New Marvel Book Faces Backlash After Removing Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch From Cover

New Marvel Book Faces Backlash After Removing Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch From Cover

An upcoming book, The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline, has come under fire from fans of the Scarlet Witch after Elizabeth Olsen's Avenger was swapped out for Loki and Sylvie. Check it out!

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By JoshWilding - Aug 17, 2023 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch remains one of Marvel Studios' most popular characters, and the actress has a very devoted online fanbase (she doesn't get all the "mommy" talk either). That could explain why there's something of an outcry online about an upcoming MCU book.

The franchise's timeline has become increasingly difficult to follow in recent years, particularly with the introduction of the Multiverse. 

On October 24, a new book, The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline, will attempt to clear things up but is coming under fire for making one noteworthy change to its cover. 

Originally, it featured Iron Man, Shang-Chi, Sam Wilson's Captain America, Captain Marvel, Thanos, and the Scarlet Witch. The artwork has since been, with Penguin Random House swapping out Wanda Maximoff for Loki and Sylvie. 

While there are those who feel this is some sort of slight to the character, it's likely tied to the fact the Scarlet Witch is supposed to be dead...and the small fact Loki season 2 is set to be released on Disney+ this October. That series has proven to be pivotal to the Multiverse Saga and will likely be used to explain the fallout from the Sacred Timeline branching out. 

Olsen is expected to return as Wanda, with Agatha: Coven of Chaos set to elaborate on her fate. However, she isn't expected to make another physical appearance until either a solo project or the next Avengers movie, The Kang Dynasty. 

Given the Scarlet Witch's reality-altering powers and her ties to the Multiverse, we expect her to be crucial to whatever Marvel Studios has planned over the next few years, cover or no cover.

Check out this updated version of The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline below.

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Scarilian
Scarilian - 8/17/2023, 7:04 AM
People are slowly starting to realize that the newer characters just don't have the mass appeal of the older ones and as such are annoyed when they get swapped out. They'll swap out Iron Man for someone else soon enough and Thanos would definitely be Kang if the actor wasn't an abuser.

This Loki is a new character as he was introduced in Endgame and he's vastly different from the previously established Loki everyone likes as he spent a majority of his first season being upstaged and kicked in the balls because 'men are bad' is the only thing Disney do nowadays.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/17/2023, 7:28 AM
@Scarilian - I don't know. It's a book about the MCU's timeline. I think it makes sense to have characters from the very beginning all the way up to current.
Kurban
Kurban - 8/17/2023, 7:05 AM
Only celebrity obsessed Twitterphiles who call every actress “mother” care about this stupid shit.
Fogs
Fogs - 8/17/2023, 7:06 AM
Batmangina
Batmangina - 8/17/2023, 7:09 AM
Chick Loki is WAY more relevant than Wanda.

By relevant I mean they have a show to pimp - one that they hope will stop them bleeding subscribers 24/7 from the dying D+ fiasco.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/17/2023, 7:30 AM
"While there are those who feel this is some sort of slight to the character, it's likely tied to the fact the Scarlet Witch is supposed to be dead."

Well this wouldn't make any sense because Iron Man and Thanos are dead too. If they weren't including dead characters then why are they including them?
ptick
ptick - 8/17/2023, 12:41 PM
@CorndogBurglar - I imagine the real reason is a combination of marketing Loki and SW/Olsen's unclear status. Not only is the character's fate ambiguous, isn't Olsen not currently contracted for any more appearances (to the best of the public's knowledge)? I imagine that's one reason why her fate was left unclear at the end of MOM.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/17/2023, 1:40 PM
@ptick - Maybe. But again, RDJ isn't contracted for any more appearances either. Yet...there he is.

I'm not sure what the reasoning is behind removing her, but I think it makes sense to have heroes that represent the MCU since the very beginning, up until now. It's a book about the MCU's history and timeline. Why not include people from all over the MCU's history?

This just seems like a marketing choice. We've got Loki S2 coming out that includes Sylvie and Loki. We have no idea when Wanda will show back up. It could be years before we see her again. So why include her when we can include characters that can help promote not only this book, but also the show that's getting ready to start around the release of this book?

I think you're kind of saying the same thing, so please don't think I'm trying to argue or anything.
ptick
ptick - 8/20/2023, 4:34 PM
@CorndogBurglar - Right. I think the reason for Loki and Sylvie being included is marketing. I think the reason for taking out Olsen/SW is she's the one with an unclear future, both as a character and as an actress working with Marvel. RDJ's character had a definitive end. Of course they can always find a way to bring him back, but it was certainly written as definitive.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 8/17/2023, 7:30 AM
Another day, another need to be needlessly outraged. Bet you Elizabeth Olsen isn’t even aware of this, nor will she care.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/17/2023, 7:36 AM
What a bunch of cry babies...
Thing94
Thing94 - 8/17/2023, 7:50 AM
New Loki season incoming I suspect that's why

Chill lol
Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 8/17/2023, 7:50 AM
These Olsen fangirls are batshit insane. Fangirls/boys of celebs usually are but some are truly POS human beings.
Origame
Origame - 8/17/2023, 7:58 AM
All things considered this is clearly just marketing.

Scarlet witch isn't gonna be in anything in the foreseeable future.

Loki season 2 is coming, with loki and sylvie being the main characters.

Sam Wilson cap is having a movie being filmed.

Captain marvel has a sequel about to be released.

Shang chi is being built as an important part of the current slate of mcu films.

And iron man and Thanos are two of the most popular characters in the entire franchise (and you need something from the past in a book that's supposed to be about the timeline).

This is what happens when you dive into identity politics. It's never enough and you can never go back without the mob coming for your head.
ptick
ptick - 8/17/2023, 12:38 PM
@Origame - I don't think this particular issue has anything to do with identity politics. They took one white (presumably) straight character and replaced her with male and female white bisexual characters.

Any "backlash" (which I don't think even exists) would just be from people who are obsessed with Olsen/Scarlet Witch, not over "representation."
Origame
Origame - 8/17/2023, 12:52 PM
@ptick - while I don't believe the decision was made because of identity politics, the backlash is most likely from feminists who view her as an icon.
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