Understanding how Doctor Doom symbolizes the intellectual intrigue of villainy can help us cast and assess comics storyboards better.
Why does he wear the mask (symbolically)? Why does he sound imposing (figuratively)? What is his intellectual authority (e.g., terrorism or fascism)?
The word 'leviathan' refers to a sea beast signifying chaos or uncertainty. Philosophers and writers have used the term to talk about monsters and darkness.
Various symbolic American horror film characters such as Lubdan (a ghoulish leprechaun) and Leatherface (a chainsaw-wielding cannibal) represent a civilization characterization of chaos, uncertainty, and monstrosity (or darkness) and hence can be considered 'leviathans.'
The recent splurge of comics-adapted media has inspired many cross-over storytelling, and since we've already seen Batman vs. Doom cross-overs in comics, why not a Lubdan/Leatherface vs. Doom cross-over to talk about the artistic aspects of 'leviathan'?
Such contouring can help us get to the intellectual ominousness of the ugly Doctor Doom.
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