Avengers: Doomsday
I finally realized that a 1980s pictorial novel could hold the key to Marvel ’s next mega - blockbuster , Avengers : Doomsday . While the casting of Robert Downey Jr. feed a lot of fansInfamous Iron Manvibes , it ’s reallyEmperor Doomby David Michelinie and Bob Hall that feels like it sets the stage for Doom ’s eventual multiversal power swordplay inAvengers : Secret Wars .
InEmperor Doom , which is part of theMarvel Graphic Novelline , Doctor Doomenslaves the creation by rein in the big businessman of the Purple Man , amplifying it through a powerful artifact , and broadcasting his mind command abilities out into the human beings . At this gunpoint , it was stillrelatively rare for Doom to be a universe - point threat rather than a Fantastic Four villain , and it was the first time he successfully managed to literally inhibit the Earth .
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe , we have n’t seen the Purple Man in quite a while , but that part is easy to modify , leading me to recall this graphic novel could be the blueprint for the upcoming moving picture .
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How CouldEmperor DoomProvide the Template forAvengers: Doomsday?
Marvel Graphic Novel#27 by David Michelinie, Bob Hall, and Bill Oakley
At this power point , very little is sleep with about the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s variation ofDoctor Doom . Other than being trifle by Robert Downey , Jr. and serving as the antagonist for the next twoAvengersfilms , the eccentric is shrouded almost totally in mystery . That mystery , commingle with the Downey casting , has led to a ton of fan speculation as to how it will all fit together , and from which cartoon strip the MCU might be take out story ideas . Up to this item , Emperor Doomhasn’t really been a handsome part of the conversation . I cogitate it should be .
consider how reach the MCU is to make change to the source textile , what I really want to dig out into is the great type and idea instant , andEmperor Doomhas plenty of those .
Emperor Doompits Doom against theAvengersand the West Coast Avengers . While the pic have never explicitly had two distinct Avengers grouping with individual branding , it is n’t backbreaking to imagine that the squad could embrace that designation in the movie , considering that there are two separate and distinct military headquarters for the squad in the MCU . But , like the availability of characters like the Purple Man and Wonder Man , that is surface - degree stuff and nonsense . Considering how start the MCU is to make changes to the author material , what I really want to cut into into is the capital character and theme moments , andEmperor Doomhas plenty of those .
Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom - played by the returning Robert Downey Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.
What Happens inEmperor Doom, and Who Are Its Key Players?
Wonder Man Takes Center Stage
In the context of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s multiverse , it would make gumption to have some version of theEmperor Doomstory constitute . The story centers on Doom manipulating the world into compliance and using his office to redo the humanity as a utopia free of offense , war , and inequality . Only Wonder Man is loose of Doom ’s intellect control , and he has to bring enough Avengers back from the nothingness to in reality fight back and restore liberal will to the world . It ’s an interesting construct , because like the MCU’sThanos , this interlingual rendition of Doom has a goal that is , at least on newspaper , noble .
In the write up , Doom utilize his superior will to die the Purple Man , drive him to provide Doom to apply his power of manipulation . After tie the baddie to a giant crystal , Doom is capable to " broadcast " those major power worldwide . Wonder Man , rather than targeting the most powerful Avengers like Thor and the Hulk , decides that his good wager is to focus on freeing the Avengers with the strong will - those most able to resist mental flak and more probable to conform to Doom on his own terms .
What Other Marvel Comics Might Inform Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom?
Not Much Is Known AboutAvengers: Doomsday
It is n’t yet clear what the story ofAvengers : Doomsdaywill be , but there aretwo major funny book stories that fan have been keeping an oculus on . As mentioned above , theInfamous Iron Manstory by Brian Michael Bendis , Alex Maleev , and Stefano Caselli could be key , in which Victor Von Doom takes on the persona of Iron Man for a time in the Marvel Universe . The two have a long story as foes , anxious ally , and as " substitutes " for one another in storyline and realities where what you really need is just a dude in armour . Even more thanInfamous Iron Man , though , fans - include me - have been call back aboutSecret war .
Doctor Doom has famously been Reed Richards ' dandy nemesis for decades , but that is no longer the case , as Reed ’s new bane is really himself .
Secret Warsby Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić is a 2015 upshot series base generally on the 1984 - 85 series of the same name . InSecret Wars , Doctor Doom serves as the primary adversary of a report that span – and crock up - Marvel ’s multiverse . Given that Joe and Anthony Russo had sound out prior to returning that they would only come back to makeSecret Wars , it ’s arguably not very surprising that the two - partAvengersmega - dangerous undertaking that get next year will beAvengers : Doomsdayfollowed byAvengers : Secret Wars , both of which will feature Downey ’s Doctor Doom .
Emperor Doom- otherwise known asMarvel Graphic Novel#27- is available now from Marvel Comics .
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avenger : Doomsday is the fifth Avengers pic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bestow together heroes , newfangled and old , to confront off against Victor von Doom - played by the regress Robert Downey Jr .. Avengers 5 will also tick off the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU .
