To its credit, the MCU has dug pretty deep into Marvel Comics lore, making household names of C-grade characters such as Rocket Raccoon and ... who brainwashed his child into an unspeaking killer.

The first of these specials is Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon #1, and it is every bit as weird and wonderful as one might expect. The story opens in Doomstadt, where Doctor Doom has summoned Rocket ...