Black Panther and Namor Find Common Ground as Doctor Doom Pulls the Strings in Doomed #3

Black Panther/Namor: Doomed has spent two issues building tension between its leads, and issue #3 finally forces the pressure valve open. T'Challa and Namor - rivals as often as allies - have been dragged into a supernatural trip to the underworld after demonic forces came down on both of their kingdoms at once, and the trail keeps leading back to Doctor Doom.

What makes issue #3 interesting is the shared vulnerability driving the plot. A new enemy the solicitation dubs the 'Kingkiller' isn't picking sides between Wakanda and Atlantis - it's hunting rulers specifically, which means Black Panther, Namor, and Doom all end up on the same target list whether they like each other or not. That's the kind of setup that's forced plenty of Marvel frenemies into temporary alliances before, but pairing it with a literal journey through the underworld raises the stakes considerably.

Issue #3 hits shelves and digital platforms on November 18. Expect the uneasy truce between Wakanda's king and Atlantis's to get tested well before Doom's actual role in all of this comes into focus.

Source: Comic Watch