Strange Academy

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]

Publication history

Strange 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

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

It includes Chapters 1 to 6.

Strange Academy Volume 2: Bright Side ISBN 978-1302939366

It includes Chapters 7 to 12.

Strange Academy: Year Two

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

It 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

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

Faculty

Adjunct faculty

Students

Collected editions

References