With fourteen artists credited (that I can see!) and it's exposing of Wanda's secret family lineage you'd think this would be a win for readers by a clear mile. Scarlet Witch: The Complete Collection has a lot going for it. Note to the editors - craft a complete volume featuring both of those ladies working together, and I would read THAT damn thing in a heartbeat. Gulliver is a study in duality - the offspring of a Cantonese mother and a British father, she is both a honest police officer AND a noble witch, and the scriptwriters even include a few slyly enchanting moments where she verbally hints at a possible romantic attraction to SW. My hands-down favorite chapter involved SW traveling to the mean streets of Hong Kong to team with witty and intriguing co-star Alice 'The Wu' Gulliver.
Like a 70's-era sitcom or gimmicky private eye series, she relies on guidance from and cracks wise with the restless spirit of elderly Agatha Harkness, really the only other consistent supporting character of note. And speaking of 'all over the map,' that applies to the title character here, as well - Scarlet Witch spans the globe (Ireland! Spain! Greece! Japan! and of course her adopted hometown / base of operations known as New York City!) in several slow-burn stories to bust some spiritual heads and combat problematic curses. The illustration style and/or quality is simply all over the map - a rotating cast of fourteen (!) separate artists are credited - leading to moments of severe mood whiplash and/or a disconnected tone. So the enduring sorceress of the Avengers' line-up embarks on a solo adventure (or solo title - either description is correct, really) and the result is. and my grandmother called, you were looking for me - so that helped." - Alice 'The Wu' Gulliver "I'm flattered you recognized me." - Wanda 'Scarlet Witch' Maximoff (in costume, no less)
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