History ComicBook / Druid1995

* HroKiller: [[spoiler:Hellstrom and Nekra are the ones who murder Ludgate.]]

* FallenHero: This series completes Druid's downfall into villainy, as his new powers shatter his sanity. He's still defending the world, in his way, but he's a SociopathicHero at best - a casually murderous religious fanatic who's becoming a cult leader.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Druid's new powers came with his sanity, already cracking, finally breaking completely as he goes mad with his new powers.

* FallenHero: This was this series that completed Druid's downfall into villainy, as he goes insane with his new powers, becoming murderous and a cult leader.

** In issue '#3, [[spoiler:when Ludgate confronts the Second Assembly, his [[BadassBoast opening speech]] warns the cult members to make peace with their faith and then kill themselves - because if Ludgate has to kill them, it will be very ''unpleasant''. Much to his surprise, one of them actually obeys and stabs himself to death]].

Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, it's the first solo series for one of Marvel's original mystical characters, Doctor Druid. Originally introduced as a standalone story in 1961's ''Amazing Adventures'' series as "Doctor Droom", the character was later renamed to Doctor Druid and introduced to Marvel's shared world setting.

* PortentOfDoom: In issue #2, [[spoiler:Ludgate sees the Washer Woman at the Ford, the Irish spirit better known as the [[OurBansheesAreLouder Banshee]], washing blood out of his clothes. He's well aware that she's a portent of unavoidable death. He's slightly consoled by the realisation that this means that nature has accepted him as one of the great powers - lesser beings don't get that sort of warning]].

* HollywoodVoodoo: Redeyes identifies herself with the loa Erzulie-Ge-Rouge, lamenting that no man can ever love her enough. She's not actually a sorcerer or houngan, though. [[spoiler:She's a serial killer, murdering the men who prove that they ''do'' love her. Seventeen of them so far]].

* DrivenToSuicide: In issue '#3, [[spoiler:when Ludgate confronts the Second Assembly, his [[BadassBoast opening speech]] warns the cult members to make peace with their faith and then kill themselves - because if Ludgate has to kill them, it will be very ''unpleasant''. Much to his surprise, one of them actually obeys and stabs himself to death]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The three other magicians teased throughout the series - Miss Drugstore, Ropemaster Azuma and nameless London mage carrying out rituals on mass graves - aren't part of the grand finale and never interact with Ludgate or his adversaries. Miss Drugstore's last scene states that she sees death coming, and is prepared to die, {{foreshadowing}} [[spoiler:the global effect of Ludgate's disastrous attack on the Dry Academy]], but we never see whether or not she survives.

* {{Geas}}: As a true druid, Ludgate is now bound by some sort of geis. If he breaks it, he'll lose his power and doom will follow. Unfortunately, he's the ''last'' druid, and he doesn't know what his geis is - his own powers can't see it, and druids would normally rely on their fellows to tell them. [[spoiler:Ludgate's geas is to love witches. Hellstrom, who seems to be well aware of this, sends Nekra to [[LoveInterestTraitor seduce him]] and bring about his downfall]].

* {{Geas}}: As a true druid, Ludgate is now bound by some sort of geas. If he breaks it, he'll lose his power and doom will follow. Unfortunately, he's the ''last'' druid, and he doesn't know what his geas is - his own powers can't see it, and druids would normally rely on their fellows to warn them. [[spoiler:Ludgate's geas is to love witches. Hellstrom, who seems to be well aware of this, sends Nekra to [[LoveInterestTraitor seduce him]] and bring about his downfall]].

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:The mutant villain Nekra's been resurrected by Daimon Hellstrom, to act as his agent when dealing with Druid]].