Doctor Doom takes ver the Marvel U in One World Under Doom #1

The dust has settled from Blood Hunt, and Doctor Doom is set to reign over the Marvel Universe in One Nation Under Doom.

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Revealed last month, One World Under Doom will be bringing the iconic Fantastic Four villain back to the forefront of the Marvel Universe in 2025. The event will pick up from the ending of Blood Hunt, which saw Doom getting even more powerful, and taking up the mantle of Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme. If you guessed that that’s not a good thing for the Marvel U, you’d apparently be right.

Marvel Comics is promising a lot with One World Under Doom too, saying that the happening will shift the “overarching status quo” for the superhero universe in a way that hasn’t been seen since Dark Reign. And while there will be multiple crossovers happening when the event starts up, it’ll be anchored by one nine issue mini-series.

Writer Ryan North will take up the reigns for that book, and will be joined by artist R.B. Silva, with Ben Harvey on covers. There’ll also be a cadre of variant covers however, which will include work from Rose Besch, Nick Bradshaw, John Tyler Christopher, Mike Mignola, Rod Reis, R.B. Silva, and Will Sliney.

Check out the full outline below, as well as a look at some interiors and cover ill’s.

ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM! 

Six months ago, Doctor Victor Von Doom became Sorcerer Supreme – then disappeared behind Latveria’s closed borders. For most, there’s enough going on in the world that Doom’s absence is not a priority, and some time without him feels like a blessing. Only a few recognize it for what it truly was… the calm before the storm. It is a storm that has now arrived. The world has woken up to a new reality: Doctor Doom, Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, has magically taken over every broadcast medium on the planet and declared himself Emperor of the World – the ruler of a new United Latveria! And shockingly, impossibly, all of Earth’s leaders seem to be going along with this. Luckily, whether it’s mind control or Doombots, whatever’s affecting them hasn’t affected Earth’s heroes – and so they quickly form a strike team to stop Doom’s machinations. But will they succeed? And what happens when some begin to welcome their new Emperor with open arms, clamoring for One World Under Doom?

“ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM is a story I’ve been working on since 2023,” North shared. “This huge head start is such a gift when telling a story like this: I can make sure it all hangs together properly, and for other artists working on tie-ins with their books, I can share completed scripts instead of just an idea of what happens. Because of that I’m very excited for where this story has gone, and can go.  It’s been really exciting to hear what other teams have planned with their books to take advantage of this new status quo—we’re all pulling in the same direction.”

“Doom, to me, is the ultimate villain, because even when he loses he wins,” North continued. “He’s not some guy you can punch a bunch until he stops doing crimes: he’s a man who has thought deeply about how to achieve precisely what he wants, and how to ensure others are manipulated into supporting him. ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM opens after Doom has taken over the world overnight, and there is a mystery in how he did it, how he got everyone to acquiesce to his rule – but there’s also a bigger and more terrifying question: now that he’s taken over the world, what is he going to do with it?  And what will the Fantastic Four and the Avengers do to stop him?”

“Doom is one of my favorite characters in the Marvel Universe, so getting to work on this arc is a real pleasure,” Silva said. “I’m loving that we’re bringing magic into the mix, and all the possibilities to make him as awesome as he’s always been. I’m trying to give fans something a little different from what we’ve seen before, and I think the magic element can really make a difference. I hope fans enjoy it as much as I do.”

“Also, this story has the tyrannosaurus rex version of Doctor Doom in it too, so you know there’s this baseline level of rad we’re trying to hit,” North added.

Marvel Comics press release