Can Doctor Doom sustain a solo?

>>91254942
would "Super-Villain Team-Up" count as a solo?

Please no, they'd ruin him

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*cough* *cough*

>>91254981
Eh, kinda. I'm talking Batman-Solo. Long form storytelling, relationships between the characters, new antagonists, etc, etc.

>>91255110

>Bendis' Iron Doom
>Proper Solo

Kidding aside, it's better than I expected, but that's not saying much...

>>91254942
> No villains
The Fantastic Four have prevented him from saving the world for decades. Richards is the greatest villain the world has ever known.

>>91254942
You don't need a supporting cast, and Doom could easily be entertaining just BTFOing villains/heroes of the week.

>>91255268

Lots of MU catastrophes can be summed up as "Richards knew better". Reed's a sly devil, really. He knows how to hide his evilness.

That aside, I'm talking about giving him his Joker or Magneto. I figure the Intelligencia can function like Flash's "The Rogues", Morgan as his Talia and Wanda as his Catwoman. Dreadknight as a mix between Deathstroke and Red Hood. Stuff like that.

>>91254942
The glory of Doom is too great to be confined in a single story.

>>91255360

True enough. But you need someone for him to play off if you want it to be sustainable. Every book had a supporting cast, however small.

You could have Kristoff be his Nightwing, rework the Black Swans as a "Court of Owls"-esque Cult, bring back the Marquis, etc.

I think it can work, but not under Marvel's current management. It'd make a hell of an 80s Vertigo title...

>>91255110
You just keep on coughing there, buddy.

>>91255465

True, true. That's why he wears the armor. To keep his glorious body and 20 inch cock hidden, for mortal eyes cannot handle it.

Another part that always bothered me is his origin. No understanding of the Balkans or the gypsies. In a world of sci-fi and magic, a US scout searching for a guy in Europe's toilet to give him a scholarship is the craziest thing.

If it were up to me, I'd merge the Ultimate and 616 ones. The Dracula lineage was a cool part, and his gypsy roots give him a connection to magic.

Latveria could also use some lore.

A good Doctor Doom book, in my opinion, would bear a lot of similarities to Gillen's Darth Vader book.

>>91255605

Kinda. Vader's a lap-dog to Palpatine (not a knock to him, it's just how it is). I'd say it be a mix between that (plus the EU Dark horse stuff) and Carrey's Lucifer.

Sometimes I go "man, i should write that"... Then I remember my real-life obligations and put it off... Life's cruel...

>what's DOOM 2099
You're literally 24 years late to the answer you're seeking

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Yes, he had solo's in the 70s and 90s. It can work.
Damn Monkey's paw. I wanted a Doom ongoing but not written by Bendis!!

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>>91255770
> Spider-Man 2099 returns. The last time DOOM 2099 was even mentioned was a cameo in Exiles.

>>91255770

Eh, I'd argue it's not the same. 2099 Doom was never confirmed to be THE Doom. We were given clues, but...

Regardless, the thread is more of a "how would you do it" question. Like, would you use Hellstrom as a Deacon Blackfire analog who starts a religious revolt in Latveria? Give the country some lore? Such stuff.

>>91255772

It can work in a completely new setting, but the trick is placing it in the usual MU. Or rather a variation of it. 2099 was allowed to change tons of things that a main title wouldn't.

>>91255803

You're forgetting Kang's Chrono Corps in Uncanny Avengers.

Doom 2099 was great.

>>91255917

Oh yes, but he didn't really do much in that.

>>91255972

That it was.

>>91255991

Fair enough.

>>91255917
>You're forgetting Kang's Chrono Corps in Uncanny Avengers.

Honestly was a pretty good Avengers run. Remender had a really neat nouveau-retro feel to it with the classic Avengers composition and mansion setting, with modern art and plot structuring.

I checked Waid's current Avengers out when it dropped for Del Mundo and it seemed to be alright, has anyone read it?

>>91254942
He has a solo right now, by Marvel's most A-List writer.

And it's dying.

>>91254942
read Doom 2099

>>91254942
You know what I'd like to see?
A Doom mini-series that's told from the perspective of an ordinary Latverian citizen. A day in the life, so to speak.
Something that tells the story of why it is his people adore him so.
I remember back when he was off in hell and the FF tried to 'liberate' Latveria and the people revolted, wanting Doom to come back to rule over them,
Something that explains and elaborates on their devotion to him would be good.