WandaVision brings the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) back to the world on Disney+, and it sets up the new Phase 4 with an exciting and inventive series. Set up at the start as a sitcom, it allows fans to get to know Wanda and Vision better after a few years of serving as minor of The Avengers.
However, for fans who want to get to know the Scarlet Witch more, there is 50 years worth of material to read through. The most interesting thing about the Scarlet Witch is that she is a hero who has always tried to find a happy existence. As a result, she has caused several problems in the Marvel Universe and remains one of the most eclectic heroes in history.
The Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants
Readers have to head all the way back to 1964 to see Scarlet Witch's first appearance. This took place in X-Men #4 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman & Artie Simek.
This saw Wanda as a part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants with her twin brother Quicksilver. They worked for Magneto, who was later revealed to be their father, although that was retconned later. Her career as a villain was short-lived, and she soon ed The Avengers with her brother.
... Let All Men Bring Together
With Vision and Scarlet Witch as a married couple, it might be a good idea to go back and when they got married in Marvel Comics. The marriage took place in Giant-Size Avengers #4 by Steve Englehart, Don Heck, John Tartaglione, Petra Goldberg & Charlotte Jetter.
The Vision led a rescue mission of Scarlet Witch, and after rescuing her, Immortus married the happy couple, and this started a new era for both characters.
The Witch Of Wundagore Mountain
Scarlet Witch left The Avengers with Quicksilver when she wanted to go to Wundagore with her father, Django Maximoff. This took place in Avengers #185-187 by Mark Gruenwald, Steven Grant, David Michelinie, John Byrne, Dan Green, Roger Slifer & John Costanza.
The siblings began to learn more about their birth, including that Django was not their dad. Wanda ended up at Wundagore Mountain, captured by Mordred the Mystic and possessed by Chthon.
Vision And Scarlet Witch
If there is one series to read before watching WandaVision, it might be Vision and Scarlet Witch Vol. 2 by Steve Englehart, Richard Howell, Andy Mushynsky, Janet Jackson, Adam Philips & L. Lois Buhalis.
Both of the series with the married couple are worth reading, but this one is specifically fun, as it follows them throughout their domestic life and pits them against various supervillains along the way. This is also the series where Wanda and Vision have their twins.
Vision Quest
Vision Quest played out in West Coast Avengers #42-52 by John Byrne, Mike Machlan, Bob Sharen & Bill Oakley. The Vision had died and ended up resurrected in this series thanks to the work of Hank Pym. However, he no longer had his personality thanks to Wonder Man and soon learned that his body was not that of the Android Human Torch either, which he learned here.
Scarlet Witch had to deal with this, all while growing more discontented with her life and relationships. This storyline also ended with the loss of their twins, the most destructive moment in her life.
Darker Than Scarlet
It was only a short time after Vision returned that Scarlet Witch broke bad again. This was "Darker Than Scarlet" and happened in Avengers West Coast #56-57 and #60-62 by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, Paul Ryan, Danny Bulanadi, Bob Sharen & Bill Oakley. After losing her children, which it turned out she created through the manipulations of Mephisto, she turns evil.
Wanda goes mad and ends her marriage to Vision while also delving into her relationship with Magneto. Finally, Immortus controls her in a battle with her teammates as her reality-altering powers come into focus.
Avengers Disassembled
One of the most devastating moments in Scarlet Witch's history came in Avengers #500-503 with "Avengers Disassembled" by Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch, Danny Miki, Frank D'armata, Albert Deschesne & Richard Starkings. This took place after Wanda ed her children's disappearance, memories Agatha Harkness stripped from her mind that the Avengers helped cover it up.
After killing Agatha, Wanda went on a rampage and created a fake Kree invasion that killed both Ant-Man and Hawkeye before Doctor Strange finally helped shut her down and ended the threat, at least temporarily.
House of M
In 2005, Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel created the world of the House of M storyline. This was one of the many times that Scarlet Witch changed reality with her powers, and it followed the events in "Avengers Disassembled." The Avengers are trying to determine what to do with Wanda, with some believing they need to kill her.
But before they can do anything, Wanda creates a new world known as the House of M. And the end was what made Wanda an outcast to all mutants when she said "no more mutants," and 98% of the world's mutants instantly lost their powers.
Witch's Road
Much of Scarlet Witch's past was as part of The Avengers or in her titles with The Vision. However, in 2015, Scarlet Witch by James Robinson, Vanesa Del Rey, Jordie Bellaire & Cory Petit presented arguably the best solo story for Wanda's entire Marvel existence.
In this series, Wanda's history is explored, as are the struggles she goes through as she tries to understand and better control the magical powers she was born with but never earned through mastery.
Avengers: The Children's Crusade
Following her actions in House of M, Wanda Maximoff disappeared. While some knew where she was, the world soon learned that Wanda was still alive and well, and that sent the Avengers to find her and the X-Men to try and possibly kill her.
This was in Avengers: The Children's Crusade by Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung, Mark Morales, Justin Ponsor & Cory Petit. It started with Wiccan and Speed of the Young Avengers trying to find their mother, only to find her at Doctor Doom's castle. By the end, the Avengers took her back in, and the X-Men were held at bay.
