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Doctor Doom is about to rise to new heights inMarvel Comics , and this collapse the publisher the perfect opportunity to bring back a forgotten supervillain who is both Doom ’s equal and diametric in ways that trance me . If Marvel wants to make their newest condition quo country decent , then this return could help oneself to do that , blending superheroics with fancied politics .
WithDoctor Doomtaking over the Marvel Universe in 2025 in the monolithic eventOne World Under Doom , it’sthe perfect clip for the return of Lucia von Bardas , Latveria’sothersupervillain drawing card who play a major part in another Marvel issue : Secret Warby Brian Michael Bendis and Gabriele Dell’Otto .
In the more recent eventBlood Huntby Jed MacKay and Pepe Larraz , Doctor Strangegave his title as Sorcerer Supreme to Doctor Doom , believing Doom would return it . Doom , of course , renegue on on his hatful . The upcoming line - wide condition quoOne World Under Doomwill seeDoom claim the intact cosmos as an extension of Latveria , so I have to ask : why not bring back the only other major character with a claim to the throne ?
Lucia von Bardas Needs to Make a Return DuringOne World Under Doom
Especially If Latveria and Doctor Doom Are Becoming Worldwide Problems
Von Bardas first appears inSecret Waras the rule of Latveria during a time when Doctor Doom is temporarily deposed . Nick Fury discovers that Von Bardas is financing supervillain terrorism in the United States , but the U.S. governing is supporting her regimen and so refuses to permit Fury do anything . In response , Fury attempts to kill her in a smuggled ops mission that goes awfully wrong , withVon Bardas hold up as a revenge - bent cyborg . Von Bardas has since appeared a handful of sentence , mostly as a villainand almost always lean to take back control of Latveria , but she ’s criminally underused .
If Doom is obtrude upon the human beings , what are preexisting governance going to do about it ?
One of the best comparisons toOne World Under DoomisDark Reign , the 2008 condition quo whereNorman Osborn took over the U.S.in everything but name , an event that I really have sex . Part of what made this position quo so successful is how it felt ground and ever - nowadays across the demarcation in a way that a fate of superhero stories don’t . OneWorld Under Doomneeds to do the same thing , and that means peach politics . If Doom is invading the humans , what are preexist governments going to do about it?I’d be sorely disappointed ifOne Worldwere only focused on the superheroicsto the detriment of the fictional political science .
What Could Lucia von Bardas Bring to Marvel’s New Status Quo?
One World Under DoomOffers Interesting Story Possibilities
Adding Von Bardas back into the mix has the potential to alleviate this issue . Sure , she ’s a maniacal bionic woman , butseeing someone with concrete ties to Latveria thrown into the mix could make the overall premise sense much more believable . peradventure the U.S. could even brook her again . The enemy of my enemy is my friend , even if my friend has finance outside terrorism . This twist would also help Marvel avoid telling a story where the U.S. is framed as a moral good on the external stage , a statement that ’s hardly ever been truthful throughout story .
For even more context of use about Doom ’s upcoming rise to magnate - as well as the ancestry of Dino Doom - check outFantastic Four#13 by Ryan North , Iban Coello , Jesus Aburtov , and Joe Caramagna , uncommitted now from Marvel Comics .
Something else that Von Bardas ’ sporadic biography illustrates is thatthe success of any one character often rest on unique creators . The vast bulk of Von Bardas ' appearances are write by her co - creator , Bendis . It ’s not like Bendis has some sort of monopoly over the case ; he ’s just the person most likely to utilize or reckon of her for a news report , and he ’s not presently participating in the Marvel sandbox . I ’m arguing for the retort of Von Bardas , but how many creators even remember her ?
One World Under DoomIs Set to Be a Thrilling Line-Wide Event
Marvel’s Got Superstars on the Job
It ’s golden then thatOne World Under Doomis being helmed in part by Ryan North , who ’s writingthe miniseriesRise of Emperor Doom , and MacKay , who wroteBlood Hunt . There arefew other current writers who I ’d trust more to recollect obscure characterslike Von Bardas . MacKay in particular built his name on pen B - tier Marvel character , include obscure villain . Then there ’s editorial - as much as some fans have it off to lambast Big Two editors , part of editorial ’s role is to remember obscure continuity and suggest character for writers to use .
What works easily about character like Von Bardas is how they build out the fictional earth they live in . 99 % of the time , the only Latverian character that Marvel uses is Doctor Doom , and no matter how great Doom is , he ’s still in some way a oddments of Eastern European stereotypes . Von Bardas was a supervillain in her first visual aspect , but ifSecret Wardidn’t happen , thenshe might have been a licit modern political leader for the Marvel Universe . perhaps she still can be . Just because she ’s a bionic woman does n’t intend she has to be a supervillain .
How Long Will Doctor Doom’s Worldwide Rule Last in Marvel’s New Status Quo?
And Will Lucia von Bardas Have a Role to Play?
The question then is whether the condition quo will have room for Lucia von Bardas or even last long enough to get to that profoundness . Dark Reignlasted through all of 2009 , but a long - term status quo alteration is hard to maintain . It want many different books to engage with the given premiss and then to find " genuine , " but it also melt down the risk of disrupting on-going stories in said books . It ’s a fragile reconciliation human activity , and one that ’s not always work perfectly . Luckily , ifMarvel Comicshas a North Star of characters that writers seem to screw , it ’s Doctor Doom , and an event in his name is always promise .
The Rise of Emperor Doom#1is useable February 12th , 2025 from Marvel Comics .
