Doom 2099: Rage of Doom – Doomed to Rule Nothing

In a future world, a broken shell of a time, there is only Doom. Doom 2099 has destroyed every hero, villain, and civilian. Having served as Sorcerer Supreme as other versions of him have, this version of Doom is responsible for a different kind of D-Day. This D-Day involved the slaughter of Earth’s heroes who rose against him. Can Doom travel back and force his past-self to surrender power and avoid this bleak future?

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Creative Team

Writer: Frank Tieri
Artist: Von Randal
Color Artist: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer: Travis Lanham
Cover Artist: Junggeun Yoon

Writing

What a uniquely crafted story. Frank Tieri takes the powerful time-traveling Doom 2099 and gives us a glimpse at what may have happened in One World Under Doom had Doom unleashed the most powerful of spells. This is a really interesting story that provides us a look at what happens when Doom finally has all the power and no one to rule.

Tieri does an amazing job highlighting not only Doom’s power but the fact that his desire for connection makes him vulnerable to mistakes he may not otherwise make. For those of us who enjoyed Doom 2099 all those years ago, this issue, combined with last year’s Doomed 2099, has been quite a treat. Frank Tieri tells an interesting and enjoyable story that made me wish there was another issue coming next month.

Art

Von Randal, goodness gracious. What a beautifully drawn comic. Randal’s design for Doom 2099 just oozes with raw power. Everything about the art in this issue is simply perfect. Randal perfectly combines the feel of the original 1990’s Doom 2099 with modern artistic updates like Sorcerer Supreme Doom. The art combined flawlessly with the colors from Andrew Dalhouse.

When colors were added, I felt that at least 3 or so panels in this comic alone would make poster-worthy art. The colors from Dalhouse felt powerful when needed, desolate when it fit, and a perfect mixture of original series colors and recent series. The colors really allow Randal’s details to pop and shine. Travis Lanham adeptly guides readers through the story using beautiful colors to identify Doom 2099’s narrative, separating it from the rest of the text. With Lanham’s lettering, you feel the weight of Doom’s words.

Final Thoughts

This one shot is powerful and intriguing. Everything about this comic was perfect except its status as a one-shot. Doom 2099 is further developed as a character feeling just as powerful as any other Doom with the added development of being more introspective. Ultron served as a brilliant villain for this narrative. Simply put Marvel, I need more Doom 2099.

Overall Grade: 10/10

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Until next time, may your pulls be magical, and your multiverse remain stable.