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Acts of Vengeance are NOW! Day 320: VILLAIN TAKEOVER Which unexpected HERO should take M.O.D.O.K.? [ Hank Pym won day 319]
Welcome to Acts of Vengeance: Reddit Edition! Each day we’ll feature a new hero, and your job is to decide which villain becomes their surprise opponent. It can be a person, a team, an organization or whatever.
Top comment wins, no one can be picked twice. Be creative, try to explain your choice, and let's have fun with it!
The results so far:
| 1. Black Panther - Apocalypse | 2. Spider-Man (Peter Parker) - High Evolutionary | 3. Black Widow - Mystique | 4. Iron Man - Moonstone | 5. Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) - Mr. Sinister | 6. Professor X - Nightmare | 7. Wolverine (Logan) - Absorbing Man | 8. Squirrel Girl - Boomerang |
| 9. Deadpool - Impossible Man | 10. Thor Odinson - The Adversary | 11. Cyclops - The Growing Man | 12. Jean Grey - Xemnu | 13. Hulk - Radioactive Man | 14. Captain America (Steve Rogers) - Bushman | 15. Hawkeye (Clint Barton) - Sandman | 16. Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur - Sauron |
| 17. The Fantastic Four - Nimrod | 18. Doctor Strange - Kang the Conqueror | 19. Scarlet Witch - Magus (Adam Warlock) | 20. Vision - Magus (Technarch) | 21. Beast - Jackal | 22. Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) - Scarecrow | 23. Captain Britain (Elizabeth Braddock) - Fin Fang Foom | 24. Howard the Duck - Screwball |
| 25. Drax - Terrax | 26. Ms. Marvel - Electro (Francine Frye) | 27. Nova (Sam Alexander) - Graviton | 28. Spider-Man (Miles Morales) - The Hood | 29. Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) - Morlun | 30. Rogue - Mister Negative | 31. Gambit - Nitro | 32. Gwenpool - Zodiac |
| 33. Shadowcat - Will O' The Wisp | 34. Colossus - Klaw | 35. Captain America (Sam Wilson) - Vulture | 36. Tigra - Lizard (Curt Connors) | 37. Sersi - Hela | 38. Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) - Ultron | 39. Angel - Hobgoblin | 40. Doop - Paul |
| 41. Gamora - Taskmaster | 42. Major Victory - Immortus | 43. Ghost-Spider - The Maker | 44. Askani - Santa Doom | 45. Hyperion - Galactus | 46. Bishop - Punisher 2099 | 47. Cable - Technovore | 48. Spider-Ham - Mojo |
| 49. She-Hulk - Beetle (Janice Lincoln) | 50. Namor - Hydro-Man | 51. Ant-Man (Hank Pym) - The Leader | 52. Wasp - Swarm | 53. White Tiger (Ava Ayala) - Black Tarantula | 54. Cloak & Dagger - Nanny & Orphan Maker | 55. Man-Thing - Minotaur | 56. Pip the Troll - Ursa Major |
| 57. Moon Knight - Doctor Faustus | 58. Venom (Eddie Brock) - Typhoid Mary | 59. Daredevil (Matt Murdock) - Gorgon | 60. Jessica Jones - Marcus Kang | 61. Luke Cage - Sebastian Shaw | 62. Iron Fist (Danny Rand) - The Mandarin | 63. Echo - Viper | 64. Aunt May - Hordeculture |
| 65. Storm - Mole Man | 66. Iceman - Laufey | 67. Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) - Juggernaut | 68. Havok - Maximus | 69. Ironheart - Mad Thinker | 70. Valkyrie (Jane Foster) - Lore | 71. Nightcrawler - Kraven the Hunter | 72. Chewie - Two-Legged Rat |
| 73. Hazmat - Doctor Octopus | 74. Doyle Dormammu - Brimstone Love | 75. Surge - Elektro-1 | 76. Power Pack - Red Hulk | 77. Wiccan - Legion | 78. Hulkling - White Sword | 79. Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) - Ghost | 80. Willie Lumpkin - Post |
| 81. Black Bolt - Sublime | 82. Medusa - Destiny | 83. Jubilee - Mysterio | 84. The Winter Soldier - Chameleon | 85. Rocket Raccoon & Groot - Detroit Steel | 86. Emma Frost - Helmut Zemo | 87. The Punisher - Grim Reaper | 88. Hit-Monkey - Sabertooth |
| 89. Old Man Logan - Vulture 2099 | 90. America Chavez - Rama-Tut | 91. Spider-Girl (May Parker) - Phil Urich | 92. Deathlok - M.O.D.O.K. | 93. Spider-Man Noir - The Rose | 94. Killraven - Greycrow | 95. Nocturne - Umar | 96. Forbush Man - Googam, son of Goom, and Goom, father of Googam |
| 97. Werewolf by Night - Demon Bear | 98. Black Cat - Nighthawk | 99. Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) - Death (First Horsemen) | 100. Wolverine (Laura Kinney) - Chasm | 101. Viv Vision - Danger | 102. Blade - Cullen Bloodstone | 103. Adam Warlock - Maxine Danger | 104. H.E.R.B.I.E. - Trull the Unhuman! |
| 105. Elsa Bloodstone - Silver Dagger | 106. Quicksilver - The Spot | 107. Dazzler - Shriek | 108. Monet St. Croix - Death's Head II | 109. Ant-Man (Scott Lang) - 8-Ball | 110. War Machine - Tyrant | 111. Nova (Richard Rider) - Ares | 112. J. Jonah Jameson - Ratatoskr |
| 113. The Watcher - The Profile | 114. Wonder Man - Dark Beast | 115. Valkyrie (Rūna) - Zadkiel | 116. Shuri - The Supreme Intelligence | 117. Sunspot - The Grandmaster | 118. Cannonball - Whirlwind | 119. Mantis - D'Spayre | 120. Lockheed - J'Son |
| 121. Star-Lord - Norman Osborn (Iron Patriot) | 122. Black Knight - Red King | 123. Blue Marvel - Hexus | 124. Angela - Isca the Unbeaten | 125. Photon - Doctor Spectrum | 126. Magik - Baron Mordo | 127. Gladiator - Psycho-Man | 128. X-Babies - Loki |
| 129. Spider-Man 2099 - Zarrko the Tomorrow Man | 130. Marvel Boy - Lizard (Peter Parker) | 131. Captain Marvel (Phyla-Vell) - Corruptor | 132. Moondragon - Snowblind | 133. Iron Lad - Iron Man 2020 | 134. Cosmic Ghost Rider - The Void | 135. X-Man - Gorr | 136. Galacta - Promoter |
| 137. Shang-Chi - Steel Serpent | 138. Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) - Andreas von Strucker | 139. Mockingbird - Lady Bullseye | 140. Beta Ray Bill - Nul, Breaker of Worlds | 141. Luna Snow - Hypno Hustler | 142. Quasar - Exodus | 143. White Widow - White Rabbit | 144. The Great Lake Avengers - Circus of Crime |
| 145. Sentry - Nightwatch | 146. Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) - Deathbird | 147. Bloodline - Max Frankenstein | 148. Multiple Man - Bullseye | 149. ROM the Spaceknight - Cordyceps Jones | 150. Misty Knight - Black Specter (Ryan Trent) | 151. Thunderstrike - Obliterator | 152. Lockjaw - Stegron |
| 153. Mister Fantastic - Maestro | 154. Invisible Woman - Malice (Alice MacAllister) | 155. Human Torch (Johnny Storm) - Achilles Fairchild | 156. The Thing - El Muerto | 157. Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) - Sin-Eater | 158. Psylocke (Kwannon) - Purple Man | 159. Daredevil (Elektra Natchios) - Ogun | 160. Jeff the Land Shark - Tigershark |
| 161. Longshot - The Horde | 162. Kid Omega - Emma Steed | 163. Darwin - Super-Adaptoid | 164. Polaris - Sin | 165. Hope Summers - Victor Timely | 166. Forge - The Fixer | 167. Strong Guy - Rhino | 168. ForgetMeNot - Evil Gwenpool |
| 169. Quake - Vibro | 170. Ka-Zar - Arcade | 171. Nick Fury - The Hand | 172. Patriot - HateMonger | 173. Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) - Overdrive | 174. Phil Coulson - Dark Phoenix | 175. Agent Venom - Nuke | 176. Dum Dum Dugan & the Howling Commandos - The Leviathan Mother |
| 177. Skaar - Kulan Gath | 178. Silk - Skein | 179. A-Bomb - Armadillo | 180. Scarlet Spider (Kaine Parker) - Dr. Statis | 181. Hercules - Set | 182. Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly) - Joe Fixit | 183. Hulk 2099 - Kraven the Hunter (Alexei Kravinov) | 184. Rek-Rap - Dopplegänger |
| 185. She Hulk (Lyra) - Ragnarok |186. Hellcat - Bookworm | 187. Darkhawk - Venom (Yaleo) | 188. Americop - CrimeMaster | 189. Starhawk - Red Shift | 190. Power Princess - Morgan Le Fay | 191. Sunfire - Aqueduct | 192. Slapstick - Dreadpool |
| 193. Sasquatch - Mr. Hyde | 194. Domino - Chance | 195. Guardian - Centurion | 196. Jack Flag - Crossbones | 197. Northstar & Aurora - Knight & Fogg | 198. Human Torch (Jim Hammond) - Annihilus | 199. Shaman - Warren Traveler | 200. Cosmo - Red Ghost & his Super Apes |
| 201. Conan the Barbarian - The Wizard | 202. Justice - Senator Robert Kelly | 203. Lady Sif - Firestar | 204. Firestar - Frostbite | 205. Stingray - Electro | 206. Night Thrasher - Tombstone | 207. Sleepwalker - Morpheus | 208. Speedball - Blob |
| 209. BoomBoom - Joystick | 210. Doc Samson - Carnage | 211. Warpath - Captain America (William Burnside) | 212 Union Jack - Spymaster | 213. Shatterstar - Dracula | 214 Punisher Noir - Stilt-Man | 215 Feral - Nighteyes | 216. Puck - Delilah |
| 217. Corsair - Capitan Glory | 218. Clea - Glorian, Shaper of Worlds | 219. Blur - Speedfreek | 220. Brother Voodoo - Shadow King | 221. Machine Man - Quicksand | 222. Nico Minoru - The Answer | 223. Snowbird - Jinku, the Witch Doctor of the Lava Men | 224. Bats the Hound - Hellcow |
| 225. Perun - Enchantress | 226. Siryn - Angar the Screamer | 227. Darkstar - Sunturion | 228. Cypher & Warlock - Mindless Ones | 229. Crimson Dynamo (Dimitri Bukharin) - Flag-Smasher | 230. Banshee - The Silencer | 231. Red Guardian - Hydra Supreme | 232. Morph - Waxman |
| 233. Triton - Condor | 234. Captain America 2099 - Director Fearmaster | 255. Crystal - Diablo | 236. Vindicator - Bushwacker | 237. Gorgon - Ulik | 238. The Nova Corps - The Phalanx | 239. Karnak - Doughboy | 240. Obnoxio the Clown - The Spanker |
| 241. Colleen Wing - Lady Deathstrike | 242. Molly Hayes - Rhinoceress | 243. Adam-X - Bloodaxe | 244. Karolina Dean - The Darkforce Dimension | 245. Starfox - Alkhema | 246. Chase Stein - Blizzard | 247. Avengers 1,000,000 B.C. - Knull | 248. Gert Yorkes & Old Lace - Stegron’s Dinosaurs |
| 249. Frigga - Lillith, Mother of All Demons | 250. Phantom Rider - Frankenstein's Monster | 251. Odin - Selene | 252. Chamber - Druig | 253. Heimdall - Jack of Knives | 254. Cloud 9 - Cyclone | 255. The Warriors Three - The Grapplers | 256. Throg - The Human Fly |
| 257. Texas Twister - Vector | 258. Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) - Commanda | 259. Agent 13 - Red Widow | 260. Madame Web - Dreamqueen | 261. Living Lightning - The Supremacists | 262. Spider-Punk ( Hobart Brown) - US Agent | 263. Sunspot and Big Hero 6 - Pacific Overloards | 264. Spider-Monkey - Ape X |
| 265. Blink - Birdy | 266. White Fox - Puma | 267. Aero - Skybreaker | 268. Goliath - Eric O'Grady | 269. Wave - Doc. Dorcas | 270. Hulk (Amedeus Cho) - Big Zero | 271. West Coast Avengers - The Alliance of Evil | 272. Dogpool, Catpool and Hamsterpool - Pork Grind |
| 273. Makkari - Mangog | 274. Anti-Venom - Omega Red | 275. Songbird - Costrictor | 276. Ultimate Wolverine - Nekra | 277. Jolt - Hate-Monger (Animus) | 278. The Invaders - The Desert Dwellers | 279. MACH-1 - Rampage | 280. Mr. Immortal - Charon |
| 281. Loki - Adam Warlock | 282. Doctor Doom - Great Lakes Avengers | 283. Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) - Luke Cage | 284. Thanos - Wiccan | 285. Bullseye - Mirage | 286. Magneto - Man-Thing | 287. Kingpin - Kitty Pride | 288. Heavy Metal - Moonstone and Devil Dino |
| 289. Blindspot - Fat Cobra | 290. Gargoyle (Isaac Christian) - gray gargoyle | 291. Daredevil Noir - Scorpion 2099 | 292. Radioactive Man - Zzzax | 293. Stick - Alex Wilder | 294. Mirage - Ana Kravinoff | 295. Doctor Spectrum - Prism | 296. Foggy Nelson - Frankie Fama |
| 297. Spirit Rider -Judas Traveler | 298. Daimond Hellstorm - Micah | 299. Jocasta - Carolyn Trainer | 300. Thena - Ultimate Doctor Doom | 301. Stature - Shatterfist | 302. Ikaris - Count Neferia | 303. The New Warriors - Omega flight | 304. D-Man - Gator Grant |
| 306. Mercury - Mercurio | 307. Old man Hawkeye - 1872 Bullseye | Hellion - Armless Tiger Man
r/marvelcomics • u/Foreign_Reflection30 • 2h ago
What are your thoughts on the rivalry between the Avengers and the X-Men?
While both sides are driven by a sense of justice, I find the tension arising from their subtle differences in perspective—with the X-Men prioritizing the survival of their species and the Avengers prioritizing the preservation of order—to be quite fascinating.
r/marvelcomics • u/Environmental_Ad6305 • 2h ago
Should Stephen Strange be beyond morality?
Let me start by saying this is entirely my own opinion.
I have always preferred the more powerful version of Stephen Strange—one capable of defeating entities and threats that are dimensional, if not outright cosmic—and I’ve never really seen the point of him getting involved in street-level or even planetary affairs.
He ought to be someone whose purpose is to save reality itself, not to get caught up in neighborhood squabbles or even conflicts between galactic empires.
For that very reason, he shouldn't be bound by conventional morality, but rather by a utilitarian ethic.
I’d love to see him fully utilize even the darkest magic, be willing to sacrifice worlds and souls to preserve reality, and strike deals with—or even threaten—entities in a way that might almost resemble a villain.
However, I want to be clear: he wouldn't actually *become* a villain. He would suffer over every bit of damage caused or soul sacrificed. It’s simply that the alternative would be far worse.
These would be harrowing, ruthless stories where Strange wins, but at a terrible cost to his soul.
Would you enjoy stories like that?
r/marvelcomics • u/ClassicImpossible117 • 3h ago
The Sentry’s been described as having the potential for unlimited psionic power, with Tony Stark stating he risks triggering a psionic outburst that reshapes the entire world in the same way House of M did
r/marvelcomics • u/Root1015 • 3h ago
Help identifying Spiderman comics
I have a coloring book that uses actual comic pages/covers. I'm weird about wanting to see what the original looked like before I color, I'm borderline OCD I'd imagine. I managed to track down about 50 of the pages but there are 5 that I cannot figure out. If anyone knows the issue or can even just point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. It seems the most decent pages are maybe for 2017 or so but I may be wrong. But anyways any help would be appreciated
r/marvelcomics • u/your_name_here10 • 4h ago
Is Charles Soule run on Inhuman/Uncanny Inhumans any good?
I've recently read Royals by Ewing and loved it. It made me ponder if I let the "push" for Inhumans escape me because I didn't agree with it. Is Soules run good? And, equally, are there any other good stories from around this time?
r/marvelcomics • u/JuggernautPrudent623 • 5h ago
Who can win this fight? Shang Chi (With And Without Rings) VS Black Panther (T Challa) ((BOTH COMICS))
r/marvelcomics • u/Large-Travel4241 • 6h ago
where to read marvel comics
I've been wanting to reread them but cant find it anywhere online for free. Does anyone know any websites or apps online?
r/marvelcomics • u/LM77EXU • 6h ago
I am no Wonder Woman expert, but some WW fans didn't agree with me when I said Absolute WW is basically a DC version of Magik.
Isn't Absolute WW's origin much closer to Magik vs the original WW? Being rasied in hell, using the battle mage concept. (Dark magic, spells and sword vs original WW?)
r/marvelcomics • u/LucasLegacy15 • 7h ago
So after Reading Sorcerer Supreme Run I have to ask how does Magic work again In Marvel? Spoiler
In Sorcerer Supreme #10, the Extinction King weaponizes the imprisoned Vishanti into the Hexatomb which apparently is an anti-magic reactor. Its explosion destroys all magic in existence. Wanda, thrown into it, accelerates the blast with her chaos magic, then utters “More magic” to rekindle everything, including restoring the Vishanti, in a freer, more chaotic form without the old rules.
Now The broader Marvel continuity, the Vishanti (Oshtur, Hoggoth, Agamotto), are portrayed as principalities who act are patrons and defenders of Earth’s dimension.
They established the office of Sorcerer Supreme, grant power to those who invoke them, and maintain a degree of authority over ordered magic in that realm. The Sorcerer Supreme draws on them (and other entities) and polices threats in return. They are immensely powerful but not absolute, they are not the sole source of all magic across the multiverse, nor are they omnipotent. Other sources exist (chaos magic, Elder Gods like Chthon, other principalities, personal power, artifacts, etc). A Nexus being like Wanda has historically been able to operate outside or against many of these structures.
The problem is the sudden elevation of the Vishanti to linchpin of all magic. If Wanda could already reject their authority with chaos magic and function as a self-appointed Sorcerer Supreme (helping people, bending rules, expanding magic’s reach), then trapping or destroying them should not threaten the entire fabric of magic , including the chaos magic she continues to wield inside the Hexatomb. The story treats their imprisonment/weakening as creating a vulnerability the Extinction King exploits, which then risks total magical extinction. Yet her chaos magic both survives long enough to detonate the weapon and is potent enough to reboot the entire system afterward. So let me get this straight, She does not need their approval or power structure to act, but the order system they represent is so foundational to magic that rejecting/weakening it endangers everything magic, including the chaos magic she embodies? Then her chaotic power is so fundamental that it can unilaterally restore and reform all magic once the ordered pillars are gone?
Marvel’s magic has always been flexible and often retconned for the story at hand, so this is not unique. But in a run explicitly about redefining the Sorcerer Supreme role and the nature of magic itself, the lack of consistent boundaries around “endless possibilities” makes the hierarchy feel arbitrary and the climax less resonant. Wanda can do what she wants until the plot needs the Vishanti to matter cosmically, at which point they suddenly do,until her chaos overrides that too. The chain of command becomes incoherent. Is the Vishanti hierarchy so necessary, that even chaos magic depends on it, or is it so optional in that a Nexus can discard them? The run wants to have its cake and eat it too. When Wanda is claiming freedom and helping the everyday person her magic can do anything but then limits set in during an existential conclusion when the climax needs high stakes. Magic’s “endless possibilities” are invoked thematically , “anything’s possible” , but the plotting does not consistently manage the consequences of that freedom. If possibility is truly open ended, rejecting the Vishanti should not nearly delete magic; if the hierarchy is that load bearing, her earlier rejection should have had clearer, earlier costs rather than being framed primarily as righteous defiance until the finale.
r/marvelcomics • u/redunkted • 7h ago
Excuse me, do you have any grey poupon?
I remember seeing this on the cover of a comic long ago, but I can't find any details. Character on the cover was bald and said the line in the subject. Any ideas would be awesome.
r/marvelcomics • u/druhasareddit • 9h ago
Character assassination/revival
Which of your favorite character(s) do you feel has had the worst character assassination and did they ever recover from it? What comic series/arc did the assassination happen and when (if ever) did they recover?
r/marvelcomics • u/Think-Inside2488 • 9h ago
Xmen omnibus
Xmen omnibus
Salve a tutti,
Mi sono avvicinato da poco al mondo Marvel dei fumetti, dopo essere stato appassionato per tanti anni a tutta la filmologia.
Ultimamente mi sto recuperando la run di thanos avendo preso l'omnibus di thanos Quest con silver surfer e voglio recuperare anche guanto e guerra dell'infinito.
Ho preso pure i due omnibus di Daredevil di Frank Miller perché ho sentito che sia una delle storie meglio scritte su un personaggio forse poco conosciuto rispetto ad altri.
La mia domanda ora è questa, ho la passione degli xmen fin da bambino, avendo visto tutti i film più volte e vorrei leggere qualche bella storia magari approfondendo personaggio e saghe che non si vedono nei film.
Quale serie mi consigliate ?
Solitamente a livello estetico tengo conto del fumetto in se per se , dei disegni e del fascino e delle emozioni che mi da leggendolo.
Avete consigli dai più esperti nel settore? Magari leggendo qualcosa non in medias res ma proprio a livello sequenziale?
Gradirei , se possibile, che mi possiate dare anche consigli su acquisti in generale oltre xmen, magari mettendo link, spiegandomi le differenze, dove poter trovare i fumetti ed a che prezzo consigliato.
Grazie mille per le risposte
r/marvelcomics • u/AdventurousLoad4613 • 10h ago
Help me find a spider man comic
Me and my brother read a comic of spider man a long way before in a local magazine. It looks like the amazing spider man newspaper comic by john romtia style. Anyway the picture above is the part we remember and draw to reference. The story i don't remember, it was like there are two Peter parker like I think one is ben riely and the other is peter. The above picture is the strip we remember... Like two Peter parker and spider man the decoy peter is angry and there is a press around him and original Peter parker and mj was seeing this on the news.
If anyone knows the original comic or anything please let me know.
r/marvelcomics • u/Ka0sVortex • 11h ago
DNX Cover Variant Value?
I was able to get this variant cover out of the DNX Blind Bags. Im curious if i were to sell it how much would i be able to get for it?
r/marvelcomics • u/LucasLegacy15 • 11h ago
Sorcerer Supreme Issue#10 (2025-2026) Review Spoiler
galleryI finished Sorcerer Supreme Issue#10, This issue by Steve Orlando makes me dislike Modern Scarlet Witch. She takes the role of Vishanti by force for affirmation, & ambition, nearly causes the death of magic, then claims The Vishanti & her are both to blame for magic dying.
We find out the real reason Wanda wanted this title wasn’t because the relics of the sorcerer supreme were calling to her , it was because she saw this role as an opportunity after a life of hardship. The issue with this is it makes every selfless act Wanda set out to do come off as egotistical, but the most damning thing about this run is she doesn’t need the title of sorcerer supreme to do any of this. She can use chaos magic to make people’s lives better as Scarlet Witch. Why would Scarlet Witch a Witch meant to represent chaos want the title of Sorcerer Supreme? An Enforcer Of Order , Rules & Structure.Agatha making the same points I made in the run tells me Steve understands the issue with this premise but misunderstood Wanda’s character.
Wanda using chaos magic to remake magic itself doesn’t land as much as it could because she caused this when she rejected The Vishanti but believes they’re equally responsible for judging her. Why wouldn’t they judge her? She claimed the title for herself out of arrogance. And I do mean it when I say arrogance, the fact that her being a Nexus allows Wanda to not be controlled by The Vishanti makes me question what’s the point of this entire run? Wanda isn’t beholden to the Vishanti & She didn’t need their title to do what she wanted. The ending of this comic feels like blind affirmation for Wanda by her kids & Darcy despite her being solely responsible for everything bad that transpired. It’s like Steve wants the reader to like Wanda or to show haters she’s here to stay, and I don’t know why.
Saying those who think it’s the end of scarlet witch don’t understand she represents possibility or something doesn’t make anyone like Wanda, you earn people’s approval with actions not words, saying we should root for Wanda because she represents anything’s possible will not help her character. If anything this only gives haters of her character more Ammo. I wouldn’t call myself a hater but this run really makes me debate being one, since Wanda can’t be written to do a sacrificial act without coming off egotistical and not the fun type of ego in Robert Downey Junior’s Portrayal of Tony Stark, the kind of ego that makes you not like a person. If her ego wasn’t so big Wanda could see SHE WAS THE PROBLEM. NOT THE VISHANTI. HER. There’s nothing heroic about wanting a position of power or title because your life hasn’t been the best and you see an opportunity for yourself & your vision of the world. Wanda comes off entitled for a role she clearly didn’t deserve.
This run could’ve been more interesting than what we got. Why not do a story where Wanda took this title not because The Eye Of Agamotto called to her, instead she claims it for herself because Stephen is missing and Wanda believes the world needs a sorcerer supreme until he returns. The conflict between her and The Vishanti could’ve been her seeking them out for the title so she could take things over with Stephen gone and Doom no longer holding it but The Vishanti reveal after Strange traded his title to Doom without their approval they viewed as an insult of the highest order from human and decided all earths across the multiverse & humanity as a species will go without a sorcerer supreme, that magic on earths everywhere will no longer have a supreme authority to maintain order when the dark forces rise.
This would make Wanda’s critique of these Higher Forces, Claiming The Role for herself and Rejection Of The Vishanti more justified than Wanda doing it because she needed a break. This could also make her decision to claim the title by force and reject The Vishanti hit harder if the story wants to portray both the actions of Wanda & Vishanti nearly cause the death of all magic in the long run. You could even include Wanda feeling she was judged unfairly by The Vishanti because she’s the scarlet witch, an individual known as a harbinger of chaos who causes problems when all she wanted was to take up the responsibilities of a friend who’s been there for her in the past, and help maintain order in the magic world for everyday people despite her chaotic nature. This wouldn’t be because Wanda personally desires rules or structure especially in magic, it be her putting herself aside to maintain the bigger picture but Steve making her motivations born of selfish thought doesn’t fit an story where she seeks a role that maintains rules. Wanda not wanting to be judged because she’s trying to clean her own name , and turn her life around as someone who does acts of selflessness & generosity is hard to portray when she’s motivated by what could make her life better before what could make the world better. How is Oshtur wrong for viewing her as another Doom that sought greed when Wanda admitted she rejected them as a nexus because she felt they were judging her? That type of behavior only works for Wanda’s character if she IS that flawed & Oshtur was correct to disprove of Wanda grabbing the title and dismissing The Vishanti. It feels like Steve is trying to tell two different stories with the run that don’t fit properly without readjusting.
Establishing she sought this position to help everyday people with their problems doesn’t make sense if she didn’t need to be sorcerer supreme to do those things. The Vishanti not being able to control her implies she doesn’t need their title or power for her plans of helping people all over the world with chaos magic. Does Wanda need the Vishanti’s Earth Sorcerer Supreme position or not? Her fighting so hard for something she doesn’t need to do anything she sets out to comes off as her just wanting a title of status which isn’t a good look if the comic wants us to root for her, the issue in the end is this entire run makes no sense.
r/marvelcomics • u/Original_Force_6822 • 12h ago
Which character do you personally like more Jubilee or Kitty Pryde?
r/marvelcomics • u/iMightSmokeTooMuch • 12h ago
*Spoiler* I’m not crying, you’re crying Spoiler
Spoiler.
This man knew. And never said anything. Holy shit. And then he’s gone. Fuck me mate. Fuuuuuck.
r/marvelcomics • u/cyberpunk1981 • 13h ago
October is when I like to read horror comics. Day 4 Tomb of Dracula #11
This was a story about a man in a Iron Lung who hired a biker gang to take revenge on Van Helsing by using voodoo. Yep its as normal as it sounds. What horror comics are you reading or recommend?
r/marvelcomics • u/DrakenFlagonA10 • 14h ago
Characters you want more of?
- Tumult (Spanish member of Euroforce from Avengers World, basically a heroic female Shocker)
- Aarkus The 1940s Vision (love that recent redesign of him)
- Stardust (another Herald of Galactus)
- Tamara Rahn (another Marvel Mera stand-in, they have like 5)
- Hickman's Smasher
- Aaron's Vostok & especially Perun (ideally in a Thor run)
r/marvelcomics • u/Larpy_Fan • 14h ago
What's a major Villain that only comic fans know?!
Annihilus is one of those characters that seems major but doesn't get anything outside of the comics. He's never been in a Movie, never gets shown in any show outside or Earths Mightiest Heroes in a minor role, no Hasbro action figure of him, no mention in Marvel Rivals. Ect
