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Scarlet Witch (1994) #1-4
The Avengers: Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff , the most bewitching Avenger, goes it alone in this collection of her solo adventures away from Earth's Mightiest Heroes! First, the science of cosmic writing team DnA and the magic of the Scarlet Witch combine in true comic book alchemy! Now, Wanda must confront very personal demons, pitting her uncanny hex powers against horrifically twisted versions of the West Coast Avengers! COLLECTING: SCARLET WITCH 1-4, AVENGERS ORIGINS: SCARLET WITCH & QUICKSILVER 1; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) 125; SOLO AVENGERS 5; MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) 60-63, 143-144; MYSTIC ARCANA: SCARLET WITCH
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First published January 1, 1994
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September 29, 2015
When Marvel released their money printing machine movies last summer, they also published volumes that collected stories about some of the new characters. The Ant-Man/Scott Lang title was a decent read, but now we have some of the collected stories about Scarlet Witch, a new cinematic Avenger.
The problem here is that the Scarlet Witch (aka Wanda Maximoff) has pretty much always been a team player: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Avengers and the central figure in one of Marvel’s most far-reaching crossover events, the House of M.
Her power: she’s a mutant whose “hex” abilities can alter probability and reality.
In her long tenure at Marvel, she’s made odd choices in who she’s shacked up with.
Why is the Vision driving a car, when he can fly? Did he have to stand in the MVA line in Brooklyn for days or was he smart enough to get his paper work processed in Staten Island where the lines are a lot shorter because no one bothers to go to Staten Island for anything?
And the question also remains whether her kids from the android-lovin’ marriage were real, there’s her weirdo over-protective brother, Quicksilver (don’t get me started on the icky Ultimates’ relationship) and of course, she has Daddy issues.
Who’s your real daddy, Wanda? The events in Axis revealed it might not be who you thought it was.
There’s some compelling fodder here for a storyline or two, but sadly we get:
Past lives pirate hooker crap.
Marvel hasn’t been very attentive to Scarlet Witch as a solo hero and it shows in this set of mediocre storylines, most from the Marvel Presents anthology series from the ‘90’s. The Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver issue from Avengers Mythos is also contained here.
Bottom line: Here’s a character with a cool ability and an interesting history that is begging for an A-list treatment. How about it Marvel?
The problem here is that the Scarlet Witch (aka Wanda Maximoff) has pretty much always been a team player: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Avengers and the central figure in one of Marvel’s most far-reaching crossover events, the House of M.
Her power: she’s a mutant whose “hex” abilities can alter probability and reality.
In her long tenure at Marvel, she’s made odd choices in who she’s shacked up with.
Why is the Vision driving a car, when he can fly? Did he have to stand in the MVA line in Brooklyn for days or was he smart enough to get his paper work processed in Staten Island where the lines are a lot shorter because no one bothers to go to Staten Island for anything?
And the question also remains whether her kids from the android-lovin’ marriage were real, there’s her weirdo over-protective brother, Quicksilver (don’t get me started on the icky Ultimates’ relationship) and of course, she has Daddy issues.
Who’s your real daddy, Wanda? The events in Axis revealed it might not be who you thought it was.
There’s some compelling fodder here for a storyline or two, but sadly we get:
Past lives pirate hooker crap.
Marvel hasn’t been very attentive to Scarlet Witch as a solo hero and it shows in this set of mediocre storylines, most from the Marvel Presents anthology series from the ‘90’s. The Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver issue from Avengers Mythos is also contained here.
Bottom line: Here’s a character with a cool ability and an interesting history that is begging for an A-list treatment. How about it Marvel?
March 21, 2016
I've always been a fan of Scarlet Witch. She might even be my favorite female Marvel character alongside Jean Grey. This was the only graphic novel readily available to me, so I decided to give it a shot. It only succeeded in one thing, and it's to make me like Scarlet Witch a lot less than I did before.
The whole collection is a rollercoaster ride full of confusing twists and turns that didn't make sense. The collection didn't really showcase the real Scarlet Witch and her potentials. She has a huge potential but this collection put that potential to waste. She needs proper treatment, and I might just have to look elsewhere for that.
1.5/5 stars. Not the worst comic book collection out there, but it made me dislike a character that I really like. I hope I find another collection that can really showcase who Scarlet Witch is. Highly recommended to avoid this graphic novel.
The whole collection is a rollercoaster ride full of confusing twists and turns that didn't make sense. The collection didn't really showcase the real Scarlet Witch and her potentials. She has a huge potential but this collection put that potential to waste. She needs proper treatment, and I might just have to look elsewhere for that.
1.5/5 stars. Not the worst comic book collection out there, but it made me dislike a character that I really like. I hope I find another collection that can really showcase who Scarlet Witch is. Highly recommended to avoid this graphic novel.
November 17, 2015
This book is so bad, it's hilarious.
I understand the material is old (it's stuff from the 70's), it was a different time back then and comics are still not that kind towards women.
But.
I recommend this only if you:
(a) Want to have every feminist bone in your body broken horribly
(b) Want to read a series of useless stories that defy common sense
(c) Want to see Wanda in a swimsuit
Really, I can't even begin to imagine what they were thinking when they republished all this junk. I'll try to go through it story by story:
Dark Designs
This one is about a 100 pages of the book, and is very well titled, because one presumes this was all the writer had in mind. It seems to be the precursor to every stereotypical male fantasy imaginable, including:
- Women being helpless left and right, whether they are warrior women or career superheroes
- A lot of shots of butts in the name of combat or training
- A whole page of Spiderwoman taking a shower
- Bondage and tentacle fetishes
- The most skimpy, impractical costumes on God's green earth
No, really, if you though Elizabeth Olsen's babydoll dress in the movie was not a good idea for battle, compare it to the book version.
And then there's the villain in the shadows, Lore, who I wished would stay in the shadows because she's embarassing to look at:
There's also tons of dramatic narration, as if we can't see what's happening. Obviously, storytelling has changed quite a bit over the years, since no writer would endeavour to describe a crypt in words when there's a two page panel of it.
In summary: a torture to read.
Cross Fire
There's an appearance by Doctor Strange in this one, just so you can understand how he got his name.
Some people on the set of a movie accidentally conjure up a fire-breathing creature that starts rampaging on the streets of Greenwich and it's up to Wanda to save them. Only she won't, for most of the story.
She runs in to ask Doctor Strange for help (god knows why) and he insists they have tea first. Wanda gently points out that the city is being destroyed.
Cut to panel of them having tea.
WHAT THE !@$# ?
But it's all ok, because the monster is just misunderstood, and they send it home like in a cute children's story. Awww.
In summary: mind-meltingly stupid.
A Love that Never Dies
Lest you be excited by that James Bond-esque title, don't be. It was a completely pointless story where Wanda kinda sparkles at this grim reaper dude who elopes with her friend.
The End.
In summary: Vision is her husband? WEIRD.
Yesterdays!
For those who were curious about how the general public perceived the Scarlet Witch, this story tells you it was:
Daaaamnnn, she's fine!
Wanda waltzes into one of Harvard's libraries with the Quinjet and full Lauren Bacall outfit to consult some rare books on witchcraft.
Psst! I'm pretty sure she could have gone in as a normal person in jeans!
Then she meets this suspicious dude with the eye-popping sideburns who invites her back for dinner.
Ladies, when a man says he wants to show you his collection of rare books, that's not what he means!
As it turns out, he really doesn't like magic people like Wanda, so he uses a magic spell to send her soul back to the past with her ancestor.
If you take drinks from a total stranger, you might wake up as a pirate!
But the Scarlet Witch isn't put off by a little thing like that, so a few pages of plundering, consulting and a guy in a Scooby-Doo costume later, she gets back to the present.
It turns out that her pirate ancestor Lucy was way more interesting than Wanda!
Then the intrepid Avenger tricks the Pastmaster into taking down the shield and reclaims her body to chase after the villain.
Only, she was feeling dizzy for a bit, so he gets away!
In summary:
Algorithm of Life
In this one, we again get treated to a pointless encounter by a digital creepy-crawly called Pixil who gets eaten by a bigger digital creepy-crawly called Ars Magna who both get done in by a teenage hacker who accidentally helps Wanda get away.
In summary: More tentacles. Bleurgh.
Birth of a Witch
So we get to the actual new story here, where Wanda first activates her powers. Spoiler: She's favoured by some god whose name is collection of random consonants. There is a gypsy queen, a witch queen, a baroness, a werewolf, a sorcerer (?) and a desert demon (?), all which should have made for a good story, but didn't. It was just uninteresting.
In summary: Lots of people in belly-dancers' outfits and some magic chanting.
Avengers Origins
Then, at the very end, we finally get to see how Quicksilver and his sister ended up in the Avengers team. At first they're running helter-skelter in some European village and become the targets of a witch hunt when a certain metal-bending mutant swoops in. It turns out that knowing Magneto is their dad is a bit too much for Pietro, so Magneto locks him up for his own good, Wanda breaks him out and all hell breaks loose. Well, not really, they just go into hiding for a bit and end up with the Avengers.
In summary: Why is everyone wearing XXL underpants? They're taking up all the screen time.
I emphatically suggest you don't read this one.
I understand the material is old (it's stuff from the 70's), it was a different time back then and comics are still not that kind towards women.
But.
I recommend this only if you:
(a) Want to have every feminist bone in your body broken horribly
(b) Want to read a series of useless stories that defy common sense
(c) Want to see Wanda in a swimsuit
Really, I can't even begin to imagine what they were thinking when they republished all this junk. I'll try to go through it story by story:
Dark Designs
This one is about a 100 pages of the book, and is very well titled, because one presumes this was all the writer had in mind. It seems to be the precursor to every stereotypical male fantasy imaginable, including:
- Women being helpless left and right, whether they are warrior women or career superheroes
- A lot of shots of butts in the name of combat or training
- A whole page of Spiderwoman taking a shower
- Bondage and tentacle fetishes
- The most skimpy, impractical costumes on God's green earth
No, really, if you though Elizabeth Olsen's babydoll dress in the movie was not a good idea for battle, compare it to the book version.
And then there's the villain in the shadows, Lore, who I wished would stay in the shadows because she's embarassing to look at:
There's also tons of dramatic narration, as if we can't see what's happening. Obviously, storytelling has changed quite a bit over the years, since no writer would endeavour to describe a crypt in words when there's a two page panel of it.
In summary: a torture to read.
Cross Fire
There's an appearance by Doctor Strange in this one, just so you can understand how he got his name.
Some people on the set of a movie accidentally conjure up a fire-breathing creature that starts rampaging on the streets of Greenwich and it's up to Wanda to save them. Only she won't, for most of the story.
She runs in to ask Doctor Strange for help (god knows why) and he insists they have tea first. Wanda gently points out that the city is being destroyed.
Cut to panel of them having tea.
WHAT THE !@$# ?
But it's all ok, because the monster is just misunderstood, and they send it home like in a cute children's story. Awww.
In summary: mind-meltingly stupid.
A Love that Never Dies
Lest you be excited by that James Bond-esque title, don't be. It was a completely pointless story where Wanda kinda sparkles at this grim reaper dude who elopes with her friend.
The End.
In summary: Vision is her husband? WEIRD.
Yesterdays!
For those who were curious about how the general public perceived the Scarlet Witch, this story tells you it was:
Daaaamnnn, she's fine!
Wanda waltzes into one of Harvard's libraries with the Quinjet and full Lauren Bacall outfit to consult some rare books on witchcraft.
Psst! I'm pretty sure she could have gone in as a normal person in jeans!
Then she meets this suspicious dude with the eye-popping sideburns who invites her back for dinner.
Ladies, when a man says he wants to show you his collection of rare books, that's not what he means!
As it turns out, he really doesn't like magic people like Wanda, so he uses a magic spell to send her soul back to the past with her ancestor.
If you take drinks from a total stranger, you might wake up as a pirate!
But the Scarlet Witch isn't put off by a little thing like that, so a few pages of plundering, consulting and a guy in a Scooby-Doo costume later, she gets back to the present.
It turns out that her pirate ancestor Lucy was way more interesting than Wanda!
Then the intrepid Avenger tricks the Pastmaster into taking down the shield and reclaims her body to chase after the villain.
Only, she was feeling dizzy for a bit, so he gets away!
In summary:
Algorithm of Life
In this one, we again get treated to a pointless encounter by a digital creepy-crawly called Pixil who gets eaten by a bigger digital creepy-crawly called Ars Magna who both get done in by a teenage hacker who accidentally helps Wanda get away.
In summary: More tentacles. Bleurgh.
Birth of a Witch
So we get to the actual new story here, where Wanda first activates her powers. Spoiler: She's favoured by some god whose name is collection of random consonants. There is a gypsy queen, a witch queen, a baroness, a werewolf, a sorcerer (?) and a desert demon (?), all which should have made for a good story, but didn't. It was just uninteresting.
In summary: Lots of people in belly-dancers' outfits and some magic chanting.
Avengers Origins
Then, at the very end, we finally get to see how Quicksilver and his sister ended up in the Avengers team. At first they're running helter-skelter in some European village and become the targets of a witch hunt when a certain metal-bending mutant swoops in. It turns out that knowing Magneto is their dad is a bit too much for Pietro, so Magneto locks him up for his own good, Wanda breaks him out and all hell breaks loose. Well, not really, they just go into hiding for a bit and end up with the Avengers.
In summary: Why is everyone wearing XXL underpants? They're taking up all the screen time.
I emphatically suggest you don't read this one.
September 14, 2016
1.25 stars
I really, really disliked the art for the older comics. And it's beyond me why would a woman dressed in a bathing suit and a cape wonder through a snowy landscape. Yes, she's a mutant and she has magic. Does that keep her warm? Meh.
I really, really disliked the art for the older comics. And it's beyond me why would a woman dressed in a bathing suit and a cape wonder through a snowy landscape. Yes, she's a mutant and she has magic. Does that keep her warm? Meh.
September 3, 2022
★★½
a chance to see Wanda / Scarlet Witch fighting without vision by her side.
pretty bearable yet messy series. the writer gave Agatha the space she deserved with such high potential she had and the art was - despite being old-fashioned and too, too dark! - nice. now I don't want to mention the storyline and how little I figured out what was going on (!) but it was good to see our favourite witch struggling with her powers.
P.S: I REALLY don't know what the illustrators were thinking when they gave us the short-haired Wanda, but let's say "thank you" for this, otherwise there will be blood.
P.S.S: this review would turn into a literal remonstrance letter if I did not consider the year this issue was published... I would actually fire the person who wrote and delivered this to me if I was in charge :}
a chance to see Wanda / Scarlet Witch fighting without vision by her side.
pretty bearable yet messy series. the writer gave Agatha the space she deserved with such high potential she had and the art was - despite being old-fashioned and too, too dark! - nice. now I don't want to mention the storyline and how little I figured out what was going on (!) but it was good to see our favourite witch struggling with her powers.
P.S: I REALLY don't know what the illustrators were thinking when they gave us the short-haired Wanda, but let's say "thank you" for this, otherwise there will be blood.
P.S.S: this review would turn into a literal remonstrance letter if I did not consider the year this issue was published... I would actually fire the person who wrote and delivered this to me if I was in charge :}
April 20, 2021
shes just so powerful her everything ugh it amazes me sometimes
August 6, 2016
The compilation of comics in this graphic novel are all over the place. Sure, it gives some good background information about Scarlet Witch, and her various appearances from the very beginning until now from her recent releases. That's it though... it was sort of a waste of $30 but it's okay because Scarlet Witch is awesome nonetheless.
February 20, 2021
A collection of stories, the main one being Scarlet Witch’s mini from the 90s which isn’t the best but it’s a lot better than some Marvel comics I’ve read from that era. Her costume in there is absolutely hideous and uninspired. I love Scarlet Witch she’s one of my favorite Marvel characters so it pains me to see one of her few solo outings be so meh. I did really like the the Avengers Origins one shot I think it did a great job revamping the twins origin for a modern audience.
July 19, 2015
This is a collection of solo Scarlet Witch stories that range from the 80's, 90's, and the 00's. The one connecting theme that I could identify was that the majority of the stories explicitly discuss her hex magic power. I enjoyed reading a variety of stories from different ages of comics. Just studying the covers and noticing the change in comics prices was a fun exercise. There are a few pin-ups and reprints of trading cards in the book. My favorite story is the one where Scarlet Witch has to fight the West Coast Avengers. I would recommend this to readers who are already fans of the Marvel Universe. If you are a newbie looking for information on Scarlet Witch and her backstory, start with Wikipedia and then read this collection.
August 30, 2021
So, this is a collection of Scarlet Witch issues over the years... most of them taking place during the dissolution of the West Coast Avengers, but not all of them. I've read some of these collections before (most of them Iron Fist, admittedly) and I've come to expect a certain degree of continuity within it all. Normally the stories follow some broadly defined arcs so they're relatively easy to follow. This felt like a bit of an explosion.
There was no continuity whatsoever. In some issues she was married to Vision, in some she wasn't. There was the startling return of Pandemonium after Mephisto had killed him... only we didn't get that initial fight with Mephisto or anything to contextualize it. That seemed a bit of a poor choice. There were additional stories gathered in the back of the volume from an entirely different time period which were likewise jarring and offered up backstory for Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
It was just a jumbled mess, and worse, the stories themselves weren't terribly interesting? I don't know. Scarlet Witch might just be better off as a team player or when paired with Vision in general. I dunno. It just didn't do it for me, unfortunately.
There was no continuity whatsoever. In some issues she was married to Vision, in some she wasn't. There was the startling return of Pandemonium after Mephisto had killed him... only we didn't get that initial fight with Mephisto or anything to contextualize it. That seemed a bit of a poor choice. There were additional stories gathered in the back of the volume from an entirely different time period which were likewise jarring and offered up backstory for Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
It was just a jumbled mess, and worse, the stories themselves weren't terribly interesting? I don't know. Scarlet Witch might just be better off as a team player or when paired with Vision in general. I dunno. It just didn't do it for me, unfortunately.
May 26, 2015
Not Marvels best, kind of lacked an over arcing story line? And when there were storylines they were kind of pointless? I didn't completely hate it, but I didn't love it either.
February 20, 2021
Filling in that WandaVision back story is getting to be a little bit of a chore. This is a ragbag collection of a mini-series, a few short one offs, and some back up stories all of which add little to the character beyond buffetting her around the winds of fate within the Marvel Universe. The mini, the main reason for this book, is pretty horrid - its yet again one that redefines Wanda for a new age, and creates this idea of her being a Nexus being - it perhaps amps up her power but doesn't really explain what it means beyond one from another universe coming to kill her. Its solidly a West Coast Avengers spin-off so even if she is on her own, her villains are the second stringers that were with her there (Spider-Woman is a giant spider, War Machine an armoured knight, US Agent a dick).
There are a couple of "early life of Pietro and Wanda" stories which try to flesh out the various retcons, but the oddest thing here is Wanda having her essence sent back in time to inhabit her ancestor who turns out to be a pirate. Its a fun little tale, perfectly disposable and again seems to do nothing to change Wanda, and takes and interesting pirate character and retires her. There's a lot here and as is still much the case, it just shows Marvel Comics have little idea what to do with her.
There are a couple of "early life of Pietro and Wanda" stories which try to flesh out the various retcons, but the oddest thing here is Wanda having her essence sent back in time to inhabit her ancestor who turns out to be a pirate. Its a fun little tale, perfectly disposable and again seems to do nothing to change Wanda, and takes and interesting pirate character and retires her. There's a lot here and as is still much the case, it just shows Marvel Comics have little idea what to do with her.
April 1, 2020
Urgh the outfit choices in the earlier comics especially are really annoying, what is basically a bathing suit and a cape is absolutely the first choice a woman goes to when walking in the snow right? Just no. Also all of the stories collected here are a bit of a missmash. Definitely not a collection for anybody wanting to find out more about Scarlet Witch imo.
February 5, 2021
The art style varied in the different series presented in this bind up. The 80s and 90s Wanda was definitely not my favorite style between the hair and the red leotard but Iiked these stores. My favorite was Wandas and Pietros organ with Magento
May 10, 2018
Story has been fine, a bit mediocre; definitely not OMG! AMAZING. I also really, *really* hate the old style art. I was hoping the book would have more "modern" art but it looks like that will only be in the last bit of the book.
Hoped to read on FCBD this year but wasn't able to convince myself to read it all through on that day.
Hoped to read on FCBD this year but wasn't able to convince myself to read it all through on that day.
March 3, 2020
Collecting 4 of the best late 80's early 90's stories for Scarlet witch. Some are better than others but you expect that
December 26, 2015
(This review may contain spoilers).
Since the Scarlet Witch is probably one of my favourite members of the Marvel comic verse, I was really happy to receive this comic book as a present.
I thought there was a really good variety of different storylines from Wanda's storyline. I liked seeing her interacting with different members of the Avengers and it was nice to see her with her husband... even if only for a moment or two.
I found Wanda's powers to be really intriguing and I felt really bad for the fact that she was being manipulated and used by so many. The first set of comics were interesting because they showed a completely different look to her. I wasn't sure I liked her with the shorter hair and different clothing... but it was really good to see her learning to defend herself and to learn a bit more about what it meant for her to be a Nexi.
I liked seeing Wanda interacting with Doctor Strange. It was nice to see that the two of them were working together, but that that comic had a different, more sympathetic ending. I couldn't help feeling sorry for the creature that had been accidentally released.
It was good to get some details about the events that were referenced in the comic books. It was interesting to see Melinda and John together. While I would have liked to see more of their history, it was nice that the love between the two of them was clearly real. And it was also good to see Wanda with her children; trying to protect them and also thinking about how her husband viewed her.
I also liked the opportunity to see Wanda interacting with her ancestor, Red Lucy. I felt really bad for Wanda and how she was viewed by other people. It was pretty terrible to see her treated badly by someone who assumed the worst of mutants.
I was a bit confused by the comic where Wanda is pulled into the digital world. I found that artwork difficult to be drawn into. The final two comics, however, were really intriguing. It was nice to see something of Wanda's childhood... and although I had read the final comic before, it was good to read again.
This has definitely made me interested in reading more comic books involving Wanda in the future.
Since the Scarlet Witch is probably one of my favourite members of the Marvel comic verse, I was really happy to receive this comic book as a present.
I thought there was a really good variety of different storylines from Wanda's storyline. I liked seeing her interacting with different members of the Avengers and it was nice to see her with her husband... even if only for a moment or two.
I found Wanda's powers to be really intriguing and I felt really bad for the fact that she was being manipulated and used by so many. The first set of comics were interesting because they showed a completely different look to her. I wasn't sure I liked her with the shorter hair and different clothing... but it was really good to see her learning to defend herself and to learn a bit more about what it meant for her to be a Nexi.
I liked seeing Wanda interacting with Doctor Strange. It was nice to see that the two of them were working together, but that that comic had a different, more sympathetic ending. I couldn't help feeling sorry for the creature that had been accidentally released.
It was good to get some details about the events that were referenced in the comic books. It was interesting to see Melinda and John together. While I would have liked to see more of their history, it was nice that the love between the two of them was clearly real. And it was also good to see Wanda with her children; trying to protect them and also thinking about how her husband viewed her.
I also liked the opportunity to see Wanda interacting with her ancestor, Red Lucy. I felt really bad for Wanda and how she was viewed by other people. It was pretty terrible to see her treated badly by someone who assumed the worst of mutants.
I was a bit confused by the comic where Wanda is pulled into the digital world. I found that artwork difficult to be drawn into. The final two comics, however, were really intriguing. It was nice to see something of Wanda's childhood... and although I had read the final comic before, it was good to read again.
This has definitely made me interested in reading more comic books involving Wanda in the future.
October 3, 2021
3.5/5 a good collection of wandas origins. I loved seeing her embrace the title of a nexus being
July 5, 2019
I really enjoyed this collection of stories. I wasn't always a fan of the art style or hair/costume for Wanda but honestly comicbook hero costumes have had some serious changes over the years and it's always a trip to see some of the bad ones (Wanda's short 80s hair is a big yikes)
Overall the stories were all interesting and scarlet witch is a favorite character of mine.
Overall the stories were all interesting and scarlet witch is a favorite character of mine.
July 31, 2017
Prettty typical Scarlet Witch. Kind of boring, kind of pointless. It is only rare that I find Scarlet Witch done well. If this is someone's idea of a best of, then it's even worse than I thought. But not actually bad. There are some stories here and the art is not actually horrible.
December 14, 2016
A compilation of several stories. Decent
July 14, 2022
The Avengers: Scarlet Witch is a collection of the Scarlet Witch miniseries from 1994, featuring all four issues written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. I love Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch as a character so was really looking forward to reading this, but it's unfortunately not very memorable in my opinion, especially not the first couple of issues. After reading the first issue, in fact, I almost entirely forgot what happened in it when I went into the second issue. It doesn't truly get exciting until the final issue, although there are some aspects of the miniseries that I really like, such as how it features the multiverse and an evil variant of Wanda known as Lore. (I had known about Lore prior to reading this, but this was the first time that I actually read something in which she is featured. I am not sure if this is the only story in which she is featured, but given her fate at the end, I am thinking that it might be.) I very much suspect that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was inspired by this miniseries given the similarities between the Scarlet Witch's depiction in that movie and Lore in this story. In fact, prior to seeing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, I predicted that the villain of the movie would be Lore. Anyway, other aspects of the story that I don't much like is Wanda's outfit and hairstyle. She is very scantily dressed very similarly to how Elektra usually appears, and her hair is cut very short, neither of which I think suits her. I will say, however, that I like that her outfit is only red and not red and pink because I never thought that the pink in her costume looked right alongside the red, and I am really glad that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) also did away with the pink. (Ignore the cover of this graphic novel as it is not accurate to what's actually depicted in the story.) Also, while this isn't so much knocking this particular story but rather Wanda's power in general, Wanda's hex power is kind of ridiculous in what it is capable of doing. She is almost too powerful because she can alter the probability of situations which basically means that she can do anything. If there is a 0% chance of hitting an enemy because they aren't tangible, for example, she can use her power to adjust that probability and make them tangible. The story also comes to an abrupt, unsatisfying ending in my opinion, and I just felt like my life was not made any better by having read this. I award it three stars out of five, but my rating is actually probably more like 2.5 stars, and I only give it that because Lore is a pretty formidable villain; she is the most interesting aspect of the entire story, in fact.
February 9, 2021
What an odd collection of stories! I've been reading a lot of Scarlet Witch stuff due to WandaVision, and this anthology is stuffed with purely supplemental stories (outside of the Abnett/Lanning/Higgins miniseries that opens it). I feel like this would be impenetrable for new readers who are looking for an entryway to the character's comic book history. I got some interesting tidbits on her from reading it as a longtime Marvel reader, but I'm not entirely sure who this is for. Also, fair warning, there's some downright racist Roma stuff in the second-to-last issue of this collection.
February 7, 2021
This is a hodgepodge collection of Scarlet Witch stories. Some are interesting like the origin story of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. The rest are just bizarre and poorly written like the one about her in a computer world or going back to become a pirate in the 16th century. On top the art is hit or miss and mostly miss with lots of the sexist comic book art that sexualizes female characters in ways that are irrelevant to the story and demeaning to women.
April 14, 2021
I will gives this book 4.0 stars for the reason that It has some interesting part in the story of the life of the scarlet witch and quicksilver in part. I love the focus of the craft as it actually puting her magic(mutant or sort) into more realistic and spiritual meaning which being a witch stands for and Wanda Maximoff have witch in her hero name. Cannot wait to continue reading more of the Scarlet witch.
June 23, 2019
This book compiles story arcs from across Scarlet Witch’s published history. As such much of it is.... dated... in the way that it treats it’s female characters, including Scarlet Witch herself. It was interesting to see some of her formative moments still though. And I enjoyed the final story that focused on her relationship with her brother Quicksilver.
January 15, 2021
This was sexist and racist is equal measure and I really, really did not enjoy it. I understand that about 80% of this book was written at a time when sexism and racism was 'acceptable' in society, but I don't understand why it couldn't be taken out in this reprinting to reflect our more tolerant society.
February 15, 2021
231 pages of scarlet witch.
Good color artwork. Suitable for teens and adults. Deals with the occult and hell. A display of marvels fetish for cute redheads. Prime freebie released to promote tv show. I had forgotten the west coast avengers part of her story. But 231 pages of scarlet witch still has a few gaps?
Good color artwork. Suitable for teens and adults. Deals with the occult and hell. A display of marvels fetish for cute redheads. Prime freebie released to promote tv show. I had forgotten the west coast avengers part of her story. But 231 pages of scarlet witch still has a few gaps?
March 17, 2021
Multi Origins
This was a fun read. I took my time. I am seeing potential plot lines and story weaving that Marvel has already used for inspiration and probably will continue to use going forward with the interconnected story telling of their universe as it concerns phase 5. I like it.
This was a fun read. I took my time. I am seeing potential plot lines and story weaving that Marvel has already used for inspiration and probably will continue to use going forward with the interconnected story telling of their universe as it concerns phase 5. I like it.
April 3, 2021
Awesome read and amazing illustrations! I love to see the changes from decade to decade and artist to artist. I love learning more backstory too! And the awesome ancestor? She rocks!! I love the crossover and teamwork with other characters, too.
Wanda Maximoff is beautiful in nearly every artistic rendition.
Wanda Maximoff is beautiful in nearly every artistic rendition.
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