Doctor Doom has always pretended to be the hero in his own story, but now the Emperor Supreme admits he knows he has been a villain all along.

That surely goes a long way to explaining why Downey strode onto that stage in Dr Doom costume to say, "New mask, same task." From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...

Downey took to the stage in Hall H wearing the Doctor Doom mask and outfit in front of hundreds of stunned Marvel fans, going on to say: "New mask, same task." Robert Downey Jr will play Doctor Doom.