Originally Posted by
jackolover
This is a couple of naive political maneuverings, going on here. First, Namor arrives at Dooms house in a poor political posture, having exhausted his options with the Cabal, and now scrambles to include Doom. It reflects Namors subjugation before the Black Order. Then follows Black Panther and Shuri's invasion of the Necropolis, in a forlorn attempt to steal planet busters and are mistaken about the Intel they are being fed. Two failures here, and the Illuminati are forced to escape because Panther brings their pursuers to their hideout. This is a planet that has lost. Men are on the run, and Devils as Namor puts it, are in charge. I do wonder how the MU operates, under these conditions, as Namor laments, "why do we need to supper, when the situation is so dire". It's like the Black Order won the "Infinity" fight, and now is pleasuring itself with dangling little locus Earth before Incursions for their own entertainment. I have little doubt that the Black Order will tire of this little distraction, until they jump to another Earth and destroy the 616 out of boredom.
Hickman paints a picture of betrayal and fear, and desperation. Where it leads is yet to be seen. But it paints a picture of a Marvel Universe ageing and decrepit, greying and with wrinkles, like a Dorian Grey that has been exposed to view, and it's truth is now corrupting it. I don't know how the MU emerges from this without a psychological mind wipe. It is a terrible nightmare.