Preview for July 2020 Plus Plus Comic

Class is in session at Strange Academy, and Doctor Strange has just promoted Zelma Stanton to professor!

I just. Love. Zelma. So fucking much. From random chick who needed Doctor Strange’s help, to one of his staunchest supporters, to his apprentice, to Loki’s girlfriend-type-person, then librarian of the Strange Academy, and now she’s a fucking MAGICAL PROFESSOR.

Kinda, sorta. 100% basing this comic off the little class schedule shown at the end of Marvel’s Strange Academy (2020 -) #2, which shows Strange bailing out of teaching his Anatomy 101 class and writing Zelma in as professor instead.

Still, like, eek! Good for fucking her. I wanted to write Zelma for sooo long now and didn’t know what story to do besides “well, of course, Loki’s gotta be in it, he’s her boyfriend” and also “probably Strange’s catcalling snakes.” But like, in what context could all those ideas reasonably come together?

Then BAM, Strange Academy comes along, and a lightbulb just went off over my head, and its glorious light became this comic before you today.

The Strange Academy, a school designed to arm the next generation of magic users against interdimensional threats that seek to do harm. Young sorcerers from across the cosmos have gathered to study the Mystic Arts under the teachings of the good doctor, along with Scarlet Witch, Magik, Nico Minoru, and even Loki.

Unfortunately, the good doctor is too busy defending reality to teach his Anatomy 101 class, so he’ll have to send his apprentice Zelma Stanton in his place instead. Lucky for her, Loki won’t mind giving her a little help with that.

Story: Lety Does Stuff and Tracy Scops
Lineart: Llamaboy
Colors: J. Miller