“Doctor Doom: …And I’ll Get the Land” “Emma Frost: How I Survived Apocalyptic Fire” “The Hood: Family Trust” “Namor, the Sub-Mariner: The Judgement of Namor” and “Loki: Dinner with Doom”
Cover Price: $3.99
Bargain Price: $0.50
Cover Date: June 2009
Perhaps because of the somewhat unusually high level of talent involved for such an ancillary special, including Matt Fraction, Rick Remender, Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Daniel Acuna, and Adi Granov, this anthology is largely quite good, if often inconsequential. The Namor and Hood stories are both good character pieces, that ulitmately, perhaps because I don’t have any real attachment to the characters, fail to resonate. Emma Frost’s tale is the weakest and largely rehashes the old saw about her students always dying while recapping the origin bits from her cancelled solo series. It is, however, saved by some inventive narration from writer Matt Fraction, who really has a knack for getting inside Emma’s head. The Loki story by Pete Milligan is a bit of stand out, although it largely only teases at events in upcoming Thor issues, making it feel more like a trailer than a story. The standout though is the Doom story by Jonathan Hickman, which gives us a delightful if creepy look into the sorts of things Doom fantasizes about, including world domination, copious murder, and scantily clad ladies. It’s an excellent tale that simply and with very few words sums up Doom and his opinion of his erstwhile colleagues. Of all the stories, it’s also the only one that feels somewhat necessary as this glimpse into Doom’s plans helps explain why he’d bother to associate with Osborne anyway. This story alone is honestly worth the price of admission.
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