So here are some more of my thoughts on the things I really liked
- The art. I already talked about it and don't want to be a broken record but I still have to mention it again because it's just that good. Pichelli is the GOAT.
- I liked how Viv and Wandas relationship was handled. This could have easily come off as rushed and inorganic but it wasn't at all. Viv got help with her problems and Wanda made it clear that she will always be there for her if she needs anything. That's a great foundation to build on later.
- Wandas characterization. We are only two issues in but I can honestly say this is the best and most compelling Wanda I have read in ages. I don't want to be unfair here since it has been a while since I read the Robinson run but I can't recall it ever hitting these heights. I don't know how he does it but Orlando is hitting all the right notes. It's crazy. My eyes lit up when Wanda said that there is no sacrifice that she wouldn't make for her family. This single sentence already tells you so much about the love she has and what is truly import to her. I also remember this coming up in the previous thread about Wanda becoming a "saint". I didn't think it was true back then and this issue has reinforced my view on it. There has been a theme here. Both the Corrupter and the Dreamqueen tried to rile up Wanda by bringing up her own past mistakes but she remained unimpressed by those attempts. Yet in both issues there have been hints that Wanda is actively holding back and that she could really mess them up if she wanted to. I have the feeling Orlando is building towards a turn of events that will actually manage to penetrate her emotional armor and get her legitimately angry.
- Wandas power level. I mean it was Twitter so it's not unexpected but remember when some people gave Orlando flak for saying that absorbing Chthon wasn't a power-up but that she actually has to use some of her power to keep him contained? I wonder if those people realize how foolish they have been now because here she is with a being like the Dreamqueen being at her mercy. I was already saying back then that that statement doesn't mean much. For something to be nerfed or buffed you need to have an actual baseline and apparently Wandas baseline is pretty damn high if this is a not fully powered Wanda who is going easy on people. But anyway I like what Im seeing here and Im sure many others are happy too that we are getting some great magical displays here.