After over six many years within the highlight, Marvel is teasing the loss of life of its most iconic villain – the genius tyrant and present Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Doom. However simply because Doom is gone does not make him any much less of a menace.
Marvel Teases the Dying of Physician Doom
However the Villain Is not Going Quietly, As ‘The Will of Doom’ Is Revealed
Marvel is at present publishing the continued event series One World Under Doom, the place Marvel’s heroes and villains unite to attempt to break Physician Doom’s maintain over the planet. Now, Marvel has introduced the occasion can be adopted by a particular Will of Doom one-shot comedian and a storyline in Captain America coping with the occasion’s fallout.
| The Will of Doom #1 | |
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| Launch Date: | December 24, 2025 |
| Author: | CHIP ZDARSKY |
| Artists: | CAFU |
| Cowl Artist: | JONAS SCHARF |
| LONG LIVE DOOM! In THE WILL OF DOOM #1, because the Unbelievable 4 cope with the fallout from ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, they’re confronted with huge questions and a shocking new international menace! Will the White Home have their backs? Will…the RED HULK? The following stage of the Marvel Universe begins right here! | |
| Captain America #6 | |
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| Launch Date: | December 17, 2025 |
| Author: | CHIP ZDARSKY |
| Artists: | FRANK ALPIZAR & DELIO DIAZ |
| Cowl Artist: | VALERIO SCHITI |
| CAP RETURNS TO PRESENT DAY FOR AN ALL-NEW ERA! In CAPTAIN AMERICA #6, the aftermath of ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM has introduced Latveria to the brink of civil battle. Captain America deploys to guard civilians and examine rumors of a weapons stockpile, and with warring factions tearing the nation aside and a workforce of allies pursuing their very own agendas, can Captain America hope to carry peace to Latveria? And is that even what his handlers need? | |
The double-meaning of “will” suggests Doom will die within the occasion, with varied particulars hinting Captain America should confront the villain’s last contingency plan. Marvel has a behavior of killing/resurrecting main characters earlier than their film debuts, benefiting from the elevated curiosity within the character.
With Doom set to look as the principle villain of 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday, it is smart that Marvel would kill him now so he will be resurrected within the comics across the MCU launch. The problems may even function variant covers by Chip Zdarsky, J. Scott Campbell (under) and Josemaria Casanovas.
Our Tackle Marvel Killing Off Physician Doom
One World Beneath Doom has centered on Doom successful repeatedly and once more. Whether or not dealing with the Avengers, the Masters of Evil and even Dormammu, Physician Doom has triumphed each time. It is smart that the story would finish with the last word defeat, and Physician Doom lastly dropping his life. Nonetheless, Doom is understood for planning for each contingency, and the phrase “Lengthy Stay Doom” suggests he has a alternative within the wings.
Potential replacements embody his adopted son Kristoff Vernard and former prisoner Crimson Hulk, who has been battling Doom from inside Latveria. Marvel confirms that new villain Salvation (under) can be on a mission to find Doom’s secrets and techniques, opposed by Captain America and Crimson Hulk, who needs the forbidden data for himself. In the meantime, Cap will be joined by a new team of worldwide heroes, all with their very own agendas.
In the meantime, Physician Doom’s title as Sorcerer Supreme will pass to a new character, with former bearer Physician Unusual trapped in Asgard. Candidates embody Scarlet Witch, Magik and certain heir Agatha Harkness – one other character whose comedian prominence is clearly tied to her MCU fame.
The fallout of One World Beneath Doom will set up a brand new establishment within the Marvel Universe – one through which it seems the enduring villain Physician Doom will lastly be lifeless, unleashing a contingency plan that may hit the Marvel Universe like an atom bomb.
Captain America #6 is coming December 17 from Marvel Comics, adopted by the one-shot The Will of Doom #1 on December 24.
