Doctor Doom has always pretended to be the hero in his own story, but now the Emperor Supreme admits he knows he has been a villain all along.

That surely goes a long way to explaining why Downey strode onto that stage in Dr Doom costume to say, "New mask, same task." From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...

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Downey took to the stage in Hall H wearing the Doctor Doom mask and outfit in front of hundreds of stunned Marvel fans, going on to say: "New mask, same task." Robert Downey Jr will play Doctor Doom.

Doctor Doom's takeover of the Marvel ... The series promises to take us behind the mask as we bear witness to the triumphs and trials of Doom's rule, as well as Earth's Mightiest Heroes' attempts ...