Wanda Maximoff is getting a protege – Amaranth! The character first appeared for last year’s New Champions variant covers, and in November, she’ll continue to grace comic covers with a series of variants.
Amaranth is a former pupil of Agatha Harkness, and she is now seeking Wanda’s help to understand her shadowy past and control her magical powers.
“Ever since she debuted in Jen Bartel’s gorgeous variant cover, I’ve been intrigued by Amaranth,” said writer Steve Orlando in a press release from Marvel Comics. “Who was she? What was her story–no, her mystery? So, when the chance came to bring her into SCARLET WITCH and explore those questions with the rest of the creative team, I leapt. Bringing Amaranth through the Last Door gives us a chance to upend Wanda’s dynamic with a scenario where Wanda’s faced with a powerful, mysterious being she struggles to figure out–an inverse of her own dynamic earlier in her life. Amaranth’s unique gifts hint towards an auspicious parentage and impressive power, but her life has been tinged with tragedy. There might be no one in the Marvel Universe that can help her, but if there was one–it would be the Scarlet Witch.”
Scarlet Witch #6 arrives on November 20, 2024, and features covers by Russell Dauterman, Meghan Hetrick, Ivan Talavera, and Leirix.
