Ok so I have some serious problems with this series so far: I’m not a fan of all this teasing of Wanda’s family history. I liked it when she and Pietro were Magneto’s daughter. Period. They were his kids. That was that. I also don’t like Wanda being an actual witch. I much prefer her MCU power set

The switch to more conventional comic book art is a little jarring, but it's frankly a relief to get sensible page layouts again. That doesn't mean I'm thrilled to see a few panels of unrealistically low cleavage after two issues which didn't need boring shorthand for "sexy pretty lady" in order to signal that Wanda is stylish and charismatic. But it's not egregiously salacious or disproportionate, so YMMV. The less emotional art and colors set off a good contrast between mundane Ireland and magical happenings, especially when compared to the final two pages depicting the Witches' Road (Chris Visions' work).

On the writing side, it's a little goofy to see dialect written down like this, especially since the Emerald Warlock can't possibly have retained his accent through the years. (Also because people don't normally transcribe accents to this extent anymore!) Still, I found the Warlock much more effectively chilling here than I did when he showed up at the end of last issue to kill a character who'd just spent the issue being very boring and not justifying her appearance therein. He may not be the world's biggest threat (or look like much of a threat at all) but dude will murder babies over a centuries-long grudge & that's still pretty damn evil IMO. more

While this is packs solid but unremarkable art, this issue is plagued by some immutable writing woes. Dialogue is repetitive and recursory, and leans too heavily on exposition. Despite its slow pace, it's story and conflict never congeal into a cohesive plot. The biggest offender here however is the truly awful villain. He is so utterly corny, and not Ina funny or entertaining way. The character is completely played serious, and therefore elicits laughs at the ridiculousness of the situation. Last week feature brilliant art and an interesting tale, but if we will be having more of this type of storytelling in the future, the covers might be scarlet witches only selling point.

jesus christ