Originally Posted by
DigiCom
You know... I've always liked the nobler versions of Doom (in particular, the 2099 version), so Waid's "back-to-the beginning" version (which erased pretty much ALL of that) was the one part of his FF run I disliked, and I don't see much benefit in the whole "he's really just insecure" bit.
But Doom's current depiction drives me nuts. Especially the way his magickl side has basically erased everything else. At first, he knew a few tricks (and one of those was alien science, not magic), but science was his forte, as his role as the rival of (the accursed) Reed Richards demanded.
In perhaps his best story of the '80s, he only barely managed to hear the call of the Vishanti, and came in second not by dint of skill or power, but cunning.
But over time, his mystical skill has taken over more and more of his persona, so that not only does he have power to rival that of the Sorcerer Supreme, but he now actively desires the role.
It's gotten to the point that the only reason he cares about Reed at all is inertia. How can he prove himself his better, when they now focus on completely different skill sets?