Written by John Byrne (#42-57, Annual #4), Mark Gruenwald (Annual #4), Fabian Nicieza (Annual #4)
Pencilled by John Byrne (#42-57, Annual #4), Mike Manley (Annual #4), Gavin Curtis (Annual #4)
Inked by Mike Machlan (#42-48, 50-52), John Byrne (#49), Keith Williams (#53), Paul Ryan (#54-57), Terry Austin (Annual #4), Mike Manley (Annual #4), Chris Ivy (Annual #4)
Colour by Paul Becton (#42-45), Bob Sharen (#46-57, Annual #4), T. Fine (Annual #4), Chris Ivy (Annual #4)
Spoilers (from thirty-one to thirty-two years ago)
I’ve written before about how much I admired John Byrne growing up, and how much I loved his work. I’ve written about his Alpha Flight and Namor runs already, and will someday tackle more of his work, like perhaps his Fantastic Four.
WandaVision appears to channel elements of Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel s 2005 limited series
House of M.
The eight-issue comic book limited series arc features a grief-stricken Wanda, who uses her powers to warp reality and create a new world where people are living out their dreams. Wanda has long been established as a character whose greatest wish is to have a family with kids, something she almost attained with Vision in comic books published in the 80s.
Origin stories
Both the Scarlet Witch and Vision made their comic book debut in the 1960s, and they ve had to overcome plenty of tragedy over the years. The Scarlet Witch first appeared in the pages of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby s
Understand the Sorrow at the Heart of WandaVision With These Comics
We explore the heartbreaking romance between The Vision and Scarlet Witch through these seven key Marvel comics.
David Mack/Marvel Comics
This article is part of
The Reading List, a monthly column in which we encourage you to take your enthusiasm for a particularly groovy TV show and direct it into a wide array of extracurricular studies. This entry explores the tumultuous romance behind ‘WandaVision’ and suggests several comics to explore if you want more of their steamy action.
The romance between Marvel’s The Vision and Wanda, the Scarlet Witch, is not at all comparable to most comic book relationships. They are not Lois and Clark. They’re not Peter Parker and Mary Jane. At the core of their connection is an unbearable pain, and since its introduction within the comics’ pages, these two characters have shattered many times over. Their saga is one of psychological torment and repair. Survival is v
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Previously on…
Last week we asked
What is the Most Overrated Comic Book Storyline? Here’s what some of you had to say:
redraptor: “I have never liked Watchmen as it’s overblown and meandering, but Civil War is tops on my list. The whole thing was a huge pile of mischaracterization to make “drama” and have fights. Taken in a vacuum it wasn’t bad, but comics are all set in a continuity. Reading everything leading up to the event, it seems as if many of the characters took stupid pills between issues. Reading Young Avengers, which wraps almost immediately before, then Civil War highlights it nicely as Cap and Iron Man completely switch sides between series. For one person to change their mind due to an event is one thing, but for two p
West Coast Avengers (Vol. 2) #1-41, Annual #1-3 (October 1985 – February 1989)
Written by Steve Englehart (#1-29, 31-37, 39, Annual #1-3), Al Milgrom (#30), DG Chichester (#38), Margaret Clark (#38), Mark Gruenwald (#40)
Plot by Tom DeFalco (#41)
Co-plotted by Mark Bright (Annual #1), Mark Gruenwald (Annual #2), Tom DeFalco (Annual #2)
Script by Ralph Macchio (#41)
Layouts by Al Milgrom (#6)
Pencilled by Al Milgrom (#1-5, 7-37, 39-40, Annual #2-3), Kyle Baker (#6), Tom Morgan (#38, 41), Mark Bright (Annual #1)
Inked by Joe Sinnott (#1, 3-5, 7-21), Kim DeMulder (#2, 22), Kyle Baker (#6), Romeo Tanghal (#23), Mike Machlan (#24-27, 29-31, 33-37), Dave Hunt (#28, 38), Tony Dezuniga (#32), Al Milgrom (#39, Annual #2), Mike Gustovich (#40), Tom Morgan (#41), Geof Isherwood (Annual #1), Gerry Talaoc (Annual #3), Chris Ivy (Annual #3)