‘”DoomWar’ is something Marvel’s been building toward since the relaunch of ‘Black Panther.’ Reggie Hudlin did a bang-up job of laying the groundwork for it in the first two issues, and when I took over for issue #7, I shifted right back into it. Doom and the Panther have had a running fight for a long time now, and a major collision just could not be avoided.

“During the run of ‘DoomWar,’ the regular ‘BP’ comic will be on hiatus, no question. The events in this story are a watershed moment, and after it’s over, nothing will ever be quite the same in Wakanda. However, ‘DoomWar’ is much bigger than the regular Panther comic. There are roots of this that go back to ‘Civil War’ and ‘Dark Reign.’ It’s a major event in the lives of a number of Marvel characters. It’s not just a story about the Wakandan Royals, even though they’re the centerpiece. Every character in the story has his own agenda.”

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