Mystic Arcana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article or section contains information about a scheduled or expected comic book release, or a series already in progress. It is likely to contain tentative information and the content may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available. |  |
Mystic Arcana is a Marvel Comics 4-issue limited miniseries, slated for release in June 2007. The series will focus upon four magicians in the Marvel Universe: Magik, the Black Knight, the Scarlet Witch, and Nico Minoru.
Contents |
[edit] Series Pre-Release Information
The Mystic Arcana series was announced at the 2007 New York Comic Convention in New York City at the Marvel Comics "Cup 'O Joe" panel, headed by Marvel editor-in-chief, Joe Quesada. The event will be under the creative control of Tarot artist David Sexton. [1]
Marvel.com reporter Jim Beard reports that the Mystic Arcana will be in the same "vein of the wild and woolly genre revitalization Annihilation." [2] Beard interviewed Mystic Arcana's editor Mark Paniccia who explained:
What makes [Mystic Arcana] unique is the fact that we're not only focusing on Marvel's magical characters, but also the realm in which they operate, much like ANNHILATION did with the cosmic characters. We're exploring and revealing things about magical objects and heroes that expand and enhance Marvel's already extant magic community.[3]
Beard explains the structure of the story in the same interview. Each individual issue of Mystic Arcana will contain a 22-page main story, and a 10-page back-up story. The 22-page stories will revolve around 1 of 4 "mystical implements" (which Beard describes as "pillars of the [Marvel] universe") with an additional focus on one of the four magicians featured in the Mystic Arcana series. The 10-page stories will focus on what Beard calls "the spine of Mystic Arcana": the quest of Dr. Strange adversary Ian McNee to collect all of the featured implements. Series editor Mark Paniccia promises that "by series end, we'll have two very powerful sorcerers in the Marvel Universe."[4] Additionally, Mystic Arcana's creative director David Sexton explains in a Newsarama interview that the "series is called Mystic Arcana...because the Minor Arcana of the Tarot will serve as a unifying element to the stories. And we are all working hard to, through this series, establish the status quo and ground rules for Magic in the Marvel Universe." He cites Magik as the representative of the Tarot minor arcana suit of swords, Black Knight for pentacles, Scarlet Witch for cups, and Nico Minoru for wands. [5]
[edit] Issue Information
Each individual issue for the Mystic Arcana series corresponds to one of the four classical Greek elements [6] and are titled as follows:
- Mystic Arcana Book I: Air (focusing on Illyana Rasputin/Magik)
- Mystic Arcana Book II: Earth (focusing on the Black Knight)
- Mystic Arcana Book III: Water (focusing on Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch)
- Mystic Arcana Book IV: Fire (focusing on Nico Minoru/Sister Grimm)[7]
Book I will be written by Louise Simonson with art by Steve Scott. Roy Thomas will author Book II, and no news has been released on who the artist will be. Jeff Parker will write Book III with art by Juan Santacruz. C.B. Cebulski will write Book IV, and Book IV's artist is at this point classified information. Marko Djurdjevic will illustrate the cover for each issue.[8] [9]
[edit] Release Date
Mystic Arcana Book I: Air (featuring deceased X-Man and New Mutant, Magik) will be released on June 06, 2007. Marvel will release the Mystic Arcana series at the rate of one issue per month over the course of four months. [10]
[edit] References
- ^ Newsarama article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Marvel.com article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Marvel.com article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Marvel.com article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Newsarama article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Newsarama article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Newsarama article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Newsarama article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Marvel.com article on Mystic Arcana.
- ^ Marvel.com shipment schedule for June 2007.
