Peach Momoko’s Marvel series Demon Wars always gets me excited for a Marvel comic. Demon Wars: Down in Flames recently released and in the final pages, fans got a look at Momoko’s take on Scarlet Witch and this May, fans will see more of the character with the conclusion of Demon Wars in Demon Wars: Scarlet Sin. Demon Wars is really fun as it blends Marvel characters and stories with traditional Japanese folklore for a truly unique experience.
The yokai are at war, and Mariko Yashida, descendent of the Oni King, has to choose a side. The fates of the spirit world and the human world hang in the balance. But things just got complicated thanks to the appearance of a mysterious yokai with incredible power. This yokai has a scheme of her own, and she wants to paint the world…scarlet.
Talking about the character and Demon Wars, Momoko shared:
When designing Momiji, Demon Wars’ version of Scarlet Witch, the first thought that came to mind to represent Scarlet Witch was her anger and betrayal. So with this in mind, I was inspired to create her around the Hannya idea. Hannya in Japan is used in Noh theater to represent a woman’s anger and jealousy, and these vengeful spirits turn her into a demon.
In Demon Days, most of my characters, even though many were yokai, were all yokai living in the human world, so they had to ‘look human.’ But in Demon Wars, the story takes place in the Ikai, the yokai world, so I had more freedom in designing the characters. They can be human, animal, or an out-of-this-world creature design. So I had lots of fun designing each character. Demon Wars is coming to an end, and I can’t wait to see how readers will react. Thank you!
You can check out the cover for Scarlet Sin below and get excited to read it on May 3. The comic is written, illustrated, and covered by Momoko with Zack Davisson co-scripting it. Have you enjoyed the Demon Wars comics?
