Kang the Conqueror #3

Kang The Conqueror #3 gives you exactly what it says on the cover – Kang vs. Dr. Doom. The story doesn't waste any time and gets young Kang and the reader right into the meat of the story with great action, fun character interactions, solid development for young Kang, and great art. The comic brings in Dr. Doom in a way that makes sense for the character and this series, and his overall characterization is written pretty well. The art by Carlos Magno and colors by Espen Grundetjern continue to excel in the comic in making the action, locations, and characters all look superb. Read Full Review

In Kang the Conqueror, as a possible necessity of weaving so many timelines and stories together, the logic of time travel is hand-wavey and refuses to acknowledge any clear rules. As a result the ironic twists that arrive in Kang the Conqueror only read as a further step in a preordained path rather than anything consequential based on this young Kang's choices thus far. Read Full Review

Avanvolk

Dec 25, 2025

"Time means nothing to Kang." "...and Kang means nothing to DOOM." Wow. This mini is so well written it's crazy. Kelly and Lanzing do such a phenomenal job with this character. It's difficult to write from a villain's perspective and make you both cheer for and against him, but they've managed to write Kang as an arrogant, brash, self-righteous prick who you somehow still want to succeed, because he's also really friggin cool. I loved this issue. The bit at the beginning with Apocalypse was really great. I loved the confrontation with Doom (who was also brilliantly written here), and the art continues to be absolutely incredible. The writing, as mentioned, is superb. Comics that are this wordy have to be REALLY well written and REALLY we ll drawn in order to note bore me to death, and thankfully, this comic is exactly that. The narration is so engaging and the art so stunning that I don't care that each issue of this takes me twice as long to get through as the average issue. It's damn near perfect and I am loving every second of it. more

retcon_D

Nov 26, 2021

This book is just wonderful. Read it. Seriously.

Merlyn

Oct 13, 2021

I feel like if you take a backseat some stuff here doesn't really make sense, but if I take into account the character work and Magno's gorgeous art (he can DRAW the Avengers, him and Cafu deserve a chance on an in-continuity Avengers book) this is still an enjoyable issue.

DDJamesB

Oct 18, 2021

I actually liked this one and the story overall. Its got me hooked and I like the time travel idea of replacing kang

Psycamorean

Oct 18, 2021

Not as good as the first two issues, but still solid. I hope the miniseries continues to impress from here.

CrazyforRAMU

Mar 03, 2022

Young Kang defeats Old Kang (and guest star Dr. Doom), but when he tries to start changing his past (Future? Dang time travel), the story of Kang begins folding in on him paradoxically. The verbal and visual storytelling remains rock-solid (albeit not spectacular), and this installment is thoroughly satisfying on its own. The big-picture plot is looking even more impressive; can these creators really tie up Kang's hopelessly messy continuity into a rational knot? I'm eager to find out.