Marvel's original star-crossed lovers reunite for the 50th anniversary of their wedding! Mysterious doors are opening all over the world, drawing in people with promises of miracles and reunions with loved ones. When Vision is mortally wounded investigating the deadly truth of the doors, the Scarlet Witch resorts to extreme measures to save his life - and the results are unlike anything either of them expected! Collecting: The Vision & The Scarlet Witch (2025) 1-5
Another 10 issues, another 5 issue relaunch mini-series for the Scarlet Witch. This time she's bringing her ex-husband along for the ride, as the Grim Reaper comes a'callin' and brings a hell of a monster along with him.
Adding Vision into the mix does change things for this story, as it should. The focus on Wanda and Vizh's past feels very WandaVision inspired (which in itself was inspired by the Vision comics that are constantly referenced here), and although things still get mega-mystical near the end, the relationship between these two characters is always front and centre. Their ideologies, the magic (ha) of how they work together, and how they clash, keeps the story moving forward even when the characters themselves are stuck in a rut as part of the Reaper's trap. The final issue isn't anything we haven't seen before, it's a well-used trope, but it's done nicely, and it looks beautiful.
The art's split between Lorenzo Tammetta and Jacopo Camagni, both of whom have drawn Scarlet Witch issues over Orlando's long-standing run. The shift between the two isn't too noticeable even when it happens midway through issue 3; as much as I'd have liked to have the whole series drawn by the same person, it does work this way.
Happy 50th anniversary Wanda and Vision. I'm gonna go feel old now.
This one really got to me. Lots of tears. It's a great story, but also kinda heartbreaking. Steve Orlando, why have you done this to me??? Also I need another story with these two characters, stat!