Field note · 11 March 2026
House of M numbering that trips Scarlet Witch collectors
Collectors often treat House of M as a single eight-issue spine plus a handful of one-shots. That list will get you the event. It will not get you the Scarlet Witch pages that explain why the hex happened, or the immediate aftermath where her chaos magic is written as a consequence rather than a costume.
Start with the Avengers and Uncanny X-Men issues that walk into the event, then the core House of M numbers, then the titles that stay with Wanda after the world snaps back. The tie-ins that only show an altered New York street are optional for a chaos-magic run. The issues that show her at the centre of the rewrite are not.
Reprint traps sit in the 2010s omnibus programmes. Some collected editions drop backup pages or swap covers. If you are buying a ‘complete House of M’ hardcover to stand in for floppies, read the contents list against a floppy checklist before you pay hardcover money.
Variant covers from the original month are plentiful. A hex-themed variant is not automatically a key. We note the cover artist and whether the interior is the same as the newsstand copy. If you only want the story, the cheapest complete interior is the honest buy.
When we source this run from Blythe Bridge, the want-list names core numbers first, then the Scarlet Witch-centric tie-ins, then covers. That order stops a collector from owning five beautiful covers and still lacking the issue where the hex is spoken.