SDCC 2022: Back To School In Marvel’s ‘Strange Academy: Finals’ This October

by Tony Thornley

Earlier this month, the first volume of Marvel’s popular Strange Academy wrapped up with dire portents for the magical school. This October, the series returns with Strange Academy: Finals #1!

Announced at SDCC’s Marvel Retailers panel, this new volume will pick up where the previous left off with returning creators Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos. That series ended with a student rebellion, a daring trip to the Dark Dimension and the revelation that several students have a much darker future than they dreamed. On October 26th, readers will be able to find out what that means for new fan favorites like Emily Bright, Doyle Dormammu, Zoe Leveau, and more.

Freshman year is almost over! From day one, people have been wondering – who is the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all down? The future of Marvel Magic is going to be decided here, and it will take FAR more than the Sorcerer Supreme and his school if magic has a chance!

“This is a real passion project for me and Humberto, and we’ve never had so much fun making this project,” Young said. “All of the high school teen drama between Dormammu’s son Doyle and Emily Bright is going to come back, but this is not just a continuation of the next day of class! You will see the ramifications of how the first series ended, and we’re going to be focusing on some really cool characters. And with the prophecy over the last few years…someone’s going to come out of this changed in a big way.”

“When we first started, we just wanted to do something together, but it was great to see the reaction from the fans,” Ramos added. “I love drawing these characters, and Skottie gives them the best scripts to play with these kids, their universe, their concerns and powers, and the way they’d like the world to be. This new saga and chapter of their lives will be really insane.”