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Dr. Doom Asks for a Limited Series and Told to Go To Hell

Is it a good or a bad thing that Doom is going to Hell?

Dr. Doom is an arrogant jerk. And that's putting it lightly. He's been a thorn in the side of the Fantastic Four pretty much from the beginning and has been such an ass over the years. But he's still a pretty cool villain.

We don't often see villains getting the spotlight in their own series or limited series but because Doom is so deserving (at least in his opinion), this November he will be getting a four issue series.

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Nick Spencer will handle the writing while Becky Cloonan will do the art. The series is simply called Victor Von Doom. By the look of this image, his face is clearly scar-free. Does that mean this is a flashback story? He does appear younger. We know he was obsessed with Hell due to his mom's soul being stuck there.

Normally a flashback series on a character I already know just about everything about wouldn't sound too appealing but with Nick Spencer on board and Cloonan's art, I am pretty curious. This is also the same month when Fantastic Four #600 is out. Coincidence or will it be a FF-themed month?

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And if any of you would have bothered to do a little research before commenting - heck, you wouldn't have had to go any further than CBR - you would've found out that this takes place during Doom's teenage years, before any of his later trips to hell. It will dispute neither Books of Doom nor Triumph And Torment but is instead inspired by them.
 
Anyway, Becky Cloonan rules and her art alone is enough to warrant checking this out.

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Big fan of Cloonan's work. I'll definitely be reading these issues when they come out.

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@CATPANEXE said:
Dooms been to Hell and walked out fine, notably in the miniseries Triumph And Torment. He doesn't seem to mind the place.
One of the BEST Doom reads ever! Let's just hope this one is just as excellent!
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I hope Doom gets a happy ending by the end of the mini-series... Maybe he'll be able to barter Reed's soul in exchange for his Mother's or something...

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Sorry for my ignorance guys but why does Doom have hair? I thought he was bald and heavily scarred?

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I'm happy to see a great villain like Doom get more exposure and his own story.
 
Having him go to Hell concerns me a bit due to the current industry trend of temporarily killing off characters and all the hype associated with it.
 
That being said, I'll probably still pick it up, since it's not just another popular hero dying and it looks like it could be some kind of prequel.

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@Dracade102 said:
I hope Doom gets a happy ending by the end of the mini-series... Maybe he'll be able to barter Reed's soul in exchange for his Mother's or something...
Doom has already saved his mother's soul, in the story Triumph And Torment. 
 
@Mekboy said:
Sorry for my ignorance guys but why does Doom have hair? I thought he was bald and heavily scarred?
Prequel story of a teenaged Victor, ie. before his scarring.

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