Looks like Marvel’s got a new Sorcerer Supreme: Wanda Maximoff, who makes her debut as the character – title? pizza? – in Sorcerer Supreme #1 on December 31.
Written by Steve Orlando with art by Bernard Chang, the new series will find the one-time Scarlet Witch picking up the mantle left behind by Doctor Doom after the end of One World Under Doom. Leirix will provide main covers for the series, and Russell Dauterman has returned to the character for the new costume design, as well as covers depicting Wanda’s advisory council: Clea, Chthon, Wiccan, and Papa John (for the pizza thing).
“When it comes to the Scarlet Witch…anything’s possible!” said Orlando via press release. “Those are the works Wanda lives by, and they’re the words we as creators live by too. So, with the Sorcerer Supreme title in the wind after One World Under Doom, the question became—who’s the next to wield the cloak and the eye? Or more precisely—who could hear such powerful artifacts crying out from the edge of destruction? And in the Marvel Universe, there’s one person above all who hears you when no one else will—Wanda Maximoff!
“I can’t wait for folks to see Wanda take up the cloak and the eye—for the primal disruptor to shake things up in the face of magic’s proprietors…with nothing less than the betterment of all in mind And to be working with the incredible Bernard Chang and Ruth Redmond? That’s a dream come true, folks—each page they touch brings style and power to Wanda like never before!”
Added Chang, “I am overly excited about joining Steve and Ruth and the rest of SORCERER SUPREME team. We are putting our hearts and souls into crafting a new journey for one of Marvel Comics’ most powerful heroes. While this is my first time tackling the wonderful Wanda Maximoff, I look forward to the challenges ahead and aim to garner the trust and enthusiasm from both her longtime readers and new, and I hope you will come along for the ride.”
This marks the latest in a long line of Sorcerers Supreme in Marvel Comics. Back in 2009, Brother Voodoo took over in New Avengers #53, with Doctor Strange eventually taking back the mantle. In 2017’s Doctor Strange #381, Loki was made Sorcerer Supreme by the Vishanti. Then after Doctor Strange took it back again and then died, Clea took over, then gave it back to Doctor Strange, and then Doctor Doom took over, and now Wanda. Cool!
Check out various covers for Sorcerer Supreme #1, as well as the synopsis and solicit text below.
The Vishanti, unwilling to validate Wanda’s claim, anoint their own Sorcerer Supreme—AGATHA HARKNESS! Following a fiery battle with her former mentor, Wanda wakes up in Limbo where nothing is as it seems. And if she’s going to escape, she must first defeat its ruler…MADELYNE PRYOR! And with Wanda and the Vishanti distracted, what rising mystical threats have escaped their notice? Determined to fulfill her sacred new duty, Wanda expands her scope and redefines her power to protect the world like no Sorcerer Supreme ever has!
SORCERER SUPREME #1 – 75960621179100111
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by LEIRIX
Variant Cover by ROSE BESCH – 75960621179100131
Virgin Variant Cover by ROSE BESCH – 75960621179100117
Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS – 75960621179100118
Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN – 75960621179100121
Design Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN – 75960621179100116
3-Part Magic Connecting Variant Cover C by INHYUK LEE – 75960621179100141
Promo Variant Cover by DEVMALYA PRAMANIK – 75960621179100171
Winter Break Variant Cover by GEOFF SHAW – 75960621179100151
On Sale 12/31
SORCERER SUPREME #2 – 75960621179100211
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by LEIRIX
Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN – 75960621179100221
Variant Cover by MARCO FERRARI – 75960621179100217
Variant Cover by JENNY FRISON – 75960621179100231
Virgin Variant Cover by JENNY FRISON – 75960621179100216
Promo Variant Cover by DEVMALYA PRAMANIK – 75960621179100241
On Sale 1/28
SORCERER SUPREME #3
Written by STEVE ORLANDO
Art by BERNARD CHANG
Cover by LEIRIX
Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
On Sale 2/25
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