Mar 7, 2023
Scarlet Witch #4 variant cover by InHyuk Lee
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Scarlet Witch #4 variant cover by InHyuk Lee
Wanda and Pietro are both Romani, and Wilson's coloring for their skin tone here is perfect. Could you talk a bit about making sure this representation made it to the page?
I'm very glad to hear this! The honest answer is the topic is one that's important to the entire creative team. It has to be because, as a writer, I'm by no means "in charge," nor do I have the power to "make sure" of anything. That's not a negative. That's part of being one of many, part of being a creative team that starts with editorial and ends when the book goes to print. The risk of collaboration is that you don't have control. As with many things in life, that's also the joy. The risk brings greater reward and surprise in the final product, while an entire team operates doing what they do best.
Wanda's depiction was and is important to all of us. My role as the writer is to advocate for what's important to me and the character, but I'm not the last word. In fact, I'm one of the first words. So the process here is one of reverence and respect by the entire creative team, not solely me.
Wanda is one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe. What are some of the opportunities and challenges that come with writing a character like that?
I've said before that one of the inspirations for this series is All-Star Superman, and I think that describes our mindset for the book. Wanda's incredibly powerful, but she's not omniscient, and she's not perfect. When you have a character for whom most weaknesses are emotional or social, the opportunity is that the threats, by definition, end up further defining the character. Someone who can get to Wanda does so emotionally or by threatening what she loves. To me, that has to say something about Wanda. It says something more powerful than someone holding her Kryptonite (not that we're not working on that, too...). The challenge is finding where Wanda's potential pressure points sit when they're not a question of power. But that yields even better, richer, more emotional threats.
Steve Orlando interview (x)
SCARLET WITCH #2 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA
Interior art from Scarlet Witch vol. 3 #1 by Steve Orlando & Sara Pichelli [x]
Scarlet Witch Vol. 2 #2; writer: James Robinson; artist: Marco Rudy; letterer: Cory Petit
Do you ever just think about Marco Rudy’s art and cry?
Father Gabaldon: I hope you’re not offended, Ms. Maximoff... when i say how unsettling it is to ask for help from a Pagan.
Wanda: Not at all, Father Gabaldon. I’m used to insults.
Scarlet Witch Vol. 2 #5; written by James Robinson; art by Javier Pulido; colors by Muntsa Vicente; letters by Cory Petit
I’ve tried to refer and allude to aspects of that stuff in some stories, but in so many of the Scarlet Witch’s appearances in the Avengers books, her personality seemed to be her back story. She really hasn’t had much of a personal journey on her own. Who’s the Scarlet Witch? She was Magneto’s daughter. She was Quicksilver’s sister. She was married to the Vision. She’s an Avenger. If you ask comic fans what’s the personality of characters like Janet Van Dyne, Tony Stark, or She-Hulk they don’t have to give you those characters’ back stories. They can just tell you what their personalities are like. I felt Wanda deserved more of that, too.
James Robinson, interviewed by CBR
Scarlet Witch #8 inks by Tula Lotay