Another one of Marvel's non-canonical sidekicks from the New Champions is coming to the Marvel Universe in Scarlet Witch's new student Amaranth
Aug. 8, 2024Meet Amaranth, the new protege of Wanda Maximoff
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Amaranth is coming to the Marvel Universe in November’s Scarlet Witch #6 by writer Steve Orlando and artist Lorenzo Tammetta, and she’s bringing Wanda’s own teacher Agatha Harkness with her.
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Amaranth will actually be the second New Champion to make it into comics after debuting on a variant cover, with the first being Maystorm of Ultimate X-Men. However, Amaranth will have the distinction of being the first to come to the core Marvel Universe.
“Ever since she debuted in Jen Bartel’s gorgeous variant cover, I’ve been intrigued by Amaranth. Who was she? What was her story - no, her mystery?” says writer Steve Orlando in a statement accompanying the announcement. “So, when the chance came to bring her into Scarlet Witch and explore those questions with the rest of the creative team, I leapt.”
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“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,” Orlando continues. “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.”
Who might be hinted at by Amaranth’s “auspicious parentage?” Well, if we had to take a wild guess, we’d say maybe perhaps Agatha Harkness herself? Amaranth Harkness does have a certain ring to it… And she’s also wearing Agatha’s signature purple color.
We’ll learn more when Scarlet Witch goes on sale on November 20.
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