Wakanda and Atlantis are heading to Hell. Marvel just announced Black Panther/Namor: Doomed, a massive five-issue miniseries launching this September that forces the Marvel Universe’s two most prideful kings to work together. T’Challa and Namor have a brutal history filled with flooding, assassination attempts, and deep-seated hatred. Now, a demonic invasion is hitting both of their borders, forcing them into an uneasy alliance to save their people.
The story spins directly out of the fallout from Avengers: Armageddon and the current run of Captain America. If you’ve been keeping up with recent Marvel events, you know Doctor Doom ended up in the underworld after his demise in One World Under Doom. When demonic forces strike Wakanda and Atlantis, the two monarchs realize the source of the chaos is tied to Doom’s wandering soul.
The Creative Team Behind the Chaos
BLACK PANTHER/NAMOR: DOOMED #1
Written by Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan
Art by Stefano Nesi
Cover by Dave Johnson
On Sale 9/2
Marvel has tapped the writing duo of Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan to script the madness. You probably know them from their brutal work on Marvel Zombies: Red Band. Joining them on art is Stefano Nesi, who previously brought massive scale to Black Panther: Intergalactic. Dave Johnson provides the main cover for the first issue, which hits shelves on September 2.
The writers are leaning heavily into the legendary friction between these two rulers. This isn’t a buddy-cop comic; it’s a desperate survival mission where neither man trusts the other.
What the Creators Say About Doomed
The creative team is clearly leaning into the massive history these characters share, especially given Namor’s status as one of Marvel’s oldest pillars.
“Truly, we feel like the most fortunate writers on Earth to get to tell stories with any of the iconic heroes from the limitless sandbox of the Marvel Universe, let alone icons as monumental as T’Challa, Namor, and Victor Von Doom,” Parker shared. “Black Panther is one of the coolest and most inspiring figures in all of fiction, and the Sub-Mariner’s iconic rivalry with him as one of the founding members of Marvel dating back to 1939 is the most hilarious and compelling dynamic we could hope to put our own personal spin on. We can’t wait to show readers the unimaginable dangers that lie ahead in this bold new era.”
Co-writer Griffin Sheridan echoed that excitement, pointing out that the dynamic between the two kings and Victor Von Doom offers something completely different for the Marvel landscape.
“T’Challa, Namor, and Doom are among the richest characters comics have to offer,” Sheridan added. “Not only are all three of them iconic in their own right, but the interpersonal relationships they have with each other seem to be an endless wellspring for enthralling stories. These are colossal characters, so we’re throwing a story with colossal stakes at them – a story that finds Black Panther, Sub-Mariner, and Doctor Doom all in unique, new roles within the Marvel Universe. For those reasons and many others, working on Doomed has been a real privilege.”
