Dormammu has come for Doom - and Doom has SURVIVED.
Broken, depleted, but having bought the time he needed, Doom ensured that all Earth's heroes would survive. These heroes now face a choice: They can allow Earth to fall to Dormammu - or they can align with Doom and fight for Earth beside him. Doom is at his highest - with Earth's heroes behind him, nothing can stop him now. Nothing, that is, save for an unexpected return of an old foe...
Rated T+
One World Under Doom #5 delivers an action-packed issue where Doctor Doom leads Earth's heroes against Dormammu, showcasing incredible art and subtle political commentary. Despite some contrivances and the heroes seeming easily outsmarted, it's a satisfying read that sets the stage for future developments. This series is the event of the summer; if you are not reading it, you're missing out! Read Full Review
One World Under Doom #5 cements this series as one of Marvels most intriguing political thrillers in years. Ryan North elevates Doctor Doom beyond villainy, into something both greater and far more dangerous. With Earth's heroes behind him and a new threat on the horizon, the stage is set for a finale that could reshape Dooms legacy forever. Doom stood alone. Now Doom stands with Earth. The question is can Earth survive that? Read Full Review
One World Under Doom #5 is an outstanding comic, both narratively and visually. More than that, it is also honest. There have been multiple instances in this series where the story has strived to make a point related to real world considerations. Here, North delivers an admission by some heroes that, based on the evidence, maybe Doom is doing the right thing for the right reasons. For a series that at times has been very blunt in its metaphor, the dialogue exchanges in this issue are essential because history proves that good people do have them in such circumstances. One World Under Doom #5 has the potential to elevate this series from fun and smart to essential. Read Full Review
One World Under Doom #5 taps into some interesting classic stories like Civil War, Dark Reign, and even to some extent Secret Empire, but mixes it all up making answers all the more gray and ambiguous. It's the halfway point and has delivered with each issue mixing in big action along with big questions for readers to ponder. Read Full Review
One World Under Doom #5 hits the midpoint of the series with thrilling spectacle and unexpected depth, balancing explosive action with smart philosophical dilemmas that elevate Doom from tyrant to something more complicatedand maybe even heroic. Read Full Review
One World Under Doom Issue 5 returns to a simmering scale. It's an awkward balance between a clash between Marvels finest and a grown-up discussion on how authoritarianism can gradually grind people down into accepting and even championing it. Read Full Review
I thought the choice to position Thor as the hero to challenge the others to explain why they should continue to resist Doom's rule was a smart decision. There has always been a tension in Marvel comics between the way pro-democracy rhetoric in most comics sits side-by-side by treatments of monarchy or even autocracy that present that form of rule as a legitimate and potentially even beneficial system. Kingship is presented as difficult, but not fundamentally wrong as a political regime.
Tony splutters a bit when Thor puts him on the defensive—he finds it difficult to justify why monarchy ought to be rejected out of hand. This difficulty is relatable: we are not often called on to explain what the merits of democracy are in co more
this is much better than I have expected. I do like RB Silva's art here compared to Rise of Powers/Fall of house of X event. Plus, the writing here works for me.
It all goes wrong by Page 2 – no flippin’ way does Spider-Man lead the heroes on an assault against Dormammu. He’s experienced enough to wait back and let the heavy hitters go at it (as he did in FF #242 against Galactus).
And why just DD, Avengers & X-Men? Where are all the other heroes not on those teams?
Anyway, from here, somehow Carol breaks Domammu’s jaw (he’s an energy being, physical attacks are anything). And then Doom quickly does a spell that gets rid of him ‘forever/eternal’ as long as Vic rules the Earth. Joe Public loves this – failing to grasp that Doom has a long history of losing and dying which means Dormy will be back in thier lifetimes.
Last issue, North went out of his to more
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