During San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Comics revealed next year’s major crossover event will be called One World Under Doom. Now, at New York Comic Con’s “Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing” panel, the company have revealed writer Ryan North and artist RB Silva will spearhead the event with The Rise of Emperor Dooma five-issue series kicking off early next year.
Picking up from this year’s event comic Blood Huntwhere Doctor Doom became the new Sorcerer Supreme, the series will see Doom use his newfound power to declare himself ruler of the whole world.
Six months ago, Doctor Victor Von Doom became Sorcerer Supreme – then disappeared behind Latveria’s closed borders. For most, there’s enough going on in the world that Doom’s absence is not a priority, and some time without him feels like a blessing. Only a few recognize it for what it truly was… the calm before the storm. It is a storm that has now arrived.
The world has woken up to a new reality: Doctor Doom, Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, has magically taken over every broadcast medium on the planet and declared himself Emperor of the World – the ruler of a new United Latveria! And shockingly, impossibly, all of Earth’s leaders seem to be going along with this.
Luckily, whether it’s mind control or Doombots, whatever’s affecting them hasn’t affected Earth’s heroes – and so they quickly form a strike team to stop Doom’s machinations. But will they succeed? And what happens when some begin to welcome their new Emperor with open arms, clamoring for One World Under Doom?
North comments, “One World Under Doom sees Doctor Doom coming out of [Latveria]and overnight, taking over the world. Every country is a province of a united Latveria, and everyone answers to Doom, and he is going to make some changes… He gets to show the world that he’s the greatest at what he does, and that might not be great for people not named “Victor Von Doom.”
Tom BrevoortMarvel’s VP and Executive Editor, also commented, “One World Under Doom is the umbrella, impacting not just The Rise of Emperor Doombut the entire Marvel Universe. To the Avengers, Spider-Man and more… Doom is going to impact every corner of the universe by 2025.”
The Rise of Emperor Doom #1 will be released on February 12. In the meantime, check out some interior artwork and a promotional piece by Greg Land below.
