her son. At the Parliament Building of Wakanda, Prime Minister Folasade andShuri are talking about Doom when the Annihilation Wave attacks.[67]
As Shuri and Okoye fight Annihilus and the Annihilation Wave, the Superior Avengers show up to help fight them. Killmonger makes her way past the Dora Milaje to get to a specific chamber. She claims the Skybreaker from the chamber as Doctor Octopus uses her Negative Zone Teleporter to extract Killmonger. Killmonger is teleported above Annihilus as she plunges Skybreaker into his back. With Annihilus subdued, Killmonger states to Shuri that she earned her name. In Chrono Signature Anno Doom +112, Doctor Doom stops the girl who would become Killmonger from attacking him. Back in the present, Kristoff Vernard speaks with Killmonger where she notes that he had his communicator off. As Vernard and Killmonger speak, the rest of the Superior Avengers listen in. Killmonger then stabs Vernard with Skybreaker in order to provoke his father's wrath and that she broke free of the monster in her time. During each of the Chrono Signature Anno Dooms, Killmonger goes through each challenge that Doom gives her. Back in the present, Killmonger has departed to leave Vernard for dead. Ava Starr shows up and removes Skybreaker from Vernard. In Vernard's lab, Doctor Octopus works on the Time Platform, which the Superior Avengers will use to send a charged arcane warhead to a specific year. Abomination strikes the Time Platform. In Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128, it is shown that Abomination has been possessed by the smaller aliens of the Annihilation Wave.[68]
In Kristoff Vernard's laboratory, Annihilus of Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128 attacks the Superior Avengers as Kristoff Vernard and Ghost arrive. In a flashback to Chrono Signature Anno Doom +128, Bullseye was slain by the Eye of Agamotto as Wasp stated that Doctor Doom was right about taking the magic with him. Onslaught detects the "unpleasant sensation of many thousands of lives being snuffed out at once" as this time period's Annihilus is closing in. Back in the present, Doctor Octopus tells Killmonger to help her out because of her broken ribs as she is eaten by Annihilus. As Kristoff Vernard states that they cannot let that Annihilus escape into Latveria, Ghost states that this is a lost cause and that they cannot let Killmonger get away as Doom shows up. When Vernard tells his father that he can explain off of this, Doom states that they will discuss this later. He starts by using a spell to split Malekith apart and form them into a war hammer and a sword with the latter being given to Vernard. Then Doom removes Onslaught's helmet exposing him to endless bleak thoughts. Vernard then slices where Annihilus is coming out of Abomination as Doommercy kills Onslaught. Ghost confronts Killmonger, who takes her to an isolated air pocket underground as Killmonger learns that Ghost is not the Ghost that she knows. As Killmonger states that she will find break out and make Ghost a real ghost when she's done with her, Ghost states that she will have to find her first. With Annihilus dead, Doom states to Vernard that he is disappointed with the outcomes. In Chrono Signature Anno Doom +47, Doom passes his mantle to an older Vernard. Days later in Vernard's new lab, Vernard has Doombot 71625 record a message to his father. The message states that by the time he receives this, he would already been atoning for his misjudgements, the Superior Avengers from the same time period were out to kill Doom and that the actions of the timeline have exposed Annihilus to energies that altered his evolution. Vernard enters the Time Platform with the same sword and war hammer to stop Annihilus before he can adapt. Vernard is the "Son of Doom" and will prove it to his father.[69]
In an undisclosed location,Mad Thinker meets withDreadknight,Exterminatrix,Madcap, andMister Hyde about Doom's activities and proposes that they be the "Masters of this evil" if Doom is "representing good". Hyde notes that they would become the Masters of Evil and references how the villains busted him out of theRoxxon-owned prison Daedalus LLC.[e] The villains attack the Impossible City with help from a rebuiltQuasimodo in his Mark X form and threaten to drop an asteroid ontoNew York City. The Impossible City's consciousness enters a Man-Slayer body and forms armor around a recuperatingSam Wilson where they managed to behead Madcap.[70]
As Quasimodo Mark X tries to get information from the Impossible City, Dreadknight pursues Sam Wilson where he managed to defeat him and his Hell Horse. Just then, Mister Hyde attacks as Black Panther shows up.[71]
Following the defeat of Mister Hyde and Exterminatrix, Mad Thinker dons an armor derived fromSuper-Adaptoid technology that enables him to copy the powers of the other Masters of Evil members, but is defeated by Sam.[72]
Moments after Mad Thinker is defeated, Black Panther informs everyone about his mission in the Prison-Tesseract world and officially welcomes Storm to the Avengers.[73]
Some Doombots who are doing odd jobs are confronted by the other Doombots who tell them that its time for them to go back to Doctor Doom. At the Hostel where theRunaways use as their headquarters,Nico Minoru is sulking in her car when the Runaways' Doombot asks if she is coming in to have the meal that it made. Nico sulks over losing her girl, her magic, and the "big dumb guy who was more or less her domestic partner". Nico then thinks back to when a grown-upGertrude Yorkes came from the future to kidnapChase Stein. AsKarolina Dean left to find her ex-fiancé in the stars, Nico gave up the Staff of One to keep it from corrupting her, leading to the Runaways falling apart. Nico then comes asVictor Mancha,Molly Hayes, Gertrude, Gib, andOld Lace have Doombot's goulash. After Molly gives Nico a pep talk, the Hostel is then attacked by some Doombots who have come to recall the Runaways' Doombot, identified as Doombot C53. Just then, Chase returns from the future.[74]
Chase Stein proceeds to fight the Doombots as he is told by the other Runaways that the aforementioned Doombots are trying to repossess C53. The remaining Doombots go on the retreat while planning to return to repossess C53. Chase then learns what had happened while he was away and removes the tracking device in C53. The Runaways then flee in theLeapfrog. Upon arriving in Malibu, California, the Runaways arrive at an abandoned house that was originally used by their parents, members of thePride. Victor Mancha finds Gertrude and Old Lace activating the 4-D Time Portico in an attempt to go back in time and warn their past selves of an approaching Doombot invasion. After a brief trip to the past, Gertrude and Old Lace are told by Chase to get away from the Portico, which he destroys as a precaution. Back in Bronson Canyon, Karolina Dean arrives and gets surprised whenAlex Wilder dressed as Doc Justice shows up.[75]
Alex Wilder tells Karolina Dean that he has no knowledge on what happened to the other Runaways. He shows her footage of the Doombots while noting that the Leapfrog and the Time Portico are gone. Meanwhile, Gertrude Yorkes is visited by Nico Minoru, who is still powerless. However, Nico's magic returns after the Doombots arrive in an attempt to reclaim C53.[76]
Chase, Alex, and Karolina arrive at the burned Yorkes house. Meanwhile, the others arrive at what Gertrude Yorkes has identified as the "Getaway College". She figures that Nico has learned to use magic without the Staff of One, the original conduit of her power. After entering the College, Victor Mancha and C53 work to build something to use on the Doombots should they find them. Victor finds a letter from C53 stating that he is going to keep them safe by surrendering to Doctor Doom. Alex looks out the window and alerts everyone about the arriving Doombots.[77]
As Doombot C53 is flying in the sky, he is planning to draw the other Doombots away. Back at Gertrude's old vacation house, the Runaways stand their ground against the Doombots, but only manage to take some of them down. Meanwhile, C53 finds out about the Avengers exposing the source of Doctor Doom's suffering-induced magical powers and returns to help fight the remaining Doombots. Afterwards, Molly embraces C53 as he hopes that they can help him choose a better name. He also informs them about what happened with Doom. The Runaways go into the house where C53 reminds them of the goulash he made. As Chase states to Alex that they need to talk, Gib is holding a Doombot head stating "Pridelings, Pridelings, still I hunger".[78]
Mia DaMaria is studying at Columbia University when Wyn comes in. He takes her to meet Doctor Doom as he mentions about a seal on the Sun keeping the hellfire-eating demons away is fading. These sigils must be restarted from the Sun's core before the Sun is consumed by the demons. Once inside the Sun's core, Doom, Mia, and Wyn work to reignite the sigil. When the demons show up, Mia and Wyn hold them off while Doom finishes the spell. Once that is done, Mia and Wyn cast a spell to send the demons back where they come from. Sometime later, Wyn and Mia finally become partners.[79]
As Doctor Doom prepares to deal with his adversaries, he is contacted byDoom 2099 from an unidentifiedMarvel 2099 reality, who advises him to relinquish his title of Sorcerer Supreme or else the consequences will be grim. Doom 2099 appears in the present withBishop of Earth-1191,Cosmic Ghost Rider,Deathlok Prime of Earth-10511,Maestro of Earth-9200,Old Man Logan of Earth-807128, andPhoenix. Doom battles Doom 2099's group and manages to subdue them, sending them back to 2099. Weeks later, Doom 2099 stands before a wall dedicated to those who fell in battle against Doom on D-Day while regretting his actions. He hopes that his past self will lose the Sorcerer Supreme title and the future can be restored. Otherwise, Doom 2099 will remain "ruler of 2099, ruler of nothing".[80]
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Ref |
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| One World Under Doom | #1–9 | Ryan North | R. B. Silva | David Curiel | February 12, 2025 | November 19, 2025 | [81] |
| Title / Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Premiere date | Finale date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doom Academy #1–5 | MacKenzie Cadenhead | Pasqual Ferry, João M.P. Lemos | February 19, 2025 | June 25, 2025 | [82] |
| Storm Vol. 5 #5 | Murewa Ayodele | Lucas Werneck | February 19, 2025 | [83] | |
| Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1–5 | Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing | Tommaso Bianchi | February 19, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | [84] |
| Weapon X-Men Vol. 2 #1 | Joe Casey | ChrisCross | February 19, 2025 | [85] | |
| X-Factor Vol. 5 #7 | Mark Russell | Bob Quinn | [83] | ||
| Fantastic Four Vol. 7 #29–33 | Ryan North | Cory Smith | February 26, 2025 | June 25, 2025 | [82] |
| Red Hulk #1–10 | Benjamin Percy | Geoff Shaw | November 12, 2025 | [86] | |
| Doctor Strange ofAsgard #1–5 | Derek Landy | Carlos Magno | March 5, 2025 | July 9, 2025 | [87][88] |
| NYX Vol. 2 #9[f] | Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing | Francesco Mortarino | March 5, 2025 | [89] | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6 #69–70[g] | Joe Kelly | Ed McGuinness | March 12, 2025 | March 26, 2025 | |
| Iron Man Vol. 6 #6–10 | Spencer Ackerman | Julius Ohta | July 23, 2025 | [86] | |
| Doom's Division #1–5 | Yoon Ha Lee | Minkyu Jung | March 26, 2025 | [90] | |
| Superior Avengers #1–6 | Steve Foxe | Luca Maresca | April 16, 2025 | September 10, 2025 | [85] |
| The Avengers Vol. 9 #25–28 | Jed MacKay | Valerio Schiti | April 23, 2025 | July 2, 2025 | |
| Avengers Academy: Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic #43–45 | Anthony Oliveira | Carola Borelli | May 14, 2025 | May 28, 2025 | |
| Runaways Vol. 6 #1–5 | Rainbow Rowell | Elena Casagrande | June 11, 2025 | October 29, 2025 | [91] |
| Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #21–23 | Steve Orlando | Andrés Genolet | July 10, 2025 | July 24, 2025 | |
| G.O.D.S.: One World Under Doom #1 | Ryan North | Francesco Mortarino | July 30, 2025 | ||
| Fantastic Four Vol. 8 #2–3 | Humberto Ramos | August 13, 2025 | September 17, 2025 | ||
| Doomed 2099 #1 | Frank Tieri | Delio Diaz, Frank Alpizar | August 27, 2025 | ||
| Title / Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Premiere date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Will of Doom #1 | Chip Zdarsky | December 24, 2025 | [92] |
| Title | Issues collected | Format | Writers | Artists | Pages | Out | ISBN |
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| One World Under Doom | One World Under Doom #1-9 | TPB | Ryan North | R. B. Silva | 216 | Feb 10, 2026 | 978-1302958169 |
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| Amazing Spider-Man: The 8 Deaths Of Spider-Man | Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #61-70 | TPB | Joe Kelly | Ed McGuinness | 304 | Jul 22, 2025 | 978-1302961961 |
| Avengers by Jed Mackay Vol. 5: Masters Of Evil | Avengers (2023) #25-30 | TPB | Jed Mackay | Valerio Schiti, Andrea Broccardo, Farid Karami | 144 | Dec 23, 2025 | 978-1302960773 |
| Doctor Strange Of Asgard | Doctor Strange Of Asgard #1-5 | TPB | Derek Landy | Carlos Magno | 120 | Nov 4, 2025 | 978-1302964375 |
| Doom Academy | Doom Academy #1-5 | TPB | MacKenzie Cadenhead | Pasqual Ferry, Joao Lemos | 128 | Feb 17, 2026 | 978-1302961688 |
| Doom's Division | Doom's Division #1-5 | TPB | Yoon Ha Lee | Minkyu Jung | 120 | Feb 24, 2026 | 978-1302962845 |
| Fantastic Four By Ryan North Vol. 6: Our World Under Doom | Fantastic Four (2022) #29-33,Giant-Size Fantastic Four (2024) | TPB | Ryan North, Fabian Nicieza | Joshua Cassara, Cory Smith, Creees Lee | 136 | Oct 21, 2025 | 978-1302960797 |
| Iron Man Vol.2: The Insurgent Iron Man | Iron Man (2024) #6-10 | TPB | Spencer Ackerman | Julius Ohta, Michael Dowling, Yasmine Putri | 112 | Dec 9, 2025 | 978-1302958824 |
| Red Hulk Vol.1: Prisoner Of War | Red Hulk (2025) #1-5 | TPB | Benjamin Percy | Geoff Shaw | 120 | Oct 21, 2025 | 978-1302959265 |
| Red Hulk Vol.2 | Red Hulk (2025) #6-10 | TPB | Benjamin Percy | Geoff Shaw | 112 | Mar 10, 2026 | 978-1302962753 |
| Runaways: Think Of The Children | Runaways (2025) #1-5 | TPB | Rainbow Rowell | Elena Casagrande | 120 | Feb 10, 2026 | 978-1302963972 |
| Superior Avengers | Superior Avengers (2025) #1-6 | TPB | Steve Foxe | Kyle Hotz, Luca Maresca | 144 | Feb 24, 2026 | 978-1302960315 |
| Thunderbolts: Doomstrike | Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #1-5 | TPB | Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing | Tommaso Bianchi | 120 | Feb 17, 2026 | 978-1302962838 |
| X-Factor by Mark Russell Vol. 2: Know Your Enemy | X-Factor (2024) #6-10 | TPB | Mark Russell | Bob Quinn | 112 | Sep 2, 2025 | 978-1302960223 |
Evan Valentine ofComicBook.com pointed that the idea of Doctor Doom having the title of Doctor Strange had been teased for some time before being properly used in this comic. He praised that the comic raised the question among readers about whether Doom may not be actually in the right in the conflict. Valentine also praised that the Avengers did not had to fight him physically but also in front of public opinion, and that Doom (whose characterization includes a vast intellect) initially wins the resulting battle of wits. He also praised the bickering between Spider-Man and theHuman Torch, and the absurdity of Doom riding aTyrannosaurus version of himself.[93]
Rich Johnston ofBleeding Cool opined that whileNYX (vol. 2) #9 is officially part of theX-Manhunt crossover event, it is also an unofficial part of a second event storyline as the issue "does more forOne World Under Doom than any of the other crossovers so far".[89] He highlighted that the issue showcases New York City with Doom as its regent.[89]
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