Doctor Doom casts a long shadow over Zdarsky and Schiti’s Captain America (2025) series, with the first arc delving into Steve’s first run-in with the Latverian monarch. Now, in the upcoming third arc, both Steve Rogers and Victor Von Doom find themselves trapped in torturous territory where they must put their differences aside. “They’re both in deep, deep trouble. But the enemy of my enemy…” teases Zdarsky.
The enemy in question is, of course, Mephisto, who has a fraught relationship with both players now in his domain, to say the least. “When I was laying out the larger story, Hell seemed like the logical next step. I think people will see the reasoning shortly and how it ties into the themes we’ve been developing for Steve,” says Zdarsky on the decision to send Captain America to Hell. “[It] feels very black and white, but it’s not necessarily the case here, especially through the eyes of a man who most definitely doesn’t belong there.”