Overview
- During a Reddit Q&A, writer Michael Waldron said he and Jeff Loveness pitched a scene where the Young Avengers defeat a Kang variant who carries a card reading, “Be patient… it was his first day as a Kang.”
- Waldron noted the defeated foe might have been the “lizard Kang” glimpsed after Quantumania, while a circulating single-source rumor names the variant as Nathaniel Richards, which remains unconfirmed.
- Waldron worked on early versions of The Kang Dynasty with Loveness before Marvel refocused the arc; Stephen McFeely later replaced Loveness to co-write Doomsday with Waldron.
- Marvel pivoted away from Kang after Jonathan Majors was dropped following his misdemeanor assault and harassment conviction, reshaping the Multiverse Saga around Doctor Doom.
- Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars are scheduled for December 18, 2026, and December 17, 2027, respectively, with the Russo brothers directing and Downey set as Doom.