Theyre Just Trying To Have A Peaceful Dinner. I Could Just See Stephen And Kristoff Exchanging Disappointed

They’re just trying to have a peaceful dinner. I could just see Stephen and Kristoff exchanging disappointed glances.

(New Avengers #7)

Also I don’t quite appreciate the very clear racism and dehumanization in older comics regarding Wong’s standing as manservant, but I can appreciate how Stephen actually corrects his mistakes when he speaks ill of him and realizes just how much he needs his friend. Him calling him old friend is heartwarming. How their relationship has grown from master-servant to master-master over the years is much better.

(And to be fair he’d been having quite a rough day/night. Though it’s not exactly an excuse.)

Marvel Premier #4 (1972)

Okay, listen...

I may be iffy on ‘Stranvers’ but...

THAT’S HIS “BAROMETER!”

I cannot be told that this is not canon. They are close.

Captain Marvel #27 (2021)

Infamous Iron man #11

I’m honestly so confused by this 😭.

**WandaVision spoilers ahead**

Alright alright, so if Stephen is defender of earth’s reality at least, not the official sorcerer supreme (which I’m...confused about?), don’t you think he would have noticed that something about earth’s reality was AMISS? I know he was busy during the events of Far From Home and I REALLY hope we get an explanation of just what he was doing, but is he still busy during the events of WandaVision? (Not quite sure how those two relate on a timeline.)

But if we are keeping ONE thing about magic and Stephen Strange from the comics, it would have to be the fact that mages can sense a large output of a magical force from a distant location. I severely doubt that Agatha just happened to be in Westview when Wanda made the hex, and she even tells Wanda that the reason she was there was because she was drawn to the spells. All of them being cast at once. Now I’ve heard theories that Agatha would have just been more “attuned” to Wanda’s TYPE of magic but...so are we just separating witchery from sorcery...but using some of the same spells? That doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.

I would have at least loved an explanation as to why Stephen was completely sleeping on this entire situation, and I REALLY hope we get one in the Multiverse of Madness. Though I am rightfully concerned that the Darkhold is the FIRST book that Wanda chose to read. 😬

Doctor Strange during the events of WandaVision:

“I fight till I fall!”

Stephen at his truest. This statement is pretty much true throughout all his comic years. His determination and resiliency knows no bounds.

Marvel Premier #3 (1972)

Hello! I love your blog very much! I’m sure this is a relevant topic to modern media seeing as WandaVision is so GOOD but, how would you describe Wanda’s relationship to Stephen in the comics? Has it been problematic or more like an actual friendship historically? When are some good examples of times he’s helped her out of sticky situations?? (Sorry it’s a lot! I’ve been trying to research but can’t find any good comic reading lists for the pair 😭)

Greetings, anon, and thank you for such kind words!

Concerning Wanda’s relationship to Stephen... I don’t believe it has ever been problematic, let alone more than actual friendship. Some people may disagree - and I’ve seen some discourse towards Stephen, especially coming from Wanda fans - but I understand where they came from: House of M.

I’m so done with House of M after so many years, and it’s understanble that it still haunts Wanda fans. They usually claim that Stephen is patronizing - and I won’t deny it. He can be patronizing sometimes, even though it’s a little bit off in House of M. He doesn’t use magic to subdue people. But it’s Bendis, who also presented us with fascistavengers and the Illuminati.

Now, back to more classic comics, Stephen is quite sweet towards Wanda. If you check Englehart’s The Vision and Scarlet Witch run, you’ll see a very regardful doctor taking care of his friend and patient, when Wanda was about to give birth to the twins by the first time. Also Stephen himself delivered the children (he shouldn’t be doing this, he’s a neurosurgeon but who cares at this point, am I right?)

When it comes to magic, Wanda really admires Stephen’s power, while Stephen never doubted her mystic skills, to the point of offering mentorship to her. The only reason Wanda declined was because she was busy with her family and the Avengers, later becoming Agatha’s apprentice.

They also fought Dracula together and shared a few adventures. In fact, Stephen 100% supported her magic abilities when Clea, Stephen and Wanda went to Hel in order to heal Thor from Thanos’ assault.

Whenever there’s a mystic conflict, Stephen, Wanda, Illyana, Jericho and Michael always come together to perform a powerful spell, as seen in Civil War II and Extraordinary X-Men #8, for instance. Besides, they also hang out at the Bar with no Doors.

Again, I can understand why people may dislike Stephen, but if they’re limited to House of  M or 10′s comics in which Stephen is portrayed as the ultimate jerk, I suppose they don’t get the character at all, let alone their relationship.

Lastly, to the list of good comics:

1 - Marvel Team-Up v1 Annual #5 2 - Marvel Team-Up v1 #125 3 - Doctor Strange - Master of the Mystic Arts #60 4 - Avengers v1 #240-241 5 - Vision and the Scarlet Witch #4; #6; #11-12 6 - Doctor Strange - Sorcerer Supreme #35 7 - West Coast Avengers #79 8 - Doctor Strange - Sorcerer Supreme #46-47 9 - Darkhold #5-7 10 - Secret Defenders #6-8 11 - Doctor Strange v4 #1-10 (after Empirikul’s assault on Earth’s sorcerers) 12 - Doctor Strange v5 - Annual #1

Warning: If you value their relationship, do not go anywhere near the following issues ->

Empyre: X-Men #1; #4, Avengers v1 #503 and House of M #1-8.

Personally, I really dislike Empyre: X-Men for several reasons, and that includes the way Stephen treats Wanda. Avengers #503 is a House of M tie-in, which explains it all.

PS: I’m gathering team-ups with many characters for quite some time now and I intend to put it together soon. And Wanda is one of them, so stay tuned!

And that’s it! Oh, and there’s no need to apologize, it’s always an honor! I hope you find the list helpful!