Strange Academy is a fictional school appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was founded by Doctor Strange to train young people from many worlds with magical abilities in the use of sorcery and magical artifacts. The school first appears in Strange Academy #1 (March 2020) and was created by writer Skottie Young and artist Humberto Ramos.[1]
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 Cover to Strange Academy #1 (March 2020). Art by Humberto Ramos. | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Academy Vol. 1 #1 (March 2020) |
| Created by | Skottie Young Humberto Ramos |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Bourbon Street, New Orleans |
| Leader(s) | Doctor Strange Doctor Voodoo |
| Strange Academy | |
| Series publication information | |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | |
| Number of issues |
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| Creator(s) | Skottie Young Humberto Ramos |
Publication history
editStrange Academy began after Marvel writer and illustrator Skottie Young pitched the idea to fellow Marvel artist Humberto Ramos, who was intrigued by it. Young wanted to tell a "classic coming of age [story]… seen in so many other properties". Having just visited New Orleans, Young found the city the ideal setting for the folklore and magic of the series.[2]
Year One
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In January 2022, it was announced that the first volume of the series would conclude with issue #18, with a new volume set to launch soon afterward.[3]
The series follow the first year in the Academy, released in 4 volumes, that are also sold in two books, it includes Volume 1 and volume 2.
Strange Academy Volume 1: First Class 978-1302919504
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It includes Chapters 1 to 6.
Strange Academy Volume 2: Bright Side ISBN 978-1302939366
editIt includes Chapters 7 to 12.
Year Two
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Strange Academy: Year Two was released on January 23, 2024.[4][5] It includes the content of "Strange Academy Volume 3: Wish Craft" and Strange Academy Volume 4: Finals.
Strange Academy Volume 3: Wish Craft ISBN 978-1302932527
editIt includes Chapters 13 to 18.
Chapter 13: Calvin start losing his abilities after losing his jacket, meanwhile Emily release The Imperator not from his physical prison but from his own mind.The group decided to out on Friday night, they end up in the graveyard where they found Marie Laveau, and tells her story, when she was young all the members of her family have many magical abilities but she did not compete to them, she decided to go to "Gaslamp" to receive a wish, and she was able to perform her works but the wishes did not last to long and she could not keep paying the wishes and died, her mother put an x to Maria Laveau's grave and wished to return to life and she did it, but her form was as a zombie, to resolved her mother used magic to make her look as a normal human.
Chapter 14: Calvin heard about Gaslamp and ask about him, when he found him he start asking wishes. Meanwhile Dr. Voodoo is giving time travel classes and how to see past future and other timelines, and the danger of changing them due to the effects of it.Doyle see himself in the future as a powerful person destroying the rest of strange academy classmates and decides to leave the school leaving a not in his room.
Chapter 15: Emily found the note and thinks he is gone, but then found him and he explain her that Dr. Voodoo told Doyle that leaving the school could be what trigger his change. Calving go to Gaslamp without money and he ask him to bring customers instead.
Chapter 16: Dr. Voodoo is told that the death of the Sorcerer Supreme brought a fracture on the Mystical Balance and that the school is going to ration magic use to be used only during classes. Dr. Voodoo expelled calving for putting the students in danger. Calvin tell Emily what happened.
Chapter 17: Doyle and Emily disagree in the acceptance of Calvin's expulsion. Calvin is sent home but decided to return and work for Gaslamp. Emily and a group of students decided to leave the school until they are taken seriously and are heard.
Chapter 18: Strange academy teachers decide to go to the Sanctum Sanctorum and talk with Emily and the students. Doyle realizes that the ring that he gave to Emily is what is controlling her. The mindful ones hold the students in the Sanctum Sanctorum but Emily gains their control. And she decide to go with the students to the "new home in the dark dimension".
Strange Academy Volume 4: Finals ISBN 978-1302932534
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In July 2023 was published the fourth volume of the series: Strange Academy: Finals with Young and Ramos returning from the previous volume.[6][7]
This is the continuation of Wish Craft, on it Emily is still in the Dark Dimension, but decides to go the end of year celebration in the Academy, she go with Doyle's father, but they are defeated and the end of year ceremony continues.
Characters
editFaculty
edit| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Strange | Dr. Stephen Strange | Strange Academy #1 (March 2020) | Founder |
| Doctor Voodoo | Jericho Drumm | Headmaster and a teacher of Introduction to the Undead and Time Travel. | |
| Zelma Stanton | She is a teacher of Anatomy and Inter-dimensional Geography. | ||
| The Ancient One | Yao | He is a teacher of Advanced Astral Projections, History of Mystical Objects, and Parallel Realms. | |
| Mindful One | An enhanced Mindless One who is a co-teacher of Sanctum Economics. | ||
| Prof. Emeritus Harkness | Agatha Harkness | Prior to Strange Academy #2 (July 2020) | She is a teacher of Infiltration of Magically Secured Locations and Spells and Summons. |
| Coach Taylor | Gym teacher | ||
| Sister Sara of the Holy Sepulcher | Sister Sara | She is also known as Caretaker and is a teacher of World and Heavenly History. | |
| Señor Mágico | He is a teacher of AP Microeconomics. |
Adjunct faculty
edit| Character | Real Name | Joined in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Witch | Wanda Maximoff | Strange Academy #1 (March 2020) | She is a teacher of Elements of Chaos Magic and Perception of Realms. |
| Magik | Illyana Rasputina | She is a co-teacher of Defense Against Vampires, Inferno, and Mystical Defense. | |
| Hellstrom | Daimon Hellstrom | He is a co-teacher of Inferno. | |
| Sister Grimm | Nico Minoru | She is a teacher of Creative Spellcasting and is a co-teacher of Defense Against Vampires. | |
| Shaman | Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen | He is a teacher of Premed Inter-Spiritual Studies. | |
| Man-Thing | Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis | Prior to Strange Academy #2 (July 2020) | He is a teacher of Care for Magical Plants. |
| Dead Girl | Moonbeam | She is a teacher of Necromancer Languages. | |
| Wong | He is a co-teacher of Mystical Defense and Sanctum Economics. | ||
| Rintrah | He is a math teacher. | ||
| Kanna | Pkzkrfmknna | Prior to Strange Academy #8 (February 2021) | She once led some students to obtain the Orb of Mortum which was located on another planet. |
| Sleepwalker | Richard Sheridan | Prior to Strange Academy #9 (May 2021) | He is a teacher of Nocturnal Architecture. |
Students
edit| Character | Joined in | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Bright | Strange Academy #1 (March 2020) | A magic user. |
| Doyle Dormammu | The "son" of Dormammu. | |
| Shaylee Moonpeddle | A fairy. | |
| Alvi Brorson | The son of Enchantress and an Asgardian soldier named Bror. | |
| Iric Brorson | The brother of Alvi Brorson and the son of Enchantress and an Asgardian soldier named Bror. Killed by Emily Bright. | |
| Dessy | The daughter of S'ym. | |
| Zoe Laveau | A descendant of Jacquette Laveau. | |
| Toth | The son of the Crystal Warrior Blythir and a Man-Thing named "Mossy" making him a hybrid of both creatures. | |
| Guslaug | A Frost Giant. | |
| Germán Aguilar | An Animage who can create animal-like constructs. | |
| Calvin Morse | A magic user. | |
| Howard "Howie" Scott | Prior to Strange Academy #5 (November 2020) | A dog-like creature. |
| Nasirah Noorani | Prior to Strange Academy #6 (December 2020) | Didn't appear in comics, just mentioned. |
| Heidi | Prior to Strange Academy #11 (June 2021) | A student who sided with Emily Bright during Dormammu's invasion. |
| Geraldine O'Malley | Prior to Strange Academy Vol. 2: Bright Side (October 2021) | Didn't appear in comics, just mentioned. |
| Eva Quintero | Marvel's Voices: Comunidates #1 (December 2021) | The cousin of Reptil who is a magic user. |
| Pia | Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #1 (May 2024) | A girl who was turned into a vampire and was saved by Doctor Voodoo. |
| Darkhold | Strange Academy: Blood Hunt #3 (July 2024) | A copy of the Darkhold transformed into a humanoid child by Agatha Harkness during the events of Contest of Chaos (2023). |
Collected editions
edit| Title | Material collected | Publication Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Academy Vol. 1: First Class | Strange Academy #1-6 | March 2021 | 978-1302919504 |
| Strange Academy Vol. 2: Bright Side | Strange Academy #7-12 | October 2021 | 978-1302939366 |
| Strange Academy Vol. 3: Wish Craft | Strange Academy #13-18 | May 2022 | 978-1302932527 |
| Strange Academy: Finals | Strange Academy: Finals #1-6 | Jul 2023 | 978-1302932534 |
| Strange Academy: The Deadly Field Trip | Strange Academy: Miles Morales #1, Strange Academy: Moon Knight #1, Strange Academy: Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Strange Academy Presents: The Death of Doctor Strange #1 | Mar 2024 | 978-1302954833 |
| Strange Academy: Year One | Strange Academy #1-12 | Jan 2023 | 978-1302949662 |
| Strange Academy: Year Two | Strange Academy #13-18 and Strange Academy: Finals #1-6 | Jan 2024 | 978-1302953003 |
| Strange Academy: First Class | Strange Academy #1-6 | Oct 2022 | 978-1302945756 |
| Death of Doctor Strange Companion | Strange Academy Presents: The Death Of Doctor Strange #1 and Death Of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: Avengers #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: White Fox #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: Blade #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1 | March 2022 | 978-1302933104 |
References
edit- ^ "What Is 'Strange Academy'?". Marvel. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ Dyce, Andrew (2019-12-05). "Hogwarts Comes to Marvel's Universe With STRANGE ACADEMY". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Strange Academy's First Semester Ends But There's More Magic To Come". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Strange Academy: Year Two|Paperback".
- ^ Young, Skottie (23 January 2024). Strange Academy: Year Two. Marvel Worldwide, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1302953003.
- ^ "SDCC 2022: School Is Back in Session at Marvel's Strange Academy". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Strange Academy: Finals".