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A definitive Dr. Doom vs. Dr. Strange wizard-off is coming this November, “to determine who is truly the greatest sorcerer”
Al Ewing and Christian Rosado are out to serve the biggest Challenges of Doom yet.
NewsbyChris Arrant, Editor-in-Chief
Published on Wed Aug 19 2026
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Doctor Doom may be considered a villain or adversary by many, but if you ask Victor, he’s the main character – and it’s people like Reed Richards, Namor, and others who are his foes.
Leading up to and through this December’s Avengers: Doomsday movie, Marvel Comics is telling a Doom-centric story as told through the foes he has faced. And come November in the days before the movie, Al Ewing and guest artist Christian Rosado will be conjuring the magical side in Doom’s dealings (and misdealings) with Doctor Strange.
“Two of history’s most skilled practitioners of magic: Doctor Doom faces Doctor Strange in a battle metaphysical, physical, current, future, past…encompassing the enormous realms of their intellect and ability!” reads Marvel’s description of Challenges of Doom: Doctor Strange. “These incredible foes will go to the limits of their powers and beyond to determine who is truly the greatest sorcerer — but what else will be revealed in the process?!”
This is the third of five Challenges of Doom one-shots, in which Ewing tells five individual stories that add up to one overarching message.
“Doom’s one of the great characters of Marvel. He’s both incredibly complex and wonderfully simple, so there are always new wrinkles to be found in his past – right from his origin story – and maybe in his future, as well,” Al Ewing said back when this series was announced. “After [former Marvel editor] Darren Shan pitched me the Challenges of Doom concept, I got the crazy idea to use it to tell a complete story that spans Doom’s whole life, with each of the specials being a snapshot of a particular time in that life and how a particular hero challenged and maybe even inspired him. Hopefully the result will be a fun ride for all Doom-heads out there!”
Here’s a list of all the Challenges of Doom comics:
- July 1, 2026: Challenges of Doom: Mr. Fantastic, drawn by Mike Henderson
- September 9, 2026: Challenges of Doom: Spider-Man, drawn by David Messina
- November 4, 2026: Challenges of Doom: Doctor Strange, drawn by Christian Rosado
- January 2027: Challenges of Doom: Magneto, artist to be announced
- March 2027: Challenges of Doom: Namor, artist to be announced
“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,” says Marvel’s executive editor Tom Brevoort, who has been editor of Doctor Doom (and those FF people) more than anyone ever (including co-creator Stan Lee). “Through them, you’ll get a full picture of just why Doom is the greatest of all Marvel’s villains.”
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Chris Arrant: Chris Arrant is the Popverse’s Editor-in-Chief. He has written about pop culture for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher’s Weekly, Marvel, Newsarama, CBR, and more. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. (He/him)
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