Matthew McElroy ’s Reviews > Scarlet Witch, Vol. 1: Witches' Road > Status Update

There is a sconflict in having James Robinson write this character. He writes a wonderful character. She is strong, insightful, original, lonely, independent all of that. But a MAJOR point is that she is a woman. And for her story to be authentically female, it should be written by a woman. I honestly think many complaints over cultural appropriation are overblown. But it is hard to overlook this idiosyncracy.

Ireland has been hit by a plague. I am shocked that anything could be worse than the English. I wonder how much research Robinson had to do for these witchcraft terms. It is a realm I have zero experience in. It seems like something that would make for interesting research and then enhance your story. I wonder how many other superheroes have that aspect to their character.

Marco Rudy's art is the best of this collection. He has a psychedelic flair that works well with the supernatural, fantastic elements of Scarlet Witch's story.

The art by Sarah Pichelli in a series I read earlier puts this art to shame. The writer is working with five different artists, which winds up making everything uneven. I am a bit confused about ghost Agatha Harkness and how she assumed this mentor role.