I guess I am a little more generous in my assessment of this issue. Cantwell had said in interviews and tweets that his was a sort of Hope/Crosby road picture. I'd throw in Planes, Trains and Automobiles because of all the modes of transportation Doom takes here. I'm throwing in the good ol' boys in their pickup truck. I'm surprised Doom didn't steal it from them. I just find it so entertaining when writers show Doom mixing with everyday people.
I was also surprised to see the story switch suddenly to Texas. I guess we should assume when Doom tells Kang they must travel carefully, he doesn't want to activate the jet pack (if this armor had any) for fear of the authorities picking them up on radar, etc. Another theme that comes up is the problem at hand: how do you stop the invincible? I think Cantwell not only uses that to describe the black hole but Doom himself. He's taken on everything that has been thrown at him and now it looks like he will be back in Latveria next issue I'm guessing.
But you are correct that there are some issues dangling out there. Will Mistress Death return and demand obedience? What is the source of these visions and is Doom diving deeper and deeper into them in his dreams or something? The descriptions of the two boys was so specific. Writers seem to be toying with Doom's paternal instincts for some time now, going back to Hickman building that relationship with little Valeria and I like that. I think he still is trying to recapture what was taken from him as a child when he lost both of his parents. Oh BTW, they finally had their reunion in issue #2 of X-Men\Fantastic Four and Victor told her how much he had missed her - after she made a pointed observation about his evasiveness about what exactly is he up too on Doom Island.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2020-03-07 02:15 am (UTC)I was also surprised to see the story switch suddenly to Texas. I guess we should assume when Doom tells Kang they must travel carefully, he doesn't want to activate the jet pack (if this armor had any) for fear of the authorities picking them up on radar, etc. Another theme that comes up is the problem at hand: how do you stop the invincible? I think Cantwell not only uses that to describe the black hole but Doom himself. He's taken on everything that has been thrown at him and now it looks like he will be back in Latveria next issue I'm guessing.
But you are correct that there are some issues dangling out there. Will Mistress Death return and demand obedience? What is the source of these visions and is Doom diving deeper and deeper into them in his dreams or something? The descriptions of the two boys was so specific. Writers seem to be toying with Doom's paternal instincts for some time now, going back to Hickman building that relationship with little Valeria and I like that. I think he still is trying to recapture what was taken from him as a child when he lost both of his parents. Oh BTW, they finally had their reunion in issue #2 of X-Men\Fantastic Four and Victor told her how much he had missed her - after she made a pointed observation about his evasiveness about what exactly is he up too on Doom Island.