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doomfans2020-01-03 01:02 am
nomadicwriter) wrote in doomfans2020-01-03 01:02 am
Doctor Doom #4
Doom invades an AIM facility and fights Taskmaster, learning that the codename of Taskmaster's assignment was Fruzsina, AKA the name of Doom's supposed future wife in his visions. Doom copies AIM's files on the project and then confronth MODOK, who claims to have algorithmically deduced the future Doom's been seeing. Doom assumes his plan is to sow doubt and make him reject this possible future, but MODOK claims he's calculated everything to push Doom into fighting to make it a reality.
Meanwhile, it becomes clear that the Symarkians are behind at least some of Doom's current problems: they've acquired a formerly homeless man they claim is Dimitri Fortunov, heir to the Latverian throne, and framed Doom for the 3000 deaths to get him arrested and put their puppet on the throne so there'll be peace and a soft border that allows their economy to recover. Since the arrest part failed, they're now hoping to track those searching for Doom so they can assassinate both him and Victorious.
Well, some answers at last, though this was kind of an expositional issue with not a whole lot going on for Doom except uncovering them, so I find I don't have a lot to say about it yet. It's good to get some first pieces of the puzzle rather than questions dragging out much longer unanswered, but I assume there are more twists to come. It feels like the Symarkians surely must have had some help in their efforts to frame Doom, and I'm guessing that MODOK's a pawn intended to give him a false trail to follow and put him on whatever path the master manipulator behind all this intends.
Bit disappointed that we're still only seeing a few little snippets of Brashear's investigation and nothing really yet of his supposed questioning of Doom's guilt. But given that he's now got the trail of the AIM attack to follow, hopefully we'll see more on that front next issue. I'm guessing that's meant to be Tony speaking to him from the moon base at the end and saying they might need Doom's advice to fix it? (Looks like him, though the spacesuit logo threw me a bit, given Cantwell's habit of bringing in obscure minor characters I can't necessarily recognise. But I'm assuming it's just a stylised 4 in relation to Reed's part in the project.)
Anyway, this was kind of a plot-advancing issue with more necessary exposition than interesting character moments, so I'm looking forward to the next one where hopefully we'll see more of Doom interacting with Brashear and/or Morgan again.
Meanwhile, it becomes clear that the Symarkians are behind at least some of Doom's current problems: they've acquired a formerly homeless man they claim is Dimitri Fortunov, heir to the Latverian throne, and framed Doom for the 3000 deaths to get him arrested and put their puppet on the throne so there'll be peace and a soft border that allows their economy to recover. Since the arrest part failed, they're now hoping to track those searching for Doom so they can assassinate both him and Victorious.
Well, some answers at last, though this was kind of an expositional issue with not a whole lot going on for Doom except uncovering them, so I find I don't have a lot to say about it yet. It's good to get some first pieces of the puzzle rather than questions dragging out much longer unanswered, but I assume there are more twists to come. It feels like the Symarkians surely must have had some help in their efforts to frame Doom, and I'm guessing that MODOK's a pawn intended to give him a false trail to follow and put him on whatever path the master manipulator behind all this intends.
Bit disappointed that we're still only seeing a few little snippets of Brashear's investigation and nothing really yet of his supposed questioning of Doom's guilt. But given that he's now got the trail of the AIM attack to follow, hopefully we'll see more on that front next issue. I'm guessing that's meant to be Tony speaking to him from the moon base at the end and saying they might need Doom's advice to fix it? (Looks like him, though the spacesuit logo threw me a bit, given Cantwell's habit of bringing in obscure minor characters I can't necessarily recognise. But I'm assuming it's just a stylised 4 in relation to Reed's part in the project.)
Anyway, this was kind of a plot-advancing issue with more necessary exposition than interesting character moments, so I'm looking forward to the next one where hopefully we'll see more of Doom interacting with Brashear and/or Morgan again.