#mag 62

[forgetyoursingalongsandlullabies]

This is what Stephen King fans call a Room 237 Theory, when you form an outlandish theory based on little to no evidence. Mary Keay hates tea and the redacted interviewer refused the tea.

[bearhats]

two driven people with clashing goals, and they had intense feelings about each other. well,

[sammybii]

Mag 62…..Mary Keay…..

Initial thoughts

-Leitner was just a collector and like “marker” of the books obviously and trace way beyond him

-The Keay family has long ties to the Institute, it makes me think of the Lukas family too…

-Skin writing is some ritual with the magic books…

-These books can bring back recently killed people which i assume is what happens with 2013 Mary Keay if she did die in 2008

-“bind her” is interesting phrasing and what exactly it’s getting connected to

-What is “The End” clearly revolves around death or apocalypse

-Single devotion implies there is multiple

-the bone book is definitely not useless is has appeared in so many statements now….

-Elias and The Institute is very very sketchy and fucked up and I can’t wait to see how

-Laptop and key….

[artfulacrostic]

every time i listen to mag 62 first edition, i wonder how tf gerry turned out as well as he did. mary murdered someone for her first leitner with just a straight razor and her bare hands at age nine, and gdi it just went downhill from there. fuck the haters if there are any, gerry, you're doing GREAT

[arctasy]

mary keay’s statement (and her voice and general existence) make me so uncomfortable in a way that basically no other episode has

[cyanove]

Of the three episodes in relation to Gerry, and his parents…

This question particularly is interesting, due to the prevalence this family has on the storyline, not to mention Gerry basically being the person to spell out the entities to Jon. OR Eric being the reason Jon could help Melanie leave the archives! Mary’s episode is also just a good one.

It’s very interesting how they did a similar thing with the Daedalus ship and spreading the storyline out one episode at a time over the course of season’s 2/3/4. The Keay/Delano family is genuinely iconic.

Interested to see the results.

[insanearchivist]

Ok everyone ready for Mary Keay's statement?

Leitner has a mark? I'm assuming she's referring to whatever makes them paranormal

How many people do we think Mary Keay has killed?

And how is the flesh-book connected to the way she looked the first time we saw her?? They must be connected

I was expecting this one to be more... enlightening but alas...

Let's see what Jon finds in the laptop

[fandomlockedfan]

Damn Carrie Cohen is an amazing VA.

[crashout-cain]

LMAO mary keay talking about how she got her first leitner is literally like "that nasty shallow bitch had an abominable power and she killed people with it to make MONEY. unlike ME, who does it for the pure love of the game <3"

[birdylion]

With every episode in which she appears, it becomes clearer and clearer that she must have had a pretty good idea what she was dealing with. I was listening to MAG 62 "First Edition", and the way she was talking with Mary Keay (apparently, not Key) made clear that they have a lot of history, and also either Gertrude knows what's happening, or she just has a really good poker face.

The recordings of Gertrude Robinson are interesting, in as it shines through that she has a wealth of knowledge about the paranormal, it seems that she does know what she's talking about. Of course, she has been the Head Archivist for a very long time. And this part about how there's always an Archivist is veeery intriguing.

[my-magnus-rabbithole]

Where’s Gerard? It’s been like twenty episodes since someone ran into the guy. And I’m starting to miss him.

[the-better-phoenix256]

Does anyone else do this, or am I the only one who, to avoid touching Magnus Archives content I genuinely get freaked out by, has created a playlist eliminating those episodes after the first listen through? Or do most of y'all just... Remember which one(s) actually get you?

[bearhats]

mary keay ‼️

[scarlet--wiccan]

Scarlet Witch reading guide

This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of every appearance, but a walkthrough of what you need to read to understand Wanda's lore, history, and personal life events. I also have a breakdown of the Maximoff's powers and an explanation of their parentage and ethnic background. [This is an updated + condensed version of this post-- the formatting is messed up and I can't edit it, so I made a new one]

X-Men Vol 1 #4-11 (1964)-- Wanda & Pietro's first appearance as teenage mutants & Brotherhood members.

Avengers Vol 1 #16-27 (1965-66)-- The twins join the Avengers. Known as the "kooky quartet" era.

Avengers Vol 1 #91-108 (1971-72) -- Wanda begins a romantic relationship with Vision

Avengers Vol 1 #128-133 (1974)-- Wanda meets Agatha Harkness and begins studying witchcraft.

Giant-Size Avengers #1-4 (1974) -- Wanda meets Robert Frank and believes he is her father; Wanda and Vision get married.

Avengers Vol 1 #181-183 (1978-79)-- introduces Django Maximoff.

Avengers Vol 1 #185-188 (1979)-- also known as Nights of Wundagore, the twins return to Transia and learn about their birth on Mount Wundagore & the origin of Wanda's powers; Wanda is possessed by Chthon.

Vision & the Scarlet Witch Vol 1 & 2 (1983-85)-- Wanda & Vision acclimate to married life. Pietro's daughter Luna is born; the twins learn that Magneto & Magda are their birth parents; Wanda becomes pregnant and gives birth to twin boys.

Avengers West Coast #42-62 (1988-89)-- includes Vision Quest & Darker Than Scarlet storylines. Vision's memories and emotions are erased; the babies are destroyed by Pandemonium and Mephisto; Wanda learns that she is a Nexus Being while suffering the manipulations of Immortus. [the volume + issue numbering is weird on this one-- just look up the storyline titles and you'll find them.]

Force Works (1994)-- Wanda acts as team leader and begins a relationship with Simon Williams.

Scarlet Witch (1994)-- a miniseries which introduces Lore and expands on the concept of Nexus Beings.

Avengers Vol 3 #1-3; 10-11 (1998)-- Wanda learns more about chaos magic and resurrects Simon Williams.

Avengers Vol 1 #503-507 (2004)-- a storyline titled Chaos, which kicks off the Avengers Disassembled crossover. Wanda suffers an apparent mental breakdown and causes a series of calamities as her powers escalate to uncontrollable reality-warping.

House of M (2004)-- a sprawling crossover event set within an alternate reality of Wanda's creation; concludes with Wanda inadvertently erasing a large percentage of the mutant population. This is referred to as the Decimation, or M-Day. Wanda disappears and remains missing for several years.

Young Avengers; Young Avengers Special; Young Avengers Presents: Wiccan & Speed (2005-08)-- introduces Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd, who learn that they are Wanda's reincarnated sons and begin searching for her.

Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010)-- the Young Avengers, Magneto, and Quicksilver discover Wanda as an amnesiac living in the care of Doctor Doom. They help her recover her memories and her powers are returned to normal.

Avengers vs. X-Men (2012)-- Wanda rejoins the Avengers. Alongside Hope Summers, Wanda helps banish the Phoenix from Earth and causes a proliferation of new mutant to manifest, the first step in her redemption for M-Day.

AXIS (2014)-- Wanda & Pietro learn that Magneto is not their father after all, and they're not actually mutants.

Uncanny Avengers Vol 2 (miniseries, 2015)-- the twins learn that their powers are the result of the High Evolutionary's genetic experiments.

Scarlet Witch Vol 2 (2016)-- Wanda returns to her magical focus and has henceforth been written as an adept spellcaster. The series does a lot of worldbuilding around witches and witchcraft. The twins learn that their birth mother was actually Django's sister, Natalya Maximoff, and that they are descended from a lineage of Scarlet Witches.

Doctor Strange Vol 4 (2016)-- Wanda is featured in the Last Days of Magic storyline.

Uncanny Avengers Vol 3 #26-30 (2017)-- Wanda rejoins the Avengers Unity Division and begins a relationship with Doctor Voodoo.

Avengers Vol 1 #675-690 (2018) -- a crossover event titled Avengers: No Surrender.

Quicksilver: No Surrender-- an excellent miniseries following the previous event. Wanda and Jericho use magic to aid Pietro.

Avengers: No Road Home (2019)-- a sequel to No Surrender.

Strange Academy Vol 1 (2020)-- Wanda becomes a faculty member at a school for young magic users.

Darkhold (2021)-- the original Darkhold is discovered; Wanda's prior experiences have made her strong enough to handle it without corruption; she merges the Darkhold with her own soul and uses it to bind Chthon.

Trial of Magneto (2021)-- Wanda stages her own death as part of an elaborate scheme to gain access to, and magically enhance, the Krakoan resurrection system, leading to her final redemption for M-Day.

Scarlet Witch Vol 3 (2023)-- Wanda opens a metaphysical shop in upstate New York and constructs a magical portal called the Last Door. New friends, enemies, and a new status quo are introduced.

Avengers Vol 9 (2023)-- Wanda joins a new iteration of the Avengers, led by Captain Marvel.

Contest of Chaos (2023) -- a crossover event. Agatha attempts to create a new Darkhold, much is revealed about the origin and nature of chaos magic.

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch (2024)-- a special anniversary miniseries which leads into the solo title relaunch. The twins are hounded by an abstract entity called the Griever as their powers begin to expand beyond their prior limitations; new context is given to Nexus beings; Chthon escapes containment.

Vision & Scarlet Witch Vol 3 (2025)-- an upcoming miniseries, continuing from the previous volume of Scarlet Witch.

[pokemonheritageposts]

Top 10 Magbys?

Okay, I had to do this one just because for some reason the cards for this evo line are just so consistently good. Idk what it is about the Mags that brings out people's A-game but it's there.

Anyway,

10. Magmar (illus. Hideki Ishikawa, Generations 16/83)

9. Magmortar (illus. AKIRA EGAWA, Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars 20/172)

8. Magmar (illus. Shinji Kanda, Sword & Shield - Brilliant Stars 19/172)

7. Magmar (illus. Mitsuhiro Arita, Fossil 39/62)

6. Magmar (illus. Hiroki Asanuma, Sun & Moon - Unified Minds 21/236)

5. Magmortar (illus. Kazuma Koda, Sword & Shield - Rebel Clash 30/192)

4. Magby (illus. Mitsuhiro Arita, Expedition 52/165)

3. Magby (illus. Yuka Morii, EX Legend Maker 58/92)

2. Magmortar (illus. Saya Tsuruta, Crown Zenith GG03/GG70)

1. Magby (illus. Mina Nakai, Scarlet & Violet - Paradox Rift 186/182)

[magnuspanoptes]

Jon as Bluebeard's Final Bride, i.e. Jonah's Final Archivist; The Bloody Chamber, Angela Carter // MAG 93 - "Containment" // MAG 11 - "Dreamer" // MAG 161 - "Dwelling" // MAG 62 - "First Edition" // MAG 49 - "Butcher's Window" // MAG 67 - "Burning Desire" // MAG 158 - "The Panopticon" // MAG 92 - "Nothing Beside Remains" // MAG 69 - "Thought for the Day" // MAG 127 - "Remains to be Seen" // MAG 160 - "The Eye Opens"