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NICK LOWE: In
"Strange Academy," you
have something that is
rare in Marvel comics,
a perfect entry point.
 It's the first day of school.
It's the first year
of a new school.
It's going to be a coming-of-age
story with a bunch of kind
of misfit kids from all
around the Marvel universe,
who have proclivity
for magic and sorcery
and the mystic arts.
 One of our lead characters
is this young woman
from the Midwest,
Emily Bright, who
has had little magical
powers since she was a baby.
We meet Doyle Dormammu,
an illegitimate son
of the scariest magic
villain of all time.
All these characters from
all over the Marvel Universe,
all dropped into New Orleans,
where this school is set.
All brought to you by Skottie
Young and Humberto Ramos.
It's so good.
This is Skottie
doing something he's
never done before, a team book,
for all intents and purposes.
A school book.
But he's so good at it.
And this book just brings all of
his strengths out to the table.
 I think Humberto is one of
the best artists to depict kids.
It's a real challenge to
find that youthful nature.
And he's so, so
good at it, that I
really don't know
if there's a more
perfect person to do this book.
 He was already the
best in the business.
And now he's upped
his game times 10.
It's just unbelievable,
what you see on the page.
 It is definitely going to
be less focused on Strange.
He's going to pop in
from time to time.
NICK LOWE: All the magic
people in the Marvel Universe
are all here.
You've got Magik of the X-Men.
You've got Scarlet Witch.
But it's not about them.
SKOTTIE YOUNG: We're
going to micro focus
this on kids and what magic is,
and what the mystics arts are.
NICK LOWE: The Marvel Universe
has never had a magic school.
And there's a reason why.
'Cause it's a horrible
idea in Universe,
let's teach these
children how to use
incredible magical powers.
Doctor Strange never
wanted to do that.
That's why he'd always only
train one person at a time.
But something horrible is
coming to the Marvel Universe.
And if he doesn't
help these kids
figure out how to
do what they can do,
the whole world could end.
 It's going to be big
and fun and magical.
And weird and exciting,
and all the things you
want out of a Marvel comic.
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