Invincible Iron Man #1

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[jeyl]

Hehehehe. I wish Friday was seen like this. Is she actually being projected or is this only within Tony's vision in the suit?

[baihu]

If she's projected, it's a bit disconcerting with a floating head and all. Maybe a full-body model projection like Cortana would be better in that case.

[stolisomancer]

She does that sometimes too. You can see if you check out the CBR preview. She's sitting on a desk as a hologram, bothering Tony about his schedule.

[siliconshaman]

Ok, liking the new armour and Girl Friday... but what the hell with Doc Doom?! Did someone clone him and get his DNA mixed up with a male super-model? You could crack walnuts on that chin.

OTOH, he's going to find woo-ing Sue Storm a bit easier... and hey, who knows, maybe if he gets 'lucky' a bit more, he'll be too busy to do all the conquering the world thing.

[rainspirit]

Doom has always been characterized as vain, and that he covered up his face to hide one blemish--his scar. I don't mind him being devastatingly handsome beneath the mask.

[tugrul]

I did not know that. I was already accepting of this handsome Doom, but now it even fits the character. :)

[citygod]

he looks almost exactly how Kirby drew him, one time in the 60's.

[beyondthefringe]

This really doesn't sound like Doom at all.
I mean seriously, the voice is completely wrong for him.

[nyadnar17]

It doesn't and we see his face! Honestly those two big changes (Doom saying he needs someone) and seeing his Face have me excited that MarvelNu is actually going to be new.

[shakalooloo]

See also: every other time Bendis has written Doom. Calling Carol Danvers a fat piece of furniture, anyone..?

[locuatico]

I'm getting Doom 2099 flashbacks here, to be honest

[aperturedreams]

Dr. Doom here seems to be inspired by a Jack Kirby drawing of his face having only one small scar below the eye. http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kirbydoom.jpg

[bruinsfan]

Byrne drew him with a narrower, more severe face, but it's actually not that far off his pre-red hot mask version.

[punisher007]

I'd love to have been a fly on the room when this idea came up:

Marvel Exec #1: "Hey guys, you know Doctor Doom?"
Marvel Exec #2: "Yeah, he's one of our coolest and most popular baddies."
Marvel Exec #1: "Well lets put him in the new Iron Man book that Bendis is doing."
Marvel Exec #3: "Great idea, those two have things in common and paralleling them has always had great potential."
Marvel Exec #1: "Yeah, but lets heal his face, ditch the rusty old armor and cloak, and make him a good looking guy in a business suit instead."
Marvel Exec #2: "?????"
Marvel Exec #3: "So, basically take away most of what makes him cool and unique in favor of something much more generic?"
Marvel Exec #1: "Exactly, it'll be awesome."
Marvel Exec #4: "Genius, lets do it."
Marvel Execs #2 and #3: (facepalm repeatedly).

[walkingthroughforest]

It's a good thing this isn't only the first issue in a new story arc that we know nothing about, with changes that we aren't certain are permanent or lasting.

[fiddlingfrog.livejournal.com]

Remember the time a naked Doom killed a lion and wore its skin?

Still Doom.

[alschroeder3]

Hmmm. We could do almost the exact same dialogue while talking about Superman.
DC Exec #1: "Hey guys, you know Superman?"
DC Exec #2: "Yeah, he's one of our most famous and popular heroes."
DC Exec #1: "Yeah, but let's depower him to make him just a well-meaning bruiser, ditch the double identity that readers identify with, and take away the most famous costume in comics. Kill any science-fictional aspects."
DC EXec #3: "So, basically take away most of what makes him cool and unique in favor of something much more generic?"
DC Exec #1: "Exactly it'll be awesome."
DC Exec #4: "Genius, lets do it."
DC Execs #2 and #3: (Facepalm repeatedly.)

[baihu]

"Remember the time he got so epically fucked up by squirrels, he let's Squirrel Girl walk into his castle to use a time machine because he doesn't want to even deal with squirrels anymore?"

[bruinsfan]

So Tony's been able to get bioscans of Victor through his armor, force fields, and whatever magical protections he might have up to keep foes from learning info about him?

[tugrul]

Well, he might not have always had his defenses up at his lowest points.

[silverhammerman]

Well I guess we were due for another story about Latveria falling into disarray without Doom, though I'm pleased that at least Doom is gonna be there from the start rather than Marvel pretending that this isn't just going to end up back at the status quo.

This feels very Bendis-y in the writing, but everything I've seen of it has been pretty good, so I can't be too down on it. And it could be good to see Bendis get back to the kinds of solo stories that first made his name.

[long_silence]

I'm hoping Lucia von Bardas shows up as part of the people scrambling to replace Doom as leader of Latveria, if only because Bendis created her way back when.

[dr_archeville]

Or Kristoff (is he still alive?).

[silverhammerman]

Kristoff showed up alive and well during the last She-Hulk series, trying to escape his father's reach through legal means.

[glprime]

I'm just gonna say, a smug Victor, always planning something, looking damn good while doing it, and with the little scar still left, is still so very much DOOM.