Tony Stark and Victor Von Doom have been longtime rivals and allies, with Doctor Doom stepping in for Iron Man after Tony was in a coma following the events of Civil War II. Now, Iron Man and Doctor Doom will reunite once again for Marvel's upcoming event series, King in Black, to battle a Santa Claus controlled by Knull.
CBR can exclusively reveal King in Black: Iron Man/Doctor Doom #1 by the Doctor Doom creative team of writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Salvador Larroca. Cantwell will soon pen a relaunched Iron Man title with artist CAFU following Dan Slott's departure, which is set to debut next week.
"As Marvel's resident writer of armor-clad egomaniacs, it brings me so much joy to put Iron Man and Doctor Doom on the page together," Cantwell told CBR. "I'm also incredibly honored to be included in such a massive event like King in Black, where I get to earn my first cross-over stripes. And this issue won't be just a battle royale -- at least, not between Tony and Victor. The two of them will once again be forced to reckon with their similarities to each other and difficult 'frenemy' status as they go up against one of the worst grotesqueries of Knull's infected Earth… Santa Claus."
The cover and solicitation for December's King in Black: Iron Man/Doctor Doom #1 can be found below.
KING IN BLACK: IRON MAN/DOCTOR DOOM #1
- Written by CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL
- Art by SALVADOR LARROCA
- Iron Man has risked everything to save Eddie Brock, but now he's left with nothing but guilt. As longtime 'frenemy' Doctor Doom shows up with both counseling words and ulterior motives, they'll be forced to battle an all-too-familiar specter of the holiday season -- albeit one now twisted and controlled by the recent invasion of Earth by the symbiote homeworld. As Iron Man and Doom fight as temporary allies, their unexpected encounter both with each other and a horrifying inversion of yuletide joy may ultimately reveal to them the true meaning of Knull-mas.