Issue 2 introduced Starlord singing in the bar. This is the Raftee Starlord who only appears in Attilan after Secret Wars #4 when Strange scattered them. This issue sets three series after SW #4 and after Inhumans. Starlord and Kitty Pryde, Guardians of Knowhere, and Future Imperfect, (because Maestro was defeated in the last issue).
Have we seen the floating Doomstadt Island before? I've forgotten that. That scene threw me for a while, because Doom was so interested in this series he had to lay off the coast of Manhattan to observe what happens and Bolt gets close enough to almost blast the Island. How very Asgard of Doom.
I don't know that the Attilan Tower controls all of Battleworld, because Bolt has stated that as far as I know, that there are transmission towers in most Domains. That will have to be clarified.
But this is another of the endings I've been waiting for, where Doom comes down hard on dissent, and cleanes the Domain to start again. It was mentioned in Ultimate End, and now we've seen it first hand. The brutal rejection of freedom to act, and, Doom reinstating a different set of circumstances, like doing a reset on the computer. The way Doom casually sits and observes the curiosity that is the dynamic between Bolt and Medusa, is a clue to why Doom has constructed Battleworld the way he has. Doom is unconcerned the inhabitants will rebel against him, because the system is held stable, and besides, who can challenge a Beyonders power, so what is there to worry about? Oh. Richards! Richards did set off some alarms when Doom confronted him, and it wasn't because Richards had power to equal the Beyonders. Richards could push Dooms buttons, and that is what upsets Dooms stability. Dooms psychosis kicks in when Richards walks in the door and all of a sudden, Dooms composure evaporates. Much like Osborn with Spider-Man.
Last edited by jackolover; 09-24-2015 at 05:46 PM.
It would be interesting if Doom behaves like experimenting Beyonders and doesn't realise he isn't in charge. Then it would be a real plot twist that Richards could exploit in the future, by making Doom realize none of this is constructed by Doom, is controlled by Doom, and is for Dooms purposes. That Doom has just been another pawn again, like he always is and he should let the Beyonders go.