By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Does the new omnibus cover the most relevant issues of the character and is it good omnibus for someone who doesnt know anything about the character? Doom’s earliest appearances might seem ‘clunky’ to modern audiences, but the seeds of greatness are indeed sown. Featuring the Latverian ruler’s first battle with the accursed Reed Richards and his Fantastic Four – and their most epic clashes since! Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is the THE 1st Omni I have ever bought that has had binding issues after not even a single read through.A well-curated collection of some of the best Doctor Doom stories from across the years, this massive tome may suffer from one-too-many retellings of Doctor Doom's origins (best recounted in the Ed Brubaker-penned Books of Doom mini-series in this volume), but this otherwise a focused and comprehensive compilation. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

I've never read that and the connection between her and Doom's childhood friend are so critical to his personality it seems a missed opportunity. It's an engrossing and logical retelling of his origin that to my knowledge hasn't really been reprinted on it's own. Featuring the Latverian ruler's first battle with the accursed Reed Richards and his Fantastic Four - and their most epic clashes since! Stern has written hundreds of stories about such diverse characters as Green Lantern, Supergirl, Starman, the Atom, and the Justice League for DC Comics; and Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and the Avengers for Marvel. The list of creative talents is legendary: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, but also Roy Thomas, Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont, Wallace Wood, John Byrne, Dave Cockrum, Walter Simonson, Mike Weiringo, and many others.For years it was just assumed that he ruled his country with an iron fist and the people were miserable, but once it was revealed (in a couple different stories) that he was actually successful and ruled a prosperous and happy country, yet another dimension is added to this complex villain. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.