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One World Under Doom (2025) #1-9
One World Under Doom
Doctor Doom he declares himself Emperor of the World! Six months ago, Victor Von Doom saved the world from vampires by assuming the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme - then disappeared behind Latveria's closed borders. But his absence was merely the calm before the storm - a storm that has now arrived. The world wakes up to a new Doom has magically taken over every broadcast medium on Earth and declared himself the ruler of the planet under the flag of a new United Latveria! And shockingly, impossibly, all global leaders seem to be going along with it. Luckily, whether it's mind control or Doombots, whatever's affecting them hasn't affected Earth's heroes - so they quickly form a strike team to stop Doom's machinations. But nothing will go as expected for the Fantastic Four, the Avengers and their allies! What happens when some begin to welcome their new Emperor with open arms, clamoring for ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM?
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Ryan North
440 books1,613 followersHi, I'm Ryan! I was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1980 and since then have written several books. You can read my Wikipedia page for more, or check out my author site at RyanNorth.ca!
I'm the author of the webcomic Dinosaur Comics (that's the comic where the pictures don't change but the words do, it's better than it sounds and I've also done crazy things like turn Shakespeare into a choose-your-own-path adventure, write a comic for Marvel about a girl with all the powers of a squirrel, or mess up walking my dog so badly it made the news.
I'm working on more stuff as we speak, hopefully it's good
I'm the author of the webcomic Dinosaur Comics (that's the comic where the pictures don't change but the words do, it's better than it sounds and I've also done crazy things like turn Shakespeare into a choose-your-own-path adventure, write a comic for Marvel about a girl with all the powers of a squirrel, or mess up walking my dog so badly it made the news.
I'm working on more stuff as we speak, hopefully it's good
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December 15, 2025The best Marvel event in years – possibly even the best a Marvel event can be – but also one brought low as much by its writer's strengths as his limitations. Ryan North, after all, defaults to writing superhero stories as a subset of problem-solving, a seemingly impossible tangle resolved by creative thinking. Which I love! But it means that in a story about Doctor Doom taking over the world, he approaches it from Doom's perspective, remembering that, at his best, Doom isn't just a vainglorious tyrant, but a very smart man who, albeit in a sometimes warped fashion, genuinely cares for his subjects. So when he announces that the world's rulers have all ceded power to him, his first edicts are free universal healthcare and free higher education, everywhere. This being the case, it's no wonder that lots of people think, all things considered, that this new world order might not be such a bad thing. And any satirical implications of Americans wearing green baseball caps and putting pro-Doom placards on their lawns rather collapse, because it's much more understandable than the behaviour of their real-world equivalents, doing likewise for a ruler who is just a vainglorious tyrant, pigshit thick to boot, and actively making their lives worse.
The main hold-outs, of course, are the heroes, convinced that Doom is up to his usual tricks, has captured the leaders and replaced them with robots or something. But, especially given he's now Sorcerer Supreme, Doom found a much better solution for that problem too, and for the heroes' attempts to unseat him. Which ultimately means that North writes himself into a corner, and unless he's going to leave Earth 616 in this set-up, then has to pull a really unconvincing, screeching handbrake turn of a twist to set up the obligatory big showdown. In fairness, he does at least get the satire back on track in its wake, by remembering that old mainstay resolution 'the heroes reveal the awful secret to the world' is, given real world developments, off the table for the foreseeable future if you want your story taken at all seriously. And the final issue comes off much better than it has any right to given it's both a deus ex machina and a power of love ending. The cosmic shores on which it fetches up also allow the art from RB Silva and David Curiel to come into its own, having otherwise tended a little too luminous on the heroes in particular (though I can't deny it was a buzz seeing Squirrel Girl and Brain Drain rendered so epically, and I hope they keep getting invites to the big crossovers). But despite the many fine touches in its execution, ultimately it convinced me less than the resolution of a very similar core story in 1987's Emperor Doom which, though overall not written half so well, caught something fundamentally true at the end, where Doom is poised to destroy his enemies and cement his dominion – then doesn't press the button, because the sheer faff of ruling the world has been getting him down, and he's realised he'd much rather rage from the margins.
The main hold-outs, of course, are the heroes, convinced that Doom is up to his usual tricks, has captured the leaders and replaced them with robots or something. But, especially given he's now Sorcerer Supreme, Doom found a much better solution for that problem too, and for the heroes' attempts to unseat him. Which ultimately means that North writes himself into a corner, and unless he's going to leave Earth 616 in this set-up, then has to pull a really unconvincing, screeching handbrake turn of a twist to set up the obligatory big showdown. In fairness, he does at least get the satire back on track in its wake, by remembering that old mainstay resolution 'the heroes reveal the awful secret to the world' is, given real world developments, off the table for the foreseeable future if you want your story taken at all seriously. And the final issue comes off much better than it has any right to given it's both a deus ex machina and a power of love ending. The cosmic shores on which it fetches up also allow the art from RB Silva and David Curiel to come into its own, having otherwise tended a little too luminous on the heroes in particular (though I can't deny it was a buzz seeing Squirrel Girl and Brain Drain rendered so epically, and I hope they keep getting invites to the big crossovers). But despite the many fine touches in its execution, ultimately it convinced me less than the resolution of a very similar core story in 1987's Emperor Doom which, though overall not written half so well, caught something fundamentally true at the end, where Doom is poised to destroy his enemies and cement his dominion – then doesn't press the button, because the sheer faff of ruling the world has been getting him down, and he's realised he'd much rather rage from the margins.
November 28, 2025
Super solid art and even had me at some points thinking Doom was the man 😭
Review of advance copy
Read as single issues
February 12, 2026
One World Under Doom #1-9 TPB
Calificación 2.3/5
One World Under Doom #1 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #2 Calificación 2.5/5
One World Under Doom #3 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #4 Calificación 2.5/5
One World Under Doom #5 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #6 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #7 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #8 Calificación 3/5
One World Under Doom #9 Calificación 3/5
Este concepto es repetitivo ya habían hecho Emperor Doom (1987), hay un excesivo uso de globos de diálogos o de pensamiento como un cómic viejo parece intencional hacerlo como en 1985.
Como hace décadas en los comics americanos tiene hasbara ejemplo aquí Doctor Doom ejecuta a los nazis Red Skull y Baron Zemo para ser celebrado por las personas ¿pero el batallón azov o el amalek del genocida Netanyahu el reconocido criminal de guerra buscado por la Corte Penal Internacional y acusado de corrupción en su país, ovacionado en el congreso de Estados Unidos por democratas y republicanos, debieron arrestarlo y entregarlo a juicio. Biden y Trump fueron cómplices de genocidio dándole armas para matar niños y mujeres en Palestina, pero no es cuestionado Netanyahu? Dirán es un cómic y no solucionará la vida real, bueno no metas propaganda en historias para niños.
Esto aun tiene su agenda woke con Carol Danvers con su actitud de presuntuosa y con aires de superioridad ¿acaso no es un personaje odiado, desde hace décadas? y solo es sexualizada desde sus inicios como eye candy. En varios issues solo se la pasan hablando y no hay acción.
Mucho hocus pocus con la hechicería y la ciencia ficción, Sue Richards siempre la dibujan con el mejor trasero pero compite por el título con Spider-Woman II, Mary Jane Watson, Rouge, Psylocke, Dagger.
Los superheroes Juzgan a Doom y Latveria pero su propio gobierno interviene en otros países de forma militar con escusas de libertador para apropiarse de recursos naturales y eliminar al régimen según convenga a sus lobbys, es con el lobby del complejo militar industrial y la economía de guerra eternas para vender armas, los políticos de Estados Unidos no son los buenos en la vida real nunca lo ha sido en par de años fueron cómplices de genocidio, secuestraron a un presidente, robaron petróleo de buques como viles piratas, amenazan con invadir países, de apropiarse de territorios, su presidente Trump era íntimo de Epstein.
Las apariencias de las acciones de los dirigentes como Doom, son vistas por tipos como Reed de forma maniquea explotandolo en la opinión pública como arma, pero Doom controla los medios, eso es tratado en algunos issues pero en el mundo real el control de los medios en occidente pertenecen al lobby israelí, quieres ser crítico mencionalo abiertamente.
Las peleas de los Super-Heroes son como en Secret Wars II (1985) solo cambian a Beyonder por Doctor Doom. Al final ponen a Doom como el héroe y Reed Richards como un idiota.
Calificación 2.3/5
One World Under Doom #1 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #2 Calificación 2.5/5
One World Under Doom #3 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #4 Calificación 2.5/5
One World Under Doom #5 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #6 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #7 Calificación 2/5
One World Under Doom #8 Calificación 3/5
One World Under Doom #9 Calificación 3/5
Este concepto es repetitivo ya habían hecho Emperor Doom (1987), hay un excesivo uso de globos de diálogos o de pensamiento como un cómic viejo parece intencional hacerlo como en 1985.
Como hace décadas en los comics americanos tiene hasbara ejemplo aquí Doctor Doom ejecuta a los nazis Red Skull y Baron Zemo para ser celebrado por las personas ¿pero el batallón azov o el amalek del genocida Netanyahu el reconocido criminal de guerra buscado por la Corte Penal Internacional y acusado de corrupción en su país, ovacionado en el congreso de Estados Unidos por democratas y republicanos, debieron arrestarlo y entregarlo a juicio. Biden y Trump fueron cómplices de genocidio dándole armas para matar niños y mujeres en Palestina, pero no es cuestionado Netanyahu? Dirán es un cómic y no solucionará la vida real, bueno no metas propaganda en historias para niños.
Esto aun tiene su agenda woke con Carol Danvers con su actitud de presuntuosa y con aires de superioridad ¿acaso no es un personaje odiado, desde hace décadas? y solo es sexualizada desde sus inicios como eye candy. En varios issues solo se la pasan hablando y no hay acción.
Mucho hocus pocus con la hechicería y la ciencia ficción, Sue Richards siempre la dibujan con el mejor trasero pero compite por el título con Spider-Woman II, Mary Jane Watson, Rouge, Psylocke, Dagger.
Los superheroes Juzgan a Doom y Latveria pero su propio gobierno interviene en otros países de forma militar con escusas de libertador para apropiarse de recursos naturales y eliminar al régimen según convenga a sus lobbys, es con el lobby del complejo militar industrial y la economía de guerra eternas para vender armas, los políticos de Estados Unidos no son los buenos en la vida real nunca lo ha sido en par de años fueron cómplices de genocidio, secuestraron a un presidente, robaron petróleo de buques como viles piratas, amenazan con invadir países, de apropiarse de territorios, su presidente Trump era íntimo de Epstein.
Las apariencias de las acciones de los dirigentes como Doom, son vistas por tipos como Reed de forma maniquea explotandolo en la opinión pública como arma, pero Doom controla los medios, eso es tratado en algunos issues pero en el mundo real el control de los medios en occidente pertenecen al lobby israelí, quieres ser crítico mencionalo abiertamente.
Las peleas de los Super-Heroes son como en Secret Wars II (1985) solo cambian a Beyonder por Doctor Doom. Al final ponen a Doom como el héroe y Reed Richards como un idiota.
Review of advance copy
Marvel's latest event is a big one - putting Doctor Doom in charge of the Marvel Universe is definitely a different set-up to what we've seen before. This isn't even Norman Osborn Dark Reign levels of control either, he's literally the Sorcerer Supreme and a self-styled Emperor, similar to how he set himself up during Secret Wars.
I think the issue comes from the scope of things. This is a sweeping story, but because of that, we get a lot of 'tell don't show', simply because there's not enough space to explore everything in this main series. I guess that's why there were so many tie-ins.
I did appreciate that Ryan North reined himself in a bit from using over the top science or magic explanations to make Doom look clever, and there are genuinely points in the story where I wondered if Doom actually was on the up-and-up for a change and not just grandstanding.
There's also quite an emotional ending, which, while having a bit of a One More Day deus ex machina about it, does ring true with Doom's character. He'll do anything for literally one person in the world, after all.
And the artwork's phenomenal, because it's RB Silva and that guy can draw anything.
A little too big for its own good at times, but still a solid event. I'm not sure if the aftermath's going to have that big of an effect, but it was definitely a wild ride while it was running.
I think the issue comes from the scope of things. This is a sweeping story, but because of that, we get a lot of 'tell don't show', simply because there's not enough space to explore everything in this main series. I guess that's why there were so many tie-ins.
I did appreciate that Ryan North reined himself in a bit from using over the top science or magic explanations to make Doom look clever, and there are genuinely points in the story where I wondered if Doom actually was on the up-and-up for a change and not just grandstanding.
There's also quite an emotional ending, which, while having a bit of a One More Day deus ex machina about it, does ring true with Doom's character. He'll do anything for literally one person in the world, after all.
And the artwork's phenomenal, because it's RB Silva and that guy can draw anything.
A little too big for its own good at times, but still a solid event. I'm not sure if the aftermath's going to have that big of an effect, but it was definitely a wild ride while it was running.
Review of advance copy
3.5 STARS.
I went back and forth between three and four stars. The event is too long, the heroes are dumber than they should be, and the art wobbles often. Two issues could have been cut. The heroes “don’t trust doom and throw everything at him” THREE TIMES. This was unnecessary.
I do still like the comic, though. It raises good questions about ethical standards and the consistency of judgement. About the hierarchy of needs, and what liberty is really worth. Doom is fantastic. He is not a hero. He is not right. The widespread sympathy he garnered for the opening of this book is indicative of the illiberal instincts of broad swaths of the populace. Doom is an effective administrator and has good goals, but he is willing to sacrifice everything to get there. The heroes stupidity is more frustrating because they usually fail to make an effective counter argument against doom though they could. Instead they wait for the plot to save them. How is Captain America not a major figure in this book?
Valeria is also fantastic. Doom and her relationship has always been one of the best in comics, and the end is truly fantastic.
All in all this is a flawed event. But it is good. It even manages to provide doom with something all to rare for a comic character - growth.
I went back and forth between three and four stars. The event is too long, the heroes are dumber than they should be, and the art wobbles often. Two issues could have been cut. The heroes “don’t trust doom and throw everything at him” THREE TIMES. This was unnecessary.
I do still like the comic, though. It raises good questions about ethical standards and the consistency of judgement. About the hierarchy of needs, and what liberty is really worth. Doom is fantastic. He is not a hero. He is not right. The widespread sympathy he garnered for the opening of this book is indicative of the illiberal instincts of broad swaths of the populace. Doom is an effective administrator and has good goals, but he is willing to sacrifice everything to get there. The heroes stupidity is more frustrating because they usually fail to make an effective counter argument against doom though they could. Instead they wait for the plot to save them. How is Captain America not a major figure in this book?
Valeria is also fantastic. Doom and her relationship has always been one of the best in comics, and the end is truly fantastic.
All in all this is a flawed event. But it is good. It even manages to provide doom with something all to rare for a comic character - growth.
Review of advance copy
VELMI rozporuplné... Na jednu stranu tu máme solidní event s řadou pozitiv. Ryan North svým postavám víceméně rozumí a Doom naprosto v pohodě obstojí jako padouch pro celej Marvel včetně obrovskýho finálního bossfightu.
Mini-spoilery:
Jenže... je to event. Od začátku víte, že tady je 9 sešitů, kdy Doom ovládne svět a na konci se všechno musí vrátit do normálu. A to OWUDu strašně škodí a North se až moc drží osvědčené šablobky. V první půlce Doom staví školy, zavádí zdravotní péči zdarma a objektivně zlepšuje svět. Všichni hrdinové ale musí mít shodný postoj "Doom je ošklivák, pojďme ho sejmout." Naprosto chápu odboj u Hydra Capa v Secret Empire, ale tady to šustí papírem. a Starkovým egem. No a v druhé půlce musí ze skříně padat kostlivci, aby se to mohlo vyřešit, žejo... A to je fakt škoda.
Dalším problémem jsou tie-iny. Hlavní série sice funguje +- samostatně, ale dost věcí se řeší mimo záběr a postavy občas vyskakují jako deus ex machiny. Minimálně ta FF od Northa bude nutnost, ale ještě jsem ji nečetl.
Mini-spoilery:
Jenže... je to event. Od začátku víte, že tady je 9 sešitů, kdy Doom ovládne svět a na konci se všechno musí vrátit do normálu. A to OWUDu strašně škodí a North se až moc drží osvědčené šablobky. V první půlce Doom staví školy, zavádí zdravotní péči zdarma a objektivně zlepšuje svět. Všichni hrdinové ale musí mít shodný postoj "Doom je ošklivák, pojďme ho sejmout." Naprosto chápu odboj u Hydra Capa v Secret Empire, ale tady to šustí papírem. a Starkovým egem. No a v druhé půlce musí ze skříně padat kostlivci, aby se to mohlo vyřešit, žejo... A to je fakt škoda.
Dalším problémem jsou tie-iny. Hlavní série sice funguje +- samostatně, ale dost věcí se řeší mimo záběr a postavy občas vyskakují jako deus ex machiny. Minimálně ta FF od Northa bude nutnost, ale ještě jsem ji nečetl.
February 9, 2026
This event is the ultimate aura farming compilation for Dr. Doom, that man holds endless amounts of aura within him! He’s such a fascinating character. I swear at times I was even like “maybe the world is better under Doom” and then you remember why he’s a villain and why fascism is never good no matter what package it comes wrapped up in. This takes a different approach to an event than other ones, where the heroes can’t punch and fight their way out of the issue the whole time. The world likes the villain and it would make them look bad, so they have to improvise… and then they can punch their way out of it. Despite being so big and having a tie in across the ongoing series, the cast in the main event is pretty small, and the final issue is literally just a couple characters. But it works, it’s effective, the end is honestly kind of beautiful. The end shows how complex Doom really is! I’m excited to see how The Will of Doom wraps this all up and what it sets up for the future of the Marvel comics.
February 13, 2026
It’s a strange book to read, and I expected much more from North. Doom creates universal healthcare, free education for everyone, and dismantles unequal exchange and restrictions on movement for the Global South, basically all the good things one could realistically implement.
The heroes’ only reason for fighting him is that they do not like Doom and assume something sinister is going on. And there is, of course, but not in a way that feels worse than what already exists in the world. It is hard to take billionaire Tony Stark seriously when he argues against Doom’s anti-war, anti-capitalist order.
The book raises genuinely interesting questions about democracy, welfare, and political legitimacy, but it never really wrestles with them. You can more or less see the ending coming from the beginning. Interesting premise, awful storyline, and payoff. The art is very nice, though.
The heroes’ only reason for fighting him is that they do not like Doom and assume something sinister is going on. And there is, of course, but not in a way that feels worse than what already exists in the world. It is hard to take billionaire Tony Stark seriously when he argues against Doom’s anti-war, anti-capitalist order.
The book raises genuinely interesting questions about democracy, welfare, and political legitimacy, but it never really wrestles with them. You can more or less see the ending coming from the beginning. Interesting premise, awful storyline, and payoff. The art is very nice, though.
November 22, 2025
Dr. Doom's been hiding out under a dome in Latveria since he became the Sorcerer Supreme. Now he's returned and taken over the world. I like how this isn't just a big battle between heroes. He's convinced a bunch of normal people that they are better off under his rule and some things actually do seem better. Of course, all is not as it seems. R.B. Silva's art is good but it can be obscured by too many effects. All in all though, a good event.
November 25, 2025
I think a strong ending featuring strong characterization of Doom saved this one; unfortunately, I do think the story chickened out a bit at dealing with the impact that Doom had on the Earth. The "Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" twist was inevitable, but Doom's reaction to everyone finding out was one of guilt rather than communicating what that story was -- that our world is propped up by the suffering of others anyway.
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January 4, 2026Read as single issues.
Trying to do the same root commentary as Secret Empire. A bit better, though sometimes in a large, over-explained brawl I start to get the same feeling as when I question the point of a Let's Play video on youtube.
"They can attack the man, but his ideas are out there and they're not going anywhere."
Has some fun with Marvel magic-verse too, but I wonder if Reed's science-magic will go anywhere.
Trying to do the same root commentary as Secret Empire. A bit better, though sometimes in a large, over-explained brawl I start to get the same feeling as when I question the point of a Let's Play video on youtube.
"They can attack the man, but his ideas are out there and they're not going anywhere."
Has some fun with Marvel magic-verse too, but I wonder if Reed's science-magic will go anywhere.
Review of advance copy
I read this through the nine issues. It was not as enjoyable as Fantastic Four Vol. 6: One World Under Doom or Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Save Everyone, which I read in between the nine issues of this. There is a suggested reading order.
My favorite from this volume was issue number nine. Doctor Doom is an interesting villain and I would like to read more comics centered directly on him.
My favorite from this volume was issue number nine. Doctor Doom is an interesting villain and I would like to read more comics centered directly on him.
February 23, 2026
At 9 issues, this linewide event comic should’ve felt more consequential. I was hoping for a meaningful follow-up to secret wars, something I’d read again and again over time. But I don’t see myself returning to this one. The resolution is just incredibly sentimental in an unearned way. Who cares if Doom loves one person?
November 28, 2025
Doom will save us all... This run built up over time and the last half was outstanding. Read as individual comics, ratings below:
#1= 4 stars
#2= 3.5 stars
#3= 3.5 stars
#4= 3 stars
#5= 4.5 stars
#6= 4.5 stars
#7= 4.5 stars
#8= 5 stars
#9= 4.5 stars
Overall rating of 4.5 stars
#1= 4 stars
#2= 3.5 stars
#3= 3.5 stars
#4= 3 stars
#5= 4.5 stars
#6= 4.5 stars
#7= 4.5 stars
#8= 5 stars
#9= 4.5 stars
Overall rating of 4.5 stars
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
This started off so good and relevant. The way the heroes saw the governments and administrations bend the knee so quickly... but they had no out so they came up with some convoluted godfather mess involving Valeria. Missed opportunity.
February 12, 2026
A pretty good story that suffers in the middle but is kinda redeemed with a great ending. The Dormammmu fight was great, but the big reveal in Latveria left something to be desired. I did like the ending. A mixed bag but it had some cool Doom moments.
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December 30, 2025(read all the chapters separately)
Review of advance copy received from Historia
algo extensa, pero el final está sl nivel esperado
February 16, 2026
3,5 - 2025
February 18, 2026
Big fun that has a lot of heart. Ryan North hasn't let me down yet.
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