Marvel Challenges you to buy More Doom One-Shots
New York, NY— April 16, 2026 — Over the next year, witness the key battles that forged Doctor Doom into Marvel’s greatest supervillain in CHALLENGES OF DOOM, five one-shots by mastermind writer Al Ewing and a mighty group of extraordinary artists! Each CHALLENGES OF DOOM one-shot will deliver a single-issue epic detailing a mythos-making confrontation between Doctor Doom and his archenemies. Packed with drama, suspense, and the relentless pursuit of power, the bimonthly series spotlights the incredible moments that tested Doom’s genius and resolve in tales of triumph and torment, shedding a whole new light on the iconic supervillain! The one-shots kick off in July with CHALLENGES OF DOOM: MR. FANTASTIC, and continue with CHALLENGES OF DOOM: SPIDER-MAN, CHALLENGES OF DOOM: DOCTOR STRANGE, CHALLENGES OF DOOM: MAGNETO, and CHALLENGES OF DOOM: NAMOR.
Featuring art by Mike Henderson (Cable: Love and Chrome), CHALLENGES OF DOOM: MR. FANTASTIC #1 dives into the intense rivalry between Doom and Mister Fantastic as young Victor Von Doom faces Reed Richards in a battle of the minds. Discover the secrets that ignite their legendary feud and the fateful events leading to Doom’s transformation into the infamous super villain.
“CHALLENGES OF DOOM will pit the Lord of Latveria against some of the prime movers of the Marvel Universe as a way of illuminating different facets of Doom’s power, personality, intellect, and skill,” Executive Editor Tom Brevoort explains. “Through them, you’ll get a full picture of just why Doom is the greatest of all Marvel’s villains.”
Check out Fabrizio De Tommaso’s CHALLENGES OF DOOM: MR. FANTASTIC #1 cover, along with variant covers by Alessandro Cappuccio, Kael Ngu, and Lucio Parrillo. Preorder CHALLENGES OF DOOM: MISTER FANTASTIC #1 at your local comic shop and stay tuned in the months ahead for more details about the other CHALLENGES OF DOOM one-shots.
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: MR. FANTASTIC #1
Written by AL EWING
Art by MIKE HENDERSON
Cover by FABRIZIO DE TOMMASO
Variant Covers by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO, KAEL NGU, and LUCIO PARRILLO
On Sale 7/1
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: SPIDER-MAN #1
September 2026
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: DOCTOR STRANGE #1
November 2026
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: MAGNETO #1
January 2027
CHALLENGES OF DOOM: NAMOR #1
March 2027
