Doorman Infinity Comic #1
Writer: Cody Ziglar
Artist: Julian Shaw
January 2026, Marvel Unlimited
When Marvel Comics launched its “Infinity Comics” line on Marvel Unlimited in September 2021, the idea felt genuinely forward-thinking. These comics are built for vertical scrolling on a mobile device, presenting each issue as one continuous strip rather than traditional pages. In theory, an “infinite canvas” allows for more dynamic pacing, creative panel transitions, and a reading experience tailored to phones and tablets. It is a smart adaptation of comics to modern devices.
Doorman Infinity Comic #1 is one of the titles created specifically for this format, spotlighting Doorman, also known as DeMarr Davis. For readers unfamiliar with him, Doorman is a minor Marvel hero with the unusual ability to turn his body into a portal, allowing others to pass through him and emerge elsewhere. He is most commonly associated with the Great Lakes Avengers, a deliberately offbeat team played for laughs within Marvel’s standard continuity. Here is Marvel’s cursory promotional copy:
Super side gig! DeMarr Davis, the Great Lakes Avenger known as Doorman, knows how to make an entrance-but is that enough to land him a job in the tech-security sector? His interviewer will find out when Doorman takes him on a whirlwind tour of the Marvel Universe.
The premise is simple and comedic. DeMarr attends a casual job interview at a coffee shop in California, attempting to transition into the tech industry. (All tech bros in the Marvel universe are apparently compelled to look like Tony Stark.)
Doorman tries to sell himself not just as a regular applicant, but as a superhero with unique abilities. The problem is that even in-universe, he is not exactly held in high regard, and the interviewer remains unimpressed.
Things spiral when DeMarr decides to demonstrate his powers. Instead of impressing his interviewer, he repeatedly places him in dangerous situations across the Marvel Universe: in the middle of a fight between Spider-Man and Scorpion, in the Savage Land during a clash involving Wolverine and a dinosaur, and most disastrously, in Latveria right in front of Doctor Doom during brunch. Predictably, the interviewer is terrified rather than impressed, and DeMarr’s attempt at landing a job collapses.
From a writing standpoint, tone fits character. Doorman stories have always leaned into light comedy, and this issue stays consistent with that tradition. There are no glaring flaws in dialogue or structure, but there is also very little ambition. The humor lands occasionally, mostly due to the absurdity of the situations rather than sharp comedic timing.
Where the comic struggles most is in its use of the Infinity format. Despite being designed for a scrolling medium, the issue rarely takes advantage of what makes that format special. Instead of creative transitions or extended sequences, it often feels like a compressed traditional comic stretched vertically.
This leads directly to the biggest issue: lack of substance. If translated into a standard print layout, the content here would likely fill only a handful of pages. Scenes that could have been expanded for comedic payoff are rushed. For example:
- The Spider-Man and Scorpion fight appears briefly and ends before it can become visually or narratively engaging.
- The Savage Land sequence with Wolverine feels like a missed opportunity for spectacle.
- The Doctor Doom brunch interruption, arguably the funniest concept within the title (who would have thought that Dr Doom prefers brunch to the degree that it has its own nomenclature?), is over almost immediately.
Each scene is akin to watching a croupier learning to shuffle a deck of cards. There is no skill to the blur. The compression results in pacing that feels rushed rather than snappy. The comic moves quickly, but not in a way that builds momentum or enhances humor.
There is still something worthwhile at its core. The attempt to explore DeMarr’s personal life, particularly his struggle to find relevance outside superheroics, is a strong idea. Marvel has done this often enough in the past – see Wonder Man’s desire to be a movie star – and by way of association, Doorman made his live-action debut this year in the television series Wonder Man, and that global exposure explains why this goofy, obscure character was entitled to his own series). It grounds the character and offers a relatable angle. Unfortunately, that idea is not given enough room to develop.
Doorman Infinity Comic #1 has a solid premise and a tone that fits its lead character, but it ultimately feels underdeveloped. The Infinity format is underutilized, and the story lacks the space needed to make its comedic beats land.
