Marvel Just Revealed Its Replacement Sorcerer Supreme, And Fans Will Lose Their Minds

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Marvel Comics has confirmed who the new Sorcerer Supreme is, and their decision is sure to delight fans of the Queen of Chaos herself. Wanda Maximoff has been announced to be Marvel Comics' next Sorcerer Supreme, and will be given a new series to accompany her title.

Per a press release from Marvel Comics, "Wanda Maximoff has been many things, a mother, an Avenger and the Scarlet Witch. Now, Wanda claims a new title: Sorcerer Supreme! Follow her adventures as Earth’s primary mystical defender this December in SORCERER SUPREME, written by Scarlet Witch scribe Steve Orlando and rising star artist Bernard Chang (Blood Hunters). Fan favorite artist Leirix will deliver spellbinding main covers. Superstar Scarlet Witch artist Russell Dauterman also returns to grace Wanda with a costume befitting her new title and provide variant covers for the first five issues. Each of Dauterman’s covers will spotlight a member of Wanda’s advisory council, including Clea, Chthon, Wiccan and more magical experts!"

The press release divulges a bit more details for the comic's plot, promising that Wanda will cross paths with familiar faces yet again as she helms her first-ever series as Sorcerer Supreme. "The Vishanti, unwilling to validate Wanda’s claim, anoint their own Sorcerer Supreme—AGATHA HARKNESS! Following a fiery battle with her former mentor, Wanda wakes up in Limbo where nothing is as it seems," Marvel Comics teases, "And if she’s going to escape, she must first defeat its ruler…MADELYNE PRYOR! And with Wanda and the Vishanti distracted, what rising mystical threats have escaped their notice? Determined to fulfill her sacred new duty, Wanda expands her scope and redefines her power to protect the world like no Sorcerer Supreme ever has!"

The creative team has opened up about their creation of the all-new Scarlet Witch story. “I can't wait for folks to see Wanda take up the cloak and the eye—for the primal disruptor to shake things up in the face of magic's proprietors...with nothing less than the betterment of all in mind,” Orland said. “And to be working with the incredible Bernard Chang and Ruth Redmond? That's a dream come true, folks—each page they touch brings style and power to Wanda like never before!”

Written by Steve Orlando with art by Bernard Chang, SORCERER SUPREME #1 is now available for pre-order at comic book shops or online through Marvel's official website. SORCERER SUPREME #1 goes on sale starting Dec. 31., 2025. SORCERER SUPREME #2 hits shelves on Jan. 28., 2026, and will be followed by SORCERER SUPREME #3 releasing on Feb. 25., 2026.