It's been happening for a while now. I don't know why writers insist on it. But I can tell you it started with them making her mentally ill. The whole depicting a mentally ill woman as child-like is not a good look on Marvel.
It's been happening for a while now. I don't know why writers insist on it. But I can tell you it started with them making her mentally ill. The whole depicting a mentally ill woman as child-like is not a good look on Marvel.
Love is for souls, not bodies.
I read it and it was exactly what i was expecting
The purpose was to show her as the unskilled fool who tried "redem herself" basically a clown to get the x-men fans happy
All i have to say is that if i have to choose one Wanda, I prefer the heartless bitch that was portrayed in Uncanny Avengers instead of this Wanda who seems affected by Plot Induced Stupidity and purposely bad writing
I can't deny that the panels with Strange left me a Misogynistic impression of the author, i don't remember Stephen treating her like that, not even in his own books. (And the fact that he ignored his mistake in Las Vegas)
Anyways, waiting for Orlando's Scarlet Witch in Darkhold.
Last edited by Cruelrain; 08-19-2020 at 12:24 PM.
The thing that stands out is her being portrayed as naive and incompetent, the latter being the worst thing you can do to a superhero character. It's actually so bad IMHO it makes 1950s and1960s comics look positively feminist. The Doctor Strange mansplaining moment is astounding; the silly emotional woman messes up and the clever man knows best. It reminds me a little of the classic Harry Enfield comedy sketch, "Women, Know Your Limits!"
Again, it is hard to imagine them portraying any of their other female characters in such a way.
Last edited by Relugus; 08-19-2020 at 12:23 PM.
I didn't like the way Remender portrayed her but I sort of see Cruelrain's point. I kind of wanted to see her talk back to Strange in this stupid story and stand up for herself. That would have at least given her fans something to enjoy, just like Strange's speeches in this comic were satisfying for anyone who wants to see her put in her place.
Better, of course, that she should be in a good story written in-character, but I don't see that happening in comics for a while.
Yeah, she had every right to not take so much shit from Strange. But Rogue is justified in being mad at her, so it just paints her in a bad light. Especially when she says things like "Why is it so important for mutants to be born?". It aged even worse now that she isn't one.
It doesn't make sense for Wanda to try to redem herself after all this time lets start there, she's been writen like the past is the past for all this time
Now suddenly she's making use of some magical artifacts that we never saw her use, actually i think we never saw her using any artifact to make a spell.
Also the last scene with Wanda hints like Hickman wants her head in my opinion, i'm not sure if Marvel will pull another Avengers vs X-Men, X-men hunting Wanda or just getting her killed off in some future random x-men book.