Doctor Doom’s late mother, Cynthia, was a witch who used her powers to protect her family and community. Cynthia kept all of her magical tools and texts in a chest, which Victor inherited after her death. Although Victor’s magical expertise has far exceeded his mother’s witchcraft, his origins as a sorcerer lie in that ancestral practice.
This design is based on two things: the Latverian flag under Doom’s rulership, which mimics the shape of his mask; and a “w”-shaped emblem that has appeared on Cynthia’s chest, and a number of Victor’s other belongings, in various comics. It’s a bit simple, but I like that it mirrors the “m” shape of the Maximoffcrest.
As always, for witch characters, I created the name-sigils by compositing letters in the Theban alphabet. I’m particularly pleased with the swoopey line on Cynthia’s :)
written by Jed MacKay art by Marcelo Ferreira, Don Ho, Roberto Poggi, Java Tartaglia, & Felipe Sobreiro
FUCK HIM UP CLEA YOU BEAUTIFUL MAGICAL DOMME <3
I’m still mad they reverted Doom to this instead of him being Infamous Iron Man still. Where he showed he was big enough of a person to admit he was wrong and that he needed to be better as a person in order to make the world better. Like. Yeah I get hammy, jealous Doom is fun and all, but it’s really compelling when your guy that your AUs always say is actually right when it comes to his vision of the future realizes his supervillainy is not the way to make that better future but selflessness and sacrifice for others is.
I agree 100%. Doom in Infamous Iron Man was great and a fascinating new direction for one of my all time favorite characters.
Then it ended and Doom reverted back to his 1980’s self with no explanation as to why other than lazy writing.
Just note: Doctor Doom had a lovely private dinner date with Reed Richards on a holiday he created specifically for that purpose (as Reed says at the end, “Same time next year?”) and absolutely no one is doing it like Them.
“The wolf watched eagerly as the girl came closer upon his request thinking he had tricked her at last. Yet she did not believe the wolf’s lies and so the young girl slit the wolf’s throat and her cape was coated in it’s red blood, she saved her grandmother and the pair lived happily ever after.”
I commissioned this beautiful Von Doom Family Portrait of Victor and his son Kristoff from @ecairnsart and I love it very much!
Fantastic Four # 57 , December 1966 , Marvel Comics
On the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ] ; Human Torch [ Johnny Storm ] ; the Thing [ Ben Grimm ] ; Invisible Girl [ Susan “ Sue ” Storm ] ; Dr. Doom ; Wyatt Wingfoot ; Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four # 58 , January 1967 , Marvel Comics
On the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ] ; Human Torch [ Johnny Storm ] ; the Thing [ Ben Grimm ] ; Invisible Girl [ Susan “ Sue ” Storm ] ; Dr. Doom ; Wyatt Wingfoot
On the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ] ; Human Torch [ Johnny Storm ] ; the Thing [ Ben Grimm ] ; Invisible Girl [ Susan “ Sue ” Storm ] ; Dr. Doom
![Fantastic Four # 57 , December 1966 , Marvel ComicsOn the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/fd747876b35db6b2493ad6ab8f97b314/tumblr_ns2prmAtDf1rn55nzo1_1280.jpg "Fantastic Four # 57 , December 1966 , Marvel ComicsOn the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ]")
![Fantastic Four # 58 , January 1967 , Marvel ComicsOn the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/37e57fc6aea7fb8306d8513c3cf063a2/tumblr_ns2p2x8DGU1rn55nzo1_1280.jpg "Fantastic Four # 58 , January 1967 , Marvel ComicsOn the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ]")
![Fantastic Four # 60 , March 1967 , Marvel ComicsOn the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ] ;](https://64.media.tumblr.com/d4d4b61ceae162600bde047f83d20445/tumblr_ns2p1jIfBX1rn55nzo1_1280.jpg "Fantastic Four # 60 , March 1967 , Marvel ComicsOn the cover : Mister Fantastic [ Reed Richards ] ;")
