‘One World Under Doom’: Ryan North takes on Marvel’s ultimate villain

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1. Batman (2016) #157 (Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez, Tony S. Daniel)
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TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: One World Under Doom #1 (Ryan North, R.B. Silva)
2. Nathan: One World Under Doom #1 (Ryan North, R.B. Silva)

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1. Dave: Absolute Batman #5 (1:50 Clay Mann & Seth Mann Virgin Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider #10 (Lee Garbett Foreshadow Variant)

Interview: Ryan North One World Under Doom:

1. Doom's Duality: You’ve described Doom as "the ultimate villain" who always finds a way to win. How do you balance his intellectual, manipulative side with his more overt, imposing displays of power in this series?
2. Vision and Timing: One World Under Doom has been in the works since 2023 and I can’t help but think this was made to be read with a new U.S. president shaking things up, am I way off base with this feeling? 
3. The Sorcerer Supreme Element: Incorporating Doom’s newfound status as Sorcerer Supreme super charges the villain yet we know we can’t have characters running around like gods… are there chinks in his armor you’re weaving into this story so that the heroes have a chance to defeat him? 
4. Squirrel girl fans must know, will she be a key component of your event?
5. World-Building: Latveria has been shut away for some time, with it seemingly opening up in the first issue, how important to this story are any societal shifts or cultural dynamics spinning out of Doom taking over everything?
6. Collaboration: Last time we spoke in November you were wrapping up the last issue of the arc, with some time to reflect on writing it, along with working with other creative teams for tie-ins, do you have a new perspective on what we’re in store for?
7. Character Reactions: The Avengers and Fantastic Four have faced Doom countless times, yet Doom has been hidden away for some time, does that influence their emotional responses  with Doom’s new global domination?
8. The Mystery of Power: The series teases a mystery about how Doom convinced the world’s leaders to accept his rule, and it sort of reminded me of WWI, without giving away spoilers. Were you looking at any historical moments for inspiration to kick off his rule?
9. Visual Storytelling: R.B. Silva’s art is a standout feature of the series, and likely he stuns consistently as I saw with issue #1, but do you have any Silva high water mark moments in any specific issues?
10. Silly Question: If Doctor Doom were to design a reality TV show in his new United Latveria, what would it be called, and who would be its target audience?