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doomfans2020-02-07 02:20 am
nomadicwriter) wrote in doomfans2020-02-07 02:20 am
Doctor Doom #5
Doom, plagued by increasing visions, tracks down Dr Fruzsina Markovich, his supposed future wife; she's a Latverian weather scientist living in New York, who's not entirely thrilled at the idea of marrying him given that he's had her journalist father imprisoned since she was 13. Brashear and HERBIE arrive during their confrontation, swiftly followed by Sable and Victorious, whose absence from Latveria has allowed Dmitri Fortunov to take over.
Doom is not happy about either this or Fruzsina's defiance, and that's when Kang shows up too with a suit of Doom's armour, claiming he was instructed by his future self to deliver it to Doom to save the world. Brashear appeals to Doom, saying Reed needs his help to save the moon, but Doom, donning the armour up, declares that the moon should be allowed to die due to Richards' folly and the world will bow before him.
Hrm. Lots of reasons for Doom to be furious right now, but I still can't help but feel like his return to megalomania is suspiciously abrupt. Fruzsina is supposed to be part of the plot to destroy him, so could her cloud-seeding project have been co-opted to play some role in the mental attack on Doom? Is Kang up to something with that convenient suit of armour? Did Morgan do something while he was unconscious in her care?
Lots of things coming together, but still no major answers. I guess it may be part of the plot against him that Doom's constantly harried without much time to think, but I wish there was time for a bit more character interaction. The scenes with Fruzsina are good and give her a bit of personality that the vision version was lacking, but I'm still feeling shortchanged regarding Brashear's part in events. (Plus the lack of any reference to Amara and Doom's unborn child feels steadily more glaring with Doom now fully pursuing the idea of Fruzsina as his future wife, especially given how many other storylines Cantwell puts in references to.)
I hope we get a chance for a bit more of the confrontation next issue rather than Doom just ditching everyone to head off to Latveria/Symkaria right away. I'd like to see a bit more meaty conversation between Doom and his pursuers at this point instead of just the ongoing chase.
Doom is not happy about either this or Fruzsina's defiance, and that's when Kang shows up too with a suit of Doom's armour, claiming he was instructed by his future self to deliver it to Doom to save the world. Brashear appeals to Doom, saying Reed needs his help to save the moon, but Doom, donning the armour up, declares that the moon should be allowed to die due to Richards' folly and the world will bow before him.
Hrm. Lots of reasons for Doom to be furious right now, but I still can't help but feel like his return to megalomania is suspiciously abrupt. Fruzsina is supposed to be part of the plot to destroy him, so could her cloud-seeding project have been co-opted to play some role in the mental attack on Doom? Is Kang up to something with that convenient suit of armour? Did Morgan do something while he was unconscious in her care?
Lots of things coming together, but still no major answers. I guess it may be part of the plot against him that Doom's constantly harried without much time to think, but I wish there was time for a bit more character interaction. The scenes with Fruzsina are good and give her a bit of personality that the vision version was lacking, but I'm still feeling shortchanged regarding Brashear's part in events. (Plus the lack of any reference to Amara and Doom's unborn child feels steadily more glaring with Doom now fully pursuing the idea of Fruzsina as his future wife, especially given how many other storylines Cantwell puts in references to.)
I hope we get a chance for a bit more of the confrontation next issue rather than Doom just ditching everyone to head off to Latveria/Symkaria right away. I'd like to see a bit more meaty conversation between Doom and his pursuers at this point instead of just the ongoing chase.