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Scarlet Witch (2024) (Single Issues)
Scarlet Witch (2024-2025) #6
INTRODUCING AMARANTH! The Scarlet Witch takes on a mysterious new pupil - at Agatha Harkness' request. But where did the young sorceress known as Amaranth come from? And what could have spooked Agatha into giving up the chance to mentor her?
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Published November 20, 2024
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December 13, 2024
Agatha Harkness in her more recent, more youthful form, pops up again. She delivers a teenage girl witch to Wanda. Wanda accepts the premise that she is supposed to train this new girl after receiving next-to-no information about her. Wanda acknowledges that last time she saw Agatha, Agatha raided her soul. Still, the women just trade barbs for a couple pages, and Wanda passively allows a strange girl to hang out with her.
The teenage girl talks about having no memories of her life before her father found her, at a time she estimated she was around 10 years old. The girl displayed some sort of powers, but could not explain where they came from.
Wanda didn't ask Agatha basic questions, like, "What species is this girl? Do YOU know about her identity? How much magical training has this girl already had? Why should I be the one to train her, and not the literal magical school that Dr. Strange and Brother Voodoo founded in New Orleans? What do you take me for, that I won't just perform a combination of magical and scientific analyses on this girl alongside Dr. Strange and Hank McCoy to determine whether this girl is just some sort of magical trap you left for me?"
The writer wants us to accept the idea that Wanda is going to have a sidekick. So, here she is. Leaving her backstory up in the air gives her mystery, I guess.
This is a terrible book. Because the writers are just always writing Wanda as nigh-omnipotent, we were forced to deal with the awkwardness of the writers trying to give her fight scenes some sense of suspense. She fought a magical robot in this issue, and she had to look winded and frightened because he was "magic resistant." No, I don't really understand what she meant. Some of her spells kind of slid off him like he had a Teflon coating, I guess. And apparently this imaginary obstacle can be defeated by throwing bigger, MORE magic at it. Describe this deus ex machina spell as a "hex," as if that explains everything!
There is no logic for the reader. Wanda can defeat any threat because she's omnipotent. The writer has to do some cursory handwaving to pretend as if a villain poses some sort of threat to Wanda, but then she'll just look really determined, and the threat will go away.
The teenage girl talks about having no memories of her life before her father found her, at a time she estimated she was around 10 years old. The girl displayed some sort of powers, but could not explain where they came from.
Wanda didn't ask Agatha basic questions, like, "What species is this girl? Do YOU know about her identity? How much magical training has this girl already had? Why should I be the one to train her, and not the literal magical school that Dr. Strange and Brother Voodoo founded in New Orleans? What do you take me for, that I won't just perform a combination of magical and scientific analyses on this girl alongside Dr. Strange and Hank McCoy to determine whether this girl is just some sort of magical trap you left for me?"
The writer wants us to accept the idea that Wanda is going to have a sidekick. So, here she is. Leaving her backstory up in the air gives her mystery, I guess.
This is a terrible book. Because the writers are just always writing Wanda as nigh-omnipotent, we were forced to deal with the awkwardness of the writers trying to give her fight scenes some sense of suspense. She fought a magical robot in this issue, and she had to look winded and frightened because he was "magic resistant." No, I don't really understand what she meant. Some of her spells kind of slid off him like he had a Teflon coating, I guess. And apparently this imaginary obstacle can be defeated by throwing bigger, MORE magic at it. Describe this deus ex machina spell as a "hex," as if that explains everything!
There is no logic for the reader. Wanda can defeat any threat because she's omnipotent. The writer has to do some cursory handwaving to pretend as if a villain poses some sort of threat to Wanda, but then she'll just look really determined, and the threat will go away.
November 22, 2024
The art was consistent especially when it came to the new character introduced and her body language. The story with Agatha coming back to Wanda was also interesting but there was minimal wow factor in this issue aside from one scene with the new character doing something special near the end. 4/5.
August 5, 2025
P.E.R.F.E.C.T!! full of magic & chaos!!! beautiful! what a good start of first issue (#6) for Vol. 5 of the trade. Can't wait to read the rest!!
Let's go, witches & wizards!!
August 23, 2025
Agatha is always causing trouble! I’m intrigued by Amaranth. Not familiar with the character, so I’m looking forward to seeing more.
May 8, 2026
Very cool to see Amaranth's debut! I read about her in New Champions, so I'm glad to see how she came to be Wanda's apprentice. Very exciting issue, there was a lot to like here.
May 17, 2026
"Last time, you came for tea and raided my soul. Forgive me if I'm searching for a catch."
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