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Doom’s Division #1 Review

  • Written by: Yoon Ha Lee
  • Art by: Minkyu Jung
  • Colors by: Mattia Iacono
  • Letters by: VC’s Travis Lanham
  • Cover art by: Creees Lee, Sonia Oback (cover A)
  • Cover price: $4.99
  • Release date: March 26, 2025

Doom’s Division #1, by Marvel on 3/26/25, catches up with the Tiger Division as they adjust to life on One World Under Doom. The team gets a few new members and an assignment to capture a dangerous mutant.

Is Doom’s Division #1 Good?

Recap

During the Blood Hunt event, Doctor Doom tricked Doctor Strange into turning over the mantle of Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme to stop a Vampire Apocalypse. Doom kept his word and stopped the vampires, but he used a loophole in the agreement to keep the mantle for good. Now, Doctor Doom regains over the Earth as its one true ruler and Sorcerer Supreme. This is one of his stories.

Plot Synopsis

Doom’s Division #1 begins with the Tiger Division stopping a Bulgae, a “fiery dog” spirit who suddenly materializes in a public park. The team is successful, and their fight is filmed by a production team tasked with documenting Luna Snow’s exploits as part of her entertainment contract.

Back at Tiger Division HQ, Luna Snow is astonished to see how quickly the team’s fight was turned into a music video with a new song singing the praises of Doctor Doom. The team is generally uneasy about Doom’s influence over the world, but it’s hard to argue with the results of peace and harmony.

Later, the team walks the streets to enjoy a peaceful night and lack of emergencies. Suddenly, they respond to an emergency call back at headquarters. Sunfire reportedly sent attack drones to decimate the headquarters. The team fights the drones but the number of drones is too much to handle. Superheroes Wave, Aero, and Karma arrive on the scene to tip the balance in the team’s favor. Director Han explains the trio of heroines have arrived to join the team to form a Pan-Asian force.

What’s the team’s first assignment? Hunt down and capture Sunfire.

First Impressions

As surprising as this may sound, Doom’s Division #1 is the best One World Under Doom tie-in so far, and it may be even better than the main event. Why? Yoon Ha Lee’s tale about the Tiger Division grappling with a quickly changing world under Doom’s world reads like a story that acknowledges the changes, shows you what the changes mean for the average person, and incorporates the event into the foundation of the story. Do you need to read Doom’s Division #1 as a critical part of the One World Under Doom event? No, but reading it makes the event better.

How’s the Art?

The art is good. It won’t blow you away, but Minkyu Jung and Mattia Iacono deliver a perfectly good set of visuals depicting a superhero team in action, some dramatic moments as the plot unfolds, and an overall solid Marvel look/feel.

What’s great about Doom’s Division #1?

Writer Yoon Ha Lee takes the opportunity given and makes the most of it with a solid introduction to the team for new readers, a respectable amount of setup to build out the plot, and an engaging last act. All the piece parts are there for an entertaining comic, which is better than what you get from most Marvel titles at the moment.

What’s not great about Doom’s Division #1?

The opening action scene that introduces readers to the Tiger Division comes out of nowhere and lacks a follow-up. Why would a Bulgae suddenly appear in a public park in the middle of the day? Where did it come from? Is anyone going to investigate why it appeared in the first place? The world may never know.

About The Reviewer: Gabriel Hernandez is the Publisher & EIC of ComicalOpinions.com, a comics review site dedicated to indie, small, and mid-sized publishers.

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Final Thoughts

Doom’s Division #1 is a rock-solid Tiger Division comic and possibly the best tie-in to One World Under Doom. Yoon Ha Lee’s script gives readers a classic foundation for starting a new story and uses the Doom event to show how the world is affected by Doom’s leadership at a grassroots level. Plus, the art looks good. This comic won’t blow you away, but it’s a positive addition to Marvel’s biggest event of the year.

8/10

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