Doom's Day

New sorcerer supreme Victor von Doom casts a spell on the Marvel Universe in One World Under Doom

- STEPHEN JEWELL

WHILE ROBERT DOWNEY JR IS set to don the Latverian ruler's sinister mask in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, Victor von Doom is taking on a new role in the Marvel comic book universe, after replacing Stephen Strange as Sorcerer Supreme in last year's Blood Hunt. Now we will see how he utilises that preternatural power after he declares himself global emperor in new nine-issue series One World Under Doom.

"Doom becoming Sorcerer Supreme is very bad news for anyone not named 'Doctor Doom'," laughs writer Ryan North. "It's been great to have that set-up to play with as the whole event spins out of that inciting incident." With Victor boasting a soft spot for Reed and Sue Richards's young daughter Valeria, North is reflecting all of Doom's multi-faceted character including, improbably, his T-rex incarnation...