Al Ewing Redefines Doctor Doom One Rival at a Time in New One-Shots
Marvel announced Challenges of Doom, a series of five bimonthly one-shots all written by Al Ewing, each pitting Doctor Doom against a different iconic Marvel rival. The series kicks off July 1st with Challenges of Doom: Mr. Fantastic #1, with art by Mike Henderson and a main cover by Fabrizio De Tommaso. That issue digs into the origins of the Doom and Reed Richards rivalry, following a young Victor Von Doom as he faces off against Richards in a battle of intellect that sets the stage for one of Marvel's most enduring feuds. Variant covers for the issue are by Alessandro Cappuccio, Kael Ngu, and Lucio Parrillo. Check out all the covers below!
The full lineup rolls out bimonthly through 2027:
Challenges of Doom: Spider-Man #1 — September 2026
Challenges of Doom: Doctor Strange #1 — November 2026
Challenges of Doom: Magneto #1 — January 2027
Challenges of Doom: Namor #1 — March 2027
Source: Marvel
"CHALLENGES OF DOOM will pit the Lord of Latveria against some of the prime movers of the Marvel Universe as a way of illuminating different facets of Doom's power, personality, intellect and skill," said Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. "Through them, you'll get a full picture of just why Doom is the greatest of all Marvel's villains."
