11 March 2026
House of M numbering that trips Scarlet Witch collectors
The 2005 event is easy to ‘finish’ on a spreadsheet and still miss the hex issues that actually belong on a chaos-magic shelf.
Field notes
How we currently think about hex issues
These are working notes from the Fox Lane table: numbering traps, surfaces that bruise, and what an NFT comic collector issue puts in a box. They are not buying guides for every Marvel title.
27 January 2026
Foil, die-cuts, and hex windows: condition notes that actually matter
Chaos-magic covers love metallic ink and shaped windows. Those surfaces bruise in ways a flat paper grade list does not mention.
3 November 2025
Reading order is not collecting order for a chaos-magic shelf
Wanda’s hex work is scattered across team books, solos, and events. The order you read and the order you buy should be allowed to disagree.
17 September 2025
What a Scarlet Witch NFT comic issue actually puts in your hands
Publishers have sold hex-era stories as NFT comic collector issues. The file is only one part of the object. The rest is easy to misunderstand in a listing.
1 June 2025
Trial of Magneto, later solos, and the quiet hex issues people skip
After the famous rewrite, Wanda’s magic is often quieter on the cover and denser in the lettering. Those issues are still chaos-magic keys.