Summary
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Marvel’s Blood Hunt event shakes things up: Vampires no longer fear the sun, Doctor Doom is Sorcerer Supreme, and Reed Richards explores magic.
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Reed Richards pioneers a means with scientific knowledge to combat vampirism, tapping into magical learning for the first time.
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Reed Richards could challenge Doctor Doom’s reign as Sorcerer Supreme, setting the stage for a new level of their rivalry in the Marvel Universe.
Warning: Spoilers for Fantastic Four (2022) #22 ahead!
The conclusion of the US Blood dog The event shook up the Marvel status quo: vampires no longer fear daylight, Doctor Doom is now Sorcerer Supreme, and (most interesting of all) Reid Richards Has finally started experimenting in the field of magic – kind of. This presents a fascinating potential scenario for Wonder Woman The title of Sorcerer Supreme is up for grabs, with none other than Reed Richards and Doctor Doom as the main contenders.
Fantastic Four (2022) #22 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, and Jesus Aburtov picks up after the previous issue’s cliffhanger, with vampires breaking into the shelter Reid and Alicia have created for the survivors of the Bloodhound. While Reed stresses about creating a cure for vampirism, Alicia points out that he knows next to nothing about magic and needs to think smaller.
The trick works: Using his scientific knowledge as a base, Reid creates a device to interfere with vamprically altered cells – Which, technically, is his first foray into magical learning.
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Fantastic practice #22 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli and Jesus Aburtov
Reed Richards and his nemesis, Victor von Doom, have long stood as polar opposites—sort of. Reed is an incredible scientist, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the Marvel universe; Meanwhile, modern depictions of Doom show him as one of the strongest sorcerers on earth. The difference comes when you remember that Dum is too One of Reid’s closest scientific peers, with their academic rivalry going as far back as Doom’s first appearance in Fantastic Four (1961) #5. This means that Doom technically has the advantage over Reed, having mastered science and magic combined (even though Reed is the better scientist).
Reid’s anti-vampire device marks his first foray into applying his technological knowledge to magical principles, and the implications therein should not be overlooked.. Reed is often considered one of the most intelligent people in the Marvel Universe, mastering advanced concepts and entire fields of study in the span of weeks (if not days, or even hours). While Reid admits that “My entire foundation of knowledge…simply does not apply“To magic, His past history and instant success with his anti-vampire device suggests that he is capable of learning magical principles at an alarmingly rapid pace.
Reed’s Magi-Science vs. Doom’s Sorcery
Although Doctor Doom has successfully swindled the station of Sorcerer Supreme from Stephen Strange, the concluding panels of Fantastic practice #22 Make it very clear that Reed and the Fantastic Four aren’t going to take Doom’s latest bid for world domination lying down. This is what makes Reid’s determination to create “A New Science – one based on tested and repeatable properties of magic“So exciting: It suggests that, for the first time, Reed is exploring options that will allow him to rival Doctor Doom in the field of magic.
Reed Richards and Doctor Doom have been rivals for over sixty years of comics publishing; so, It makes for delightful narrative symmetry for Reed to be the one to challenge Doom’s reign as Sorcerer Supreme.. While Doctor Doom has the advantage when it comes to magic, Fantastic practice #22 Saves the seeds for Reid Richards to embark on his own exploration into the magical arts, elevating the classic Marvel rivalry to a whole new level.
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