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Warning : contains spoilers for Scarlet Witch ( 2024 ) # 2Wanda Maximoff can never catch a break of serve , but theScarlet Witchis nothing if not resilient . In her journeying to get away the Witches ' Underworld , Scarlet Witch#2sees Wanda agitate againstthe Cthulhu - same Moridun , who insults her by transformingthe iconic hero ’s costume into her " original " immature outfit , depicted on the cover of her first appearance 60 years ago but never seen before in canon .
Whilebattling the cosmic entity known as The Griever At The destruction Of All Thingsthe Scarlet Witch was killed and institutionalize to the Land of the Dead , saved bythe Queen of Nevers , who tasked her with an significant mission .
Scarlet Witch#2 , from writer Steve Orando with creative person Jacopo Camagni and Frank William , is the first time in main Marvel canyon that theScarlet Witch is show in the immature costumefrom 1964’sX - Men#4 -which was colored by Stan Goldberg- with Moridun mocking the hero by calling her a " verdant amateur . "
Scarlet Witch # 2 ( 2024 )
Release Date :
July 17th , 2024
author :
Steve Orlando
Artists :
Jacopo Camagni , Frank William
Cover Artist :
Russell Dauterman
Variant Covers :
Corin Howell , Jessica Fong , Dike Ruan
The Scarlet Witch is trapped in a region where her survival depends on the strength of her will — and the benefaction of its overseer , the Queen of Nevers ! And Darcy Lewis , convinced Wanda ’s never come back , chooses to bet Lotkill ’s survival on the aid of a sworn enemy …
Wanda’s First Appearance Saw Her Wearing A Lime-Green Costume
But why was the “Scarlet” Witch depicted in green?
When the Scarlet Witch first debuted inX - Men(1964 ) # 4 she was but another member of Magneto ’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants , bear witness to be babe to Quicksilver and possessing " hex " powers . However , the cover ofX - Men#4 and ecstasy - gentleman’s gentleman # 5 show Wanda wear down a gullible costume . Many have ask why Stan Goldberg colorise her costume park , and the answer is quite simple , with Stan Lee answering a fan in a letter , " Sometimes we change a costume ’s people of color on the natural covering just to equilibrize the figure a bit . " Magneto wears red , and was the center of both covers , meaningWanda ’s red costume could have unhinge from the mean cardinal figure of the art !
Sometimes we change a costume ’s color on the cover just to balance the design a scrap .
Since Scarlet Witch was a new graphic symbol , Goldberg probably strike that readers would n’t mind the esthetic shift , something an creative person could but not get away with today . In fact , Goldberg change Wanda ’s coloring and shift Pietro ’s costume from green to blue . Unlike Wanda , whose name literally contains the word " Scarlet,“Quicksilver has assume both non-white costumes in the main risible canonoften , something the Scarlet Witch can now say as well . In their fighting , Moridun calls Wanda a " verdant amateur , " or green amateur , referencing the fact that she " wear down " this green outfit in her first issue , when she was still acting as a villain and was incredibly new to her powers and responsibilities .
Scarlet Witch Has Had Many Iconic Costumes Over The Years
The green costume has already been replaced
The Scarlet Witch has been an Avenger for age , and while the Avengers are not known for their mellow - fasion , they are know for shift up their costume throughout different eras to correspond their brand , and Wanda Maximoff is no different . During the X - Men ’s Krakoan Era , the incredibly gifted artist Russell Dauterman redesigned the Scarlet Witch ’s look to include straight off iconic celestial hair , with an perfectly gorgeous modern costume . Wanda ’s green costume remained her risible look for years- colored in scarlet , of path - and was even homaged in the MCU’sWandaVision .
While Moridun used the Scarlet Witch ’s 60 - class - old original unripe costume to mock and insult the unbelievable charming hero sandwich , that green expression was quickly replace by one much more disturbing . The outlet end with Moridun own Wanda ’s body , turn theScarlet Witchinto a Chthulu - inspired villain , and forcing Wanda to fight within her own nous to regain ascendancy of her destiny .
crimson Witch#2from Marvel Comics is useable now in store .
